The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-03-29
THE THEATRE OF WAR.
GENERALLY ROBERTS AND EIE,EI
STILL lsAtTiyE.
Great Interest Attachq Il to lhaF f"ef
JOhannesburS The Rc?or cd m
sultatiOn Between q c--rarv ny
and German Am. sna..o. w., /. J.
leben az to Urging EO:si (.
ents TO Leave the city Alone.

tions the political surroundings shC~
interesting developments The CoIon!I.
Once has te1egraphed to Care To@!
the text Of the proclamati tiCn concern
ing the destruction Of property. This
VIII not be published in London unit.
after its promulgation in South Afllt 4.
but il is known that it will convey an
i1timatipE that any Wanton destruc
tions Of British property during the
war will bc regarded as waTrunting
claim FOR compensation and, as JUST
flying levy upon private property,
should the resources Of tie Transvaat
R'ruH!ic prove inadcq! tc. Tie tact
that the proclamation is issued by thc
Colonial Office is regarded IS a s:@nG
cant indication that tie rcrup.i,s VIII
be administered as crown coiuu.es- -
this connection it is Understood t;.a:
the leaders Of the oTp' 'sit.un in Par!ia-
ment now admit that no ether settle
nncnt is possible since the republics i'll
siEt upon their demand for absoIut
Independence. In view Of tf..:- the et
forts Of the Liberals viii be col.!s.e!
securing in the settlement tie 3es
treatment for the dci:se po:ulation,in
Guiding security against t!.,i- d:sfran
chisement.
1t IS 7, garded as q sett!e.l natl.
that should the war lie en-. d. as
now hoped. before June. !he l;uve:.!..
ment Will dissolve Par.is.ntlt ana az
peal to the country on the bass If ,
successful South African l.o1iyy. E;hou '..
the war drag On dissolution will i,
postponed until next Spring. In an
event one of the -emost planks t.
the government platform Will be arm!
reorganization.
There is no fun Jhcr Information a.
to the movements # Sir Alfred MiIn2l
1t is regarded as cci;ain, however, tia
he has gone TO Buen.f"ntein to arrarE
for the temporary administration {
the Free State.
The reply to Lord Roberts reply t.
the use of the flags of truce is com
mented upon impairment an:
ridiculous and Lord Roberts course l.,
closing a useless q: CusSiOn is CON-
mended as wise.
Indications from Natal seem to si.O.I
| that General Eulltl's forward move
ment will not lie long delayed
| The government las decided tn"
Major General Sir Frederick Caring
| loIl oIldll icliillittiit Il ttltiii'il loltt VI
5000. including the $500 men Mr.. Cham
| berlain asked from Australia.
| London. March 24-Gcnerals Roberts
| and Butler are stu inactive, pending
| developments at the theatre of r-.-.
| Considerable interest S attacl i {,
| the fate of Johannesburg. CommCHti ms
| on the reported consultation between
| Secretary hay and the German Am
| bassador at Nasiiir gtOn, Or. Won HOi
| leben, as to Il proposition that bOtl
| beligerents be urged to leaV,
Johannesburg alone. the Pali-Mal
| Gazette says: This time Dr.. Lcyd
has. as we may without improDriet!
| assume. put about the tale to the effec
that the German Ambassador a
| Washington and the American consu
at Pretoria arc cOnCoct.ng littl
scheme of German intervention. Tha
is really a glorious yarn and one Whicl
| shows to what desperate straits TIL
enemies of this country are reduced
| Just ina gine government which ha
formally declined all outside interven
ton permitting Germany to dictate tn
| course of Lord Roberts march to Pre-
toria. The German Foreign Offic
knows better than to invite the snUb
| would infallibly receive If it venture
| to whisper so prepoSterOuS 4 propose
| in Downing street
The War Office has received the fol
lowing dispatch from Lord Robert:
dated Blnemfontein. Tuesday. Marc
10th: Kitchener occupied Prit ska yes
terday unopposed. The reheis SUI
rendered their arms The Tra.svaaler
escaped across the river. MI. Steyn
circulating a notice by means of dis
patch riders in reply to my prociama
| ton to the effect t'.at any huIGher Wh
| signs deCltirt..p hat he will nc