The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-12
ORDERED HOME
GENERAL GATACRE SUDDENLY DE-
PRIyED OF HIS COMMAND.
Supposed to Have Been DiIatory i'm
Attempting to Rescue Prisoners
Taken at Reddersberg.
B0ER RUM0RS UNT0UNDED
NO BRITISH DISASTER At MEER-
KATsFONTEIN, AS REPORTED.
omciaI Dispatches Received by the
War Office, but No Mention
of Alleged Defeat.
ANOTHER PRETORIA STORY
GENERAL BADEN-POWELL REPORT
ED TO HAVE DIED.
-
Nothing from Mafeking to Confirm th e
Rumor-Wepener Garrison Holding
Ouf-Eighf mt ElandAlaagte.
Official Dispatches Received by the
War Office, hut No Mention
of Alleged Defeat.
ANOTHER PRETORIA STORY
GENERAL BADEN-POWELL REPORT
ED TO HAVE DIED.
Nothing from Mafeking to Confirm th e
RumOr-Wepener Garrison Holding
Outright at Elandslaagte.

LONDON, April II, $40 a. m.-There is
little fresh intelligence from the seat of
war in South Africa. 1t looks as though
Lord Roberts may be preparing to take
a strong force TO clear the Beers from
behind him. A Cape Town dispatch says
he will not move for another week. owing
to the necessity of gathering stores and
supplies. Sir William Gatacre's sudden re-
moval is the theme of much speculation.
The curt manner in which it is announced
causes much comment. The general i'm
preston is that it is connected with the
Reddersburg affair, although there are
many who consider that there must be
something much more serious. other
generals in South Africa have been re-
tanned in command after blnnders more
formidable than Gatacre's.
The War Office has received no news of
the death of Colonel Baden-Powell, and
utterly discredits the rumor.
The operations in Natal have not yet
been fully explained. There appears to
have been an attempt to outfank the Brit
ish at Elandslaagte and to sever them
from their base at Ladysmith.
The Duke of Marlborough has arrived
at Bloemfontein. There are now fifteen
grandsons of the Duchess of Abercorn
serving with the British forces.
1t Is announced from Bloemfontein that
Colonel lingo Jones has been appointed to
the command of the Guards Brigade, Col.
Maxwell to the command of the Four
teenth Brigade, Colonel Knox to the COM
mand of the Twenty-third Brigade and
Major Brazier-Creagh. of the Indian Staff
Corps TO the command of Roberts Horse.
In view of the state of unrest in the
Free State, Lord Roberts has proclaimed
a warning to the Cape Colonists that fur
ther acts of hostility will be treated with
the utmost rigor of martial law.
The Reuter- Telegraph Company's corre-
spondent at Alwal North, wiring at 9:3O
yesterday morning. says: There is no fur
ther news from Wepener. Too cloudy to
heliograph. More British troops are ar
riving" The British loss in the fighting
at Wepener on Monday was eleven killed
and forty-one wounded Fighting was re-
sumed yesterday. The British said to
be holding their own well.
Pretoria reports that the latest news
from the front is that fighting Is contin-
uing at Elandslaagte. Natal, and Dewets
dorp. Orange Free State, but no particu-
lars have been received.
The Durham correspondent of the Stand
ard. telegraphing Wednesday, says: "A
brigade is being sent from here to join
the main army under Lord Roberts. 1t
is under command of General Hunter"