Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-11
No Mention Of alleged British
Loss Of l,400 Men,
FIGHT AT ELANDsLAAGTE.
Beers Aggressive - Gem Gataere sent
Home warning 10 Cape Colonisn
Beers aud Portugal.
Afternoon DlsDalchosI

10 NNe NuI N'NNN iN
under date OF Tuesdag April 10. as iJl-
lows.
"The enemy have been very active
during the past few days. one COM
mando Is now on The Horth bank Of the
Orange river. not Gar from Aliwal
North. while another Is attacking Wee
pener The garrison there Is holding
out brayely and inflicted serious loss
on the Beers Major Syringe. Of the
Cape mounted rifles. was killed. No
other casualties have been reported as
yet The troops are being moved up
rapidly
"A patrol OF seven men OF the seventh
dragons under Lieut. Lethcrby, who
has been reported missing since Apui
Z, has returned safely
BIG DEFEAT UNLIKELY,
As the foregoing dispatch does not
mention the alleged British reverse on
Saturday at Meerkatsf0nteiu. the Boer
kilograms are not c.edited at The war
office. and they are further disCrelitcd
0n account Of he discrepancies in the
dispatches. as Moerka isfoutein. ia one
message. Is located neaf BaudloTt and
i'm another 10 is l0cg 40 southeast OF
Bloemfontein, the pio-ts being 100 miles
apart
Gen. Gatacre's retuil to England Is
accepted as being In the nature Of a
recall. though no reason Is given for 10,
and it viii be- associated lu the public
mind with hls lack of success. Lord
Roberts criticized hls management Of
the st0rmberg attack. and possibly
Gatacre's having arrived an hour and "a
half too late 90 rescue the keldersburg
force may have decided his return.
Cen Rumble seemingly succeeds Gen.
Gatacre.
The Reuter- Telegram Companys cor
respondent at Aliwal North, wiring this
morning, says:
There Is no further news from We
pener Too cloudy 20 heIiograph. More
British troops are arriving b.
BoERs AND PORTUGAL.
II IS learned that the Boer govern
ments have formally notified Portugal
that they consider ihe shipping of Brit
ish troops and munitions Of war 10
Rhodesla by way of 'eira, Portuguese
East Africa. 90 be tauum0unt 90 hos
tile action This. however viii not
stop Gen. Sir Frederick Carringtons
| force from entering Rhodesia Whether
OF not the Beers viii make reprisas
upon Portugal remains 10 be seen
though the best informed opinion here
incliues 10 the belief that the Beers
are not likely 90 back up their protests
with action that would bring them into
hosulities with stIll another power
BRITISH LOSSES OVER 23ooO.
The war Office issued this afternoon
| a return OF the total British casualties
up Go April 1th 10 was as follows.
Killed In actiun-2ll officers and 1880
men.
Died Of wounds-4s officers and 46-
men,
Missing and prisoners-l63 officers and
/ 3.722 men.
Died of disease-l7 officers and las,
| men,
Accidental deaths-S officers and "a
/ men,
Repatrlated indIyiduals-2SS officers
| and 1884 men.
Total-l3.Soj. exclusive Of the sick
/ and wounded now in hospitals,
/ To the war office returns of casualties
| must be added the loss OF the last week
and the wounded. aggregatlng about
| 10000 men. making a grand total OF
| upwards of $500 officers and men put
out Of action
In a dispatch 90 the war Office LORD
| Roberts says kilograms, books. cloth
ing and mxunes are freely distributed
10 the Boer prisoners IN their hands
| that small sums Of money are given d.
rect. larger amounts are given TO tn,
| commandant for distribution, and thai
/ clothing is being issued 20 prisoner
who need 1t.
ALL BOERs TO ST HELENA,
simonstown. April Flowing 20 tn.
unfavorable conditions for keeping thD
| Boer prisoners here the authorities hav
decided 20 ship them an to 81 Helena
with the least possible delay. Tn
sickness among the captured burghcr
Is abating
GATACRE SENT HOME.
Bloemfontein. Tuesday. April 10
Gen. Gataore. Uhe commander OF IN
third diyision). Is about TO return I
England
gen. Pole-Carew has been apponte
10 the command Of the eleventh diyis
ion.
Several changes are likely to be mad
IN the brigade commands
MANY HORSES DIE.
Montreal. April ia cablecTam re
ceiyed this morning announces the an
rival az CapetoWn ~ the transpoI
Monterey with the Srathcona HorsD
An on board were wen.
Dune hundred and slxty-three horse
died on the voyage.
WARNING TO CAPE COLoNlsTs.
Colesburg. Cape Colony April IL
view Of the state OF unrest across "a
border. Lord Roberts has proclaimed
warning 10 the Cape COlonists that fui
Their acts OF hostility WIN be treate
with the utmost rlgor Of martial law.
BoERs BOMBARD BRITISH.
Ladysmith. Tuesday. April io.-Tt
Beers opened fire this morning earl!
sending shells into the British camp 2
Elandelaaete from three positions Widl
AZ separated. The shells dld no damag
The troops moved out TO reconnoiu
and found the Beers In strong fore
ana well fortified one naval A. Inc
gun replIed 90 The Beers. who haS
again placed n Long Tom In position.
SHELLS KILL MEN.
Evcniug. When the Doors commence
Smelling. the British were drilling, an
one private was killed and another wa
wounded before the soldiers were viii
drawn from range Then the naval Or
gade opened fire and drew a heavy Boz
fuslade. and two Of the cruiser Phllt
mcrs giuners were killed.
The naval men stuck 70 their pos