The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-10
B0ER STRENGTH IS FAILING.
INDICATIONS OF AN EARLY CON-
CLUsION OF THE WAR.

Government Loan VIII Not All BE
Needed-NO More Artillery. to he
Sent to South Africa-ROberts win
soon Have 10000 Men Buffers
Force Divided-Independen Not
to BE Thought of-BOers May Blow
Up Johannesburg.
London, March 10, 4:1O a. m.-Sir Mi
chael Hicks-Beach. Chancellor of the EX
chequer, when explaining TO The bankers
the terms of the new loan gave them an
intimation that the government consider
ed the end of the war near
'Since the estimates were prepared" he
said, "events have taken place that have
changed the situation; and probably not
all the money will be required"
Whatever the government may know or
intend, unofficial opinion everywhere
seems to think that the Boer power Is
collapsing.
The Eighth division has been under or
ders to embark for several weeks. but
these orders, as far as the artillery con-
tingent is concerned, have been recalled,
Lord Roberts having reported that no more
artillery from home is necessary. This
is the tirs4 pause in reinforoements since
the war began.
Sir Redvers Butler second in command
in the field. and Lord Wolseley, are un-
derstood also to consider that no more
artillery is needed. Lord Roberts has al
together 452 guns. including siege pieces.
Buffers Force Cut Down.
1t is quite clear that Gen. Butler will
not try anything large in the future, as
he is to lose Sir Charles Warren, and
the latter's 10000 men, who have been
ordered to join Lord Roberts 1t is the
expectation of the war office that Lord
Roberts, Notwithstanding the necessity of
garrisoning his depots, will be able 10
operate constantly increasing forces, un-
til by the time the Transvaal frontier is
reached he will have 10000 troops.
His kilograms dealing with non -essen-
tials are taken to mean that he is up
to some mischief, as his apparent mac
tivity usually means uncommon activity.
Mafeking, as a beleeguered town, at
tracts much sentiment and sympathy.
Nothing has been heard from there since
Feb. 10. There is a rumor this morning
that Col. Baden-Powell has been relieved,
but this cannQt be traced to any sub
stantial basis.
The Standard, which is in closer touch
with the policy of the government than
any other ministerial organ. says this
morning;
1--WE have reason to believe that an au-
thoritative statement will shortly be made
by the government reafiirming the impos
sibility of conceding any terms of peace
to the Boer republics which would in
volve a perpetuation of the political ami
military independence that led to the pres
ent costly and sangunary conflict
Panic of the Beers.
All the, special dispatches fom Poplar
Grove confirm the reports of the COM
plete panic of the Beers. The Morning
Posts correspondent says:
Mr.. Kruger shed tears at his ineffectu-
al attempts to rally the Beers who were
completely paralyzed by Lord Roberts
mastery tactics. They were too demor-
allied to heed his expostulations and de-
clared that the British cannon were ev-
erywhere."
Will Blow Up JOhannesburg.
A correspondent of the Daily Mail at
Lorenzo Marques, telegraphing Thurs
day, says:
II am reliably informed that high Of
ficials openly avow that the British flag
shall never fly at johannesburg. The
place will be razed to the ground and the
mines put in readiness to be electrically
exploded from the fort as occasion re-
quires.
''Most of the gold mines, EXCEPT those
which the government controls, are in
shocking state. They are flooded and the
machinery is rusting and being wilfully
smashed"