Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-22
LORD ROBERTS
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Mephistopheles."
The Capt Town correspondent of the
Morning Post says: "On the best au-
thority | learn that the real objective
Of the Fischer olmarans deputation
is Russia. | also hear that they have
taken away all the secret incriminat-
ing documents from Pretoria, thus
making it difficult to implicate Steyn
and the bondits."
Winston Churchill in dispatch from
PietermaritZburg says: II think 1t
may be counted a gertrude that the
Transvaal would Immediately comply
if Great Britain were to demand equal
ly fair treatment for all prisoners by
threat Of reprisals on Transvaal pris-
oners."
The correspondent of the Times at
LourenZo Marques, telegraphing, Tues
day. says: at is reported from Pre-
toIit that a scheme has been arranged
for the amalgamation of the Trans
vaal and the Free State Kruger VIII
become President of the Federated
states and Steyn commandment general
Of the Boer army. The flag will be the
same as that of the Transvaal with an
additional Orange color"
The Melbourne correspondent OF the
Times says: The governor of South
Australia has received from Mr.. Cham
berlain a telegram to the effect that
the British war office will offer ia COM
missions to Australians in the army
and Royal Artillery.
Spencer Wilkinson. in the MOrSing
Post. offers the following suggestion:
Al may he 4 mart Of the plan of Rob
orte to make raid with the mobile
forca T ord Kitchener il collecting ut
priaeI,o through the country beyond
,ba vol river where many Ronr par
tiae ora scattered and IN recover Ku-
rnran from tha Roers Such 4 raid
,,iobt no an effective means of help
inc col Raden-Powell at Mafeking."
| Landau March a1-At a meeting of
Irieb Nationalist members of the
! Unusa of Commons today John Red
mond presiding il was agreed that the
Irish Commoners should not be allow
cd hereafter 70 nair with either Libcr-
ais or Unionists. This action is a re
clrrence to the independent attitude of
the Irish party under Mr.. ParnclrS
leadership and is calculated greatly to
| increase the fighting influence of the
organization in Parliament.
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DAVIS session of the Methodist Episco-
pal conference Of Kansas, in Kansas
| city. Kas. John w. Hamilton of Gin
| cinnati. corresponding secretary Of the
| FreedmanS Aid Association, made Il
| speech in Remuneration OF the Beers
and deploring the sympathy in their
behalf manifest in this country. He IN
sisted that the Beers We're not true
| Christians, for ne SAID, they denied
! their Christianity to the black man.
lie declared that Nlcl'lS l"l r-Ils nam u
would be a victory Tor clVliizatioh ana
| freedom. The assembled ministers APP
LONDON Mdrch -l'-,oi. NhaiLlce VI
the army service corps VIII sail lor the
island OF =. Helena tomorrow IN Of
DER TO lhdhe necessary al 5eiii'ii =
for the accommodation there OF zen
CronJe ana the other Ddnlshed l'oerS
1t Is still doubtful whether al the
prisoners Will De sent there' oNlhS
to the feuds between the TransVaalers
and the Free Skaters. II all the boefs
are sent TO st. Helena cohsldefaple
increase in the strength OF the gafrl-
son Is projected
Ladysmith, March H.-lt mas peeh
ascertained that the accldehtal re-
| moNal OF stones COVERING s"iie Do
Feb. % revealed thousands Of split
and soft nosed bullets.
Princess Christians hospital train ar
rived this morning. 1t was the first
train over the new Colenso bridge
The railroad is now open to Glands
Iaagte where 4 camp has been estab-
Hshed
Drakansberg and Biggarsdorf are
closely watched Nv the British cavalry.
Mazerr. RasutOland Wednesday,
March 1.-Everybody in Basutoland
reioires in the restoration of tele
graphfc communication with Aliwal-
north.
The proclamation of Lord Roberts is
apparentlv effective. as the Free
Staters are surrendering to the Basu-
toland officials. The occupation of
Thaba Nohu and Rockville by the
british has produced an excellent i'm
presson. convincing the BasutOs that
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