Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-15
W. Va THURSDAY. MARCH IS, 1900

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fantry l need say no more" There
is still no news as to whether Lord
Roberts has captured any rolling
stock. If he has not, then he will be
obliged to wait until the repairing of
the bridges over the Orange river en-
ables him to bring rolling stock up.
!. The British continue pressing their
advance on the Orange river. The
Beers still hold Bethulie, on the north
side of the stream, but their trenches
are dominated by the British artillery.
Heavy firing is in progress and there
has been some skirmissring.
Lord Kitchener seems to be very
successful in reducing the extent of
the Dutch rising.
LONDON, March 14.-Judging from
the back news, everything in quiet in
Natal, while from Herschel comes the
statement that the total collapse of
the insurgent colonies is imminent
Gen. Cronje, according to a Cape
Town special, sails for St. Helena
March Is, accompanied by all the
Paardeberg prisoners.
Cecil Rhodes is suffering from
catarrh of the stomach and is unable
to sail for England.
Natal dispatches recount the greatest
satisfaction Is felt there at Lord Sais-
bury's reply to the Boer presidents
peace overtures. A dispatch from Pie
termaritzburg, published in the second
edition of the Times, says: 1.-THE re-
ply, especially the last paragraph, re-
lating to independence, has been re-
ceived in Natal with feeling of great
relief and is dispelling all doubts"
A private dispatch from Johannes
burg has been received in London,
dated Saturday, March 10, contradict
ing the reports that the mines are
flooded and all the machinery broken,
and asserting that all is well.
Regarding the United States offer of
mediation the Globe says: "The incl
dent is of interest only in the light it
throws on American politics. Repub-
licans and Democrats alike are always
prepared to risk the friendship of Eng
land in the party game. We may pre-
serve amicable relations with the
United States, and it is to be hoped
we always shall do so, but an alliance
is impossible. We were brought to
the verge of war four years ago for the
sake of Mr.. Cleveland's reelection,
and pretext for a diplomatic quarrel
will never be wanting when the anti
English elements of the republic have
to be conciliated."
The latest mails from South Africa
deal with the siege of Ladysmith. The
Daily Telegraph correspondent writes:
Gums were with infinite labor placed
upon Swartz kop, and Warren's di-
vision with other troops, moved down
toward the intended field of action.
The ever-wonderful mules somehow,
notwithstanding many falls, got the
mountain battery up, although the
place was as steep in parts as the sode
Of house. The sailors, helped by
the Scottish rifles, with steel hawsers,
warped their guns up over the as
taunding a performance as heaving
batteries to the masthead OF a ship.
AS for the ammunition, the soldiers
carried it by the hand, each man bear
ing a shell or powder charge. Except
by using ones hands, there were parts
OF the hill it was impossible other
wise to surmount l saw six mules
toiling up on later day with water
breakers for the men. The leading
one, when nearing the top, missed his
footing, rolled over and over, cannon
ing against the others. Down with
fearful clatter of falling rocks, scram-
bling hoofs and affrighted snortings,
went the six mules, some 200 feet.
Killed to the last kicker? Not bit
of it,! only their harness knocked
about.
LOBASTI, March 8.-Col. Plumer's
force reached here Tuesday, March 6.
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 Boer
police posts in the neighborhood and
is pushing his advance southwark.
Col. Plumer is now with forty miles
of Mafeking.
READY TO MOVE.