Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-05

London, April 8 1853 = m-A speclal
dispatch from Lorenzo Marques says;
Sharp fighting occurred April In the
nelghborhood Of Mafeklng The gar
risou made a sortie while Gen, Plumer's
cavalry attacked the Beers at Klamath
labamas
Both attacks were repulsed
Twenty Of Col. Plumer's men were
found dead on the feld and six others
were made prisoners.
The federal losses were small
Is THIS LORD cEcIL2
Pretoria, Tuesday, ApIi 3.-In the
fight Of Ramathlabama, March 81, the
following were taken prisoners
Captains Crew, Duncan-Robatson,
and McLaren Grew ana Duncan
Robaison have sNea died); Stan ON
GERS Cecil and Granville and nine ohl-
GERS. Of whom six were wounded The
prisoners all belonging to Col. Plumer's
Rhodeslan force.
Thaba NChu Is not in possession Of
the federals.
Forty-one British subjects were es-
corted across the border IRIS morning,
London, April SIT Is thought the
officer named Cecil captured at
Ramathlabama Is not Lord salisbury's
son Lord Cecil The dispatch says he
belonged 10 Col. Plumers force, and N
the Beers had captured The premiers
son they would assuredly herald the
fact.
PLUMER's DARING MARCH.
Gaberones. Bechuanalard. Wednesday
March 2S.-Col. plumer, With a force Of
British mounted Infantry. started on a
daring march Sunday, March 25, with
the object Of threatening the Boer lines
OF communication. After two rapid
marches through Transvaal territory
they arrived at Dawn March o. within
twelve miles Of Zeerust. and distinctly
heard the bombardment OF Mafeking
Having reconn0itered the country with
the view OF future operations without
sighting a single white man, Col. Plum
en- crossed the railroad south OF Lobatsi
which he found in possession Of a BOer
force and returned Then finding the
railroad hence damaged by Gen. Sny
mans main force be returned 10 the
vicinity OF Mafeking
Rumors reach here that a relief
column is approaching Mafeking from
the south.
MAFEKING Is HOPEFUL
Mafeklng, Friday March 2s-There
has been little excitement during the
past week.
The Boer shell fire comes In fitfui
gusts and has little effect. The British
casualties are almost nil,
The Beers seem 90 be breaking up
their main lager westward but have
taken up an entrenched position north
ward with the view Of preventing the
approach OF a relief The sharp shoot
ers keep up a steady interchange Of Ere
Il Is rumoTed that relief Is near The
usual Sunday truce enabled the garri-
son 10 continue playing cricket
matches
NJ. Shete. a native chief southwark
has broken out against the Beers. There
was heavy firing In the direction Of his
chief kraal Msrch o.
An Irish American trooper OF the pro-
tectorate has deserted the British, A
reward OF $50 has ben offered for his
capture dead or alive.
BOERs ALL AROUND.
London. April 5.-Detached bodies Of
Boer horse. numbering from SOC 10 L.
600 each, have appeared az several
places 10 the south and eastward OF
Bloemfontein. threatening the railroad.
nttf af.r,tFf.m - loo ffDr .t vfIra aud iu
not In the last affected
one Of these forces Is near East
S.ringfOntein on the Bl0emfontein rail-
road, and Gen. Gatacro's forces are re-
ported to be about 10 engage H. Lord
Roberts, except 10 safeguard the rail-
road, seemingly declines 70 send coll
umns chasing the Boer bands He is
reserving his cavalry and transport ami
mails for the forward movement.
SITUATION NOT SATISFACTORY.
Explanation at the war Office as to
why Lord Roberts Is inactive Is there
has been a lack Of horse for remounts.
but new horses are arriving by train
loads hourly. The pressure on the rail-
road is 50 great that private parcels
and the officers newspapers have not
been forwarded from Capetown for
three weeks
The situation in the Free State re-
mains far from clear and Is unsatisfac-
tory to British observers,
The sickness among the Boer pris-
oners at simonstown continues 90 IN
crease Five men died April 3rd The
prisoners who were on board the trans
port M0ngolian have been transferred
to the shore camp Unless the sickness
abates, II Is not likely that more pris-
oners win be sent 90 ST. Helena.
A dispatch from Capetown, dated
yesterday. announces the departure
for the front OF the second contingent
OF Canadian mounted infantry.
Rudyard Kipllng has returned 10
Capetown.
sTEYN KEEPS Up COURAGE.
Pretoria. Monday, April Sin his
speech 90 the opening Of the Free State |
Raad. President steyn declared In
spite OF the surrender Of Bloepfonteln.
he had not lost hope OF triumph OF the |
republican cause The war. he said. was
forced upon the Transvaal and moth |
Ing remained for the Orange Free state |
but 10 throw IN lbs lot with ia sister |
republic IN accordance with the terms |
Of the treaty. The war, he continued. |
was begun with the object OF main |
tanning With arms me Independence |