The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-28
GEN. B)THA LIKE JO(|BERT
HIS STRATEGY HAS DISCOMFITTED
THE GREAT IDOL OF THE
BRITISH EMPIRE
MUTTERINGs ARE NOW HEARD
Criticisms of Lord Roberts Whis-
pered In LondOn-Advance Upon
Pretoria as Far Away
as Ever.

| LONDON, April 28-In Commandant
| General Luis Botha the Beers appear to
| have found capable successor to Jou4
| bert. AS a result of his foresight and
| quick judgment, 1t may be assumed now
i that the retreating commanders have got
| ten safely away with their transport. Ii
| is true Lord Roberts does not say much
as to the whereabouts of his force other
than those of Gen. French and Gen Run
die. Nothing is known as to the forces
of Gems. Brabant, Pole-Carew, Hart and
Chermside, but the indications from Ali
wal North show that several small COM
mandoes are still lowering in the vicinity
of Springfield, causing certain amount
Of danger, and the advices from Dewets-
| corp outlining the duties of Gen. Cherrn-
| side, justify the conclusion that it will
still be necessary to employ a consider
| able body Of troops to keep the Free
| State clear of Beers
The position is that the Beers, who be-
gan their raid a month ago by compelling
| Col. Broadwood to retire on Bloemfon-
| tein, have now gotten safely away to the
northward, practically without loss, but
with the advantage of seven British guns,
| together with hundred prisoners cap
| tured.
| Meanwhile the advance to Pretoria has
| not begun. Small wCnder is it that Eng
land complains and criticisms are begin
| ming to be heard here and there against
| Lord Roberts
! The significance of Gen. Hunters di.
vision going to Kimberley, where mounted
| troops are also arriving daily, is now said
| TO be a serious attempt to deal with the
ctr
| threatening to retake Barkly and then an
;endeayor to relieve Mafeking 1t will be
! borne in mind that Gen. Hunter paid a
hurried visit to Lord Roberts at Bloem-
fontein.
A temporary railway bridge has just
been completed at BethuIie, wnere hither>
J to railway trucks had been transferred
over the wagon bridge. This will greatly
facilitate getting stores up to Bloemfon-
| TEN.
GEN WARRENS TASK.
The following dispatch has been re-
| ceived at the war Office from Lord Rob
| ertS:
| Blcemfentein, April 2e.-At the request
| of the high commissioner, Warren has
| been appointed military governor of Gri-
qualand, West, while that part of tie
| country is in a disturbed condition"
! LORD ROBERTS REPORTS
The war Office has issued the fo low ng
| from Lord Roberts, dated Bioemfontein
Friday, April 27
Gen. French reached Taabl N'Ciu t. Is
! morning with cavalry. He met Cen Ian
Hamilton and Gen. Smith-Dorrien's b ig-
| ade there
| The enemy were still holding he east
ern outlet of the town, wherefrom Cen
| French and Gen. Hamilton were proceed
ing to turn them out.
| Gen. Rundle's diVisi n was eight miles
south of Thaba N'Chu last evening,
| Additional casualties thus far report
ed: Ian Hamilton's mounted Infantry,
Lieuts. Barry and Hill wounded both
! members Marshalls S horse, the former Sc
verely, the latter slightly.
"A patrol from Bethuiic came across 4
body of the enemy on Smi,hfeld road,
| April 20. Private King of the Prince Al
fred Guards was killed, and twp of the
Royal Scots service c2rps were taken pts
oners.
''The Yeomanry cavalry, under Gen.
Brabanzon, after reconneitering as far as
| Wepener, returned to Dewetsdorp this
morning."
RHODES AS A COPPER KING.
The Daily Express. says this morning:
| We learn that the sudden return of
Mr. Cecil Rhodes to the Cape was due
| to his receipt of news of a great find of
copper in Northern Rhodesia. Mr. Rhodes
will soon be heard of as a copper k ng.'
BOERS CLOSE PRESSED.
The Daily Chronicle has the following
from Vaal Bank, dated Wednesday, April
rs:
For two days the Beers have been
lighting series of rear guard actions.
Crossing the Modder here and hotly pur-
sued by Gen. Anderson, they got into the
| kopjes southeast of the crossing, and
narrowly missed being captured by Gen.
! Rundic, who was coming from that ti-
rection, but on sighting his advance they
turned eastward, and slipped away be-
tween Gen. Anderson and Gen. Rumble.
"A prisoner just captured asserts that
| President Steyn was present during Mon
days Eight at 9tandfontein, east of Leeuw