The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-05-03
LOSING PATIENCE
nRITIsH GRUMBLE OVER FAILURE
OF RECENT OPERATIONS.


OF RECENT OPERATIONS.
| No Further Hope of Capturing the
| Retrentins Boers-yerys Little Is
Gained During the Past Ten Days
| From the Enormous Display Of
Force-Gen. French Finds the
Beers Holding Hills East Of Tha-
bn Notwithstanding Operations
/ VIII Probably Entail Further
| Delay.
| Thaba N'Chu, May i. - Gen. French
sent the Third and Fourth cavalry
4 brigades on separate "Reminiscences
around the hills east Of town. The
enemy, it was found, held the hills
| strongly though evidently only d rear
! guard, as no transport was visible. The
Beers are now holding a very steep
row Of hills east.
London. May i The only dispatch
from Lord Roberts since yesterday was
/ the usual list Of deaths and sickness.
/ The food Of newspaper dispatches to-
/ day describing the present operations
| throws no light whatever upon the
| present position of affairs or Of the
/ great question as to when the main adj
vance is to, begin, The Standards an
| nOuncement that Gen. French's cav
| airy are returning to Bloemfontein is
| clear proof that there is NO further
hope OF capturing the retreating Beers
and the London papers are beginning
to display Impotence at the practical
| failure Of the elaborate operations of
last week. s3s
The Standard says: 1T Is dishearten-
Ing to find that these elaborate ma
| neuvers have brought SO small d re-
suit. 81
The Chronicle remarks: /" We aresre-
1 Iuctant to criticise Lord Roberts but
| it is impossible to shut our eyes to the
| fact that during the last ten days we
have gained very little from our enor-
| nous display of force. -
Without doubt these operations have
been Of a very exhausting nature and
| will entail further delay. The Bloom
| fontein correspondent Of the Times.
writing March 3, after the Paardeburg
| affair. describes Lord Roberts army MS
| a wreck. because it was without horses
and without transport. There is very
| little from other quarters.
The sudden decision Of the Boer
peace delegates to go to America is at
tributed to the fact that the govern
ment Of the Netherlands. after sound
ling all the European capitals, told them
| they had nothing to hope for from Eu-
/ rope. d
Col. Dalgaty's force at Wepener NUM-
| bered 1.7OO. His losses during the
siege were 80 killed and 140 wounded.
1 1t is reported that there was an en-
| gagement yesterday at Karee Siding,
but no details have been received.
Beers VIII Make stand.
| London. May /. The Bloemfontein
correspond nt Of the Chronicle, tele-
1 graphing Saturday, says: A Cavalry
reconna issance three miles northeast
4 encountered 400 Beers. The British
droy hem out Of kopje north of
i Earee. Our outposts are still harrassed
1sby moving commanders. In an out
post affair on Thursday several Beers
swere Killed. The enemy will certainly
! make a stand at KroOnstad. where
they have constructed miles OF
| trenches.
suited to Boer Tactics.
/ Lordon. May 4. The Bloemfontein
correspond OF the Standard says.
1.-THE Beers have. taken every advantage
OF the mountainous nature Of he coun-
] try which marks their retreat to- Lady
brand Their manner Of retirin. Is
beautiful. and it is doubtful II they
can be reduced in n district so suited
to- their tactics. have visited the
| British outpost, the one nearest Brand
fort. THE Beers show the deepest
anxiety to learn the probable action
/ Of our advance and they declare they
| will not fire shot from Brandfort. as
] they wish to save the town from bonn
/ bardment. The enemy are intreuched
/ on the hills southeast of Brandfort. but
! they are not likely to make any serious
stand until we reach Kroonstnd.
Comnnndant Olivier wounded.
Aliwalnorth, May l. 1t is reported
here that Commandnnt Olivier was
/ wounded at Wepener last Monday
/ six New Zealanders. while scouting
fought six Beers, killing three and
! wounding three. One New Zealander
1 was wounded The inhabitants OF
Riouxyille do not know to which gov
i eminent they belong as there Is no
civil administration there.
/ jBocr Commissioncrs Coming.
The Hague, May /. 49, The members
Of the Boer peace commission will sal
! from Rotterdam for the United States
next Thursday evening by the Holland.
/ American line steamer Maasdam. DR.
4 Leyds and DR.. Mutter will not accom-
pany the delegates. 81 VI s.
4 ForestaIled by Botha.
London. May /. The BloemfonteiI
correspondent of the Standard, unde,
Fridays date, describing the manner
of Gen. Botha's retreat which enabled
4 the Beers to evade being surrounded
SAYS: Gen. Botha arrived at Dewets
1 dorp Thursday and Immediately dis
4 patched commando to oppose Gen
4 French's column. We appear to have
been forestalled by Rotha by JUS
twenty-four houhs. According to tho
| latest reports from Thaba N'Chu the
enemy are still withdrawing theil
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