The Clinton New Era, 1900-03-30, Page 5•
.817PPLZ/ittrr TO THE .6"141
OEN. JOUBERT DEAD!
honnesburg, hut to eoncentrate
Pretorie,
Free iitate Reeoreta,
Bloemfontein Meneh 24.-.A fire ex.
Loss To, THE BOERs!5.1511701,4•.Atsetvartgifti
TON NtW ERA.
. lags hankie, &exigible State loans te • OIS
famainst
r, eto., are in perfect meter.
Both the financial and jadkael *pie •diedd"
He Was the Brains and Pluck of the
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Transvaal. ,
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BRITAIN TO ANNEX ORANGE FREE STATE,
tome appeer to be perfeetly adepted /; 'JM, '
to tile c try,
'A high Brefieh offtcial, la talkie
//,y, /:, '
prise at finding Mei* evidence* a geed he,
management in the little $mate wnete fe;,/ip
it hoe been: sate there wee so ittueil rie;
political and executive mienianage- ;see /
meat, •••
The general eltiration is quiet.
with the correspondent, expreatied nee- • /eel/
Priet4s=e, tate6iteeleatritoretttl
tiee gill •coining in an serremierhig
their arum Sevetral greups came in
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Berl' ProclaMationt expected,—Gen. Whiteee ateries et the Gallantry of
the' melediteithehaeieteitifetirifeeteetethe*ilege-Of Music
to LAMO Beers to Poke Thole Reads Out of That riOles so the Boys
COilitt Get a Shot at Theni--aliamor. That' Chamberlain is Coneulting
the COlonlea as to the Future of the Transvaal and Orange Fine State
eh -Deets Destroy Coal MIrte,s.
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,Joubert tie Commetud., • tiespatcbee. Re serveden the Zulu war
in 3.879 as etaff officer (medal with
Licincion, arch 24.-Frote, the Boer . clasp mentioned inedegelatches, trerret
• eattap at 'gram:gad come, renewed as- of mao). lee was made
•• her tense the • beveltere' detersnina- car the West Indio; ser tFieele
tion and confieeece; Conemendoed are frodzjan 1880 to 18815, promeding to
tal officer in the
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melegzing in great meMbees, The anntunarof lg.:lattery ,
' Free Stater a wite Were avety on leeve ing in December, 1$80e. vBe: wftr
moted to ileuteentaVeolonel in 1899
ef elattepoe are returning in crowds, and to colonel- in .18.97, end was pieced
the Preeident'a proclamation itaeing fti c enenn.d of thelenam
i• gital dies
. ehowri that the. ; Government Watt trio:of the King's Own, ,at Laticaeid
*etanding firate , ' • ter. In April, 1898he leas sent to
• Mee; Poulteney, wife of tbe cohmatetnhei thettroops in Sierras, heonee
w ere e na ves were ei. reoe on.
Prater of the• Free State coUXte, who • 404.••••••••••14*
*b 0 is now at Kroonstad, -has rebetv- . ' Boers Giving Up. Arms.
• ed at leloesneentein a letter, from her
London, March 24, -Lord Roberta
husband, in which he says there is a
confident feeling among the bargliere telegraides to the Wei Office freen
• that they will be able to repulse the Bloerofon.teen, under -date of Marcel
. British. adda that the Boers are gbrd• evening, as follOWS; _
in great force at Kroonstad, where "There le np special new .to re.'_
they have amassed abergit -quantity Port. • Tim country *tooth of this
. foodatuffs. place is generally settling down,
numbers' of arms have been dellyereci
.They intend to Make a detefmined
etand there. Commandant -General up and the people are beginning to •
, Joiliert its in onemnand with, the joint recognize the edvien.tege of brieging
forces of the Transvaal and the in omPlilies for 1219,19. The ,movement
of the troope In the oreetern district
* Oriole Free State and all available
.1s, being attmded with good. results,"
gusto. Entrenchnienta are, beIng made,'
anie the town * being turned into e
fortress. , What is,Miiner After
---e-Alt thee gannchese men of both Cape Town, March 24.-81r Allred
Statedeelere their intention of pre- • Milner. who is on a mission nertte
• venting the border being °reseed. • ward, has arrlyed. at Dordrecht.
Nothing more is heard froni either .
•side as to the rumored &easter to -• :Army geseenissienc.
