Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-05
DOM PAUL'S PRAYER
He Urges His Followers Not to
Fear As God Has Been On
Their Side.
THE PLIGHT OF LADYSMIYH
General Roberts Plans Are Secret, But
Some General Statement As to His Fu-
ture Campaign Is Risked By Lon
don Correspondent

Lorenzo Marques, March 4.--Persist-
ent reports continue that the Transvaal
republic has opened negotiations look
ing to securing peace. On the other
hand, it Is asserted the Beers will make
stand at Glencoe and Laing's Mex,
and meantime the intrenchments at
Pretoria are being extended in anticipa
tion of siege. A conference between
the Boer presidents, 1t is added, and the
general commanding the Beers In
northern Natal was hurriedly arranged
on receipt of the news of Cronje's sur
cial confirmation of the surrender was
withheld from the public. President
Kruger sent fervid religious appeal,
with orders that it should be read by all
officers to the burghers, urging them to
stand fast and strive In the name of
the Lord, for unless they had faith in
him cowardice would set in, and their
position would be hopeless the moment
they turned their backs on the enemy.
Their past victories he declared showed
dent beseeched the burghers not to
bring destruction on their progeny
Continuing, the special says that high
authority at Bloemfontein declares that
in the event Of repulse Of the Free
State forces the latter will retire to-
ward the Transvaal and unite with
their brethren there, maintaining the
struggle to the last.
The Boer casualties at Colenso dur
ing the week ended February 25 are re-
ported as thirty-one men killed and 1870
wounded.
THE CONDITION AT LADYSMITH
Durham, March "A newspaper cor
respondent, who reached here from La
dysmith, says the enthusiasm of the
garrison and the inhabitants of the be-
sieged town was intense when the re-
lieving column entered. The corre
spondent believes the garrison could
have held out until April 2. though the
rations had necessarily been reduced to
the minimum. The men Of the garrison
will require rest, and the horses are
much wasted. The correspondent paid
high tribute to the courage and hero
ism of the women. Never a complaint
was heard from them, in spite of their
unexampled privations. The women
and children were estimated at 500.
Though there was much sickness aris-
ing from the horse meat diet and the
absence of farinaceous food, the epi-
demic period was passed safely. DR..
Jamison is suffering from typhoid fc-
yer. General Butler entered the town
escorted only by his staff. The Bosrs
exchanged shots with the relieving
force. 1t Is believed the Beers are re
treating to Glencoe.
BRITISH PLANS.
London, March 5.-The air of mystery
which covers the movements of the
main British army in South Africa con-
tinues, though what information leaks
through indicates that the campaign Is
being carried on with steady progress.
There are now practically three British
armies in the field-one in the Free
State, one in Cape Colony, the other in
Natal. The first and more important is
in close touch with body Of Beers es-
timated to number about 5000. Specu-
lation as to the direction and methods
Of General Roberts advance into the
Free States Is quite worthless, so care
fully are the plans concealed. In Cape
Colony, Generals Brabant and Clements
command two horns of the army, while
General Gatacre holds the main Boer
force in check. Gatacre and Clements
will probably combine and advance on
Bloemfontein, with Brabant guarding
the right flank with the mobile Colo
malls. This movement will be subse-
quent to securing line Of commpnica-
tion along the lines Of the Free State
railroads. which, according to the lat
est dispatch, seems almost accom-
plished. The third army, that in Natal,
is comparatively inactive, and with the
exception of sorties, a serious move.
ment can hardly be expected from 1t
this week. When ready to advance It's
movements must greatly depend upon
how much distance the retreating
Beers put between themselves and Bull
ler. As incident to the British main OBJ
jective which at least is clearly out
lined as Pretoria, the relief Of Mafeking