The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-09

and Cicvcrness OF Hoers Extoticd
The water works Incident.
LONDON April Q. 4:40 a. m.--when II IL
borne in mind that all the dispatches from
the front are severely censored. there is
little IN the news to bring satisfaction TO
England. Assurances that nothing need
be feared, even " the railway and tele-
graphs are cut and Rloemfontein Isolated.
together with tho news that the ladies
and other civilians are being ordered
away do not augur well.
There are ramors from Cape Town that
the telegraph wires were already cut yes.
terday Sunday. and also that the hus-
sars who were sent 20 the relief of tho
Royal Irish rifles are also missing. al
though probably these are the outcome OF
Bocr exasserations designed to encourage
the burghers.
Free state Again Active.
The attempt OF Gen. colvtlle 20 reach
the Boer leaders IN conference at Relt-
fontein, failed probably. as usual, because
OF lack OF cavalry.
The result OF these serious checks TO
the British arms Is that the whole Free
State Is up again aud that the Beers are
full of activity over the entire field
A belated Boer dispatcn says that bayo-
nets were made for the foreign legion un-
der the late Gen. DE villehois Mareuil
The Beers are boasting that the Coles
terg and Sfornberg commandos, number
ing 600, with ten cannon and 7so wagons.
have gotten safely through thus perform-
Ing magnificent strategic feat"
British were Asi~ep.
a Boer account OF the Bloemfontein
water works affair says; "Coi Broadwood
evacuated Thaba N'Chu owing 10 the ad.
vance of commandant Olivier from the
south. The federal troops found tho Brit.
ish camp in peaceful siumber without a
sentinel or an outpost To give the alarm.
Gen Dewet Immediately placed guns and
the commandes In such positions ax to
surround :he British. who did not have
time TO recover from their surprise"
How the Trap Was set.
The Cape Town correspondent Of tho
Times. discussing the affair. ssya:
"Ail the details only serve TO bring out
clearly the marvellous cieVerness of the
Beers. no less than the marvellous care-
lessness and improyidsnce Of the British
officers whom, II would seem. no series Or
disasters viii ever teach 10 keep wide
awake.
The Beers in Col nroadwaterA rear
drove his force into the party ~ the drtft
exactly as partrlaRes are driven 20 "a gun
At the drift itself as each wagon do
scendcd the hollow. " was shown which
way TO drfye 80 as not ia laoek the con-
voy. When The guns arrived the trap was
an clear again for thei~ receptiaa. AZ ono
who Was present said, ~ was Ike a
cloak room. The Bocra politely took your
rife and asked y0u Go kindly stand to ons
side. There was nothing elise FOR you
20 do
ur.ad scarce Mt Mafeking.
Tho American scout. Burnham. tosu-
aes 90 the terrific pace witA whi5h TF.
Boor commands cover The rroana aud tho
ease with which thcy move their guns
The Boers aro displaying Increased Ro-
tiylty IN Natal. bat thare IL n0 Sign that
Gen. Butler Is moving
MsfckinR was siill heslrEsd Aprii T. The
garrison was suffering severely from Lack
of bread. and a mizture q oafs. bran and
meal was doing d1ty Tor that ar,iCls.
which Do described 90 coarse ia substance.
II me coJof ~ Eingeraread ard of lhe
consistency ri Norwegian g3na
H~monnts Are arriving.
The niaemfontsin correspondent ~ the
Daily Telegraph. 30 Dispatch dated Ffl-
DAY. says
"Au is quiet here Hernuunfs ard rein
fsrfcmfnts are arriving and pfopafa Sons
arr isiua made tu deal ulth fhr enemy
Tuea1ay many ~ Tho historic regiments.
ike the HcutR Graya. tha tnr'sMlsng
arseoaua ana thf iansrTF could rot mss.
Ter "a huufFesf mounted ra~u aShfle Ia rtft.
lFry hgfsHs Wfre rHry ararte
'fhe eHsm3 have uow tsern entirely
cleared oat from tho position fhsg lately
occupied north of Glen. znd tae British
forces there are leiuE Considerably avg
meuted
Lord Kitchener commands tas railway
80 fhu na4th an1 H4r positions Age secure
sralnnt iusar-gptiou rhs .rfa aFe aii In
g1oa Fglrta t1aash badly ia nes1 u elosh-
ins sad supts
Thicker Ciothihg Required.
T1e Ca5e Town -arfespoa6snt II he
Daily $rws feifuarhing Friday sayn.
"0viug ta 20 iars 20 notaea An4 20 th.
slrFribEs cf tne nea fFem pneumonia dua
20 tae ihiu clothing. Laf1 Eohsrls has As.
e.te1 nos o. mahn uag ma9ge hnta ths
.ra4ps sra pf9viaed wHh thlekfr un.-
flrms."
Civilians Ordered AWAY.
The Hgesuf0ntaiu correspondents % the
Morning Post. ts.erraphing Friaay, says.
80 snxiety need be- felt "a 20 M se-
cuufy ~ Bioemf0nte!a. although the ene-
my may saeeef0 iu destroying tv.eerafhic
communication eud even cutting the rail-
way fDr "a aslef perie3
"A nuHAleF " clyillans who arrived here
recently from Cape Town left today in
u