General Gatacre, who 'is supposed . to s • •
London, March 20.-Dnieng * the
be...pursuing Commeodant Olivier. The
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course of a 'redly- to a question. on hes. tter on Thursday was reported to
the subject in the Home of 'Commons , seeeehheee •
„stet' trekking toward Ladybrand•
eeelehe• sing tile 'burghers to join him tedlaY, the Parliamentary Secretary he_
•of ,e e
e he can. The Englisat correspon-, thWar•Offie, Mr. Goerge Wynde
reProsent his efforts as being , thaamgiivairaOlintoeetadi thorat217towitempiatiropsoeloaaed .
eitopetieful oily where he is strong
, in the:army .to the colonies and
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ugh to overawe resistande. to Lord Roberts. for distribution to
-rune' Transvaal COMInarrgiO •
Yesterdity •
Terdearci ttee:eved here, yees
tereith emoreiper. • 1,1,, r,V`
14,414.4r,mm•
with an armored train. This appar-
ently refers tit hie withdrawal from TEN MILLIONAIRES
Lobatel.
itombarde Shrapnel
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hiateking, litter& 14.-eThet Boerti res •
which had been, tomparaelvely elezit * CUTTING STONE.
cetemenceil the beimbardment or nil :
place March leth, a Hix-itioli tgialF
for e week, tfiring the shrapnel Witele . ,'. •
ageing troops in the, oven. The pro- -
potties were inefteetual againet cover.. . .
tiut were darigerotte to peilieserisaue ,
. Ono shell. bout in the eciurtettoliee.Chicago Str ke Left Thein With
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killiag sieveral natives anti vedundlogr,
- leer. pe- Teems. Sweetie women were
• also slightly woillateddee • ,
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lierehmer on Sic); heave,
• Cartearvone March e7, -It le report- *•
ect that 4,1221tish cieluMn has been un-:
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owing to ties. flooas which have been PLUNDERING• A BM NEW. YORK STORE
o.ble to aillenee teem: Ve.n Wykwelei
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• Contracts Unfinished.
withelet precedent 'for docadere Thee
N''*ehe roade are quite. imeeseeble.
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It is alao reperted the rebel* tire •
gill gathering at Rowers, waiting !Employe!! SitteeSeeeetto Whrth Oocifis----Reperters Oared With CoUl
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BORrO••itor- the :Britisli etreepa ge fierehere . • - - • - - . -
• Of B oinlon) Glenna/3y, Roiral Can. Pottle so that thest may raid Corners. tielniey to Piit Forth Kate COnfeenion sa77fifilider
Clements Talks to Burghers. adieu Reginent, Reported ell
Philippolts. _Mareh '28, Tili, Norvat's larnadv Prt bakrbolIo.rnir It PX43°11
Porte, eatureee' March del - dien•
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Oleinesite_ ntered Plail poi 1 t nooll
to -day. Re. asserebled the burghers, Soldlers in Rail ,Wreek.
addreesed them, !tad read Lord -Rob. Victoria, Roa,d, Cape Colony, literal
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saing,_ iton, .
Disagreement of theJory..--Will be Tried Again—Chicago Lad Kills
ok of Colonel Hercieraese of the Canadian •
*litemeted Rifles; is proceeding* to Boarder for Insulting Jib Mother-.;.Weboter Davis Returns From
• . Town on sick leave. "
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tarts proolomation in Dutch and • 27.-A aerious railway accident o
English. The fueure of the Free State, red tiale morning outaide of Victoria, trailer* Premiere have joined in a
lie declared, would have to be west nation, An engine, two trucks,• cablegrana to Mr. Clumbetiaire de -
Australia's °petiole
Pretorlit-redlatilois on the Delagett Bay, Award Carie—limhassies
Series Notice on the Sultan.
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mar- Sediley. N,S,W,, March g7, -The Autte
aided by lier Majesty* aciviaera, lint and four ce,rriagete crowded with dee Oaring that it is undesirable to eon -
elude peace South Africa, except on In Berlin at this juncture is. designed
to Mame more vigorous diplomatic
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• aetion by the German Minister at Pc -
kin, and not to invoke armed Interim's
lance for the safety of Germannalesion•
!tries; in Shan Tung. Bisbee Mazer has
Pointed out, the Cologne paper *aye,
• tbat the French Minister at Polciti
diplomatleally enforced the deposition
_ of Viceroy Ituh. Ellen, Nellie was aewaYs
viorentiy hostile to Europe.
