The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-01
RUMORS ARE TO THAT EFFECT
LORD ROBERTS SAID TO HAVE
COMMENCED MARCH NORTH
WARD TO PRETORIA
BoTHA TO SUCCEED JoUBERr
Is the Most Popular of the Remaiu-
ing BOer Commanders-Bat-
tie of Friday Was Stub
bOrnIy Fought.

LONDON, April 1.-The war Office Is
sued no further news tonight, bur few
| dispatches received from the seat of war
bear evidence of having been delayed by
the censor.
| According to dispatch from Pretoria.
dated yesterday Lord Roberts has COM
inenced his march northward The dis
patch says there are daily skirnishes
and that big battle is imminent. This.
however, may refer to the operations
preceding the engagement at Karee Sid
ing, which has apparently cleared the way,
as well as having secured an advantage
Gus position whence the next operations
may be conducted
fuckers division is now strongly oc-
cupying the Boer camp at Karee Siding,
with the way clear to Brandfort, which is
reported already evacuated
Orders have been received at Cape Town
for the Eighth division to disembark. and
will be sent north Immediately on its ar
| rival there.
The Boer forces in the neighborhood
| OF Paardeberg are reported to be ac-
lively engaged III marauding and In at
tempting to capture British horses left
on the veldt owing to their weak coIidi-
| ton.
Six hundred Barkly refugees, sent back
from Cape Town, are stranded, the Kim
berley military authorities refusing as
| sistance or TO allow them to proceed
Much kaff,r looting Is reported at kip
Dam. An active campaign Is in progress
| on the part Of loyalists Of Cape Cofony
for the annexation Of the republics ana
| the punishment of the colonials who serve
| In the Boer army. Meetings in support
| of this policy have been held in many i'm
portant centers under the auspices Of the
South African league.
The transportation OF the prisoners to
| St Helena is arousing the anger of the
Beers, who threaten to retaiiate by send
ing the British prisoners TO Koomatipoort
reported to be the worst fever den in
| South Africa.
~ BRITISH CASUALTIES.
The war Office has posted the fU.iowing
dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated at
Bloemfontein. March 30, evening:
Reports point to the enemy's leaving
Brandfort and proceeding in a north
erly direction. The casualties in yes
| Gus than at first reported: Officers
killed q wounded 8, rank and file killed
19, wounded 159, missing 81
BOERS FOUGHT STUBBoRNLY.
BLOEMFONTEIN, March H.-The
Boer position yesterday was one of great
natural strength. Only the turning
movement of Gen. French and Maj Le-
CALAIS, the latter commander of the
mounted infantry, on either flank, IN
sured the British success. The shape OF
the kopje was irregular. The Beers right
flank consisted of long right hill, with
wooded sides, connected with the main
hU rid
The rest Of the position towards the left
consisted Of broken kopjes, all connected
by high ridge.
Maj. Legallais moved round the Beers
left and engaged them, first freely using
his Vickers- -Maxims and gradually fore
ing the Beers towards the center where
they made a good stand.
Maj Legallais was unable to move un-
til late in the day, while Gen. French
moved early. The latter made a wido
detour toward the rear Of the Beers, but
was unable to complete the movement
before the Beers perceived his intention
and abandoned their position. They re-
tired in good order between Gen. French
and Maj. Legallais, where the main
Boer force, with four guns, held an ex-
cellent position on donga, from which
they shelled Gen. French.
Infantry attack was delivered at mid
day when the Norfolks opened the fight
by seizing the lower part of an ugly
kopje. Steadily they worked their way
to the crest of the hill, where a hot en-
gagement ensued. The Lincolnshires oc-
cupied the hill on the right, protecting
the Eighteenth battery, which dragged
its guns up the hill with the greatest diff
fculty and opened heavy fire at close
range.
Meanwhile the City Imperials getting
in touch with the Beers, the remainder
ne ityiSf a6U
seni-circular basin through which a
railway ran. 1t was very open ground
and the Beers on the detached kopje and
ridge delivered a heavy fire. Despite
this, however, the British moved on
steadily, as If on parade. The advance
was protected by guns, which vigorously
shelled the Boer positions.
About o'clock the British advanced
simultaneously and carried the Beers
position, from which an excellent view
could be had of Brandfort fifteen miles
distant across the open plain.
The Boer loss is unknown.
REGRET FOR JOUBERT.
BLoEMFONTEIN, March 81 - Gen
Lord Roberts has sent a telegram Of cor &
dolence to President Kruger on the dea'th
of Gen. Joubert.
on Joubert's death, which appears In
1.-THE Friend of the Free State"
COL. COUGH BURIED.
BLoEMFONTEIN, March SO.-Col.
Cough. of the Fourteenth Hussars. who,
died at Norvalspont was buried here to-
day with full military honors, Lord Rob
erts and staff following the remains to
the grave.
HELD BRITISH IN CHECK.
7 KRoONSTADT, Orange Free Safe,
March 90.-Gen. Smutz today engaged
the British at Mafetkop, south OF Brand
fort, and held them at bay for six
hours. The burghers fought well. The
casualties are unknown.
The Free State raad will assemble at
Kroonstadt April 2.
BoERs STARTED FOR ST HELENA.
CAPE TOWN. March S1.-The first
batch OF prisoners started today for st.
Helena.
BOTHA TO SUCCEED JOUBERT.
NEW YORK, March S1.-A dispatch
from Pretoria says. Gen. Louis Botha
has been appointed TO succeed Gen. Jou-
bar4 10 M M a !, chief OF the Trans