The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-04-12
IBRABANT
HOLDING ON.
Third Days Battle at Wep-
ener Has Produced No
Positive Result.

London. April Il. The Daily
Telegraph prints the following from
its correspondents:
Ladysmith. April l0.-Early this
morning the Beers opened fire with
heavy artillery upon our camps on
Sundays River, their shells falling
among the mounted troops and do
ing no damage. The enemys fire
came from three positions widely
apart. Our 4 Finch naval guns
immediately got into action, and a
heavy cannonade proceeded for two
or three, hours. The cavalry,
mounted infantry proceeded out to
reconnoitre the enemy's position.
The Smelling was so severe that
some tents were struck. Our casu.
alties were two men of the naval
brigade killed and one iniantryman
wounded.
Pietermaritzburg, April l1.-At
Elandslaagate Yesterday the Beers
had four long-range II and Is
Founders at work. Although their
commando runs from Biggarsberg
and Jononskop to Helpmaaker,
their strongest force is i'll the hills
toward Glencoe Pass. The Beers
worked their guns well. bnt our
men were out Of the camp, other.
wise they would have suffered Sc
verely.
The divisions attacked were
Clery's Warren's and Dundonald $.
> Two of Thorney croft men who
were patrolling were taken prison
ers and three wounded. Twenty
natives came in to-day with a
white flag. They were allowed to
pass. aud they report the Beers in
great strength on the Newcastle
road.
The Daily Telegraph prints the
following from its correspondent
Bennett Burleigh
Bloemfontein, April 1O.-Malor
General Chcrmside proceeded down
the railway this morning by train
to take command of Gatacrc S col
umn.
Bloemlontcin has never been so
full of troops as now. The wealth
er keeps fine and the men are IN
splendid spirits. The permanent
detenses of the town are nearing
completion, so that the pace can be
held by relatively small garrison.
A large cavalry campis being form
ed
! One of our scouts who visited the
Bloemlontein waterworis. near the
scene of the koorn Sprult ambus-
cade, reports the machinery and
dams intact. and that only a few
Beers remain in the neigh borghood.
The enemy trckked north six miles
and formed laager near Waterfall
Patrols occasionally exchange 4
few shots beyond Bosnian S kop.
News is received from Brabant
at Wepencr that all is going salts
factorily.-..~
: -Lorenze MARQUES. April IL
The latest arrivals from Johannes
burg report the mines are all right
up to the date of leaving, but they
believe there is serious intention
to destroy them il the Beers suffer
heavy losses. Already dynamite
wires have been placed in posi-
ton.
Thirty-iye thou>a and Beers a II,
ninety guns arc concentrated on the
range of hills between kroonstaC
and Winburg. The whole line o
fortified position is almost imprcgn'
able.
London, April ia dispatch
from Pretoria, dated yesterday,
says:
"It is reported here that Colonc
Baden-Powell, the British com
mandcr at Mafcking is dead,
; Though it is known that Matclt
ing was safe on April :. nothing
has been heard here from Baden
Powell since March -, when h
reported the situation as Cheerful
as pos oible Under the circumstance
and expressed half he artcd hope
that the siege would be raised be
fore necessity compelled him tt
capitulatc.
He was then ibclore Colonc
plumer had been beaten at Nam
athlabamM apparently in utmos
fear OF General Snyman. vino was
pressing the town closely, kccpln!
up heavy Commandment
The Boer general seems to hav'
Theoretically sealed the town, ant
1t Is known that the situation Their
is most desperate.
What has become Of the column
which was dispatched by Lore
Methucn to relieve the town cannu
be surmised.
No one here would be surprised
to hear of the surrender of Mafck
Ing, and it is question whethc
surrender would not .bc more hu
manly valorous than the altcrna
tive Of starving.
=, IT Colonel Baden-lowcll, who ha
so skiIlfully defended the town, i
really dead. it is feared that Their,
Is no enc else there capable {
maintaining the defense As he ha
done.
y. London, April II. The CORES
pondcut OF the Daily Mail, at Lour
i EMO Marques, tclcgraphlng Wed
r>sday, says:
"The departure ol the Chicag
Ambulance Corpse for pretorawa!
delayed on suspicion of tillibustcr
Spr Tho Opnhpr. left nv n Sppci1