DELAGON DAY AWARD, •
1-e-dea.ling with the Delagoa, Bay
- Pares, Mara 28, -The Gaulois, In an
- arbitration, says: "The Amerleans
and English *Mow impatience to res
eelve the indeninity. In case England
. desires money, , complicated with -a
poiLtical teriere pensee, everything ire
, clicates that aha has- not Jost hope of
: persuading Portugal to relinquish
_ Lorenzo Marques, and to sell tbe re•
Mainier of her coloniel empires." •
' DAVIS RETURNS:
the burgbere might be certain tlia,t tochmente Gordon Highlanders and
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Berlin. Montt 28. -The Cologne
Volkee Zeitung declares that the pres-
ent° of Bishop 4.nzer of Shan Tung
' waif reeently reported as mating the Zeroes in the field.. , • . ,
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north along this Basutoland boeder, is
commanded by •Commandant Lonelier. • The War Office. has offered 42 enm.
- A•loag list of sick troops at Bloom- Ea -lesions to •Canadien officers. Twelve
fontein, leas been received. The-inen are for graduatea of the 'Royal Mile
. fought ,p,nd made. long marchs on tery College for being in the artillery,
halt it biscuit, deseite high fever. and and eight ih the infantry, while se
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ex re eihaustion. other offieers at pie:sent holding cora.
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It isseeheolunihtficially berioemfon * nessioris with the Cartadittn, .contin
tein. that the dervolt in the Prieska gent may receive commissior ; tenitie
' district has boeh.. crushed and that the Royal Artillery and- -20 n. the re
" 'General leitehm0 has returned from falatrY•
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;there. ,- • .- ' Pursuing, rioting Boers.
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' - • ; * • * -- . . • ' • London, March • 20.-efie Fraser,.
Shoe, ertead by a Sentrv. _, member of the late Executiee Coen-
' * •••• *she_ • • 11 • of the inen' who eurrendered
.. • • 'Caleie Token, MZKVAVIL 28e-A*Boer earls-
ottere while trying to escape from tile 731Ounfeontein to LOrd Roberts ' has
• me e at the Greeneant track to- been appointed Aleministretor ist'i the
., go Free State. ••
•• dede was shot dead by a, sentry. • • ,
. . Sante !role *Springfonteln located:
,• on eiVednesday a cominaticlo of 500
e_ 17* 8„„h**Citeleeils'' ,,e. - , • men under ' Commandant Van der
• * Weellingten; -name za.-rreviolle t° Post, entrenched neer Fauresmitle in
proceeding with the regular order to- answer to a. demand tor surrender,
• 'hay. the House adopted a resolution Van der Post declared he' woujd tight
. lolling upon the fieteratary of State to the bitter end. • •
foe.coples of -letters on tile in the de- Commandant Olivier, with SOO fight •
• pertinent from dtezens of the United • ors and seventy wagons, is fleeing in
States, compleihing '• of ill-treatment . . , . the direction of Sand River. • The
wliflo In the South Afrlcail 1
1. e Basutos • are closely watching his
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s movemente within •ten miles of the
• - A Oanadiates Escape.
• • border.
London, March :ea. -Among . the Scouts from Springfontelp entered
• • mese interesting eases in the Cana- •Smithfield on Wednesday and captured
dian bespital is that of Lance -Corporal 100,000 founds' of ammunition. They
„ oaampart, of Montreal. During the met with .no opposition. : ' A. • Boer
• operations at Paitedeburg he became force, •estiraatedto nuniber :6,000,
• ' alek while maichilie with a brigade, with sieteen gunsi; watt discerned five
* *, and fill Out and lost •cortscipusness. • miles; north trekking towards groon.
Mien be reoevered his senses lie satd. Mounted scouts pursued them.
• • found himself alone, and was aeon It. probable that Lord Roberts. will
taken prisoner by , three Deers. They s send 0, force* to Intercept them.. • •
• took hisr ehoesi and coat drew him, and- .
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' he was guarded -by one or other of • • Reoccupied by Boerd. .
'them all day. But he managed to
Bailey Wt24
escapeMAY net morning.•es, lifare h
' He eindea their entre)) and wandered town was reoccupied T, -Griqua,.
here'claY. by
, .. for 'three days. At last he.: saw the 400 Boers. A celumie left Kimberley'
. tights of Kimberley • and literally Yeeteoday (Friday) .to drive them
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A 'Bolen ordafalsp 0Apil11tlen BT BRXTISR cuktrAzatir.
the late Government it Bloemfontein
would ,never. be restored.
He advised that all the inhabitants
accept the inevitable, mid obey all the
orders of the militaty and other
authorities' duty appointed, in.timating
that the ianddroet and sheriffs- had
been, reappeln.ted. under the Queen.
