Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-29
Daily Kcnnebec Journal.
JOUBERI DEAD.
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Nchu, Philippolis, Fauresmith and
are thus held.
Sir Alfred Miner is touring in the
disturbed newly acquired territory. in
Vestigating conditions and arranging
the administration. He is understood
to be getting materials for report 10
Mr.. Chamberlain concerning plan or
civil government.
All the morning papers print singu-
Iarly kind editorials concerning Gen.
Joubert. They praise his military
skill, uphold his chivalrous conduct
and regret that so strong and moder-
ate a mind should be absent from the
final settlement of the dispute. Al
though some of the younger command
ers thought the old soldier wanting IN
dash and enterprise, his raid INTO the
country south of the Tugela IS consul
cred the best piece of Boer leadership
during the whole war 1t is now known
that he crossed the TuSela with only
5000 rflemen and six guns but so pold
and rapid were his movements that the
British commanders thought lo'ooo
Beers were marching on PietermafltZ-
burg. For few days, although in the
presence OF greatly superior forces, ne
isolated Gen. Hilyard's brigade at Est
court and at the same time threatened
Gen. BartOn's camp at Moot river
Then as British reinforcements were
pushed IN. Joubert rccrosScd the
Tugela without losing a prisoner, a
wagon or n gun. Gen. Whites csti-
mate of him. pronounced on Tuesday,
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brave and honorable opponent, strikes
the tone of all British comment.
The foreign office. according to the
Daily Chronicle. is arranging with
Portugal for some thousands of Brit
ish troops to be landed at Beira and
sent by the Rh1desia railway from
Massi-kcsso to Umtali.
4 permanent arrangement is under
stood to exist for the use of this route
to transfer the Rhodcsia police. The
possibility Of foreign protest is sug-
gestcd by the Daily Chronicle.
Among the items cablcd from Pre-
toria is a statement that prominent
residents there object u defence OF
Pretoria and desire that President
Kruger retire to Lydenburg. 1t Is al
legged that the principal buildings at
Johannesburg have been mined by or
der of Kruger.
\ Pretoria dispatch to the Daily
Mail. dated March IS. says: An Of
fetal dispatch reports heavy bonn
bardment Of Mafeking in progress.
March &c. which was meeting with Il
spirited response. Mr.. Michael Davitt
had an interview with President
Kruger. today"
\ special to the Daily Mail from
Pietermaritzburg, dated Wednesday.
March IS says: British scouts have
thoroughly reconnoitercd the passes of
the Drakensberg range. The number
of Beers holding them does not exceed
2O00 and they are working half-heart-
edly in constructing entertainments
The Bloemfontein correspondent Of
the Daily Telegraph in a dispatch
dated. Tuesday. March q, says: 1T is
a matter Of regret that owing to the
state Of the roads and of our horses.
Commandant Grovelarr's commando
Of 5000 men. from Colesbcrg and the
southern districts. got away north by
travelling day and night close to the
BasutO border before our force could
hope to get near them.
The latest news is that the Beers
have 10000 men still under arms, of
whom 10000 are in and around the
Natal border. Although tents and
stores are reaching here, a block on
the railway is delaying arrivals from
the south considerably. 1t is asserted
that 10000 Beers are masscd at KroOn-
stad."
A dispatch 10 the Daily Mail from
Lourenzo Marques, dated Wednesday.
says: The French Colonel Eillchoia
de Mareuil has been appointed to the
command Of the Foreign Legion, which
is operating in the Free State. Gen.
Prinsloo recently arrested is charged
by the Eosrs with high treason"
Great Britain. according to the Ber-
lin correspondent of the Daily Mail,
has thanked Germany for the lattcr's
warning of the Boer plans for attack
ing Walfisch bay on the West African
coast.
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