The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-22
HAVE CUT WIRES
BRITISH COMMUNICATION WITH
ESTCOURT Is FINALLY IN
TERRUP'TED
OPPOSITION FORCES ARR NEAR
OUTLOOK is THAT GREAT BAT~TLES
WILL OCCUR IN THE NEAR
FUTURE


FUTURE
BRIT0NS ARE ON THE MARCH
Conflicting Reports as to the Move
ments of Gen. Buffers Command
President Kruger Charges Amer
lea With Being Over-FriendIy
With Great Britain, and Declines
to Make Concessions Asked.
LONDON, Nov. 22-The announcement
from Durham that communication with
Estcourt is interrupted seems to confirm
the belief that a Boer commando has es-
tablished itself at Willow Grange, or near
| the Mooi river, and has cut the telegraph
| wires. Nevertheless, whatever definite
news the British commanders may have
| obtained from the SCOUTS of the disposi-
ton of the Boer commands in Natal, and
the conditions of the beleaguered garri-
sons particularly, nothing has been allow
ed to develop for the public information.
1t is certain that, owing to the heavy
work of debarkation and entraining at
Durham the preparations for the advance
of the relief force are in no wise SO ad-
vanced as has been supposed. This may
also be due to the necessity of pushing
stores and provisions to the front in need
full quantities before the troops are sent.
On the other hand, the celerity with
which troops are being pushed forward
from Cape Town equally tends to show
that all such preparations regarding for
age and provisions were already well ad-
vanced before the troops arrived at Cape
Town
Gen. Metheun's baggage has arrived at
De Aar, addressed to Lord Metheun,
Pretoria, via Cape Town"
The reoccupation of Nauuwpoort is good
news for the British. 1t is not known here
from what point the troops came, bat it
is presumed they were from De Aar in
which event it will not be long before
StOrmberg also is reoccupied. Nauuwpoort
commands the gap in the Kikvorshberg,
the last strong fighting position south of
Orange River, and was admirably suited
to Boer tactics.
Col. -Roystons dispatch from Ladysmith
finally disposes of all reports OF another
great British victory there last Wednes-
day.
WILL NOT TRUST AMERICA
Callers at the United States embassy
today were informed that the United
States was no longer able to forward
messages or secure information regard
ing the British prisoners, President Kru-
ger having refused the request to permit
Consul Macrum to transmit list Of Brit
ish prisoners. Though Mr.. Macrum ap-
parently still remains the nominal agent
of Great Britain, he is practically depriv-
ed of all powers pertaining to the posi-
tion. 1t is understood that President Kru-
ger objected to Mr.. Maerum on the
grounds that the United States claims
to neutrality were prejudiced by her evil
dent friendship to Great Britain. All com
munications to the British prisoners now
go through the ordinary military chan
nels, which render their ultimate deliv-
cry doubtful, and certainly slow The
British government, so far, has not taken
any steps to ameliOrate the present con-
dition of the prisoners. A government Of
fetal informed a correspondent of the AS
sociated Press that he did not see any
good trying to get any other power to
act in their behalf, as President Kruger
would doubtless treat its representatives
| in the same manner as he had treated the
| representative of the United States More
over, the official adds, 'it is not likely
! that President Kruger will be there long
If we should ask any other power to act
in behalf of Great Britain it would pos
sibly be Portugal
,ADVICES FROM BULLER.
Late last evening the war office made
! public two dispatches from Gen Butler
at Cape Town. The first had been receiv-
| ed from Gen. Clery, dated Nov 90 and
wounded the previous day at Mooi River.
The second was from Gen. Baden Powell,
dated at Mafeking, Nov. g. saying:
"Al we'll here. We have had a few
| successful sorties. Our loss is two of
! ficers and fifteen men killed, and four Of
| fcers and twenty-nine men wounded.
| The enemy's loss is heavy His numbers
! are decreasing, but his guns remain and
| she'll US, keeping out of the range, of our
| small guns. Have had no news from the
! outside since Oct. 20
SIGNIFICANT RECEPTION.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail says:
Preparations are being made to give
! the United States warships a hearty re-
! ceptton In order to express the apprecia-
! ton of the colonists at the meaning of the
! presence of the American squadron in
! South African waters at the present
/ time"
NO CHANGE AT LADYSMITH.
The Daily Mail publishes the following
dispatch from Pietermaritzburg:
"An official telegram from Ladysmith
| dated Nov. Is, says the garrison Is main
tanning it's position. A Boer force Is re-
ported near Obston, about a days ride
| from here
ALL EYES ON LADYSMITH.
| The war correspondent of the Standard
! at Escourt telegraphs as follows, under
Mondays date:
| N"No actual confirmation can be obtain
{ ed of the report that Gen Joubert has
| moved from his position in front of
| Ladysmith. Our patrols and spies have
! ascertafned beyond doubt that several
small commanders are working south
| ward. There Is a growing belief here
that We will move toward Ladysmith
| about the end of this week.
NEW FEATURE OF WAR.
| NEW YORK, Nov. A-Pultney Bise-
! low arrived from England today. Speak
! ing Of the feeling in England over the
Boer war, Mr.. Bigelow said:
| 1t Is remarkable with what uberalitv
! the subject is treated among all classes
have given several lectures on
the Beers in different parts Of Eng
| lard, and at no time was there the least
| objection to the discussion of their good
! points. The war is looked upon not as
| chance to annihilate the Beers. but a 6 a
| necessary step to uphold the prestige of
| the nation. The Boer opinion of the BRIT
| ish, gained mostly from contact with such