The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-27


Cause-SuggestiOn That Great
Britain Seize LOurenzO Marques
Opposed by British Newspapers
British COIOnists Under Arms.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-Dispatches from
South Africa are still greatly delayed. but
they are arriving more freely, which
shows that the censorship has been re-
laxed There appears to be no great
change in the situation. A dispatch
from Lourenzo Marques, dated Thursday,
Dec 21, gives this information from the
Boer head laager, dated Tuesday, Dec.
19:
he British naval guns at Colenso have
been cannonading Bulwer bridge, over the
Tugela river, with a view of smashing
it. a
The bombardment at Ladysmith is pro-
ceeding slowly Gen. Joubert has arrived
here and been accorded a hearty welcome
He joined the burghers on Dec IS
More British prisoners have been sent
to Pretoria, including Col. Butler, Mai.
Walters, Maj. Bailwark, Maj Foster.
Capt Dick, Capt Norton, Capt Titzher
bert, Capt. Ford, Capt. Hutchinson,
Lieut.. Bonham, Lieut. Smythers, Lieut..
Thousne, Lieut. O'Conneyghy, Lieut..
Kunbald, Lieut.. Christian, Lieut.. Brigg.
Lieut.. Btsch, Lieut.. Halford, Lieut.. Tar
bull and Lieut.. jones'
dispatch to the Daily News from
Ladysmith, dated Friday, Dec 10, by he
hograph, says:
Another sortie last night Gen. Hun
ter, with 500 volunteers, destroyed one
six-inch Creusot gun, one howitzer and
one Maxim. One Bri on killed. The Boar
gunners fed
There is an idea in some quarters here
that Gen. Buffers destruction of the Bull
war bridge heralds an attempt to cut off
the Beers now south of the river, but the
general opinion is that the British will
not make any serious movement pending
the arrival Of Lord Roberts
NISMANAGEIENT CONDEMNED
Fhe- newspapers continue actively dis
cusstng the management or rather mis-
management, of the campaign The incl
dent of horse sickness throws increased
attention upon the question of transports
and the want of wagons which may tie
the British forces to the railways The
Daily Chronicle says:
Plenty of wagons could be obtained
from the United States, but the govern
ment with very indiscreet patriotism.
have refused to avail themselves of the
opportunity. 1t would have been better if
the authorities had followed Lord Kiteh-
ener's example at AtbIra bridge. Will
they even now apply to the American fac
tories?"
The Times editorially attacks the ad-
ministration of the war office. calling at
tention to correspondence disclosing
''glaring facts and declaring that the
British army is being managed for the
benefit of the war office. and not for the
nation"
: Dispatches from Cape Colony indicate
the steady growth of the Dutch disaffec-
ton. The Cape Town correspondent of
the Daily Chronicle describes the discov-
cry of a plet to connive at the escape of
Boer prisoners. The Times recommends
strict restraint over the disaTected Dutch
colonists, and the enforcement of severe
penalties.
The Sixteenth lancers will go TO South
Africa from India at hne special request
of Lord Roberts, even after the govern
ment had decided that no more troops
should be withdrawn from India
The war office has nominated Sir Will
lam Stokes consulting surgeon to the
South African forces. He will leave Dub
lin for the Cape in a few days.
TO CUT OFF BOER SUPPLIES
Lord Somerset writes to the Times urg-
ing the seizing of LoureAzo Marques and
its retention, il possible, until the end
of the war, in order to prevent the land
ing of war materials for the Beers.
The transport Tantellon Castle has ar
rived at Cape Town with a number Of
howitzers and quickfirers, which Gen.
Butler urgently needs. The government
has chartered the Lake Erie of the New,
Elder, Dumfoster & Co. fine, which was
built for South African mail service She
is a vessel of 1900 tons.
The recruiting of British colonists in
Cape Colony is actively proceeding. Thik
ty thousand are already under arms, and
several thousand more VIII be added.
Dispatches from Modder river, dated
Thursday, Dec. 81, report that intermit-
ent firing was continuing on both sides,
although the Boer shells fell short. A
number of Free State burghers had sur
rendered.
There is an unconfirmed report that q
Canadian picket was cut off near Bel
mont 1t is also asserted that fever is
raging among the Beers.
The tests OF wireless telegraphy at Mod
der River have been highly successful.
communication over distance of sew
enty miles being perfectly established,
Six Marconi instruments, intended for the
Beers, have been seized at Cape Town. A
dispatch from Chieveley camp, dated
Thursday, Dec. q. says:
.Iyddite shells are daily thrown into
the Boer camp TO prevent them working
at the trenches The firing OF big suns IS
heard daily from the direction O. Lady
smith,"
Commandant Demeillon, who was cap
tured at Elandslaagte and brought to
Simon's Town, where he succeeded in
making his escape from the British
cruiser Penelope, has been recaptured.
The Times, in a special article discuss
inc the international law in relation to
Boer supplies from Delagoa Bay, says:
'Were we to adopt. either with or with
out the consent of Portugal, the drastic
measures which are so easily suggested
in some quarters, we might find ourselves
suddenly confronted with international
complications far more serious and IN
furious to the successful termination of