The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-05

that railway communication would be
opened to Joubert's siding tonight. The
enemy is still in force at Norvalspont
bridge.
Gen. Gataere says the number Of Beers
at Stormberg Is daily diminishing
All Wei mt Magersfontein.
Col Baden-Poweii reports that all are
well at Magersfontein and that the enc
my's activity was being met with equal
activity on the part of the blenders.
The position is unchanged at osfontein,
except that frequent showers have ma
terialiy improved grazing, to the benefit
OF the horses and transport animals
Boers Abandon RemsberE.
BLOEMFoNTEfN. Orange Free State,
March 2. via Lourenzo Marquee, March 2
The federais have resolved TO abandon
the territory around Rensberg and the
retreat has been effected under the pro-
lection OF mounted burghers.
II ia officially announced that on Febru-
AIRY n Gen. cronje. with from 1000 20 1900
men. surrendered, owing TO scarcity OF
food and ammunition.
President Kruger is issuing stirring
address to the burghers in Natal. who
are falling back on Biggardsburg.
The president will return to Pretoria
Sunday.
Cecil Rhodes I'm Cape Town.
CAPE TOWN. March 1.--CeciI Rhodes Is
here ana expects to sail for England
Wednesday.
po~r prisoner. Try to Escape.
CAPE TOWN. March Alt Is reported
that the Bocr prisoners. while on the way
from Paardeberg, unsuceessfuliy attempt
cd to escape from the train.
Eleven hundred Of Cronje's men have
been placed temporarily on board the Brit
fsh steamers Monaghan and Manila, In
Table bay.
To Intercept Beers.
DURHAM, March 2-Yesteriay a num-
her OF horses were sent into Zululand with
the object Of marching n British force
through Zululand and intercepting the
Beers north Of Biggarsburg.
wires Cut by Natives.
MAZEREtIx, Basutoland. March IA
telegraph line between Mafeking and
Mazereux was cut Wednesday night.
whole section being removed 1t is be-
i'evei this was the work OF natives
prompted or bribed by the Beers
Orange River bridge Intact.
cOLESBERG. March IA reconnois-
sance with two troops Of Australians and
two guns found the wagon bridge over
tho Orange river intact Fifty Beers on
the other side were taken by surprise.
and the British galloped to the laager.
some miles on the Free State side.
Prices command has moved seven miles
north OF Colcsberg.
The Beers during their occupation de-
MED themselves rather than see the Brit
Ish wounded suffer
cronje Thanks Roberts.
LONDON. March 4-Ths war ONCE has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts. dated osfontein, Sunday.
March 4; Gen. Cronje. on behalf OF his
party. and Commandant wolmarfns. ON
behalf OF 4ooo other prisoners. asked the
British officers 20 thank me for the con-
and Kindness with which they
have been treated
shots Were EXCHANGED.
LONDON, March s--'rhe Morning Post
has the following dispatch from osfon-
tein, dated March 3:
day and encountered the enemy In force.
They were occupying a table-shaped kopje.
shots were exchanged. a roer gun reply
ing"
NEGOTIATIONS Win Portrayal.
LONDON. March 1.-The Standard says:
We hsiieve that negotiations for Eng
lands acquisition OF a port In Portuguese
East Africa, giving easy access to Rhode
STA. are on foot, and are likely 10 succeed,
in view OF the turn the war has taken"
Canadian. start for Froat.
CAPE TOWN. March THE Canadian
artillery has just started for the front.
The ioyaliais gave them an ovation.
Az GraAf-Reynet about 40 miles north
ef Port Elisabeth. some seventy Dutch
men. tncitsa by hnndisrs attacked with
sticks and stones a party II ioyaiists. whe
we're celebrating the reiicf Of LasiySFnith.
MaaJ persons were injured. The loyallsts
military protection.
RiotinE Near Cape Town.
A similar riot occurred AZ ssellsnbaoch.
about twenty-five mites east OF Cape Town.
The rebels % 0yiqgsland. reinforced hy
eN Dutch farmers from the PrlcAka dis
trie1 occupied kenhandt isa ailes west
OF Prtes&A. after sharp conflict with
the kafars. and are now marchlne Houth-
eastward on Van Wycks vleL where there
are grain stervs
-Four hundred refugees from Keahard,
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