The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-11
Six Hundred British Killed or Wounded at the
Battle Fought With Dewet at
Merkatsfontein
Prisoners Taken by the Beers Estimated at From
Eight Hundred to Near Thousand
Londoners Incredulous.

The Beers were also busy Sunday, COL.
lecting their dead and wounded Most
Of the British wounded were only slightly
hurt. Col. Plumer was wounded but was
able to carry out his duties
Col Plumer's wound was on his right
arm. His horse was shot. Col Bodle and
Capt. Wright were wounded Col Plum
ers orderly is missing. Sergeant Major
Manning Of the Fifth dragons, who took
up the duties Of orderly, did excellent
work. Capt. Frederick CreWe was shot
dead while covering the retreat of 9TH
ers. Capt. MacKey was severely wound
ed, and Lieut.. Milligan, the famous York.
SHIRE cr1cketer, slightly, while tenacious
ly holding an assigned position. Lieut..
Milligan rode unassisted to Ramaptoh.
The medical orderly worked pluckily on
the field
GERMAN EXPERTS VIEW.
BERLIN, April 1O.-The latest events
in South Africa are Interpreted as very
unfaNorable to Great Britain, but Gen.
Won l3eucher, in the Lokal Anzeiger. says:
Evidently the British will soon begin
a concentric advance movement, render
ing IL impossible for the Beers TO oom-
mun1cate with their forces within tho In
ner line, but the principal danger for the
British remains in their extremely long
provisioning lines. 1t will be, howev-
continue movements in the open field
when Lord Roberts moves, after putting
his army in first-class condition.
SOME BRITISH CASUALTIES.
PRETORIA, April (via Lourenzo
Marques).-The British casualties in the
fight at De Vets dorp were 100 killed and
wounded and 459 captured
The Transvaal volksraad has been sum-
moned to meet In ordinary session on May
10.
LEYDS TO LEAVE BRUSSELS.
BRUSSELS. April 1O-Dr. Leyds will
leave Brussels tonight to confer with the
Boer peace commission.
HORSES BADLY NEEDED.
BLoEMFONTEIN, Monday, April o.
Remounts are continually arriving. but
competent authorities estimate that the
wastage of horses monthly by the Brit
ish forces in South Africa must be calcu-
lated at not less than 5000
REICHMANN LED BOERS.
BERLIN, April 1.-THE Berlin CORE
spondent of the Daily News says that
the Reichmann who was accredited with
having led the Beers at Kornspruit is
certainly the American military attache.
Capt Carl Reichmann.
HEAVY FIRING HEARD.
was heard early this morning in the d.
rection Of Sundays river. 1t continued
for few hours No details Of the engage
ment have been received
METHUEN NEAR BOsHOF.
ZWARTKOPFONTEIN Orange Free
State Monday, April 9.-Lord Metheuns
force is encamped here, ten miles east of
Boshof Since the Boshof affair Lord
Chesham, with yeomanry and the Kim
berley mounted corps, has reconnoitered
eastward but he only encountered
small body of Beers, who fed.
MILLIGAN A PRISONER.
BULUWAYO, Thursday, April 5-Lieut
Milligan, of Col Plumer's column, is q
prisoner in the hands of the Beers.
BOERs FIGHT KAFFIRs.
PRETORIA. April 7-Advices from
Mafeking say a band of armed Kaffirs
left Mafeking, through, the burGhers'
lines, during the night of April 5. and
were followed and surrounded in the
bush, when they were shelled by a Max
stormed the Kaffir position, killing thir-
ty-one The Kaf1irs fought stubbornly.
Skirmishes are reported at Biggarsberg
and in the Free State mostly between
patrols.
sNYMAN IN DANGER.
BULUWAYO, March S1-Col dem
Powell wires from Mafeking, under date
of March q, confirming the report that
the Beers had been pushed back so far
that the town was comparatively out OF
range of musketry. He concluded with
saying:
"All promises we'll for eventually CUT
ting eff this force Of the enemy If We can
hold Snyman here"
ITU1T
ISLAND OF ST. HELENA April TO-
The Niobe and the Milwaukee have ar
rived here with the Beer prisoners. Their
health is good, with the exception of four
cases of measles necessitating the Mil
waukee being, quarantined. The pri sonecs
are quiet and well behaved. They will
probably land tomorrow. The governor
has been notified of the desire Of the au-
thorities that the prisoners be treated
with every courtesy and consideration.
BOERS ENCOURAGED.
BETHULIE, Orange Free State, April
9.-It is expected that the Beers will en-
deavor to retake and desroy the bridge
/ over the Orange river Consequently,
extraordinary precautions have been taxi
en-. A force of Beers is located twelve
miles east. AS a matter of fact the
Beers practically again hold the Free
State eastward of the railroad. and are
greatly encouraged by their success at
Reddersburg and Korn Spruit.