Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-20
AMBUSHED.
Lieutenant and Three Men
Killed--Threc Wounded.
Boer Agent Pearson Hints at Surprises
in Store For British.
Privateers Nay Be Filled Out to Prey on
EngIa,d's Commerce.

London. April 13.-Lord Kitchener.
Of Thursday. says:
Il regret to report that a party OF
the 9th Lanccrs have been ambusbed
and Lieut.. A. Mcdonald and three men
killed and five wounded
Cape Town. April 19.-R. II. Malan.
editor of One Land. who had been
found guilty of libel i'm having cast re-
Elections upon the conduct Of Gen.
French and his troops. has been SEN
fenced to one years Imprisonment.
Now Orleans, La. April 19.-Gen.
Pearson, the BOer agent. who. with f..
Vannes. the New York attorney.
brought the suit for injunction to re-
strain further shipments of mules by
the British from this port for army
use in the Transvaal which suit was
dismissed gave out most significant
| interview. in which he practically said
| that privatecrs would he fitted out in
| the interest of the Beers to accomplish
what the law had denied. He was much
disappointed over the action Of the
court. and when asked for a statement
as to his ideas over the outcome of
the suit. he said:
Il am not as much surprised as dis
appointed. You can say this for me:
| British commerce will in the near fu-
| ture receive a great surprise.
| Gen. Pearson then went on to talk
of the situation at some little length
| and there was but one inference to be
drawn from what he said-that the
Beers have friends who are willing TO
pay for fitting out privatcerS for the
! purpose o: capturing all vessels con
tinuing further shipments of mules
and injurinS british commerce in
general as much as possible. OF course
he would not officially confirm this nor
| could any IDEA be cleaned as to when
or where the privateers would be fitted
| out.
| Cen Pearson will leave for a ranch
near Fort Worth. Texas. where he Will
| he the guest of Mr.. whitman. who IS
wealthy. an ardent Boer sympathiZsr
and who met him when he was coming
to this country He will spend but .
short time with her and will then 90
to New York. returning via New Or
loans.
London. Apri! 1o-Thc list of officers
accorded promotions and honors foF
their services in South Africa prior to
Nov. %. 1900. when Lord Roberts gay
up the command of the British forces
in South Africa. FIJI 16 pages OF the
Gazette.
Lord Kitchener, Gen. Butler Gen.
| Forester Walker and Gen. White arc
made Knights Of the Grand Cross Of
St Michael and st. George. Gen. KEEL
ley Kenny. Gen. Sir Archibald Hunter.
Gen. Lyttleton and Gen. kitchener.
brother of Lord Kitchener are made
lieutenant generals. Gen. Pole-CareW.
Gen. French. Gen. Ian Hamilton. Gen.
Charles T.. Knox. Gen. Sir William
| Nicholson. Gen. Arthur :. Wynne, Gen.
Charles W. II. Douglass Gen. Smith
Dorr;cn. Gen. +. w. Kitchener. the
Earl Of Dundonald, Gen. Arthur "a
get and Gen. Bruce Hamilton are made
E,ajor generals. Col. Robert G. Broad
wood and Lieut.. Coils. Herbert Plumer
and Thomas Pitcher are among those
created extra aides-deCamp to kinS
Edward.
The officers thus promoted have been
holding the acting ranks to which they
arc now appointed.
Among the knights commander OF
the Bath are Rear Admiral Clarke.
Lord Mcthuen. Lieut.. Gen. Chariei
Tucker Gen. Pole Carcw. Col. W. y.
Knox. Brig. Gen. Hector Macdonald.
Gen. French. Maj. Cen Hildyard, Gen.
Ian Hamilton, Gen. Charles f. Lnox
and Brig. Gen. Brabant. Among the
Companions of the Bath are Gen. Ba-
den Powell. Lieut.. Col. Broadwood.
Lieut.. Col. Kekwich and Lieut.. Col
Thomas Pitcher.
Among those appointed Knights of
the Grand Cross of st. Michael and st.
George are also Lieut.. Gen. Sir Fran
els Clery. Lieut.. Gen. Rumble. Maj.
Gen. Prettyman, Surgeon General Will
son and Lieut.. Col. GirOuard. Lieut.
Cen Prackenbury and Clarke are ap-
pointed knights of the Grand Cross
of the Bath.
London. April 20.-The Daily Elk
press in the course of an editorial on
the military honors and promotions.
complains that Sir Delivers Butler has
been treated with marked injustice,
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