The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-05
u)RGHERg' BOLD RAN
They Seem to be Trying TO
Invest BIoemfontein
FOR ANOTHER tADYSMlTH
Roberts Almost Helpless for
Lack of Transport.
FOR ANOTHER tADYSMlTH

| London, April So a m)-It looks to-
| day as though the Beers had conceived
the audacious plan of attempting to in
vest Lord Roberts at Bloe1nfontein, or.
at least, to endeavor 10 delay his north
ward advance by harrassing the British
| lines of communication. On his side
Lord Roberts in concentrating 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 de-
livering crushing blow. There is little
doubt that Lord Roberts is hampered by
the necessity for remounts and transports
and the loss of The convoy guns and all
of Colonel Broadwoods baggage was a
serious matter. The Beers are now
trusting to what they believe to be their
superior mobility.
Bloemfontein, April 4-There are num-
erous indications that in pursuance OF
their boast that they will recapture
Bloemfontein, the Beers are trying to
surround the town and to cut our hhe
| of communications to the south. Large
which are supposed 10 be making for the
| railway They still hold Thaba N'Chu
and the waterworks. Lord Roberts is
| completing his concentration. Four Al
guns and four naval 12-pounders have
been mounted on kopjes commanding the
plain. The cavaery camp has been re-
moved to a better position northeast Of
the city. Special precautions are being
taken to protect the railway southwark.
Several arrests have been made in the
| town of persons suspected of giving in
formation to the Beers. The railway to
the north is in possession of the British
as far as Karee Siding
London, April 5.-The Bloernfontein cor
respondent of the Times, telegraphing
Thursday. says: fThe Beers are across
the Modder In some force east of Bloem-
fontein. Our mounted infantry have been
in touch with them all day at Bushmans
Kop, twelve miles distant. The late mis-
hap viii mot be wholly unfortunate if 1t
clearly exposes the unwiSdom of the
policy of leniency. which is not adapted
to the present situation
The Daily Mar has the following from
Bloemfontein. dated Tuesday, April 3.
saying: Colonel Porter. with ninety
carbiners and Scots Greys and two guns,
performed a brilliant deed Sunday He
charged a large body Of Beers and res
cued ninety odd British prisoners. incIud-
ing eleven officers, who were CAPTURED
| the previous day. There We're no casual
ties on the British side
NO USE CHASING SUCH FELLOWS
London, April 4.-General ColviIle and
Ger era! French have given up the move
men asairst the Beers east Of T. -emfon-
ten ond have rejCined the main army
l, doubtless seemed to Lord Roberts q
| vain thing to send from 10000 TO l2.J10 of
his res. troops into the wilderness, NTH
a field transport, IN the direction at
right angle with his chosen line of ad-
vance. The Beers have probably moved
elsewhere and if to the southwest, Cen
eral CoIville could as easily strike them
from Bloenfontein as by following them
up across the plains. There differences
still leave the situation bewildering for
the time being. The enormously superior
British forces appear inactive in every
part of the war field, waiting yet. proba-
bly,. for the accumulation of material
for a swift advance on the Transvaal
frontier. The London military common
tators and the public to some extent. are
irritated and confused by the situa ton.
London, April 5.-The BloemfonteIn cor
| respondent Of the Daily Mail, telegraph
| ing Tuesday, says: General Clements
force traversed Pretsburg Sunday morn
ing and Is now encamped a days march
from here"
WATERING GETS GOOD NEWS
London. April 5.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Mafeking, dated March
%. by runner to Gaborones, says: Last
! night we received the welcome news Of
the dispatch of a column by way Of
| Vryburg to relieve Us. The messenger
reported that he had encountered no
Peers on the road. Other runners from
the north tell Of the rapid approach of
Colonel ?lurner's column. The Beers
continue the bomhardment. but + IS be
lieved now that there are not more than
200 around US many having left daily"
BOERs HID IN THE LONG GRASS
New York. April "A dispatch 10 the
Tribune from London says: Further d.
tails OF the British reverse near the
Bloemfonteln water works tend 70 show
that greater cohesion exists among the
burghers Of the Free State than had been
imagined. The Standards correspondent
illustrates the "slimness" 81 the Beers
by n entioning that they concealed them
selves in the long grass. and further de-
ceived Colonel Broadwo0ds troops by
deputfug some Of their number 20 appear
unarmed. as merely unlatereste3 spec
tators. The Beers were AZ first f0rc@d
back by the ere of the artillery but were
quickly reinforced and sumed the Of
fensive, pursuing the Fritish for some
distance on the arrival y the Eiufh
cavalry division an attempt was rrafe
20 surround the federal troous. bit trey
fell back % a strong position. ara Ger
erai Colyfle Aiding them provides zith
Creusot guns. decided n9t 20 engage
them. and returned 70 Busbnan's EoD
WEB DAVIS TALKs FREELY NOW
New York April s.--A special n tha
Herald from Washington says: After
Secretary of the Interior Fflichcock cent
10 Webster Davis a brle< F1ota IN which
he said the president had asked hin 20
announce thar Mr.. Daviss resi- aztsen has
/ hen secsyse3 20 take effect April 3 NJ
Davis fslt ~ liberty then 70 tax frsesy
upan the s5ath African situation and e. 3
friend h rszased the history Ct nss trip
Re szid.
PRETORIA i IsPRE6SAELR
= vtawea the sefencas 4 Pretoria. and
consider the-uL izaprewzaale 30 -o.
telfsve fhe Eagsss1 troops vii sver pzss
80 lf.s q hBss surrounding ss1s toTn-
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