Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-04-21
All Dispatches Bear Evidence Of
the Vigilance Of the Press
Censor.
Baden Powell Said to Have Been
Il Asked to Hold Out Until
May 20.

has been gazetted acting commandant
general succeeding General Joubert in
command of the Transvaal forces.
CAPE Town, April u At a meeting
of the volksraad Of the Orange Free
State at Kroonstadt President Steyn de-
nounced Lord Roberts proclamation as
'.treachery, = and declared that as Great
Britain s object was their destruction,
their last hope was to appeal to the
civilized powers to intervene.
BRANDFoRT, Orange Free State
Thursday, April 81. General Delarey
has returned from a reconnaissance in
force east Of the railroad to the Modder
river. He reports that he met only a
few scouts but that he saw British forti-
fcations all along the hills.
LONDON, April IA special dispatch
from Bloemfontein under Thursdays
date says firing is reported to be in pro-
gress south Of Karee Siding, six miles
north Of Glen. The strength Of the
Beers is not known. The British in
fantry supported by artillery hold a
strong position on large dam. +
LONDON, April 21.-1:50 p. m.-The
report Of tho fighting at Karee Siding,
six miles north of Glen contained in a
special dispatch from Bloemfontein,
may be the first news Of the progress of
the British advance on Pretoria, but
even If this were only an unimportant
skirmish, there are many other indica-
tions that Lord Roberts is either start
ing or has already started for the north
ern goal A dispatch from Cape Town,
under Fridays date; says: ,..s ;.:5s 4
.'The censorship restrictions have
been greatly increased, owing to the
movements Of troops. i.54 4 a II.
All the dispatches bear traces Of the
strenuous efforts of the correspondents
to give their papers an inkling Of what
is afoot.
The Boers south Of. Bloemfontein are
reported to be retreating Large com.
mands were seen April 10, near Thaba
N'chu, moving to the north. Their
progress was slow, however, owing to
the terrible condition Of the country.
BY way of Pretoria comes a report that
fever Is deoimating the Mafeking garri-
son, and letter from the mayor Of
Mafeking says Lord Roberts asked
Colonel Baden-P Powell to hold out until
May 90. .s II Al. &,
Rhodes Leaves For Cape Town.
Cecil Rhodes returns to Cape Town
az once. The announcement Of his de-
parture was unexpected. Never has q
man SO prominently connected with the
vital. questions Of the day paid such
a quiet visit to London. It is
learned that the so-called Empire
Maker came to London purely on
business connected with the British
Chartered South African company and
the De Beers Mining company. He has
accomplished his object and hating i'm
action and not wishing to meet people
or freely express his views, has sud-
denly determined to return to South
Africa, where he viii watch the inter-
ests Of these two companies.
Mr.. Rhodes has absolutely refused to
be interviewed, though privately he has
expressed scathing comments on several
/ OF the generals still holding commands
at the front. Lady Gatacre win be q
fellow passenger Of Mr.. Rhodes. She
is going as far as Madeira to meet her
husband, the British general, who has
been sent back to England.
General Hunter, from Natal, COM
manding the newly formed division,
arrived at Bloemfontein Thursday and