The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-22
Beers ARE
ACTIVE.
They Continue to De strOy
Bridges. No Surren.
der In Sight.

and the ex rene East of the arena of tho
war. From BlNentontein there are moth
ing but reports Of the Free State 3 surren-
tnring and returning to their farms, and
that tho British arc accumulating stores
and making prepai ations Tor the next step
in the campaigu In the Nor h.
The Beers are busy wi b tho destruction
OF bridges and cuvertI on tho railway.
Three bridges have been blown up, one
over the Modder fourt TN miles 10 the
north of Bioemtontpin, another ut the Vet
River between b andforr Station and Ven
ter. burg and II third over tho Valsch, i'm
metiiately in front nf Kroonstadt
From the Transval It Is reported that
the Beers ars determined to strongly on
pose British advance at this point
London, fursday. March 24.-In well
informed political circles tho impression
Is gaining ground that the government
cohtempiates IL lreat G'up in July. Should
tho war In south Attic lie brought 20 a
successful termination by Ihnt time 1t Is
believed thnt Lord Salisbury Intends not
only 10 dissolve Parliament and appeal to
the country, but also to bring forward Il
scheme OF Imperial federation by which
the Il. eat governing colonies would DO
given representation al Wesiminif,tr.
Juseph Cham bsr,ain, Colonial Secretary,
Ia said TO DO responsible for the latter l Or.
ton of the program, 1t is pointed out
that all pari aInentary business Is being
SO shaped as TO IN. ks provision for the pos.
sibility OF II general election in July
Que strong factor in favor o. an early
dissolution is the belief in ministerial cir.
Giles that there is not to be found, evon
among liberal leaders. any strong opp
Hltlon to the policy of annexation. ShnUld
the war continue beyond midsummer
however, there Is little probability of q
genrral election this year.
London, Thursday, March 22 A story
comes from Prelo in 10 the effect that
Kruger and Steyn have been harangulng
the bur5he b at krounstad,, now Steyn's
headquarters. Dom Paul i, said to have
delivered an impassioned appeal to the
Durghers to main ain their gallant flint
for freedom, aud no felt sure that the
Is itlsh urceS cS we're only temporary
aad that the BJors would ultimately sue
coed.
Stcyn recommen led the burglars not
to believe Lord Robert aud lay down their
arms. His kl0ciaina ion, he assured them
whs nj oseJher unirue He said thu proof
OF this WAS to Le found in tho fact that
the English had broken every one of Tho
lnosJ -Olemn treitles they had ever made
with every country with which they had
evpr had anything to do He therefore
prayed the Republicans 20 stand hand iu-
hand aud shoulder tu- shoulder and fight
Of the last.
Borne, switzerland. March, 2l,-Tbe
Federal Council has answered the Boer
appeal for media ion to the effect thai
they would have been pleased to have nc :
cd, but III consideration of the declaration
OF tho Bfltlsh verununt there remains
for the Federal Council, in the clrcum-
stance. nothing but to express its sincere
wish that the belliserent, viii have sue
ceedrd, at no too dis ant date, in finding
basis for an understanding honorable to
both parties.
London, Thursday. March 90 Tho cor
RESPONDENT Of the Daily Telegraph ut
Blpcmfontein, tclegraphing under uutr of
March y says:
My di-patch rider, who came from Kin.
berley. reports that the road Is safe and
that the Beers are working their farms.
All speak III cutoyistic terms ul Lord Rob.
erts and declare they are proud to le un-
DER hl- orders SLeyn Is held IN general
contempt. Our outposts to the north ale
strongly held. A railway bridge over the
Mndder River fourteen miles to the north
OF lorinfUntuln. has been DESTROYED with
luur lO0-iOot spans Of iron work, Tbs
down trains still run north Il far rs the
glen, and southwards the lines arc AL
open, including the Bethulie b. ancn. OF
which tht t. aims are running daily. l Is
ANNOUNCED that 400 moe Durylers sur
rendered at Wesl Edinburgh.
London. March ell ho Daily Standard
has received the following dispatch from
South Africa
BIoemton Elm, March O.-Four thou
sand Transvaalers from Coles berg trek kel
@aturiay AMI sunday from south of IJ..
Wots.orp To the northeas, apparently in
the hope OF escaping nurthWaId by hug
ging the Bnsutoland border 1t Is prob
ablo they VIII bc caught at one or tho
her Of the passes.
On sunday the Landdrnst at Weprner,
in he rec STA Q, refused to recelve tuples
OF i.Oru Roberts proclaim lion. A Bucr
commando is in the dis rct. A report Is
that light has already occurred there.
A striking eltu:e Of The advance on
BIoomlontein vas he abandonment
Of Lord Rnberts' commuulca-
IONS with Poplar Grove. Lord
Eobcr $, confident In the ability of his
transport evIce to meet all the imInedl-
rie needs OF the my, uelILrla C,y Ielt he
Doors at Abraha ms krnuI TO do what ih.y
liked. The 10 .ult indy justified HIN. 1 hs
Beer to the south wore puralyZJd by tho
bO'dncss and raiit!ity OF tho .truke, and
Ecnclals Clements and Gatncrr wero Gu.
abled 10 u.s the Orange liver almost
without opposition.
l9rd Roberts, whl'o inspecting the ma
val brigade on the plain OUTSIDE b ocill-
lO"toln, IN tho presence of many of tho
toWnspeopic, addressed he men, thnnG-
ing Them Tor the Xcril,nt wo, X they had
dpne IN tine course of the campaign. He
WISHED good uck TO those who were about
to reJnln iheIr hip, and expressed the
nnpr that the others would be plesent at
tho entry IN o Pretoria.
Warrington, March Il At the present
moment Bner hOpuI OF ilerven ION by one
or lnO!eui the great European powers Az
pear 10 be doomed 10 dlshLpolntMen
But until The war is completely over the
possibility OF Intervention remains
There Is always something gong on be.
hind the scenes between the European di
p'"mhts, and thou ID the British Gove.u-
ln"nt may Io.day have strong ASSURANCES
that no C0ntinen al government intends
t. Interfere between IL anu LIS proclaimed
purpose W destroy the Two Dutch repuD-
lic', 1t may, nevertheless 1nd itself called
to account by coalition OF Euro Jean gvv
ernInrnts III no very hUur OF lss Tina! III
umph. The longer 1t takes Loru Roberts
to hhlsA MS campaign and eli or Pretoria
the more likely Is such Il coalition TO DO
formed.
Tho surface indications. indeed. jus iiy
the widely splUad beIlrf tia JneruuIrcndy
has Eeen Intervention Of diplomatic
KIND, the eXHct character OF which Is IA
secret whoa the void at large via learn
Iater ms kiLi OF Intervention Iha', If
none hs5 already aiken place, will aiuuust
surely occur at he csuse uf The war may
DO reasonably nUt.c!p ated. The Beers
have ihtle . hope from 1t, though Great
Britain may hive ,ulnrihIng b. lour. un.
les she has tDiGstnIlru the critical situa-
ton ny srGretiy compromising GiIh her
cuinpcll oGs III THO Ihnu- grabbing business
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