Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-13
MAPEKING STARVING
Garrison As Well As Womsa~-and
Children Suffer Terribly In That
Besieged Town.
BLOEMPONTElN is DOOMED
General French Occupies Two Kopjes That
Command the Town Telegraph Lines
and Railroads Destroyed-Unole
Sam Tries to Mediate.


and Railroads Destroyed-Unole
Sam Tries to Mediate.
London, March 13-A dispatch re
celved by a South Africa firm at Lon
don, dated Mafeking, March 6, says
All Is we'll, but the town Is still be
sieged." A dispatch to the Times fror
Mafeking, dated March s, says: 9TH
garrison is feeling acutely the stress 0
the siege. They are reduced to horse
flesh and bread made from horse for
age, while water is parasitically con
taminated. Typhoid, dysentery an,
diphtheria are epidemic, but 1t is i'm
possible to isolate the victims. The suf
ferings of the women and children ar,
terrible. The native population is starv
ing"
GERMANY WILLING.
Berlin, March 13.-It is semi officially
announced that when the Orange Free
State and the Transvaal addressed te
a number Of states a request for friend.
ly mediation, the German government
replied that 1t would willingly partici-
pate, provided the essential condition OF
such mediation We're present, namely
the certainty that both belligerents de-
sired it.
NO CONCESSIONS.
London, March 13.-In the house of
lords to-day Premier Salisbury read the
British governments reply to Presi-
dents Steyn and Kruger. The conclud-
ing sentence is as follows: "Her majes-
tvs government can only answer your
honors' telegram by saying that it is
not prepared to assent to the independ-
ence of either the South African repub-
lie or the Orange Free State"
A BRIEF INTERVIEW.
London, March 13.-The interview be-
tween Mr.. White and Lord Salisbury
was brief, the premier combining himself
to courteous verbal declination, with
out entering into details.
MEDIATION DISCUSSED.
Paris, March 13.-The Associated
Press secured from responsible mouth
piece of the French government the fol-
lowing exposition Of Frances attitude
in the matter of Intervention in the
Anglo-Transvaal war, which, it is said,
has been solicited by President Kruger.
The official in question said:
1--WE believe 1t is true that the Trans
vaal sent request to the powers for
their Intervention, though up to this
morning Kruger's message has not been
announced. AS far as France Is con-
cerned, she certainly will not take the
initiative Of offering England media
ton; neither will Russia. We feel that
in the present excited state Of public
feeling in England, especially as re-
cards ourselves, that any step taken by
the French government would defeat It's
own. object, and instead of opening the
way to honorable peace would act as
oil on the flames, probably only to Gre
ate fresh complications. We consider
that the overtures for mediation can
emanate from some power whose cor
dial relations with England prevent
such suggestion being construed as an
unfriendly act. The emperor of Ger
many, for instance, might take the ini-
tiative, or President Mckinley could,
without fear Of creating friction which |
stands In the way of any such action on |
our part, and after this is done, reli-
ance can be placed on the unqualified
support Of France and Russia, whose 4
only desire is to see the end of blood |
shed, and who are eager to lend their |
good offices to bring about this end"
WILL DECLINE MEDIATION.
London, March 13.-The United States
government, at the requests of Presi-
dents Kruger and steyn, offered the
British government it's services as me-
diator with view of bringing about
peace In South Africa. Lord Salisbury
has not yet replied, but the Associated
Press learns that there Is little doubt
that he will decline the good offices Of
the United States. He will do so, how
ever, in terms as cordial and as polite
as those in which the offer is couched
POLITELY DECLINED.
London March 13.-The United States
charge d'affaires, Henry White, saw
Lord Salisbury at the foreign office this
evening and received the formal reply
from the British government declining
the good offices Of the United States In
regard to peace. The representations Of
the United States assumed no desire to
intervene, but simply transmitted the
communications made to.United States
Consul Hay, with accompanying as
that anything that the state
could do in the interests of
peace be gladly undertaken. The aver
sion Of the British government to any
foreign Intervention does not appear to
have been aroused, but Lord Salisbury
says he Is unable to comply with the
offer, and expresses the appreciation Of
the United States efforts in behalf of
humanity.