The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-03
MORAL EFFECT GREAT.

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Recover Their spirits.
NEW YORK. April ga dispatch to
The Tribune from London says:
The wonderful run Of success which
Tor SO long attended the movement of
the British army III South Africa, was
broken Oh Saturday, when Colonel
broadwood's troops walked into Boer
ambush east Of Bloemfontein. The loss
OF guns is not in itself very serious
ious matter, and, indeed, the mishap is
not OF intrinsic military importance,
but its moral effect mag be considera.
BILE. Many Beers who had been dis
heartened by successive defeats will
now recover their spirits and fight with
renewed vigor.
1t 10 by no means clear how the af-
fair happened. but probably when Com.
mandant Olivier's force rctreated
through Llidybrand, strong detach.
ment was lett there to watch the Brit.
ish flank, and this detachment has
scored Il success. OF course.
the Beers may yet be prevented
from carrying of the captured guns and
wagons, but unless General Colville can
delay them they will make good their
retreat. Owing. no doubt, to the fact
that the action at kaaree Kloof. north
Of Glen, last Thursday. was not of great
Importance. the military censor has
dealt lightly with the copy Of the vari-
Gus war correspondents describing it..
General Roberts evidently desired to
bring about the surrender of the whole
force Of Beers. but they succeeded in
getting away over the fiat country with
all their guns and wagons. The escape
of the Beers is attributed by The Stand.
ards correspondent to the delay Of the
cavalry in completing the encircling
movement, General French being under
the impression that the Beers had
already gone. On the whole, it is doubt
ful whether the results Of the operation
were commensurate with the loss Of life
1t entailed.
Although the opinion is freely ex.
pressed in official circles that Mafeking
is quite safe, the uncertainty as to the
state Of the food supply in the beleag-
uered town causes great anxiety here.
The impression prevails in many quar-.
ters that column has crossed the Naal
aud is marching northward to the relief
Of the garrison, but no official informa-
ton has been received to that effect
The most northerly point that any Brit
ish force is known to have reached from
the south is Warrenton, and even the
war Office seems to be unaware of, the
whereabouts Of CtA,nel Plumer.
In reply to a telegram from the mayor
of East London, General Roberts has
stated that the relief of Mafeking is en-.
paging his earnest attention.
Orders have been cabled to the COVER.
nor of Beira toallow all British soldiers,
stores and ammunition to pass through
Rhodesia. This news is telegraphed ty
a Mail correspondent. in Lisbon, and it
il likely to cause considerable excite.
ment if it is not contradicted.
FOR USURPATION.
Rumored Governor Taylor L. Likely to BE
Indicted.
FRANKFORT, KY, April 3.-1t is
rumored that Judge Cantrill will in
struct the Franklin county grand jury
TO return indictments against Republi'
can Governor Taylor, and all Of the Re-
nnhlican state officials, charging them
with usurpation Of the offices they
claim to hold.
Usurpation Of Office. under the Ken
tucky statute law is high msde.
meanor, punishable by heavy f1ne. and
Commonwcalth's Attorney Franklin
has intimated that he will make Wig
orous prosecution Of the usurpation in
d;ctments il they are returned.
Coo,nbs Pleads Innocence.
LEXINGTON. KY. April 3.-Richard
Coombs, alias "Tcllow Dick was
brought here from Beattyyille and will
ha taken to Frankfort. He acknowl'
edges that he was in Frankfort the day