Tiea burghers began taking the oath
of allegiance, and sureendered their
arms. ' • •
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Anunls Concessions. . •. •
, Brumes,' 20. -'It IS." an-
gounced that President gruger. elf
tee Traniwaal Republic, has annul.
led the Belgian Rallway canceffilone
in that country, Much Belgian aalo-
ital is: invested in these conoeselons,
and grave eommercial contplications
.aro likely to foliate.' • s
Surrenderieg Old Weapons.
London, March 26. -The BMW Wire
correspondent at Philippolis says that
the village is full of Beare who are
bringing, in their arms. Only a few
Viewers have berm egiven up. The
surrendered weapons ere :nestle old
and. broken "gune. It Is reported- that
mast of the Mousers are buried at
Grobolaar. •
A prisoner -who -wee- iaterviewed
said their was satisfaction itt know -
Ing that for every ticier who.hadnaet
death in the war ten Englishmen had
been killed. The Britieh posseseloa of
the FrCet State he added Is a. danger-
ous thing. There will alwale be re-
bellions.
Mane Colesberg eebele -ss-ere arrest-
ed in and around the place. A tele-
ihortimmberlanil Fusillees, were over-
turned and thrown down -an -embank -
merry. Tnere was no loss of life, but
nine men were slightly injured. -The
rest, had miraculous escaPed " •
The- accident was' emitted by Deeds.
A dam itolding ba.ck aemPlilY of cattle
water burst and evaahed 'out part of
the, embankment' below, the rails.
London. March 28. -Correspondents
at •Mafeking steed reports up 'to
Mari% 10. Their tone is somewhat
more hopeful, aspeciany regarding
the food supple. . •
Ono says that the problem of feed.
Ing the, natives within the British
hitless- has been sattsfactortly •solved.
Another writea that the soup kitch-
ens are a great success. Men aro ap-
pointed to inepeet the food. The na-
tives take trig soup readily. Every-
body will be glad, for the sake of the
white children, when . the siege is
rased.
Supplies •are.. being received,. but
there is a shortage of oatmeal. flour,
' milk and sugar. PitMty of oets. are
being ground, but there is no ap,pa,rio
tug for' propeely cleaning them.
There is no indication from what
source the supplies mentioned are be.
Ing received, but the statement Is wish
comed as indicating the ability of
the garrison to hold out for n. consid-
erable teme tenger.
The remainder Of the news from
Moreicing mainly repeats incidents
that have been inade familiar be Pre-
vious reports. Nothing more hest been
heard from Colonel Plumer, except a
brief official atotement from 'i'etto*
clad that he retreated northward
New • York, larch , 28. -Webster
•- Davis, Assistant Seeretary of the In.
terior, tvho went to Smith Melo, last
Decenber and visited first the -Bre.
tish colonies, a later the Tratak-
German Lloyd gamer Aller. teem
orevaarwhatiffirived:litst :gh.t on the le,ortb
• Secretery Davis was received 'With
marked courtesy br ,the Beers. Pre-
sident Kruger •sent ,bis own • private
oar to fake Mr. Deets from Lorenzo
Marimez to Pretoria. The- preeise eb.
ject of Mi. Davis' visit to Oom Paul
is not known. It Was atitted when he
went away that he desired to ab -
tabs: in South rAtritm material for a
• course • of lectures for educational
purpleses.
BANDED TO Itiel3E-th STORE, •
• • New Yirk, March 28. -One of tbe,
large• Sixth avenue *department etores
in!ormed the po ago
that thefts of iurniture, bric-a-brac,
teems gnaranteeing tee alesolate so:
prerseley of British role. ,
White's Tribute to Symons,
Cape Town, March 27. -Sir George,
White wait accorded an iminense recep-
tion here to -day. _Replying to an ad-
&este he paid a; tribute to the late
Gene Sir WIlIIam Penn Symons, who,
lie Said, first taught the •Boors that
the British soldiers coule drive them
from their strongest positione. '
Reyiew of the "Situation.
Lender, Meech •28.-h0ut.post sktrra-
iseing with, slight casualtbes' is re-
horted from . various quarters 10
South Africa, but there is rile sign of
a British advance, Somn terreseond-
elite again predict that the inactivity
will continue for a month or more.
