The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-22

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London. March rs, With the railway
communication 10 the Cane intact.
Lord Roberts viii in very few days
Ehe la a position 10 begin the advance
on Pretoria. His deep Political iatn'
ition, combined with his hold strategy,
Ila having the result desired In the
southern sections Of the Grange Free
State, which are rapidly calming down.
Matching Ii naM the Gully point for
anx iety, aud AZ Ii Id known that a
force has left Kimberley. ita relief may
ha announced before many days pass,
Il'he efficiency ct tha relieving column
is heightened by the fact that 1t u
partly composed OF regulars.
Z In the i0hhses Of parliament last
evening 1t WAS rusnoFed thai LORD
Roberts Is about 10 issue 4 pfeel,Msg
Eth announcing that the former sys-
Ite, ut government In the Orange Free
State II abolished and pFpnslslng Free
Stalers who immediately sarrenaer due
consideration,
III iii understood that all the eanti
mental powers. with one exception,
,.nealanFpmtsingiy refused % Intervene,
THE exception was RUSSIA whose reply
Was eauphed IA less iirm language, AL
though, like the others, she declined 10
Interfere, Ii Ia said that the pane WAS
plsa appealed ta, but that ne DECLINED
70 do anything heyand writing 4 letter
70 the aneeh, appealing 10 her 70 step
the further
sssaAsea ei nsead,
nr Leyds' efforts with king Leopold
mere quits futile, The pessihiilty Of
the destruction at Johannesburg is
sti.i discussed here, but II h believed
that the French aud German shafas
holders wpuld affer q strong protest,
Tile latest adyiees respecting the anfs
render af hieemfnntein shaw that the
apmeaeh OF The British caused 4 stains
pods, Ihifteen trains, esipil pehinasta
al fairly cara aud all eranllnea with
Beers hurried nefthWard Just hefore
the Hne was cut Mr., ategn would
have haen egmpelleH "a surrender, hut
he pretended That he was going 20
visit one af the entpQsts, and &c mlds
night tpalt a carriage which was wait
ing for hlIa outside tho town aud thsis
HASNlFh, ilp 'tpHfa Sht fNS HAhh -
ihelr wagons and military stores away,
Gen, tieptnr Maednnald's wound has
nearly healed He accompanied the
brigade to Hiaamfantein,
lard ltpherts comments upon The
earlier aparatipnR III tbs war IA the
IaRaen aaaette, aud hts absolute 81
ienqa respecting Lard Methuen's dis
patph IN Fsgafaed 40 very Significant,
Cue Iimes observes That this sllepee
hi perhaps, Here sigaltieans than
Waras, especially When connected with
tho faet that Lera Metiiuen no iangaf
takes asay pranlnent paFt In the GAIA
palgit
Ranastaa M hasa Hehssta,
i4anaan, March ls Lard nnhegts has
sent tho fplloWipg dispatch ia tbs war
aiiieu. dassa at hiasnfanteln Friday,
Gen, Giftaants crossed tbs 0iAngs
river yesterday, Haaairs 10 the rail-
way bridge at karValspaut have COM
,l,eaaaa aud Ii win shaplly ne ready for
tpattip sien, haie-lapeW teiegpaphs
his arrival at spriagfpateln, So that
hinentaAielA now u practically ~ rail-
|uantnsunieation With llipe Town, My
pgaleiaAlatlan IN already having an an
Gallant effect Several hundred bursh-
sFs hase expressed their lntentian 81
surranlar their arnls ana return IA
their occupations The resident eatas
missipHer III Hasutalana reparts thai
ap haeTs lAtaly Arrived tf0lp HIpamr
fansain, ana that 4 further contingent
irpu AiiWaMalth Was allly Waltlhg 70
kAuW the teFnis pl my pfaplalnatlqA af
surrender, They had refused tn AIR
lauA d council III hleanaiadt, 10 Wlllph
PresIdent steyn had sRinAanea theia
haers isaa filed,
hathpsie, q, ", ~, March III flpn,
lIa4aera an arriving hpfe, found that
ali The IineTs had lied, Tile town was
Aeapiy deserted, the Dutch having
srehkea GA hearing ~ tue occupation
af iit0en fantein. Ii Is believed that
thu Rpers retired Ia The dipeetinn %
naWetsiafgt Tile telegraph ID epsia ~
snrlngiaRIaln II IL understood herH
that President kruger two days age
aRneKaa the nranga hlFee Stale - tha
Rpagh African Fenuhlle,
Aaslit 'lAeif pssHse y EiaRsissa,
iAlldan, March rs, The tallY Mail
has inc fpilaWing dispatch fpnA
I.aupenan AiapsluaR, dated i1riaaEl tin
tgeaehing Is proceeding pA the Nnal
Figeg az Nafeffng hlia arrivals frallf
i'rataFla sag that the haers themselves
haW aalRt that their Gauss Is hanaless,
Glen, Lucas MeEar refuses % night
agalu and has retilFnaa 10 his falHlt
uen, aphaik Rurger has also returned
and the huFghefs aFe geing heiAe by