Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-30
BRITISH MOVEMENTS
1t Is Announced That Lord Roberts
Will remain At Bloemfontein
Another Month.
FUNERAL OF GEN. JOUBERY
Indications That Large Force Is March
ing to the Relief Of Mafeking-The
Beers Unsucoessfully Bombarded
That Town.

New York, March 30.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Pretoria says: General
Joubert's funeral took place here
Thursday He will be buried Friday at
Rustfontein, in his private mausoleum
with military honors. The captured
British officers here sent floral tribute.
BRITISH MOVEMENTS.
London. March 3O.-The reports that
Lord Roberts will remain at Bloemfon-
tein another month are probably intend
ed for Boer consumption, and the recent
movements of troops and other indica-
tions point to preparations being we'll
advanced for a forward movement
MAFEKING TO BE RELIEVED.
The entire silence Of the cables this
morning is regarded as significant. The
fact that Boer kilograms announcing
the bombardment of Mafeking Monday
and Tuesday do not claim any success
is accepted as proof that they met with
none. Hopes are entertained that 1t may
prove to have been the final effort to re-
duce the place before raising the siege.
1t is now suggested that the apparent
inactivity of the British at Warrenton
is merely designed to impress the Beers
with the notion that they are checking
the Mafeking relief column, which in
reality Is advancing by a westward de-
tour. Color is lent to this view by the
announcement of column of 5000
mounted troops commanded by Colonel
Drummond, and accompanied by three
batteries, a pontoon train and several
wagons of ammunition, which passed
Barkley West on March 26, on an ex-
tensive march, the objective of which Is
a strict secret.
KRUGER BOASTS.
Bloemfontein, March 30.-Oom Paul
has made boast that the Beers will
retake Blomfontein in a month. The
Beers are concentrating in force about
Is miles north of the city, in the rear of
Glen, and Lord Roberts is sending for
ward troops to engage them. The 7th
Infantry and part of General French's
cavalry has been sent to join the 14th
brigade and two cavalry regiments that
are holding Glen and it's environs. tt
does not seem probable that the Beers
will give serious battle in the fairly
open ground north Of Glen. Still, their
evident strength indicates more than a
corps Of observation
BOERS AGGRESSIVE.
In small affairs the Beers are daring
ly aggressive in all parts of the field Of
war. The Johannesburg mounted police,
esteemed by the Beers to be their best
cavalry regiment, are raiding the coun-
try near Bloemfontein, harassing the
farmers who have given up their arms
to the British, and carrying off cattle.
RUSSIANS JOIN BOERS.
Cape Town. March 30.-The Beers re-
port from Natal that the Russian SOL
der of fortune, Colonel Ganotzki, with
100 horsemen, is operating close to the
British outposts on the western border
The Beers have reoccupied Campbell,
and are in strength near Taungs and
Barkley West. They shelled the British
camp at -Warrenton Wednesday. but
moved out Of range that night. Thurs
day two British guns enfiladed the Boer
trenches, Nuieting their Mausers.
LORD METHUEN'S OPERATIONS.
London, March 30.-Lord Methuen and
his forces have been operating in the
Barkley district. but have been recalled
to Kimberley by Lord Roberts. No ex-
planation for this Is given, but the
mounted troops are dissatisfied at be-
ing called back. The Beers and disloy-
alists at Kenhardt have been dispersed
and caused to retreat. General Parsons
entered the town unopposed.
WARRENTON RETAKEN.
Pretoria, March ga dispatch from
Fourteen Streams, north of Warren
ton. Cape Colony, says that the Beers
on March 2S opened bombardment of
the British camp there, and the British
replied feebly. and evacuated the place
during the night.