Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-11
HOLDING THEIR OWN
The British At Wepener Are With
standing the Attack Of the
Boer Forces.
GEN. GATACRE RECALLED
The Beers Are Faking News About Vic
tories-A British Patrol Reported As
Lost Returns to Bloemfontein-
British Casualties.


London, April 11.-Lord Roberts
wires the war office from Bloemfontefn
under date of April 10 as follows: 'The
enemy has been very active the past few
days. One commando is now on the
north bank of the Orange river and not
far from, Aliwal North, while another is
attacking Wepeher. T.+- garrison there
is holding out bravely and inflicted Sc
rious loss on the Beers. Major Syringe,
of the Cape mounted rifles. was killed.
No other casualties are reported yet
The troops are being moved up rapidly
A patrol of seven men of the Seventh
Dragons, under Lieutenant Letherby,
reported missing since April Z, returned
safely"
GENERAL GATACRE RECALLED.
AS the foregoing dispatch does not
mention the alleged British reverse Sat
urday at Meerkatsfontein, the Boer tel
egrams are not credited at the war Of
flee, and they are further discredited
on account of discrepancies, as Meer-
katsfontein in one message is located
near Brandfort, and in another south
east of BloemfOntein, the places being
100 miles apart.
General Gatacre's return to England
is accepted as in the nature of a recall.
Lord Roberts criticised his management
of the Stormberg attack, and possibly
Gatacre's having arrived an hour and
half too late to rescue the Reddersberg
force may have decided his return.
General Rumble seemingly succeeds
Gatacre.
CLOUDY AT WEPENER.
The Reuter- Telegram Company's cor
respondent at Aliwal North, wiring this
morning, says: "There is no further
news from Wepener. Too cloudy to he
liograph. More British troops arriving"
BRITISH HOLDING THEIR OWN
Aliwal North, April 1.-THE British
loss in the fighting at Wepener yester-
day was eleven killed and forty-one
wounded The fighting was resumed to-
day. The British are holding their own
we'll.
A WARNING.
Colesberg, Cape Colony, April lin
view of the unrest across the border,
Lord Roberts proclaimed warning TO
Cape Colonists that further acts Of hos
tility will be treated with the utmost
rigor of martial law.
SHELLING THE BRITISH.
Ladysmith, April 10.-The Beers
opened fire this morning, sending shells
into the British camp at Eandslaagte
from three positions, widely separated
The shells did no damage. The troops
moved out to reconnoiter and found the
Beers in strong force and well forti-
fled. One naval gun replied to the Beers,
who again placed long tom in position,
A BOER PROTEST.
London, April 11.-It is learned that
the Boer governments formally notified
Portugal that they consider the ship
ping Of British troops and munitions of
war to Rhodesia by way of Beira, Por-
tuguese East Africa, tantamount to
hostile action. This, however, will not
stop General Sir Frederick Carringtons
force from entering Rhodesia. Whether
the Beers make reprisals upon Portugal
remains to be seen, though the best-in-
formed opinion inclines to the belief
that the Beers are not likely to back up
their protest with action that would
bring them into hostlities with still an
other power.
A SHARP SKIRMISH.
When the Beers commenced shelling
the British were drilling. One private
was killed and another wounded before
the soldiers were withdrawn from
range. Then the naval brigade opened
fire and drew heavy Roer fusilade,
and two Of the cruiser Philomel's gun
ners were killed. The naval men stuck
to their positions, however, and the
Beers unmasked six guns, including a
1OO-pounder. The shells all fell in the
British camps. After three hours bonn
bardment the British fire slackened,
and the burghers cleared from the
k0pje on the right when a British shell
lit on the spot occupied by their gun.
Another command was seen moving to-
ward the British, apparently with the
intention Of fianking them, but the
British shells forced them to retire. The
British advance pickets were continual
" sniped. but few casualties were re-
ported It Ia rumored to-day that the
Beers gathered southwest of Glands
laagte with the apparent intention of
cutting the British line Of communica-
tions. General Clery directed to-day's
operations. Butler visited Eandslaagte
to-day.
CHANGES AMONG COMMANDERS.
Bloemfontein, April 10.-General Cat
acre, commander Of the third division,
is about to return to England. General
Pole-C Carew has been appointed to the
command of the eleventh division. Sew
eral changes are likely to be made In
brigade commands.
h MAREUIL'S DEATH CONFIRMED.
+ Paris, April 1.-THE brother Of the
late General villebois Mareuil received
q. cable message to-day from State Sec
retary Reitz at Pretoria. communicate
ing the information Of the death Of the
general. The telegram concludes: '.In
offering you my sincere coincidence, l