The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-13
THE B0ERS WIN AGAIN.
THIRD DEFEAT OF BRITISH WITH.
IN A WEEK.
A Full Summary of the TransvaaI
War News-Progress of the Con.
flict From Day to Day-The British
Encouraged.

encouraged,
Cable dispatches from South At
rica state that the Beers under Cen
eral De Wet fought great battle in
the Free State on Saturday last, in
fiicting the third defeat of the British
within week, killing or wounding
600 and capturing 800 prisoners. The
Boer loss is said to have been triiling
Remounts are continually arriving
at Bloemfontein, but competent au-
thorities estimate that the wastage of
horses monthly by the British forces
in South Africa is not less than 5000
The British War Office proposes to
land at Cape Town before the end of
May 10000 horses, which will be con-
veyed there in steamers from New
Orleans, Buenos Ayres and Australian
ports.
The Transvaal Vollsraad has been
summoned to meet in ordinary session
on May 7.
Lord Roberts's army in and around
Bloemfontein is unable to move for
lack of horses and supplies, and that
the garrison is seriously menaced by
the Beers, who are massed only eigh-
teen miles away, where they still con-
troll the water works.
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
the London Times says: '""'Two' cap
tured Beers agree that only fifty men
remained unwounded out of the whole
British column captured at Redders.
burg"
Fifty-two Boer prisoners, who were
captured at Boshof, have arrived at
Kimberley. Only three are Dutchmen,
the others being Frenchmen, Ger
mans, and Russians.
1t is officially announced at Pretoria
that at the Bloemfontein water works
the Beers captured II officers and 362
men, with II guns, ammunition
wagons other wagons and mules.
Another of President Steyn's broth
ers was captured near Karee Siding,
and has arrived at Bloemfontein.
The prisoners captured by the Brit
lsh at Boshof, Orange Free State, in
clude many Frenchmen.
A despatch from BOshof, Orange
Free State, says General de Villebois
Mareuil, the famous French strate-
gist, was buried with military honors
on Friday last.
Queen Wilhelmina has sent per-
sonal letter of sympathy to General
Joubert's widow.
Gable dispatches from South Africa
tell of sharp fighting on TuesdgT in
the neighborhood of Mafeking A sor-
tie was made by the besieged garri-
son, and Plumers cavalry attacked
the Beers; but both attacks were re-
pulsed, with considerable British loss
es in killed and captured the casual
ties including several officers. The
burghers' losses are said to be small.
Detached bodies of Boer horse, num-
bering from 500 TO 1000 each have
appeared at several places to the
| southwark and eastward of Bloemfon-
tein, threatening the railroad. but
| communication is not yet affected.
Although Colonel Plumer is report
ed to have gotten within six miles Of
! Mafeking, it is evident that the siege
had not been raised on April !.
A despatch from Ladysmith to the
Daily Chronicle gives serious news of
the outbreak of a deadly lung sickness
among the oxen, which, if it spreads,
is likely TO cripple General Buffers
operations.
Explanations by the British war Of
flee as to why Lord Roberts is inac-
tive are that there has been a lack of
horses for remOunts, but new horses
are arriving by train loads hourly.
A cable received in London from
Bloemfontein says the Beers are ad-
vancing from the north and east. and
that the British force are retiring un-
der orders. 1t was also reported that
the Beers had declared their inten-
ton of fighting the decisive battle
of the war; in the Orange Free State.
Lord Roberts did not meet his wife
at Cape Town, and she will proceed
to Bloemfontein.