The Afro-American advance., 1900-04-28


beaten aud having accomplished an ime
meusc amount Of damage, They elung
to their positions aa long ns 1t was
safe 10 do $40, aud they have now Slipped
OIL Ia hold the next commanding ridge
through q broken country admirably
suited for rear guard defense.
Left murriediy.
Dispatches from Aliwal North. under
date Of Wednesday, April e5, say the
Boers left Wcpener 80 hurriedly that
many Of the dead were left ia the
trenches unburied
Commandant s. Cronic IL reported to
have been killed
According to adtlces from liloeufon-
tsiu, the attempt % the Beers at iifand.
fort To get ia touch with the command
at Thaba N'Chu wns frustrated by
force dispatched 10y Gen. Tucker from
Glen.
4 dispatch from Pretoria reports the
arrival there Of Lord lIoaslyn. as an
unwoundcd prisoner.
Msthuen Not Mentioned.
In the house Of commons Thursday
George Wyndham, parliamentary see.
reiary 81 the war office, replying to
questions. declared Lord Roberts had
mndr no comment whatever on Gen.
Lord Methuen's MnRersfontcln opera
tlnns.
James Lowiher, conservative, was
heartily chcrred when he gave notice
that he would call attention May 22
90 Lord Roberts' recent Spion kop die.
patches. and move the production Of
further papers on the subject.
MafskiaH DoinE Wen.
London. April n. 'rh ewar Office has
received the following message from
Lord Roberts;
"HloemfontsIn, Apri y -Gond naws from
Baden Powell NJ a. April 10 Maci.hreu
much better All the wounded doing well.
The Bpers captured several native women
Nho we're trying tD escape from Mafe
king. bat these were turned back after
bolnR stripped and slambpkodi
French Esir~ wep~Her.
Dewetsdorp. April 90. Gen. French
entered this town to-day with iwu
cavalry briRndes Ne left camp at
daylight and found the Beers holding
the hills These were shelled, and
the Beers retreated. The cavalry
pushed around the position ~ ths
Boera above the town. where they were
holding Gen. Humble Ia check.
II IL reported that 900 llnsrs passed
through the town last night Ia order
20 avoid Gen. French's attack Ia the
rear.
B1rFs Get sAvRp with TbeiV Gua..
London. April n. 4 special dispatch
from Dcwetsdofp. dated Wednesday.
says.
Owing 10 the approach Of Gen. French
and "a Gen. itnndle'a persistent MhsiiiuR
the Beers rolipguishsd their positions last
night, retiring with their guns IN q north.
saRteflt direction Geba French and Run.
die Joined hands east of Desetsdgrp this
morning Gen Huhdls - pursuing the
Beers Ia forced marches.
EHpIssion at Pretoria.
Pretoria. Aprii "a serious expio-
sion occurred Al thr iieRbie works.
used by the government as an arssnst.
last night. The walls Of the building
we're destroyed and the structures In
the neighb0rhoad are mass OF flames.
tie HHftfbs 81 aHHffu bH1 tbliufEu
In the adjoining streets added 20 the
ghasilIness ot the scene
Ten sorkmeu we're killed aud SO
were injured. including Herr tirunberR.
the manager nf the works. The most
important of the machinery Was saved.
The cause of the explosion u un.
khonn. The WORKS ernp.oYtd 200 psr
sons. mostly French aud italians.
The Red Gross amouiaBee did good
work n helping the wounded.
yurther particulars from Johannes.
bi.fg show tie explosion occurred In
n magazine containing smoksiess pow.
der. on the opposite aide Of the street
from the tieRbie works. used BY the
government as an arseaat Thirseen
of the occupants of the lafteF building
were blown 70 plscss. and 20 were 10.
jured.
Another batch Of british subjects.
consisting 0f ten men. 2Ga women and
80 children, have bern put over the
border aud are going TO Delsgoa bay.