The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-03-13
ROBERTS NEAR GOAL.

Nv DAAS NJ AiA4YlU OV4lAe
British Forces Only Twelve
Miles From Bloemfontein.
KRUGER APPEALS TO THE POWERS
Germany Fl.tly Declines to Interfere
With Hostt1ities In Transvaal-Com-
plete Submission the Only Terms Of
fered by England.
LONDON, March 1S.-Lord Roberts is
making very rapid advance and he is
again misleading the Beers by continu-
ing the advance southwark, instead of
through the flat country due east of
Asvogel kop. He will probably seize
the railway south of Bloemfontein, and
although another battle is possible, it is
more likely that the Beers are only en-
deavoring to delay his advance until all
the rolling stock of the railway and the
stores and troops from the Orange river
district can be gotten away north.
Such confidence is now felt in the,
military operations that interest rather
centers in the political aspects of the
war.
The Daily News quotes Whitelaw
Reid as saying in private letter: II
give you hearty congratulations on the
changed aspect of the war. 1t is an
immense relief to US all, as we'll as to
you"
''This yiew," says the Daily News,
sis welcomed as expressing with an un-
usual measure of authority enlightened
public feeling in the United States.''
Balfour's promise to lay all papers on
the table of the house of commons on
the subject Of peace proposals is taken
in parliamentary circles to mean that
tho incident is definitely closed by the
refusal of England to entertain the
terms suggested. Beyond all question
the dominant sentiment in this country
is against accepting overtures unless the
Beers Internationally surrender.
Except in the case of Germany, the
replies of the powers to the Boer ap-
peals for intervention are not yet known
publicly here, but it is quite certain that
Austria Hungary and Italy will decline
to interfere, and there is no apprehen-
sion that anything will come of the
overtures of the two republics.
A dispatch from Lourenzo Marquee
announces the arrival there of Mr..
Fischer, the Orange Free State secre-
| tary, and Mr.. Wolmarans, a member Of
| the Transvaal executive council. 1t is
not known whether they are bound on
mission to foreign powers or to Sir
| Alfred Miner. Mr.. Wolmarans is in
President Kruger's confidence.
| Cecil Rhodes has issued a statement
that his Forthcoming visit to England
has solely to do with private business
and is in no way connected with the
South African settlement.
! All the morning papers take the line
that the government will decline to
open negotiations with the Boer repub-
1 lies except on the basis OF complete sur
/ render, and will also make it perfectly
clear that nothing in the shape of for
| eign intervention will be tolerated.
The Standard says:
..There is an idea in some arters
that on arriving at Bloemfontein Lord
| Roberts will issue a proclamation which
will leave little doubt as to the future OF
the republics.
The Times says:
president Kruger and President
eyn should have counted the cost be-
fore they made war. They played for
great stake and have lost. Until they
are ready for unconditional surrender
they may save themselves the trouble OF
sending communications to her maj
esty's government. We are glad to see
that it is seen in the United States as
we'll as on the continent that any prof.
fer of mediation will be repugnant to
this country"
No further news has been received
from Mafcking, but it turns out that
Colonel Peakman commands the relief
column which is marching from Kim
berley.
The mayor of Bradford has received a
telegram from his brother, the mayor o
Mafeking, dated Buluwayo, saying
, "All well.'' AS all previous kilograms
have been dated Mafeking he thinks
CnlS Inlay mean UudU Uuo pUpuAuUlOll lltt.
left Mafehing and joined Colone
Plumer.
British Meet With No Opposition.
The Daily News has the following
dated March 10, from Venter's Vlei
1--WE left Asvogel llop this morning ant
(. marched here. q distance of about Il
miles. The army has been following
Kaal spruit and we are now rather t
yhe south of Bloemfontein, and only
l2 miles off All the divisions hav
I Joined the main advance Lord Rob
p srts' headquarters are at Gregorowski' ;
2 farm.
j.. by advancing along Kaal spruit
Lord Roberts has again ouJwitted tn
Beers, who had intrenched themselve
along the Modder, thinking that on
route would be in that direction. w
found most of the farms along our lin
J. Of march deserted, with white flags fly
e ing over the houses. All the belong
\ ings had been taken away and ther
i. were evident sitpns that the Occupant