Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-04-13
tremendous Cost to Ensland.


London, April l0.-It is known that in
addition to millions expended from Sep
TENDER to April, the British army viii re-
quire more than 60,O00,o0o pounds during
the next IL months, and that will not in
clude the transport from South Africa
back to England. All estimates for ships,
horses, forage and food supplies appear
unduly heavy, and it Is an open secret
that rates of contractors have been abnor-
mally RICH. Probably there has been no
way out of 1t in the sudden emergency OF
war, but there is frank admission by mill
tary experts in and out of parliament that
England is paying too much for sea trans
port of freight, food stuffs, military stores
and forage, and that contractors are MAX
ing immense fortunes out of the business
of war; The market is stripped and trad
ers dictate their own terms and are fat
tening upon army rates.
Heavy BOer Losses Reported.
Carnavaron, Cape Colony, April cit
is reported that 200 insurgents, who were
not aware that Sir Charles Parsons had
occupied Kenhardt, rode into that place
and were captured by the British troops.
The Canadian artillery has returned here
from Van Wyck's vliet.
Break for Liberty.
Cape Town, April "a determined at
tempt to escape was made by the Boer
prisoners at Simontown and ID of them
succeeded in getting away. In the con-
fusion one of the prisoners was killed and
another was wounded. One man was cap
tured. Sentries have been placed at diff
ferent points of the town and the station
is under military supervision.
Threaten Brabant's Column.
London, April 9.-The Beers are in force
at Wepener, north of Smithfeld, in the
Orange Free State, and are threatening
General Brabant's colonial division, the
main body of which, with the artillery,
is at Wepener A telegram which left
Mazero, Basutoland, north of Wepener, at
midnight, describes the Beers as being in
great force" and afraid to make frontal
attack, but it is added they were en-
deavoring to turn the British position by
crossing the Basuto frontier by road
skirting Caledon river, which energies
south of Wepener.
The Basutos are excited. Assistant Com
missioner Griffths with a force of police
left Mazero Friday, going where the Beers
are about to trespass and the tribesmen
engaged for railroad work at Bloemfontein
are DESERVING to protect their villages.
Reports reach Mazero almost hourly of
Boer activity in the Orange Free State.
British Loss mt ReddersburR.
Bloemfontein, April 9.-The casualties
at Raddersburg were: Offcers-Killed,
Captain Casson and Lieutenant Barclay,
both of the Northumberland; wounded,
two; captured, eight. Non-commissioned
officers and men-Killed, eight; wounded,
80. The rest were captured. Our strength
was 1877 mounted infantry and 429 in
fantry. The enemy was said to be 5000
strong with five guns.
Operations Against Butler.
1t is reported from Ladysmith that the
Beers are beginning to construe General
Buffers inactivity as a sign of fear or
inability to resume active operations.
Hence they are showing much activity,
particularly around Biggarsberg, and are
said to be planning to outflank General
Butler by an advance in force by way
of Helpmakaar. As the plan is known it
is not likely the Beers will find Butler
unprepared. The Beers state that the
Colesburg and the Stormberg commandos,
numbering 5000 men and 10 guns, have
reached Kroonstad.