The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-05
SWEEPING AROUND To SOUTH
PROBABLY SEEKING TO CUT OFe
BRITISH COMMUNICATION IN
THAT DIRECTION
ROBERTS MOUNTS MORE GUNS
Ii, Concentrating Forces for For.
ward Movement and Watching
Beers in the NeighbOrhOod
OF BIOemfOntefn.

BLOEMFoNTEIN. April 4-There are
lnolcations that In pursuance Of their
threats that they will recapture Bloenn-
1ohteln the Beers are trying to surround
the town, and to cut our lines of
communications TO the south. Large
forces are reported to be moving south
with the supposition that they are maxi
Ing for the railway. They still hold
Ihaba N'Chu and the water works Lord
Roberts is completing his concentration. d
-FOUR AZ guns and four naval twelve
Founders have been mounted on kopies
commanding the plain. The cavalry
camp has been removed to a better posi-
tion, northeast Of the city Special pre-
cautions are being taken TO protect the
railway southwark.
Several arrests have been made in the
town of persons suspected of giving In I
formation to the Beers. The railway
to the north is in possession of the Brit
ish as far as Karee Siding.
PLANS OF THE BOERs.
LONDON, April Sit looks as if the
Beers had conceived the audacfous plan
of attempting to invest Lord Roberts at
Bloemfontein. or at least, TO endeavor
to delay his northward advance by har%
RAISING the British lines of communica-
ton.
On his side Lord Roberts is concentrate.
ing his forces and preparing to take every
advantage Of the bold, but risky, tactics
of the enemy. He is not likely to strike
at any of their forces until he is certain
of delivering a crushing blow
The Daily Mail has the followip. s~qpy
Bloemfontein, dated April 8:
Col. Porter, with ninety carbines and
Ofc frx7N- u
brilliant deed Sunday He charged a
large body Of Beers and rescued ninety.
odd British prisoners including eleven
officers, who were captured the prevlouat
day. There We're no casualties on tho
British side
The Bloemfentein correspondent Of the
Daily Mail, telegra phing Tuesday, says
Gen. French's force traversed Petruskl
Sunday morning and Is now encamped q
! days march from here"
MAFEICING HEARD FROM.
king, dated March 25. by runner to Ca
berones says.
Last night we received the welcome
news of the advance of a column by way
Of Vryburg to relieve US. The runner re-
ported he had encountered no burghers on
the way. Other runners tell of the rapid.
approach Of Col Plumers column The
| is believed now there are not more than
1000 around US Many have left daily"
IN TOUCH WITH BOERs
The Bloemfontein correspondent of the
Times telegraphing Thursday. says:
THE Beers are across the Modder in
some force, east OF Bloemfontein. Our
mounted infantry have been III touch
with them all day, at Bushman's Kop,
twelve miles distant. The late mishap
will not be wholly unfortunate if IL clear
ly- exposes the unwisdom of a policy of
leniency, which is not adapted to the
present situation
VIGOROUS WORK AHEAD.
SPRINGFONTEIN, Orange Free State.
April S.-Owing TO information that the
Beers are lowering in the neighborhood
Of the railroad running from this place
to Bloemfontetn. Gen. Gatacre is prepar-
ing to take vigorous measures to cope
with any attempt to cut off Lord Rob-
erts' line Of communication at that point.
BOERS ARE ALERT.
NEW YORK, April A dispatch from
London says:
Further details of the British reverse
near Bloemfontein water works tend to
show that greater cohesion exists among
the burgers of the Free State than had
been imagined. The Standards corre-
spondent illustrates the slimness of tho
Beers by mentioning that they concealed
themselves in the long grass, and further
deceived Col. Broadwood's troops by de-
putting some OF their number to appear
unarmed, as merely uninterested specta-
tors. The Beers were at first forced back
by the fire of the artillery, but were
quickly reinforced and resumed the of
fensive, pursuing the British for some dis
tance. On the arrival of the Ninth and
cavalry divisions, an attempt was made to
surround the federal troops, but they fell
back TO a strong position, and Gen. Coll
Vile. finding them provided with Creusot
guns decided not to engage them, and re-
turned to Bushman's kop."