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.cathine. Referring to Gen. Buffers re-

scathing. Referring TO Gen. Buffers re-
port II said:
Never in the history Of armies did II
happen that generals scrubbed their con-
fessons OF fault and defeat, OF useless
deaths Of men and of discredit to the nag,
IN a manner which suggests careful Sc
lection from the forces jocular manner.
the slangy language Of the horseman ana
the gable Of smoking room in the even
ing"
The Globe declares "a more pitiable rec
ord Of indecision in plan and confusion
In execution we have seldom read" ana
adds that what little reputation Gen. Bull
Ter had LEFT has been scattered to the
winds.
skirmish mt warrenton.
A dispatch from warrenton. dated April
II, says: Finding the Beers busy max
ing new trenches. we exploded lyddite
shells. following mp these with maxims
The enemy's ambulance was afterwards
observed on the spot
Nothing From wepener.
From wepener there is nothing later
than Lord Roberts message OF yesterday.
and presumably neither side has gained
any particular advantage at any point in
the theater OF war since the last official
dispatches were received.
Beers Preparing for Final Retreat.
The Morning Post has the following
from Bioemfontein, dated Tuesday:
I'm view Of the advisability of a re-
treat through Swaziland, emissaries Of
the Beers are now endeavoring TO pur-
chase secret information concerning cav
erns IN the Greystone country which are
ject OF accommodating provisions and am
munition.
Large quantities OF British forage and
stores were despatched to the south yes
terday."
Chicago Corps Drops the Red Cross.
According 10 dispatch 10 the Daily
Mall from Lourenzo Marquee. nearly half
the members Of the Chicago corps, when
offered Mausers on their arrival at Pre-
torfa. tore of their red cross badges.
Adclbert g. Hay, United States consul,
notified the Transvaal government that
he must report the circumstances to
Washington.
Beers Sent TO Intercept Darlington.
The Lourenzo Marquee correspondent OF
the Daily Mail, telegraphng Wednesday,
says:
1.-TWO hundred and fifty Beers started
today from Waterfall Onder marching
through the zoutpanbers district, to in
tercept Gen. Carrington's force
Gen. Cbermside's Advance.
The Bioemfontein correspondent OF the
Times SAYS "A correspondent with
Gen Chermside reports that the third
division has advanced eight miles east
OF Reddersburg and gone into the camp
where the Irish rifles surrendered. Four
hundred Beers had just evacuated the
position"
DalGety's Casualty List
MAsERU, April is--col Dalgety's cas-
uaities since he has been besieged at wep-
ener have been twenty killed and 100
wounded. The Boer losses are reported
TO have been considerably heavier.
After tho night attack on April ~ the
dead we're left on the field. where they
still lie unburied.
There Is conflict OF opinion amorg
the Boer leaders. Some want TO attack
osain while others refuse to- do go De-
sultory cannon firing and "sniping" con.
tinue.
The Caldeon IL rising which alarms the
Beers, az they are now on both sides or
the river and might be cut off IL the
stream was TO become flooded
Five Boer guns are believed to be dis
ablsd.
Manifesto 20 Afrtkanders.
CAPE TOWN. April is-The Boer gov
ernments are circulating the following
manifesto to Africanders throughout -ape
Colony
we feel that our fate. the fate of the
whole of Africandom. is at stake ami we
appeal TO you 10 stand and fight shoulder
to shoulder with us You cannot. you may
not. allow the tyrant to estinguish for
ever your finest traits OF character as Il
nation.
with you on our side the issue cam
he doubtful We must conquer God
grant that love for your country and your
liberty and the noble virtues of men truly
free may induce you to win US in the hour
OF our supreme struggle"
Bo~r onicisi Reports.
PRETORIA, April 1.-THE latest otficial
reports from the Free State are to the
effect that Gen. DeWet is still surround
inE Dalgety's forces, though the British
forces are strongly intrenched Com
mandant Frcnemann reports he chased ~
troops across the river in the direction OF
Aliwal North, capturing several prisoners.
II Is said tho Bethmie bridge mas been
blown up,
kooMAssIE Is INVESTED.