The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-15

ish national anthem. They were in =
condition Of frenzied excitement.
! "On Monday afternoon, previous to ths
surrender, there had been a little sniping
and shelling, but the enemy then retired.
Lord Roberts has his headquarters at
the presidents house and there are many
! OF the British wounded in the building.
The railway Is not injured
REPLY TO SALISBURY.
LONDON, March 15.-The Daily Mail
has the following dispatch from Pretoria.
dated Monday, March u:
Lord Salisbury's reply has been re-
celved and Boer refutation of the Brit
ish contention is under consideration. It
J will deny that any annexation has been
made, and it will declare that the occupa-
ton of British territory was purely
| strategic. 1t will express the determine
ton of the two republics to fight to the
| finish"
KROONsTADT NEW CAPITAL.
dispatch to the Daily Mail, from
| Bloemfontein, dated Tuesday evening, at
| o'clock, says:
I'VE surprised and outf1anked the en-
emy with irresistible force over night.
Gen. French held the enemy north and
| south of Bloemfontein, while Lord Rob
erts dispatched a prisoner, on parole,
| threatening to lombard unless the city
| surrendered The townsmen became
| alarmed. President Steyn and the chief
members OF the executive council fed,
/ and proclaimed Kroonstadt to be the
I capital
''steyn fled to Winburg. At last only
| 5000 lighting men remained, and, in the
] morning, many findin g themselves so
weakened, broke their guns. Others He'd.
! The remnant still shelled Gen. French
| at dawn. but the opposition soon col
lapsed
Maj. Gen Prettyman has been ap-
pointed military governor of Bloemfon-
tein."
POPULAR DEMONSTRATION
! CAPE TOWN, March IA great pop
ular demonstration took place here on
receipt of the news that Bloemfonteiu
had been occupied by the British. All
! the church bells were rung, and a pro-
cession headed by the Union Jack went
| to the governors house, where Sir Al
| fred Miner made his Acknowledgements.
The demonstrators sang God Save the
| Queen" and then paraded through the
principal street, cheering and singing
] patriotic, songs.
| ABRAHAMS KRAAL FIGHT.
| PRETORIA, Tuesday, March 13.-Com-
mander De Larey's report of the fight at
| Abraham KraaI Saturday says:
| 1.-The British were estimated to number
| 10000 men. Their first assault was re-
pulsed. Only two Beers were wounded.
| The second assault was made on the hills
| to the left Of our position. These hills
| were of great strategic Importance Ap-
| preciating this, our men defended the
| position from a. m. to sundOwn. The
| burghers fought like heroes and three
times repulsed masses of the British,
who kept relieving their tired men.
Every attempt to storm was defeated. At
sundown there were not fifty yards be-
TWEEN us. The British lost heavily. No
accurate returns of our losses are avail
able"
METHUEN AT KIMBERLEY.
CAPE TOWN, March 14-The British
troops under Lord Methuen have re-
turned to Kimberley from the occupa-
ton of Boshof, Orange Free State.
Guns and 10000 rounds of ammunition
were seized, and strong garrison was
left to guard the town. Six Beers were
arrested there on charges of treason.
Nearly all the residents are wearing
mourning, as the Boshof commando lost
200 men at the battle Of Belmont
BoERs IN STRONG POSITIONS.
LADYSMITH, Wednesday. March IA
The Beers have been located in several
strong positions near the junction of the
They have heavy guns in position on
Pongwoni Kop. at Hlatikulu and In the
Impati mountains, as well as at Gibson's
farm, near Cundycleugh pass. Gen. Hun
ter now commands the division. Both
men and horses of the relief column ara
completely recovered, and are now In the
pink of condition. The reconstruction Of
the railroad from Ladysmith to Dundee
is progressing rapidly.
" mn ~
LOBATSI, Thursday, March s-CoL
Plumers forces reached here Tuesday,
March 8. 1t is believed that only single
bridge southwark has been destroyed,
and that otherwise the railroad is intact
within five miles of Mafeking. Col.
Plumer has already dispersed several
and is actively pushing his advance
southwark.
BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT.
PRETORIA, March II Cvla Lourenzo
Marques, Tuesday, March 19.-Lord SAL
isbury's reply to Presidents Kruger and
Steyn causes bitter disappointment and
State Secretary Reitz says 1t means that
the war will have to be fought to the
bitter end.
BOERS WILL NOT YIELD.
NEW YORK, March IA dispatch
from President Kruger. dated Pretoria,
March 10, p. m, via Berlin, says:
THE burghers will only cease fighting
with death. Our forces are returning in
good order to our line of defense on our
own soil. The Natal campaign was longer :.
In our favor than we expected The
British will never reach Pretoria. The
burghers, Steyn. Joubert and myself, as