The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-22
WAR NEWS

rican matters by foreign nations. Mr..
Balfour for the government stated in par
lament that he had received an offer
from the president of the United States
to act as mediator, but that the offer
had been declined From Bloemfontein
taken by the British on Tuesday, it was
announced that everything was quiet
and that the Orange Free State was prac-
tically already an English province, the
inhabitants seeming to take very kindly
to the British occupation. President
Steyn's hasty fight from his capital
aroused much criticism among his own
retainers. The opinion prevailed that
the result of it would be the total cessa
tim of effort to hold back the British adj
vance south of the Vaal river. Lord
Roberts issued strict orders that his
troops should not destroy any property
nor injure the inhabitants in any way.
! This order seemed to result in an imme-
date restoration of good feeling on the
part of most of the burghers in and
around Bloemfontein. 1t was felt that
the next news of fighting would come
from Natal, where Buffers column was
expected to begin an advance movement.
On Saturday it was stated that Rob
erts would very soon begin his advance
on Pretoria His railway communion
ton between Bloemfontein and the Cape
was free and uninterrupted so that sup
plies for the campaign could be forward
ed to him rapidly and in large quantities.
No news from Mafeking was received,
but it was expected almost momentari-
ly, as relieving force started for there
some days ago, All the European pow
ers appealed TO by the Beers declined to
intervene in any way, The pope was
reported tohave written to the queen
appealing for cessation of bloodshed.
Dispatches from Lorenzo Marquee We're
to the effect that the burghers realized
the hopelessness of the contest and were
returning to their homes by hundreds.
1t was thought that the total Boer
strength was not more than 10000 men
of all arms.
! Sundays news from England was that
st. Patricks day Saturday had been
generally and enthusiastically celebrat-
ed throughout the United Kingdom.
| This was in recognition of the great SER
vices being rendered at the front by Irish
men, and iii response to the Queens di
rection that the shamrock should be
worn by the British army. English
newspapers were comparing Gen, Rob
erts to the American Gen. Grant. From
South Africa it was announced that the
Orange Free State was almost complete
| ly pacified and that the fighting hence
forth would be confined to the Transvaal
The revolt of the Cape Colony Dutch in
the northeast was practically broken up
and Kitchener was expected soon to re-
join Roberts at the front. Through Lor-
EMO Marquee it was learned from Glen
coe that the burghers had completed
their Notifications along the Biggersburg
and that they were considered impregn-
able DR.. Leyds, the diplomatic agent
of the dutch republics in Europe sudden
ly disappeared from Brussels.
On Monday there were persistent ru-
mors that Mafeking had been relieved
Col Plumer and Lord Methuen were
known to be very near the beleaguered
place A English newspaper was start
ed at Bloemfontein and Rudyard Kip
ling contributed to the first number
Predictions were freely made by British
authorities that the war would be finish
ed by the middle of May. Remarkable
statements come from the Free State rs
to the burghers laying down their arms
The report was that $500 rifles were sur
rendered to the British in one day Each
man handing in his arms must subscribe
to an oath not to again take up arms
against Great Britain nor to assist her
enemies, and he is then allowed to re-
turn to his farm unmolested. The cred
it for the reopening of the railway lines
from Bloemfontein to Cape Town is Civ
en- to Colonel Girouard, a Canadian
railway expert
There was dispatch on Tuesday say
l ing that the Free Staters had not all
given up; that there was force around
Smithville considerable in numbers but
much dispirited. Thirty-two thousand
additional British troops are now at sea
on their way to enter the South African
campaign Sir George White, the de-
fender of Ladysmith, arrived at the Cape
seriously ILL., No definite news was reciev-
ed from Mafeking, but British authorities
continued to announce that Mafeking
was ''all right The Beers We're con
centrating force of some strength at
Kroonstadt, President Steyn's new cap
ital. 1t was announced that the
only Boer prisoners to be sent to st
Helena would be the Transvaalers,
the Free Staters being cared for else