They regard General Roberts' trip to
Cape Town to Meet his wife as an in -
climatical that nothing important Is tea -
pending, hat or course all this is mere
'specula tient, ,
• The efforts et the British to inter-
cept Commandant Ohoie,r seem to
have definitely faeled, and the Boers
have been able to check a small Bri-
tish force at Ledeivrend. Coil. Pacher,
who, with the Oitruadians, relieved the
towel et Bonnier; in. Deicemibier, led, a
few • ,mounted troops to Ladybrand,
and drove in the, •Brier otetposte, after
which he held the town for a well°.
Soon, however, a superior force of
Boers arrived and turned the tebies,
Col. Pilcher retreetedi eaking with
him, a captured Boer lanrddrast. There
were a flew casualties on each side.
The attack of the. Driers was probably
* crawled into the town, baying hart out. . . . ,
• his back by,failing into a hole, He It is reported that all the loyalists •. t
had been three days and a half with- there have beim imprisoned. •
cee-ee
cert,tood or water. and had travelled •
forty-five miles without Shoes. • He . Rebels Fleeing. ,
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bound. hie Putties, rohund • .his ftt* 'Kimberley, March 28, 0,25 p.
• When hp. asked tne deers for erseer. The Imperial Yebenanry, under •tiont-
- they ,replied they had not 'enough mend or Lord Methane marched ten
themaehree. Be- 15 vecovering,nd
ne- -miles to the westward today and
r` • .Nvith test and the attention be h; re- diac,overech that the Coloaial Dutch
-.rhivIng'in the Canadian Red Cross hos-
rebels are being driven northward by
lilted, he Will soon be fit or serNhee• Gen, Kitelienere trcopti. The advanee
,sfrom heeeJe.being.clelayed owing to
• The Queen Visite Sick Canadians, the Oioarrival ofe, the additional
Tim Toronto Evening Telegram troop& I
ha d the relloweig Mahal eesterday : There are 800 Doers at Fourteen
London, March 28..-1our oorres. Streams, with foer
• ponient visited the Herbert Home Sniping continues across .the river:
ted et Woolitieh today, and sate The Boars have blown up tbe briege
Pte. J. A. eliteitell, of tie; 48th High. at Kreonatad and are supposed to be
eandere; Toroutte and Pte. J. W. retiring from that point.
Sartnett. of nerd Cumberland Bat. ,' •
talon, Noes &seta, both of whom Dissatedles Loyal Detith.
. had beett on service with the Royal London, Mame 25.-A News Ageney
r' Canadian Regiment in South Africa- despatch, dated March 24th, says
They have been suffering from en' that Gen. Roberto proelamatioe as it
• terie fever, and were brought front_is understood dissatisfies the loe0.1
• eolith Afriea. :to Wodievieb. -non
Yeting men expect to be discharged
froM the liospital in it few days. -
;gee Majetity Queen Victoria paid a,
visit te the hospital yesterday. Col.
Bourke, the cleat medical officer,
had Pte'. Mitchell and Hartnett
ple,,eed in 'the meet lorestairtent place,
on aceceint of theni being Canadians,
In theje ay the Queen wonld be cet.
tele to' hrletice. When Her efaiegY
paesed along the ward she rtotieed
•,, them, She stopped and asked the
Canediens hove long they had beera
In the heelaitee, and after they hate
given her the information the Queen
eXpreseed bet sympathy and hoped
thet they would seen he entirely
reeevered.
Her Majesty aloe inquired ter their
ted, Cem, (Alan comrtidee, and United that
tbey hatl been in good health and
epirlte when the tire sick oncit left
leoutAttie&
Beth h the eoung men were preterit. -LittlYenlith, March 24. -The scouts
kid with a bench Of flowere by Queen frequently engage the Mere beyond
Vi
Moran, under the Iliggareberg, but no eteria.
importent fighting has taken piece.
Gen. Woodgate In Dead, The Free Stetere continuo to enter
our Burs, surrendering under the Pro -
London, Marell eeetedd selantation leaned by Lord Roberts.
itere•ahndlindn 'WO 'tleOtli 111 th4 They declare that the Tranavaalers
ore &Vita ,YeeterdaY Of thinaral aro deteritened to fight to the bitter
r rediverd Woodgitte, who was end.
• nded in the engagereettt at Steen Tile MaJoritY of those wile have
o 011 41.11114re 24th, hitherto taken part in the fighting
knee been Free Staters. The Trutt.
