Show CRITICAL FOR BOER In Position the Gravity of Which Will be I 7 Accentuated the Moment British to Advance Begins I The British Troops Thaba NChu Now That That Neighborhood is Cleared of the Boers Who Fled to Ladybrand Will Recuperate Re-cuperate for a WhileDescription of Thursdays Fight at Israels Poort i i Blocmfontcln April 2OTli recent operations have tended to clear the military situation Gen PoleCarew 4 passing through the country has brought homo to the Free Staters the I fact that the policy of leniency boa been abandoned Besides seizing the stock of farmers who after having given their submission were found ghtinghc commandeered all the available avail-able forage giving receipts for the Fame and this will prevent the Boers using the resources of the country Tho Boers areiiiow evidently returnIng return-Ing In order to concentrate for opposing oppos-ing the British advance Now that q Thaba NChu as well as the approaches 1 ap-proaches la strongly held Ladybrand with the unfriendly Basutos lining the border is rendered In a position of oxtremo danger for the Boers the gravity of which will be accentuated from the moment the British advance begins According to a special from Thaba NChu dated Sunday the British I troops now that the atf vcent country coun-try la cleared of the jjoers who trekked hurriedly l In the direction of JLadybrand will recuperate for a short l > erlod BATTLE OF ISRAELS POOBT Canadians Played an Important Part in It London April OA special dispatch dis-patch from Thaba NChu dated I Thursday describing the fight at Israels Poort which Is about seven miles west of Thaba NChu says Three hundred Boers were strongly strong-ly Intrenched on two kopjes The place of honor was given to the Canadians Ca-nadians who advanced very cleverly under their dashing commander Cot Z Otter The Boers reserved their lire 1 until the Canadians had reached theE the-E wire entanglements Then they opened with a terrific hail oC = Ullolii The Canadians however had taken i good care and were not greatly damaged dam-aged They were ably supported In the assault by the Graham tcwn HorS I Successive rushes brought them right up to the kopjes when Col Otter wan truck twice one bullet inflicting a nasty hut not dangerous wound In the i neck and the other tearing the bandages band-ages from his shoulder I But he still t cheered his men on until the kopjes were carried The Boers bolted The t British losses were twenty killed and t wounded r A dispatch to the Dally Mall from Thaba NChu describing the same engagement en-gagement says The British artillery shelled tho kopjes all day from thre eposlllons Tho Boer positions were extremely well chosen consisting of a long range of very precipitous hills with narrow poorts passes between commanding a vast extent of country t The mounted infantry made a wldo turning movement while the foot Infantry In-fantry advanced within 200 yards under un-der good shelter During tho afternoon the battle became be-came general and pvtcuded over a frontage of ten r Vts The rifle r Maxim and artillery frlng was deafening deafen-ing At 3 oclock the Canadians ad vanccd In open order but meeting with a terrific fire they took shelter In a donga VhQii they finally captured the kopje the Boers were seen retiring north and east with wagons and subsequently sub-sequently whon the infantry made a dash the rent of the en my ilred a few shots and cleared off On occupying Theism NChu we found the stores and hotels looted by the Boers Time natives complained of having their horses and rattle stolen and of cruel treatment The English residents were Subjected to taunts and Insults I learn that yesterday Boer reinforcements rein-forcements came from Brandfort too late to assist their comrades We found a heliographic message from President Sieyn to Gen Botha saying It was unadvlaable to send more troops to Fourteen Streams as the Federals were already too weak between s be-tween Bloemfontclu and Kroonstad and because then were 50000 rlt hal h-al Bloemfonlcln The farmers around here have all been forced to rejoin the army Most of them have taken their sheep and cattle along LORD ROBERTS SILENT L London Newspapers Theorizing on the Situation The only dispatch from Lord Roberts Rob-erts published yesterday was the usual list of deaths and sicknesses The flood of newspaper dispatches today describing the recent operations throws no light whatever upon the present po z