Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-28
Russia's Recent Actions Such
/, as to Sensibly Swell the
War Clend.
SQUADRON AND TROOPS
: Being Arrayed For Some Evidently
Porfcnti0us Purpose Against
the sublime Porte.
Beers Displaying New Strength In
Th Il Later Movements Com
mandant Olivier's Achievement.

London, March 2S.-The Standard
gives double loaded prominence to the
following special dispatch from Odes
"a:
There can be no longer any doubt
as to the object of the warlike prepara-
tions now being completed In South
ready been modified for active ser
vice. The Black = 4 squadron, with
transports, is held in instant readi-
ness.
The tension In the relations be-
tween st. Petersburg and the sublime
porte becomes every day more acute.
gravest apprehension
III the Ottoman government sup
ported by Germany. should prove stub
borniy intractible with regard to Rus
sia's concessionary demands in Asi,
Minor. serious complications must in
evitably ensue. The Russian garri-
sons In the Causasus and along the
Armenian frontier have been increas-
ed fourfold and equipped for active
service"
London. March 2S.-A special to The
Daily Telegraph from Ladysmith,
dated Monday. says: There are about
10000 Beers guarding the nine passes
over the Drakenberg range. They are
led by Commandant De Beer Of Harri-
smith and consist OF Free Staters. 1t
Is reported that the Beers have moved
their big guns from Biggarsberg. as it
II not intended to make q stand there"
London. March 2S.-The Times says:
'The government and people Of the
United States are to be congratulated
upon the successful achievement Of a
considerable service to the world. The
credit OF having formulated the open
door policy belongs to England, but
the honor Of winning for it the formal
acceptance OF the powers has fallen
10 our American kinsmen."
Van wyksvlei, March 27.-The Boer
commander. Steinkamp. is at Uping
one good fight. A British advance on
Upington has been ordered.
London, March 2S.-The Beers are
having a little good luck and are show
ing some boldness again, as raiding
party estimated mt 400 Is believed by
the British forces at Warrenton to
have crossed the Kimberley -Bloem-
fontein wagon road Monday and to
have headed for Jacobsdal. with the
intention of cutting the railway 10
miles west.
Commandant Olivier appears to
have gotten his 5000 men and % miles
of wagons into the rugged country.
where he can make an easy rear guard
defense. Charles Williams, the mill
tary expert. says: "If this column gets
through substantially Commandant
Olivier will have carried out the great
feat Of the war. seeing that he ran
every chance OF being ground between
the upper milestone of Lord Roberts &.
army and the neither milestone of the
broken Basuto frontier"
He will have come within so miles
or SO of Lord Roberts main strength.
Certainly 1t looked for week as
though Lord Roberts held Olivier In
the hollow Of his hand. IL Olivier gets
through to Kroonstad with even 1900
men, 1t will be an important addi-
ton to the Bocr gathering there. His
escape il attributable in part to the
worn out condition Of the British
cavalry horses. Lord Roberts trans
port appears to have been badly dis
loe0 ted hy the loss at Reit river, be-
fore Cronjs's surrender OF the wagon
train. and In addition to this the army
with which he proposes TO advance
toward Pretoria. Is nearly double that
Of the earlier rapid movements. Ten
thousand transport. cavalry and sun
animals are due to arrive ut Cape
ports during this and next week
II 10 given ont at Cape Town that
Lord Roberts advance may be delay
ed for months. Although such state
ments should be received with re-
serve, ii seems positive that he intends
20 20 to Cape Town 10 meet Lady
Roberts who II due to arrive there In
10 days
The war Office has issued another
table Of British losses. showing an ag-
xrexate OF 16.652. which does not in
clude A.0O4 who have been invaiided
home.
Cxarinas Interposition.
Berlin. March 2S. = The Lokal An
xeirer has a dispatch from St. Peters
burg asserting that the czarina 10 re-
epousible for the delay in the Russian
answsr to the kruger-Steyn interven-