'The late 0011, Wootigate WM born. wailers have been held in reserve. The
Nev. lit, 18•10, at BeihreUghtent Boer* are preparing for another eam-
cesttrabire. Re *erred witrethe AbYs• palms,. and will occupy a, etrongly
ainien expedition in lafei, reeelvind a fortified poeition lit the Tranavital,
made' • atal *erred in, the Ashanti necessitating heavy fighting before
War 0171444 r0041-0Zig a 131E14 they can be driven out. The Bore are
with Imap end being mentioned la got expected to teaks e. stand et :co-
Out& because it le takea to mean
that Gen. Roberts has moraIlY Diedged
himself to protect en the terMinatieri
of the war the life andproperty of
rebelwho lay down their arms end
return to their homes.
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Dead eels Were Thrown.
Bradford, Eng., liderch 25. -en. open
air meeting con,yeined Isere to -day IW
Boer isyrapethisees proved, at& tater
MUG from Abele point of view, aria
was turned into it huge petriatie de-
tmonstratiote •
The pro -Boer speakers were unable
to Obtein ahettreng. Deed 'cats and
editor unwary mimeo, were thrown
at thecae and. they were violently
htlistied on tutting the Vatte.OtIni, Dee
epite the presence of 120 policeraell
there wan much dittoraer.
Bitutitiou tit Natal,
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graph operater eittered the office
hero and called Up Pauresmith. The
operator at that place, replyin_g to
no Engliehmen'a signal, sold: ."I am
a Free State burgher, and cen de
nothing for an Eitglishman." •
.The )3oer comraando 'left here het-
urday, and it is reported that it is
melting away. Whitt "'Maim of it Is
reported to be near Faurennith.
444,4.4•44.
Molitor Dard. at Work.
Bloemfontein, March 24.-Radeard ,
Kipling is heed, at work in the °Mee i
of the riereternipens The Veen% WhiCh !
le edited by tlee wet', torreepooderis i
with General Itebette. He ball Nine
tributes). to it the following four iblets e
on the thstith of Mr. de We Steevens, •-ewe -e-difee,„
the faitneels reldreeentative of the Daily e set -.:17•1; .
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Ida e end fire ..,_. •--
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INE-StipPLVING GBJ'9IFiRAXJ
and selheentitined he drew
his breath.
Dow* not for thew of cotirage, hes
dselre,
Truth 44 114 NM it, even to the ,
dealer,
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GENNItati WOODGATX.
fiors. •
-The Gra Mile.
matte for theparspose of tottering the
withdratral of Ceimenanktant Olivieee
or Nemo ghee, .convee.
• The. Chroniele lesuee a eteonil edi-
tion containing it tiespateh front
Bloemfontein, dated March fleth,
• saying that Gen...French has arrived
there. He reported that Command.
ant Olivier is at Grobelaar with
000 men. They are moving north to
join the T,railavaal 13,0ere,
Gen. Clemente' eonfreand*is report.
ete, to be advancing to Itionnfontein
In four columns. It is rumored that
he hue captured leturtenuitie which,
• when !est heard from, wee reported
to be in -peeectorlion of the reeve
The Daily Chronicle's correepothe
• °latent Kimberley reports tbrie it
raiding Prirty of 400 Free State
Deere are in control of a point of
the road between, Kiniberle, and
Paartleherg. They have *Mehl a
'nee farm near Pandanistonteln, Where a
number of Britleli home were re.
etiperatkett. It 1* supposed that theft
• ob*t la to advent* by we' of
drictibedal, and raid the railway.
Mr. Charles William, the military
..eXpert. Oar "If Comesatidant
4 4
;
carpets, tapestries and other hour -
hold furnishings, amounting in va.ue
to $20,000 have eeen perpetrated, by
employees during the , test few
months. An investigation by the p0 -
was made, and followings the ar-
rest of ,Iebn T. llurphier Max .1.1. Re-
gen-- and Lewis Poor; all employees,
,o'
tsbetore.statemen,t it:. made that at least
tivenee drivers and shipping clerks
banded tgether eo robthe
JURY lehAGREES,
Camden, N. J., March 28„,-V1te jury
in the ease of -Howard K. Sloan. and
William H. Hay, the reporters on
trial for conspiracy in publishing an
alleged confession a Eli Shaw, that
he killed his mother and grandmotb-
ee, ,was discharged- to -day, having,
been unable- to agree. They had been
out since 4.30 yesterday afternoon.
They stood eleven for convietion 'and
one for. 'acquittal..
