Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-03
PLUcKY BoERs
Cause the British No End OF
Trouble in-Free States
QUEEN OFF FOR IRELAND
Great Enthusiasm in Dublin
and all Along the Line

Bushmans Kop, Monday, April B.
The Beers are still occupying the
waterworks which the British shelled
yesterday, the Beers replying vigor-
ously and holding their ground.
London, April 3.-A despatch from
Pretoria dated Saturday, says: There
has been heavy fighting between
Bloemfontein and Brandfort. The
WakkerStoom and Ermelo commands
attacked 1000 British and drove them
back with heavy loss. There was
fighting all along the line. The Fed
erals held the positions on the sides
and top Of the mountain, while the
British were on the opposite side of
the hill. The British charged rev
peatedly, but were repulsed. The
Federal loss was nine killed and
wounded. After 13, 900 British rem
forcements had arrived the Fetlerals
were compelled to retire, but not till
after Furnishing the British severely.
London, April 3.-The official list
of casualties sustained by British Off
GERS near BlOemfontein waterworks is
as follows: killed, Northumberland
Fusiliers, Major Booth, Roberts
Horse, Lieut.. Crowler: medical SER
vice, Lient. Irvine. Wounded artil-
lery, Col. Rochfort, five others; Royal
Horse Guards, Lieut.. Hon. A. V.
Mead; Roberts Horse, 3. Mounted
infantry, four.
London, April 3.-Fuller news of
the disaster in the neighborhood of
Sananas Post does not tend to i'm
prove matters from British point of
view. 1t is impossible to accurately
portray the present situation or to
foretell the ultimate issue of Roberts
attempt to retrieve his defeat. Rob-
erts cables Monday that there were
many acts of gallantry during the
day.
@ Battery was removed from action
under cross fire at 1900 yards con-
tinuing for some hours, the officers
serving the guns, as casualties had re-
duced the detachments. Several gal
liant attempts were made to bring IN
two guns on teams which were killed.
But at each attempt the horses were
killed. U Battery of royal horse was
suddenly surrounded In drift, and
the officers and men were all made
prisoners without a shot being fired.
Five guns were captured at the same
time.
London, April 3.-Queen Victoria
arrived at Holyhead at 80 this morn
ing on her way to Ireland.
London, April 3.-Queen Victoria
left Windsor at half past nine last
evening en- route for Ireland. There
was great enthusiasm all along the
road wherever the train stopped. \
Dublin, April 3.-All Dublin, and
in truth all Ireland, is on the qui vive
in anticipation of the Qneen's coming.
Crowds are pouring in from all points;
and it is estimated that the normal
population of Dublin, about 100000
will by Wednesday have swollen to
)ne million.
Dublin, April 3.-The royal yacht
Victoria with the Queen arrived at
at 3 O'Clock this afternoon,
three and a half hours ahead of the
schedule. She was greeted with a
royal salute from the channel squdd-
ron. The rain has been falling all
The morning. No one disembarked,
and none will leave until tomorrow.
Only a handful Of persons witnessed
the arrival.
The authorities had placed officers
Ind warships in the harbor to guard
1er Honor. They waited for the ar
rival Of her Majesty, but the general
public was excluded from the station.
When the Queen alighted she was
presented with the usual address of
welcome. She replied thanking them
for her welcome and said the practical
and generous sympathy for those suf-
Fering in the present war had been a
great consolation to her, and she joins
in the prayer that peace may soon be
restored. Wishing all prosperity to
the country, the Queen then boarded
The royal yacht and the Victoria and
Albert steamed out for Kingston.
A lazy liver makes lazy man., Burdock
Blood Bittere 10 the natural, never fainng