Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-05

London. March a1---Ehc Bloemfon-
|,tein correspondent of the Morning
Post. eelegraphins Thursday, says
president Kruger boasts his intention
/ 70 ,ret;iKe Blbemfontein Within Il week,
and it :eppears probable that the, Reels
.aEe advaincing in force southwark.
flhEondon, March 31--The :Bocrs are
concentrating in force about fifteen
of. Glen, and Lord Roberts is sending
forward troops to engage them: The
Seventh Infantry and part of Gen.
10 ioinst1ie Fourteenth brigade and the
.isxo- cavalry regiments that are holding
Glen and it's environs. 1t does not seem
probable that the Beers Will give seri-
sous battle in the fairly open country
north Of ::Glen. Still their evident
strength indicates moro than 4 corps
/ of observation. In small affairs the
Beers are daringly aggressive in all
parts of the field Of war. The. johann
aesburg mounted police, esteemed by
:, the: Beers to be, their best mounted
commando. are raiding the country
aear. Bloemfonteln.. lfarrassifg the
farmers who have given UP their arms
to the British, and carrying off cattle.
There is Boer report from Natal that
Russian soldier of fortune, Col Gam
toslSi. with 100 horsemen. is operating
close to the. British outposts on the
western borders. The Beers reocc11-
pied Campbell and are in strength
near Taungs and Bakly West. They
shelled the British camp at Warren
Ton; "Wednesday, but moved ou5. of
range that night. Yesterday two Brit
.ish guns enfladed the Bper trenches.
iduietins; their Mausers.
Methuen Recalled to Kimberley.
Lord AIethuen and the forces ;i,at
had been operating in the BarklS dis
trfct .haye been recalled to Kimberley
by Lords Roberts. No explanation has
been given for this. but the mounted
troops are dissatisfied at having been
%9rdefed ::baciIl:: The Beers and disloyal-
lists at <KeAhardt thave been dispersed
aid caused to retreat. Gen. Parsons
is about to enter the town unoDposcd
lord Roberts is making extensive ar.
rangements to police and safeguard all
the Free State towns in the territory
occupied. Dispatches from Maseru
assert that the Beers who returned to
Iadybrand from Clocolan have taken
,sap strong positions and sent pi"kets
far in every direction to watch Basu-
toland in the expectation that part OF
Gen: Buffers army will invade the
Free State on that side.
According to Pretoria advices MAIZE
king was bombarded for seven hours
on Tuesday. 1t is reported in London
n. q. we1l-informed quarter that Lord
Kitchener will be offered the post Of
commanler-in-chie in India. succeed
ing the tie Sir William Lockhart so
soon as, decisive successes have been
obtained III the Transv&al.- and that
Gen. Sir Archibald Hunter will succeed
him as Lord Roberts chief of staff.
The Indian newspapers have been urg-
ing KitcheneE.s appointment
Holding Southern Frontier.
.Aliwalnorth, March 81. - Gen. Bra
bant and his staff have returned from
Rockville and are now engaged in
holding the Southern frontier Of the
Free State. Detaclments are being
sent to strengthen the positions which
have been occupied. 1t is evident that
Commandant Olivier, now moving
porth:;%is being closely watched by Sir
jeffrey I4angdon, the Basuto command
Ell. WHO Is: in command with Gen.
ErencH:s -. r..
- :; Gen. -Joubert's Illness.
Pretoria, March 81. - Gen. Joubert
was taken i'll Sunday morning. He was
at his office the previous day. He stif'
fered :greeaatt pain, but hseam!e: une9h'
scious some time before death, The
complaint was acute inflammation ID
the bowels; The body viii lie in state
until Monday and will then be taken
by special to the farm at Rustfontein,
near Wakkerstroom. where it, will be
buried quietly, as Joubert often re-.
auested, and without military honors
Michael Dayitt has gone. to- .krooll-
::stadt.
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