The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-16
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Beers, who must fight In the name OF
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Comma ndering is proceeding busily
at Pretoria where the town II guard is
exchanges Mausers for Martins as the
former are badly needed at the front
1t is said that there " are nearly !, wv
British prisoners in Pretoria y
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LONDON, Jan. ia Standard dispatch
dated Saturday. January 18th, from pur Dur;
ban, say s:
a man who. has just arrived here from
Springfield says that a British column
proceeding to The relief Of fLadysrnith. mas
crossed the Little Tugela-# When he lett
it was facing Boer position on the Big
Tl,gela and 4 howitzer was shelling the
Boer trenches.
""He says also that go wagons. laden
with commissariat stores for Ladysnrlth,
had left Frere and it was expected mat
the column would join hands with General
White Monday evening.
1.-THE traction engines have been doing
excellent work In hauling heavy wagons
out of holes and swamps. This they ac-
complish with the greatest ease.
British patrols have discovered parties
between Frere and Estcourt."
FROM BODR HEADQUARTERS.
BOER HEADQUARTERS, OUTSIDE
LADYSA1ITH, Jan. 1.-THE Beers oc-
cupying the southern edge of Besters hop
were driven out by the British Saturday.
Comamandant Nd. On the west Of tire town,
and Pretoria commando on the north,
have taken the kopjes commanding
Caesars Camp, from which they maintain
- cni1,i,N- nf he British,
THE Pretoria commando lost six men
killed and six wounded in attempting 10
storm the fort.
LONDON, Jan. 16-The Hamburg cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
AN export firm here has undertaken the
immediate delivery of 100000 metres OF
barbed wire to the Free State.
LONDON, Jan. 16-The Daily Mall pub
fishes the following from a special cores
pondent at Lecreusot, France:
AFTER two days inquiry do not hesl-
tate to assert shat the Schneider Company
: is not only working highland day In the
manufacture of guns and ammunition tor
the Beers, but that it has already packed
ready for shipment to the Transvaal, SIX
heavy guns of large calibre. The work
men told me that ere long thirty addi-
tional guns would be dispatched TO the
Beers
sURA1IsE AND RUMOIe.
LONDON, Jan. 16.-i A. M.-General
Buffers latest authentic word as to what
ho and his $4,000 men are doing was
wired from Springfield after his first for
ward step. Striving to think out the I'M
known, London is confused by surmlse
and rumor, and disquieted by suspense.
Spencer Wilkinson. the lucid military eS-
pert of the Morning Post, asserts that
the Boer force in Northern Natal is larger
than General Buffers and Sir George
Whites together, SO that the Beers are
able to leave q force around Ladysmlth
larger than that within the town and yet
to oppose General Butler with force
superior to his own.
Reports from the Boer camps affirm
that the circle of investment has been
drawn closer by the occupation Of some
hills near the town. thus liberatinS REIN
forcements to oppose General Butler Al
though the war pages of the great daliles
to-day are almost barren, the telegraph
Instruments click ceaseless!y- Yeomanry
recruiters are getting only one ana one
half companies out Of upwards OF Low
applicants III the metropolitan districts,
the others failing TO meet requirements,
and, although the provinces are doing
better the raising Of 10000 yeoman is far
from easy
A strike among the military tailors is
another prepleXity.
J. B. Robinson, the South Al
rican millionaire, in signed
and engineered the Jameson raid. organized
relates conversations he has had with
President Kruger. On one occasion
President Kruger said:
do YOU mean to tell me that you do
not know that the men who organized
and engineered jameson Rair, organized
it for their own benefit? They had de-
1;x-s1 10 f11o Fran
yaal and how each of the parties was
to have certain interests in this country.
MANY reformerS who were put III
Jail were perfectly innocent. They were
ignorant Of the schemes of the men in
the inner circle. There were only twelve
men in that inner circle, and they were
to divide the Transvaal among them
selves.
..They and their companions found the
money for the raid Do you think we
are SO innocent as not to know that
Rhodes, nletaphoricallE speaking, held
pistol at the heads Of certain men in
England and said to them: If you do
mot support me shall denounce you
and your completely In the raid.
At this stage, according to Mr., Robin
son. President Kruger became more ex-
cited, and shouted so loudly that people
in the street stopped to listen to the
conversation. ar. Kruger said:
And now you are demonstrating me
about arnning. It is true that I am arm
ing, and it is because I see clearly that
4 must defend my country"
GREAT EsUTCRYl
To this Mr. Robinsoni replied: THE
British public is aroused. II an attempt
were made again to enter this country
there would be a great outcry in Eng
land. and the Imperial authorities would
take steps 10 punish the organizers. and
to prevent such free-booting expeditions"
President Kruger approached Mr.. Robin
son. placed a hand on his shoulder, made
a violent effort to suppress his excite
mont, and said:
confidence. W1rat has happened would
take pace AGAIN. and am determined
to guard against it.
Later Mr., Kruger said What is to
prevent Rhodes and his coafi tutors a ga in