The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-30

LONDON, March 3O.-The BIOem-
fOntein correspondent of the Morn
ing Post, teIeGraphing Thursday,
says'
"President Kruger boasts his in
tentIOn to retal<e BIOemfOntein
within IA week, and 1t appears prob
able that the Beers are advancing
in force southwark"
LONDON, March 3O-The oers are
concentrating in force about fifteen miles
north of Bloemfontein, in the rear of
Glen, and Lord Roberts is sending for
ward troops to engage them. The Sew
enth infantry division and part of Gen.
French's cavalry have been sent up to
join the Fourteenth brigade and the two
cavalry regiments that are holding Glen
and its envirOns. 1t does not seem prob
able that the Beers will give serious bat
lie In the fairly open country north of
Glen Still their evident strength indi-
Gates more than corps Of observation.
In small affairs the Beers are darngly
aggressive in all parts of the field OF war.
The Johannesburg mounted police, esteem
ed by the Beers to be their best mounted
commando, are ralding the country near
Bloemfontein, harassing the farmers who
have given up their arms to the British,
and carrying off cattle. There is Boer
report from Natal that Russian soldier
of fortune, Col. Ganltoski, with 100 horse
men, IS operating cIose to the British
outposts on the western borders.
The Beers reoccupied Campbell and are
In CT OFT D.,
They shelled the British camp at Warren
ton Wednesday, but moved out of range
that night. Yesterday Thursday two
British guns enfladed the Boer trenches
quletlng their Mausers
UNEXPLAINED ORDERS.
Lord Methuen and the forces that had
been operating in the Barkly district have
been recalled to Kimberley by Lord Rob
erts. No explanation has been given for
this but the mounted troops are dissatis-
fed at having been ordered back The
Beers and disloyalists at Kenhardt have
been dispersed and caused to retreat.
Gen. Parsons is about to enter the town
unopposed.
Lord Roberts is making extensive ar
rangements to police and safeguard all
the Free State towns in the territory oc-
cupied. Dispatches from Maseru assert
that the Beers who returned to Lady,
brand from ClOcolan have taken I'D strong
positions, and sent pickets far in every
direction to watch Basutoland in the ex-
Peclauon that part of Gen. Buffers armv
VIII invade the Free State on that side
according to Pretoria advices Mafekine
was bombarded for seven hours on Tues
day
IL Is reported in London in a well in
cd -
oe oHered the post of commander-in-chief
IN India, succeeding the late Sir William
LocKhart as soon as decisive successes
nave been obtained in the Transvaal and
-that Gen Sir Archibald Hunter will sue
ceed him as Lord Roberts chief of STAFF
Ihe 1nd;an newspapers have been urg-
ing hltcheners appointment
FATE OF MINES.
The Pretoria correspondent of the Dai,v
mali, teIegraphing yesterday, says:
Although it is true that the state min
ing engineer has made borings in the
mines, l am officially informed that tbis
is without the government sanction and
the question of the destruction of tha
mines as last resort has still to he
discussed" NC
BOERS ACTIVE.
LONDON, March 30-A dispatch +o +ba
Daily Chronicle from Bloemfontein
dated March 2S, says:
me Beers are active north Of Glen.
ABOUT hfteen miles from here. 1t is re-
ported that they are concentratino in
considerable force Reinforcenepts of
all arms are being sent up from BIoem
1onteln, including the Seventh division
and portion Of Gen. French's cavalry
The Johannesburg mounted police are
stlll ralding cattle and harassing the dis
armed burghers, who are returning IN
their farms.
COMMENT ON JOUBERT.
BERLIN, March 29-The German ma
pers warmly eulogize the late Gen. Ion
bert but the Kreuz Zeitung admits that
he failed to develop great military oualf-
ies III the present war through his per-
HsIehce In standing on the defensive
METHUEN AT KIMBERLEY
KIMBERLEY, Wednesday March 90
Lord Methuen has returned to Kimher-
ley from the Barl1ly district The mount
ed troops under him are expected tomor
row They We're at Lyakltong when they
received the order from Lord Roberts
70 return here. 1t is reported that the
Boers have reOccupied Campbell and
that they are in strong force near war
renton' Barkly West and Taungs.
DIR. LEYDS PROTESTS.
BRUSSELS, March 29.-Dr Ievds +ba
diplomatic agent of the Transvse1 bae
Drawn the attention of the Egyptian and
turkish government to the fact that the
Brlusn government i'll the house of com
mons has admitted that six Maxims were
borrowed from the Egyptian army for
use in the Transvaal war, and has de-
manded explanations for this breach Of
neutrality declaring that unless the euns
are Immediately returned the TransvaaI
VIII consider the Egyptian government
mas abandoned neutrality and is lending
openly its assistance to Great Rritain
No reply has been vouchsafed to This nro.
test, which was dispatched March II
GEN. BRABANTS TASK
ALlWAL NORTH, March 29-can
Brabant and his staff have returned from
Rouxville and are now engaged in hold
ing the Southern frontier of the Free
State. Detachments are being sent to