The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-09
Daily Reports Of the
Happenings in
the Transvaal
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, MdIcI - SAYS IeTSlSlenI reports
continue that the Transvaal republic
mas opened negotiations looking to
the securing of peace. On the other
hand it is asserted the Beers will
make stand at Glencoe and Laing's
mex, and that in the meantime en-
trenchments at Pretoria are being ex-
extended i'm anticipation of siege.
The Boer Front.
London. March Ga dispatch to
the Daily Telegraph from Osfontein,
dated Sunday, says: THE Boer front
covers is miles to the south of Mod
der river.
The Beers in Full Retreat.
Dordrccht, March 6.-Gen. Brabant
scored complete victory yesterday.
The Beers are i'm full retreat with
their guns and wagons and are being
pursued.
WEDNESDAYS REPORT
London, March lord Roberts
still pauses in the neighborhood OF
Osfontein. while stores. remounts and
fresh troops stream towards him from
the Cape. The British position con
tinues to improve in the minor spheres
of the campaign. Natal is clear of the
Beers and Cape Colony is nearly so.
The Beers seemingly are pursuing
the course commended by the strate-
gists and are concentrating to resist
the British main army. Various mes
sages from correspondents with Lord
Roberts report that the enemy is in
creasing continually on his front, ex-
tending, as one correspondent wires,
eight miles and, as another says, Is
miles. The lowest estimate of their
numbers gives the Beers from 5000
to 10000 men, with smaller bodies
moving north and south of the Brit
sh lines.
Each army is on both sides of the
Modder river. Although the Beers
aave mounted eight guns on tops OF
kopies and appear TO be too far away
for inspection, the British scouts
report that they are diligently using
pick and shovel. Military opinion is
that their present position merely
screens more easily defended ones
deeper i'm the region None of the
military experts attempt to fathom
Lord Roberts plans, but ii is sug-
gested that he is quite willing TO
give the Beers time to assemble all
their men in order to deliver a
smashing blow more effectively
The Transvaal agency at Brussels
threatens rising of the Cape Dutch
in the event of annexation, though
why the Dutch should rise then
rather than now is not explained.
Mr.. A. C.. Hales. the Daily News
correspondent who was captured by
the Beers on February Q, was re-
leased at Bloemfontein and put
through the lines near Sterkestroom.
He telegraphs that the Beers are de-
moralized, but adds that they have
been treating the British wounded
fplendidly.
The Beers in northern Cape Colony
nrr in full retreat 10 the Orange Free
State. The possession of Stormberg
put Gen. Gatacre in railroad commu-
nication with Gen. Clements at Coles
berg. for though the Beers partially
wrecked the railroad. ii is understood
that il can be quickly repaired and
thus the entrance of additional British
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greatly facilitated The position
gaiued by Gen. Hrahant at Dordrecht
is reported 10 he exceedingly strong
According TO he Boer prisoners
another important British success
will cause President Steyn to Zee 10
Pretoria, Leaving provisional gov
crumcut at Bloemfontein, which is
likely 10 make peace overtures, those
Free Staters not wishing for peace
trekking into the Transvaal and
there helping to make a stand which
most of the British military critics
now point out will constitute the most
difficult and deciding feature of the
war.
Free state Raad Favors Peace.
London, March IA dispatch to the
Daily News from Modder river dated
: March and describing the Boer pc,
stion in front of Lord Roberts says:
1.-THE Beers seem to be busy entrench-
ing. They have mountd eight guns on
high ltopies. 1t is marvellous how
they drag these weapons into such
positions. 1t is reported here that
at recent emergency meeting of the
Free State raad at Bloemfontein a
radical difference of opinion devel
oped, the majority favoring peace al
any price, but the minority, including
ing President Steyn, advocating q
fight to the end"
Wnkinsons Review.
London, March 7.-Spenser Willlin
son, in the Morning Post to-day, con
fines his review of the military situa
: tion to mere record of events and
= concludes as follows: at almost
seems as though Lord Roberts wished
to let the Beers assemble as much OF
their army as they can before begin
ming to try conclusions with them"
Dutch Population In Rebellion.