The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-25
MAKE A DETERMINED EFFORT TO
RUSH THE BRITISH AT WEEP
ENER OUTPOST
MET With A CALLING FIRE
HECOILED UNDER THE TREAIEN-
DOUs FUsILLADE OF COL. Dali
GETY,S FORCE
POSITION NOW PREcAR1oUs
BOer Forces VIII Find 1t Difficult
to Escape From Relief
Columns Closing in
Upon Them,

MASERU, Basutoland, April M-The
Beers severely attacked Col. Dalgety's
northern position, facing Bokpoort Acton,
advance. The British maintained heavy
fire, before which the Beers recoiled, after
extending across the flats and mainining
a continuous long-range fusillade for
some hours.
Artillery can be heard in the direction Of
Dewet's Dorp, but there is no belief that
the British relief column in that direction
have advanced farther
The natives report that another British
relief force has been detached from
Bloemfontein. If SO, the position of the
Beers around Wepener is precarious
BOERS' FINAL DASH.
LONDON, April 25-The report that the
siege of Wepener had been practically
raised was apparently premature. The
Boer attack upon Col. Dalgety's north
ern position, as described from Maseru,
was probably final attempt to rush the
garrison before securing safe retreat,
and as Col. Dalgety successfully repulsed
the attack, little further anxiety Is felt
on his account.
Lord Roberts has now spread a net with
some 10000 or more men, with 100 guns
covering the whole western semi-circle to
the district of Wepener. The Seventh d.
vision, under Gen. Tucker, assisted by na-
val guns, has made demonstration from
Karee Siding, the Beers showing some
opposition. AT the same time a brigade
moved out from Glen to take up a DO
sition on range of hills at Gennaadenale.
north of the Modder. The waterworks
were found undamaged, with the excep-
ton of the removable sliding valves of
the pumping engines. The Beers can now
only escape, without risking an encoun-
ter, northward to Ladybrand, and the
chance of a successful outcome of the
plans of Lord Roberts depends on wheth-
er the British troops can reach Thaba
NChu and Ladybrand before the retreat
ing commanders from Dewetsdorp anl
Wepener.
All the correspondents report that the
roads are In a terrible condition, which
accounts for the slow progress of the
British columns and If the Beers are as
well informed Of the British plans as they
hitherto have been, they are likely again
to escape.
1t is now within three weeks of the date
predicted for the British occupation of
Pretoria, and although the present opera-
tions, as suggested in some quarters, NAV
be the beginning of the main advances. it
is not certain they will not entail a fur
ther halt at Bloemfontein.
ROUxVII.LE PEOPLE WARNED.
A correspondent OF the Standard with
Gen. Brabant at Zastron, telegraphing
Monday said:
Before leaving Rouxville on the ad.
vance northward, Gen. Hart issued the
following proclamation:
Take Notice: Inhabitants of Roux-
vile and all concerned that you are al
lowed to remain in occupation of your
homes In peace and quietneSs subject to
your proper behavior only as non-com-
batants in this war, and your ,oedience
to such laws as the officer who I may
appoint to command here may find it
necessary to make. Such rules however
will not be for your oppression, but for
protection, and I hereby direct him and
all troops teller his command to treat
you with all due respect and kindness
But, If in my absence you commit abet
or screen any act of hostility towards the
troops of the queen, not consistent with
the honorable customs of war with regard
to the behavior of inhabitants considered
to be non-combatants, will, in due time.
certainly inf1ict on you and this town such
penalty as will force you to regret the
transgression.'
"A Boer commando left Zastron last
Monday, going In the direction of Wep-
ener Before leaving the commando com,
PEELED number of unwilling burghers to
join the fighting force by threats of con,
fiscating their property
TRYING MARCH.
"The march hither from Aliwal North