rItion of affairs or upon tho great question as to when the main advance Is to begin The Standards announcement announce-ment that General Frenchs cavalry are returning to Blocnifontcln Is clear proof that there IK I no further hope of catching the retreating Boers and the London papers arc beginning to display Impatience at the practical failure of the elaborate operations of Just week The Standard says It Is disheartening to find that these elaborate man Uers have had so small a reaulL The Doily Chronicle remarks We are reluctant to criticise Lord Roberts but It Is impossible to shutout shut-out iyts to the fact that during the lout ten dayi wo have gained very little lit-tle from our enormous display oC Iorc L Without doubt these operations have Iwon of a very exhauHtlng nature and will rntall further delay The Bloetn fnnuln correspondent of Ui Times riling March 3 after the fjuirdebcnsr affair Uecrlbr Liid Rnbrrth nnnv UJoI a wr > cK bnaii it i < without hor8l und IMfvui I P IT rrl The BI mfcru In tnrr jrtr jrn of I I the Post speaks knowof the urgent need at present and always of more horses There Is very little news from other quarters The Dally Mail publishes a statement from Col Long who was blamed for tho loss of guns at Colenfio that in advancing ad-vancing the guns as he didhe merely obeyed orders and that the start was the Boer positions Tlie sudden decision of the Boor pence delegates to go to Ameroa Is attributed at-tributed lo the fact that the Government Govern-ment of the Netherlands after sound big all the European capitals told them they Had nothing to hope from Vt u rope Col Dalgetys force at Wcpener numbered 1700 His losses during the siege were thirty killed and 110 wounded wound-ed It is reported that there was an artillery ar-tillery engagement yesterday at I Karoo Siding but no details have been received re-ceived I HARD TO DRIVE OUT Boers Taking Every Advantage of i the Mountains i I London April 30The Bloemfontein correspondent ofthe Standard telegraphing tele-graphing Sunday says The Boers have taken every advantage ad-vantage of the mountainous nature of the country which marks the line of their retreat to Ladybrand The task I of driving them Is difficult and it Is doubtful whether they can be reduced lo submission in a district so favorable favor-able to their tactics I have visited a British outpost the one nearest Brandfort The Boers show the deepest anxiety to learn the probable line of our advance and they declare that they will not fire a shot from Brandfort as they wish to save tho town from bombardment The enemy are entrenched on the hills southeast of Brandfort but they are not likely to make any serious stand until I I weruach Kroonstad The Durban correspondent of the Standard 1 telegraphing Saturday says It Is reported on good authority that the Klerkfidorp eommJdo has left I Blfrgarsbo1 rofasslst in opposing the relief I BOER TORCES More Guessing as to Their Numerical Strength London April 301he Bloemfontein correspondent of the Morning Post telegraphing tel-egraphing Friday sayst From a Boer official In the commis ftarlat t I have been told some interesting interest-ing details TIme Boers hail In December Decem-ber 60000 men In March they had barely 26500 having lost 8000 In killed or wounded and 6500 in captured The others are not accounted for but have I probably returned to their farms The oinciai WhO gave me the Information predicts that tho approach of wln t o1 will produce further wholesale shrinkage lie says the Boers arc short of wagons wheat and smokeless powder but they have plenty of other stores and rifle ammunition They are not likely however to offer serious resistance re-sistance as they POssess no positions this side of Pretoria that are not capable ca-pable of being turned by the British army Moreover the Vaal river offers no protectIon besides it is I fordable every iizen miles or so The official thinks c determined advance by the British would lead the Boers to destroy the JolnnneHburg mines Their cleverest clev-erest General he says is Delarey al though Bolha Is a man of great abil ity None of the Boor commanders In his opinion can he compared with the late I General Joubert British Took a Kopje London April 301he Bloemfontein correspondent of the Daily Chronicle telegraphing Saturday says A cavalry reconnaissance twenty five miles northeast encountered 100 Boers The British drove thcm out of a kopje north of Karee