Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-10
THE bOER POWER
Is COllapSing at All Points
in South Africa.
FORCES DEM0RALIzED
Presidents of Two Republics Want
Some Arrangement But They De-
sire independence Which Will Not
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be Granted by British. j

London, March 10. AIS a. m.-Sir Mi
chael Hicks-Beach, chancellor Of the ex1
chequer, when explaining to the bank
ers the terms of the new loan. gave them
an intimation that the government cons
sidered the end of the wal near.
'Since the estimates We're prepared,
he said, went have taken place that
have changed the situation and probably
not all the money will be required
Whatever the government may know
or intend. unofficial opinion seems ev-
erywhere to think that the Boer power
is %collapsing.
. The English division has been under
orders to embark for several weeks.
but these orders, as far as the artillery
contingent is concerned. have been re-
called, Lord Roberts having reported that
no more artillery from home is neces-
sary. This is the first pause in reinforce
ments since the war began. Sir Redvers
Butler, second in command i'll the field,
and Lord Wolseley are understood to also
consider tina no more artillery is needed.
Lord Roberts has altogether ASP guns,
including siege pieces.
1t is quite clear tina General Butler
will not try anything large in the flu
Al Z, 90 1N - = oSo ~t
rem and the ~latter's 10000 men, who have
been ordered to join Lord Roberts. 1t
is the expectation of the wal office that
Lord Roberts. Notwithstanding the ne
cessity of garrisoning his depots. will be
able to operate a constantly increasing
force until by the time the I'ransvaal
frontier is reached he will have 10000
troops.
rYs- 11or ,r,r .7no1inn with -QCCQna
tails are taken to mean that he is up to
some mischief. as his apparent inactivity
usually spells uncommon activity.
Mafeking. as a beleagured town. at
tracts much sentiment and sympathy.
Nothing has been heard from there
since Feb. 10. There is a ruInor this
morning that Col. Baden-Powell has been
relieved, but this can not be traced to
any substantial basis.
London, March 1O.-The Daily Mai
publishes the following dispatch from
Pretoria, dated Thursday. March 8, vie
Lorenzo Marques, which has oeen cen
sured by the Boer government: Ht'
Conversations 1 have had with thu
. highest state officials show that the Bo'
ers want some arrangement. They say
if England is waging a war of nqu
8 they will fight to the finish. OtherWls'
; they believe that a plain statement o
j., the Boer intentions will reveal a basil
/, of negotiation. now that England's pres
> tige is repaired.
I president Kruger n Presiden
+ Steyn conferred Monday at Bloemfontei1
t or the incorporation Of the above repre-
E sensations in a cablegTam to Lord Sa
q isbury. The preservation of the indie
t pendence of the two republics is a sin
0 qua non"
I London, March 10.-A correspondent Q
the Daily Mail at Lorenzo Marques, tele
4 graphing Thursday, says:
n ST am reliably informed that high OF
q ficials openly avow that the British fla
+ shall never fly at johannesburg. TIL
the mines put in readiness to be electric
ally exploded from the fort as Occasio
requires. Most Of ten gold mines. exceI
those which the government control
are in a shocking state. They are fiooc
IF ed and machinery is rusting and is bt
ing willfully smashed"
ut London, March 1O.-The Standar
l. which is in closer touch with the polio
i'll of the government a any other mil
~isterial organ. says this morning:
Il I'VE have reason to believe that an al
8, thoritative statement will be made
n the government r~eaff1rming the imposs
~ bility of conceding any terms of peace
IS the BOer republics which would invOl'
a perpetuation of the political and mil
tary independence that led to the prese'
costly and sanguinary conflict