The rem:freers will. probably' he tried
ier's toluwut getH- t-hrotighsubutan-
tiaIIy, he will have carried gut the
great feat of the. war, seeing that
he ten. every thence of being grotincit
between the upper millstone of Lord
Roberts' army and the nether mill-
stone of tit° broken Basuto frontier."
He will Mime done it within fifty
mites or so of Lord Roberts' iintin
strength. Certainly it looked for a
week as though Lord Roberts held
Olivier lathe hollow of his hand. If
Olivier gets through to Kroonstad
seitli oven three thousand men it will
be an imPoetatite addition to the' Boer
tethering there. Wet escape Is at.
tribnted In pert to ties worn -Out con.
dit.ion of the British navalry horses.
Tee thousand transport cavalry
and gun animals are due to arrive
at Cape Town during this and next
Week.
- • Itested at Oleaolet*.
etagere, Basut,oiand, March 20. -It la
stated that Commandant. Oliviers
commandri, which is trekiting"toward
Kroortatitch reached Cloeolan, About
thirty Miles north of here, where it
remained for 48 hours, in order to
give the men a chance to recover
from their fatigue, and to rest the
horstee-and-oven.
Natal Collieries.
Ladeamith, Marcia Tr. -Work lu the
collieries. at Elands Lacigte has been
mimed, and the mines arb putting
out their normal tonnage. e
leo Believe Dr. herbs/ •
Paine March 27. -It is (defect -here
that one of the, first acts of the Boer
peace delegates now on their way to
Europe will be to proceed to Brussels
and relieve Dr. Leyds, the diplomatie
agent, of his official position. It It
Sated that the Boer Presidents aro
thoroughly dleappointed and Me-
pletteed with Dr. 'Aria' actg.
**• Devitt att it Reporter.
London, March 27.- The dentral
Nene? correspondent et Lorenzo liege
quez saye that erte Davitt, who hr -
rived there on March 24th, will go to
the Tranavaalr where he will net as
the representative of nil American
n°IvrIe8PareaP6crii.ed Dota, ge& Bay on the Gir-
onde, Which earried a large contingent
of foreign volunteers, intending Iristh•
men, for the Boer urine.
444•16 4.41 v4%.
The Return of the Maine.
London, Meech 27.4 -The Executive
Committee ot the hospital tiltip Maine
bets received the following cable from
Gen. Buller, dated Ladysmith, March
20tle In response to it yegtiest that
tbe hospital shle efeine elinuhl rentain
•leentit Alt lona watere:
e We think the thee by going te
England, will eonfer the greateeb hence,
fit on the titek ond teoutidede an with
the erteellent medical ettiff SIM !Want
way, Will beet nid the °venation of
tile eohgeeted hottpitale. The 'Trojan
and Spartitit wilI be ample for loettl
tranefere. If the eleine goer / hope
'the 'Will return its soon as poesiblees•
&item Woultt Give Vp.
London, March Bioemfon-
tein correspondent of the Morning
Post, telegrapbing gunday, mart: P I
• again, et -the next terra of eoure
sividelestoviNli en&KILLEDapeoxAtitTputesd.ay.
Chicago, March 28. -Albert Stodge,
17 years old, last night avenged the
insulte cast upon hie mother, Mrs.
Bridget etedge, 4,e14 Ashland are.
nue, by W. Holieort, a boarder, be
'dealing Hobson a fatal blnw over the
Awed ;with a barrel stove, .etedge ant
hie mother were arrested. Hobsene
who had been- Irving at ehe Stodge
boarding linage nearly a yeah, came
home intoxieated and quarrelled with
Mrs. Stedge. Albert Interfered' and
Hobson left the house. The eoragal
soneicoillootieteeicidtriAdibttiliret fpigickirtied*auso eel; ,
barnel gave lying on the ground and •
struoic Hobson. on that head. • Ilobeon '
rell,.and Albert 'went halide the bouse.
In it few minutes Aleart went out to
teitro• the 'conditeou of -his antagonist,.
He feund elm dead, and, returning to .
'bis mother, tole her what' had hap-
Pened.• Agreeing to keep tile, strife
between them a secret, they went to
bed, leaving Hobsones bode Where it
had fallen. Thestave had struck
Elobson just behind the left ear, pole.
tinting the skull. The body was dia.
nem
r ed ana . t elater and the arrest
were
o
WEALTHY STONE DRESSERS. .
Chicago, March . 28. -Ten wealthy
stone contractors, whose firms have
au s aggregate capital of $4,000,000;
.are working intt the yards of the John.
