The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-06

LONDON, March 6.-Mafeking is to be
relieved as soon as the British force al
ready OH the way to Kimberley can raise
the siege. This force Is described vaguely
as strong" The Kimberley light horse
| is mentioned as a component. In view of
/ the fact that the Kimberley light horse
is under the control of the De Beers COM
pany, Lord Roberts visit to kimberley
probably had to do with an arrangement
| with Cecil Rhodes to use this company Of
troops Mr.. Rhodes and Col Kekewich
have had differences of policy, it ap-
pears, which did not end with the relief
of Kimberley.
What shall do with hlm?' Col. Keke-
wich is said to have wired to Lord Rob
erts, who half humorously replied, ac-
cording to a story circulated at the clubs,
Put him in chains"
Boer raiders are uncommoniy active in
the northwestern section of Cape Colony,
where they are stirring up the Dutch.
Martial law has consequently been de-
clared *
RELIEF is NEEDED.
Lady Sarah Wilson wires the Daily Mail
under date of Feb. 10, from Mafeking, as
| follows:
"The shelling Of the town is severe, but
bullets are more plentiful Women and
| children are deliberately aimed at For
| this reason Col. Baden-Powell is having a
| network of trenches dug all over the
town for pedestrians. There are now miles
of these trenches, but in wet weather they
are simply untenable, so risks must be
! run by everybody. The food question is
stringent A supply kitchen has been
organized and stray dogs and heads and
feet of oxen are utilized. The town is on
strict rations. Oats are procured with
breadmeal and rejected husks for the
horses. probably this means that oats
are served out as a part of the rations)
WONDERFUL WORK.
The Times publishes the following dis
patch from Ladysmith, dated March 2:
Until l crossed the Tugela 1 did not
realize the nature of the ground and the
system of the Boer rife intrenchments.
How these final positions were ever
| forced by $4,000 men seems marvellous II
| convinces me that the British army is
| unequaled and that the relief column ac-
| complished an almost superhuman task"
a dispatch to the Times from Bulo-
wayo, dated Feb. o. says:
"Col. Plumer yesterday occupied the
position at Crocodile Pools, which the
Beers evacuated on Feb. 5. 1t is not
known whether the enemy have taken
| another position or been ordered to re-
| treat owing to events in the South"
GEN. .BULLERs {. LOSSES.
GEN Buffers revised list of casualties
from Feb. IA to Feb. q gives SO men killed,
| 6s4 wounded and 43 missing.
B0ERs' LONG FRONT.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
I Osfontein, dated Sunday, says:
| '.The Roer front covers eighteen miles
to the south of Modder river"
Lively sKIRMIsHING.
OsFoNTEIN, Saturday, March 3-Gen.
| French yesterday evening noticed q body
of Beers trekl1ing northwest and sent
| squadron last night to keep in touch with
| them. This morning the troopers were
| followed by about $50 Beers, who ad-
vanced around a hill. but who retired
| precipitately when the British shelled
| them. The Beers then opened a heavy
| fire with Maxims and also began firing
| from a kopje in the center of the position
with a long-range f1fteen-pounder.
CONSUL HAY WELL TREATED.
WASHINGTON. March 5.-A cable
| gram received at the state. department
today from Adelbert Hay United States
! consul at Pretoria, indicates that he is
| having no trouble whatever in the full
| exercise of his functions and is on an ex-
| cellent footing with Boer officials, who
| give him any information desired as to
| the condition OF the British soldiers
prisoners at Pretoria.
NOT TIME FOR MEDIATION
ROME, March SIN the chamber Of
deputies today, replying to several depu-
ties who suggested that the time had ar
rived for mediation in South Africa, the
minister of foreign affairs, Marquis Wis
CONT Yenosta, said he shared the senti-
ments expressed, but that the desired ac-
ton could only be effected when circum-
stances. rendered it opportune and likely
10 be successful and he thought that that
moment had not arrived.
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
CAPE TOWN, March 5-Sir Alfred Mil
ner has issued the following proclama-
tion:
Whereas the enemy's forces have in
vaded the districts of Prieska, Kenhardt
Brisstown and Barkley West, and where
as, many British subjects have taken up
arms, and whereas. 1t is necessary to re-
pei invasion and suppress rebellion; now,
therefore, martial law is hereby proclaim
ed In these districts"
BOERS LEFT sTORMBERG.
sTERKSTROOM. March 5.-storm-
berg was found evacuated when the
British entered last night.
BUDGET ADOPTED.
LONDON, March 5,-The house of
commons has adopted the budgets pro-
posals.