The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-03-29
THE SEAT OF WAR.
KRUGER CONTEMPLATING VITA
TIE BRITISH GAVE :NMENT.
Lord Roberts Advance on T1oemfon-
tein-Gatacre SWecpfn. Through
the Country Like a cyclone FRESH
dent Kruger Says the FL: htfns In
the Free state Will be Desperate-
Collapse Of the War Expects Very
Shortly.


kilograms have passed between Presi-
dent Kruger and the British govern
ment, in addition to the Saiisbury-Kru-
ger correspondence already published.
The Foreign Office received dispatch
from Pretoria yesterday. The contents
of these communications cannot be OBJ
tanned. So far as the military situa-
ton is concerned there Is practically no
change. Lord Roberts is quickly max
ing preparations for the next move. AS
necessary to beginning Generals Cat
acre and Brabant are swiftly moving
from point to point in the southern dis
tricts of the Free State, dispensing or
accepting the surrender Of any remain
ing Beers, thus ensurirg the safety Of
Lord Roberts Communications before
starting toward Pretoria.
A correspondent of the Daily News at
Springfontein, in describing these
movements, says: General Gatacre is
sweeping through the country like a
cyclone, with flying columns in all di
rections. His sWiftHeGs and strategy
have proved OF inegtimable value to
| Lord Roberts. The rebuilding OF the
railway bridge at Norvars Pont will oc-
cupy two months. The temporary
| bridge will be completed IL about ten
| days. Meanwhile supplies ere trans
| ported in an aerial tramway across the
gap. These works necessarily Cc.ay the
providing Of supplies for the advance"
| Lord Methuen'S movements north of
| Kimberley are believed to be d prelude
| to the gathering Of a column of twenty
| thousand men, with Kimberley as a
| base, to strike eastW ard from Fourteen
| Streams into the Transvaal.
| The long and anxiously awaited news
| of the relief Of Mafeking has not yet
| been received.
Mr.. Schrener, the Cape Premier, has
| granted the request Of the MAJOR Of
| Cape Town that public holiday be
| proclaimed tnrouchCr+ the colony on
| the relief of Mafekins.
! London, March "A dispatch to the
! Standard from Boemfontein. dated
| Tuesday, says: -Four thousand Trans
| walters from Colesberg trekked en- Sat
| urday and Sunday to the northeast. go
| ing by way Of Basut0land border. They
| will probably be caught at one of the
/ passes.
| "a striking feature Of the advance on
! Bloemfontein was the abandonment of
| our communications with p piar Grove
/ Lord Roberts, confident III TIE ability
! of his transport TO meet all the imne-
| date needs of the army, deliberately
| left the enemy at AbraIanl's Kraai to
| do what they liked. The result fully
! justified him. The enemy to the south
| We're paralyzed by me bOldness and
! rapidity CT the stroke, and Generals
[ Clements and Gatacre We're enabled to
/ cross the Orange river almost without
| opposition
| dispatch to the Daily Mail from
| Pretoria, dated Monday. March 10Th,
/ says: president Kruger returned from
! kroonstadt yesterday. He says the
/ fight in the Free State Will be Gesper-
ate. I am Informed hat the Transvaal
| government has taken no resolution to
| destroy mines or lrCI erty as a last re-
! sort"
| The Cape Town correspondent of the
/ Daily Mail, telegra ping Tuesday, says:
| Il have just arrived from Bicemfontein,
| where l learned that no further move
1nent is probable for three weeks, as ne
| gotiations are procee ing. l failed to
| ascertain the nature of the negotiations,
Or whether Sir Alfred Miners dispatch
from Cape Town is connected with
! them, but Should rot be surprised if
| the war collapsed Qu;ckly.'
| \ Daily Chloi!icie correspondent at
/ Bloemfontein. te:esra phing Tuesday,
| says: the civil eovel iiment has been
| fcCrganizeG. NJ. J. A. Collins under
| Secretary OF the Interior in Steyn's ex-
ccutive, has been appointed Landdrost
| s'teyn is regarded ;& guilty OF faulty,
| but not int i.el!c,G ~ neDut;s,n He
vas always kr,eer's tool. It has been
eumored that he has Ieaped financial
benefit from this connection, but the
| report is not substGntated. Mr.. Fis-
cher played the part OF Steyns Mephis-
| tnrheles.
The Cape Town correspondent Of the
Morning Post says: On the best au-
| th0rity / learn hat the real objective
l Of r;ccI
is Russia. l also hear they have taken
away all the secret discriminating docu-
| inentS from Pretoria, thus making it
difficult to inlpiicate Steyn and the
| Bondites.
| The Melbourne sICndent of the
Times says: The Governor of South
| Australia has received from Mr.. Cham
heriain telegram to the effect that
the British War Office will offer ia
| commissions to Australians in the in
| fantry and royal aTtilIery.
| Ladysn7ith. Marel4 f. has been
| Gscertained that the accidental removal
| Of stones covering some Beer graves
after the fight at Peters Hill. Febru-
| airy 18th, revealed, thousands CT split
| and soft-nOsed bullets.
| Princess Christians hcs!;tai train
! arrived this morning 1T va the first
| train over the new Co.ecso bridge The
railroad is open to andsaaste. where
camp has been estf b.is:.ad. Draken-
berg and Bgsai s6rrp are closely
watched by the British cavalry.
| London. March ,l--,:r lionel Challice,
| Of the army service corps, sails for the
| island of st. Helena to-nlel row in order
| to make the necessary arrangements
| for the accommodation there of Gen.
| era1 CrOnje and the other banished
| Roers. 1t is still doubtful whether all
| the prisoners will be sent there. owing
| to the feuds between the Transvaalers
and the Free Staters. If all the Beers
are sent to St Helena a considerab BILE
| increase in the strength CT the garrison
| will be required.
Cape Town. March 2L-Cecil Rhodes
sailed for England to-day.
Mazeru, Basutoland, March 21.-The
proclamation of Lord Roberts is aypar-
entity effective, as the Free Staters are
guaranteeing to the BaSutOland officials.
The occupation of Thaba Nchua and
ROuXville by the British officials has
produced an excellent impression, con-
| vincing the Basutos that the authority
of the Queen is paramount.