The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-16
Beers ARE
DETER MINED,

e "The English Government, afte
: the Bloemfontein conference, en-
t deavored to enforce BY threat
d changes in the internal govern
: ment at the Transvaal Republi
e contrary to the London convention
$ They also imported troops in grea
, numbers and broke off negotiation
with the threat to take their owl
, means to remove the grievances o
, their subjects.
"After waiting a fortnight, while
an army corps was prepared ant
, reserves called by the British, Pres.
ident Steyn asked the reason 70,
these proceedings. Sir A. Milnel
refused to reply. Meanwhile Mr..
Cham6erlainin his speeches showed
the world that England had decided
on war.
"AccordiEgly this republic adj
dressed to the British Government
a demand for the withdrawal OF
their troops, else it would accept
their presence as a declaration OF
war. This was not necessarily in
tended as Il message OF war. Our
ornaments were bought openly in
England and Europe. The high
commissioner boosted full knowl.
edge of them at Bloemtontein: also
full descriptions OF these arma-
mcnts were found among officers
papers at Dundee.
/ Both the armlng and ultimatum
were protective measures, subsc-
quent to the raid and to the discov.
cry through concealed cables that
British Cabinet Ministers were i'm
plicated in an attempt to fitch away
the independence Of the republics.
No" all doubt is removed by Lord
Salisbury's telegram.
"The Burghers must fight for
their national existence, trusting
that God will defend the right
Kruger was prepared to agree to
numerous reforms and concessions,
but Salisbury reply has changed
everything and the Beers are deter
mined to fight TO the end.
London, Friday, March 10. The
British forces have begun clearing
the line of the Orange River ol the
Beers. General Gatacre's forces
have crossed the river and occu-
pied Bethulic. General Clements
and his troops have joined Gatacrc.
and Field Marshal Roberts today
sent General pole-CareW with two
thousand men and two guns to fur
Their reinforce them.
There cannot be any question
that the soldier-ike endurance OF
the troops under Lord Roberts in
the march to Blocmtontein has been
superb. The mems confidence in
their brilliant commander is appar.
emily undated, and according to
the Times correspondent, they all
recognize that they have taken pant
i'll one OF the most famous marches
OF modern times. it appears the
decision to surrender the Free State
capital Has arrived at on Monday
alter a stormy meeting, al which
MI Fraser denounced President
Slcyn as coward.
Mr.. Fraser, asked bv Lord Rob
crt> if the Beers considered they
would be badly treatcdb by the Brit
iSh, replied that the burghers did
not like fish. SO they would not care
to 60 to Cape Town,
The Free Statcrs are said f. be
massing at WarrcntoI, which is
small village on the I'aal at the
point where the railN " crosses
the river.
London, March l5.-The Score
tary of State for the Colonies, Joseph
Chamberlain. answering a uucs.
ton i'll the House of Common today
as t" the threats to dcmolieh the
mines and rae Johannesburg, said
that at the beginning Of the war
President Kruger was warned that
he and his Government would be
held personally Responsible for auy
act contrary 10 the usagcs OF civil
lied communities.
London, March 15.--Di>patchcs
from Lourenzo Marquee say that
two Bocr commissioners. Abram
Fischer and A. u, Wolmarans have
sailed Tor Europe. on the German
steamer Kaiser, and that the Brit
Ish man-ol-war Thctis started in
pursuit.
There is great interest as to
whether England would dare take
the commissioners off the steamship
Kaiser. The Trent case, when the
Federal Government Of the United
States took Mason and Slidell off 4
British steamer is wildly recalled.
Such action on the part of Eng
land wot;ld be certain to rouse Ger.
many to open hostility.
The recently published CORE
spondencc between Germany and
England showed that Germany
practically delivered an ultimatum
on the mere detention OF tho Bundcs-
rath.
II Great BRITAIN darcs to take the
Boer commissioners off the Kaiser.
Germany is certain to prepare for
war.
Abram Fischer is Secretary of
State OF the Orange Free State, and
WoImarans is chairman of the
Tran>vaal Nolksraad.
A Social Al Newport.
The Newport Ladies' will hold neck
Tic social in the Red Mems Halls Satur-
day evening. March Eth. A cordial inyi-
ca ION Is extended to all and there will bp
plenty TO eat and lot Of tun Tine procceds