Our outposts are still Jiarrasscd by moving commandos In an outpost af fair on Thursday several Boers were killed l The enemy will certainly make male a stand at Kroonstad where they have constructed miles of trenches Bothas Good Generalship London April 30The Bloemfontein correspondent of the Times under Saturdays Sat-urdays date describing General Bothas good Iothat generalship which enabled en-abled lie Boer to evade the Intended cordon says General BoOm arrived at Dewets dorp and immediately detached a commando com-mando to oppose General Frenchs cavalry cav-alry We appear to have been lore stalled by 1 Boom by Just 2i I hours According to the latest report from Thaba NChu the enemy are sllll with drawing their guns and wagons wlh Doer Peace Commissioners The Hague April 20Thc mClhb rs of lie Boer peace commission will sail from Hotlerdam for the United States I next Thursday evening by the Holland American line bteauiHhlp Maasdam Dr Lcyds and Dr Mueller IuJlam ac cornpHny the delegate The delegates delegatOt win visit Amsterdam tomorrow Boers Hold Steep His Thaba NChu April 20Gen French I sent the Third and Fourth cavalry I brlgaduH on separate roconnolswances I around the hlllM east of raconnolsnce I enemy it was found held the hills strongly though evidently with his I visible n rear gtmard HH no transports were The 1 Boom are now ilQidIi > art holding a verv steep row of hill ant 0 cry I Commandant Olivier Wounded I AJwal North April 2iit IH repoitei that Comimmanihant repmto ConulanJant 011r was Wounded nt VJhnCr lnBt TolltI1 Ix new Soottandora while scouting COnhflUCd on pago i J APOSTLE TAYLOR RAMPANT ASSAILS A YOUNG LADIES CLUB AT RICHMOND r RICH1rON Denounces DriedTJp Old Maid Teachers from tho East Says Joe i Monson Will be a Pauper J TRIBUNE SPECIAL I Richmond April 29An example of the Intolerant spirit displayed by some of the leaders of the Mormon church was manifested at this place last j week on the occasion of Apostles Taylor Tay-lor Merrill and Lyman visiting here A number of the young ladles of Richmond Rich-mond some time ago formed a society known as the K U club which had for its object the promoting of discussion discus-sion of literary subjects Weekly meetings meet-ings were hold at the homes of different differ-ent members and a regular pro gramme was usually carried out which embraced the reading of essays discussions therool songs etc I so happened that Miss Jamison a young lady who formerly taught tho Presbyterian Presby-terian school here but Is now cm i ployed In the district schools of Richmond Rich-mond was invited to attend these I meetings and did so Apostle Merrill I heard of this and promptly condemned I the club Whon Apostle Taylor spoke 1 here lat Monday he roundly berated i the members of the society In a public I mooting Imputing to them various improper im-proper motives The young ladies were so Incensed that at the meeting held last week a committee of three was appointed ap-pointed to call on Apostle Lyman Mr Taylor having returned home and get some sort of a retraction or at least retracton explanation This committee went to Logan last evening and have been seeking for an audience with the apostle ever since Miss Jamison feels grieved at the unwarranted attack made upon her by the ecclesiastic who failed to call her I by name yet made It perfectly plain that his allusions were to her He railed against the people of Richmond Rich-mond for permitting driedup old maids from the East to teach in the j public schpols 6f that place stating that there were plenty of teachers among our own people These drIedup creatures from the East said he creep into our midst and i r teach our daughters pernicious doctrines I doc-trines that will lead them down t lieu hHlHe He next took a fall out of exState Senator Joe Monson whom ho accused of divers faults and then proceeded to consign him to utter damnation predicting pre-dicting that he would die a pauper In this case he mentioned no names but alluded to Ua politician The unjustified un-justified attack is hotly resented by Monsons friends who retort bitterly on Taylor I The harangue has developed lots of Illfccllng In Richmond CRifiCAL FOR BOERS Continued from pago 10 I fought six Boors killing three alI wounding three One New Zealander I woundIng was wounded I Tho inhabitants of Kouxville do not know J to which Government they belong I be-long at lUcre Is no civil admlnlslra I lon there |