Tait Cut Stone Compa,ny. Two ;henna
ago the eourneymen sons cutters were
locked out of the yards- of the Tale
Company on account of tile differ-
ences between the association of cote
tractors and workmen -Mr- Tait wee
in danger of losing, a large amount Or
money if he did. net fillt his contract-
on
tirae, and he applied to his fellow
, contractors for assistance. They re-
sponded In the only way,opert tothem
by iPtI;g°iagr°1andfa"lto r no Tar, aprons
contaewaI
be finished in time. .
gOLDIING TIP-AIRDUL KOUT).
• Constantinople,Murcia. 28. -The for-
eign embassies here havo. sent a col-
lective note to the Ooveroraene, de-
ciariog in positive terms 'that .they
will consent to- no inerease le,.• the
import duties without a previous ‘121-•
derstaading -being reached between
• the 'powers and the Perte. The em-
bassies also purpose . to protege
ageing the stamp duties already per-
in force without' such an, agreement
heing. made. . • .
APPRECIATE ouxt.HELti. -
' London, Miarch 28.e -The National
Liberal Fiederation. •conference con-
olueee its' session tot -day afters pees...
--
ing it retitle -troth • expressing appro.,
.clation of theservices rendered, by
the colonies during the titer; and af-
ter adopting resolutions in raver of
abolishing the vetehower of the Rouge
of •Lords, and the law of adult man -
hoed sulfrage. • .
' learn that Mae Steyreiled.againet ills
own Judgment, elite on the persuasion
ofMr.Mrr.e Inlet:elm:10hr dutJie ‘h-lc:Illtilre'itili;
uncaptculred ae long as resiettinee was
enesible." • • *
• 'Sent to Pretoria. ,
London, March 27.-A deepatelierom
Bloemfontein, dated Marchi
'says:
teen. Prinsloo, Jena was at One time
corainandant-generiti of .the Orange
Free State „forces, but who, according
to various reporti, resigned his com-
mand some months ago went to live
on his farm, with the fail permission
of Kruger. It in now stated that the
• eohanneaburg police, under Keuger'h
orders, have deported him to Pretoria.
Two other nee State farmers, Wm
Men possessed patios or permits, lueve
been arrested- and sent to Pretoria.
, Boer A.rrested in London. '
London; eiereit • 27.--Boyee Viljeon,
who le •aald to be a Boer,' was ar-
raigned In • Bow Street Police Court
today eharged with Illicit Mantilla
buying. Ile was terreeted by Inspec-
tor Forest, of Scotland Yard, on the
Union steentship Scot, and -*lien
searched a package containing 1.-
180 uncut diamonds was found on
him. • • •
It is stated Muth hie Is it digger ,in
the Trammel, 'Moon cOnfeased that
Ito had no license, but asaerted that
the stones Were the property of it eye- •
_ dicate. Ile was remanded.,
The Rebel Dutch.
. London -March deSpa,tch to
• the Morning Pest front BurghersdorP
. says tnat Sir Alfred Milher, Governor
of Cape Colony, passed through that
placo eatarday. 110 rondo afelisLotoly
. firm Speech, and was tumeituously
eheered by a, lzge crowd, sebich con-
' taitied a large Dutch element, •many
- of where had rne Anne
• The despatch adds .00 leach lip
loyalty is now very strong In Burgle -
leveler% Stormberg, Dordrecht and
'other district). Detehmen are eagerly
giving inforina.tion to •tlueltritish. All
arms- eXeept it ten' in the Berghertelorp
district, !MVO beeo surrendered.
The wealeeha turmid in form it COr-
IOUS eolleetiou, among theni being sev•-•
oral antique specimens. The owners
earthat the Free State Boers insisted •
that elFitiatisier rifiee be returned to
them before the rebels. surrendered.
.Thie is probably corrects
The or -rebels, tire glad that the war
ig over so far AO thee" are coneerned,
but they are bitterly angry, being
probably unable to forgiVe thentteleee.
Leyillty will be it plant of Vint
growth in the distriets Mentioned. The
British women will not rail to rule
dap. Into the Datil minim, Me
reeerighar thenetelvest for theelights
Itn-
• on the teritieh during the last
few yearfn •
oovernor !Shiner's visit tree pertly in
connection with the tteatment of the
rebels. It was gathered In an inter-
view that he inclinee to tempering joc-.
tit% with merey 11 nierey is not eere.
atrued Mi weakness.
/tussle,* iteply to Trammed.
London, Warn despatch to
• the Times from tit. Petersburg safs
• that howl& has answered hi it MA-
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