The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-23
4 an interruption OF the long line

case Of an interruption Of the long line
Of communication. together with the I'M
settled state Of the country in our rear
and the guerrilla tactics OF the enemy.
1t IL obvious that, until our TANKS are
cleared and no longer menaced, no for
ward movement is possible without IN
curing the gravest risks.
THE most pressing need is furtner
supply Of horses Gen. Hamilton mas
awaited himself Of the services OF the
Australian bushrnen to scour the Free
State IN all directions, buying horses rom
the farmers who have surrendered ana
driving in animals found upon unoccu-
pied farms. Horse raiding 10 dangerous
work. but the bushmen are more than
a match for the Beers"
Renewed Activity OF Beers.
A dispatch to the Times from TANNERS
burg, dated Saturday. says:
"The Beers arc displaying renewed ac-
tiyity. Five guns were used freely to-
day from four different positions against
ours. Rife ffrfng south and west was
heavy and continuous.
"Ofrcers and men are on duty day
and night in the trenches, ana heavy
rains OF late have made their task great
feat OF endurance and pluck"
Beers Have $4,000 Men.
The Lourenze Marquee correspondent OF
the Times. under Saturdays date. says'
.1nformatIon received rom respon-
aibIe source shows that at one time the
two republics had 10000 men In the held.
Including the colonial rebels. According
to the same Informant they can sun
muster $1,000. OF which $1,000 are In the
Fyee state 10000 are in tho Biggarsburg
district and 1900 in the district OF Four
teen Streams. II Is now believed that
before the war the burKher lists were
deliberately faisifled In order to deceive
the British intelligence department"
TntrenehinE ut KItpdam-
The Kimberley correspondent OF the
Morning Post. teIsgraphing Sunday. says;
'sThe Beers are reported TO be near
Frankfort. where the country Is very diff
cult. a. Klipdam they are intrenching
their positions"
Fighting at waIkerstrom.
wALRERsrRoM, near Dewetsdorp.
April ef.--Ffghting was continued today.
mainly with artillery. The yeomanry ana
mounted infantry pushed forward on the
right flank and were subjected to she'll
ing and a heavy rife IRE.
The Royal irish rifles captured q Free
State flag.
Inc Boera are well JntrtuCHru sHu nuiu
their ground tenaciously.
The British casualties have been light
EngagemeAt NJ DusAmans Kop.
MAsERu. BasutoIand April f1.-Gen.
Brabant's advanced guard reached Bush
mans kop last evening. The Beers held
strong position there with two guns.
The engagement opened at sunrise with
heavy rifle fire At $40 a. m. cannonading
began and continued for several hours.
Gen. Brabant's forces are on the plain
and have fairly open country all the way
TO wepener.
Evidently the Beers reattacked Col Del
gaty today.
Col. Dclgaty photographs:
IAN we'll Beers fired 700 shells yester-
day without doing much damage"
Position Of the Boers.
Tho Beers are divided into three divi-
relief columns the distant roar OF whose
artillery IL audible The Basutos are post
ed on the border for defensive purposes
They arc behaving In orderly fashion, but
are showing the most intense interest.
Free staters MAKING Money.
KIMBERLEY. April "a letter from
Rioemfontcln says that the Free staters
are coming money out OF the British oc-
cupation Bread Is two shillings a loaf.
sugar two shllings and sixpence per
pound and Swiss milk three shillinss a tin.
other articles are proportionately high.