The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-10
AUDITORIUM Will RING GuET GTING BULEB
LORD ROBERTS REPORTS THAT
HE HAS CROSSED THE
VAAL RIVER
CAPTURED At HARR1sM1TE
Public Interest in the War Is Wan.
ing and Only Politicians Dis
cuss It-Roer Delegation and
DIR. Leyds Mt Berlin.

LONDON, Aug. 9.-The following report
dated Pretoria. Aug. 8, has been received
from Lord Roberts:
Kitchener was informed yesterday by
an escaped British prisoner that Dewets
wagons had crossed the Vaal After
wards heard the sound of guns, which,
1 think, must have been Methuen's, as
directed him to take up a position be-
tween POtchefstroom and Lindique, where
he could intercept the enemy who crossed
the river at Dewetsdore.
Kitchener is crossing the VaaI with
cavalry and mounted infantry.
Hunter reports that he made 4.14O prts-
oners in the Bethlehem arrismith dis
trict, majority of whom are now en-
route for Cape Town. Three guns and
4.G00 horses were captured and ten wagon
loads OF ammunition and $4,000 rounds
Of ammunition were destroyed
The garrison of Glands River, which
l lear has been captured, consisted Of
about 3OG bushmen and Rhodesians. had
hoped that Darlington had been in time
to withdraw the garrison. but it seems
that Delarey learning of Ian Hamilton's
approach to Rustenburg, hurried west
ward and surrendered the garrison before
Darlington arrived.
"Methuen telegraphs that he engaged a
part of Dewet's force yesterday near
Benterskroon. He drove the enemy off
a succession Of hills which they held
| obstinately.
'Our casualties, seven men killed or
wounded. including four officers"
PUBLIC INTEREST WATERING.
NEW YORK. Aug. "a dispatch from
London says
THE public interest in the South Afri.
can war has waned, but the parliament
tray session just closed with series OF
angry discussions on the subject, Mr.
Chamberlain being fiercely baited by tn,
radicals on the communication which h,
alleges some opposing members hav,
maintained with the Transvaal govern.
ment. In all this, there IS a considerable
element of party politics. 1t is commonly
| blieved that the general election viii
take place in the autumn and the policy
and the conduct of the war will be the
main issue before the candidates. Hence
the politicians are still talking of South
| Africa, though the nation is paying far
more attention to the opening of the
! drama in Eastern Asia
! Everybody is heartily tired of the BOel
! war and anxious to have done with II
as soon as possible, but the government
| is by no means convinced that the end
| is at hand, and 1t Is significant that re-
! inforcins drafts for two of the regl
! ments at the front have just been ordered
| to hold themselves in readiness for EN-
| barkation next week"
BOER DELEGATES AT BERLIN.
BERLIN, Aug. 9.-The foreign Office.
referring to the presence of the Boer en-
voys and DR.. Leyds In Berlin, said the
legation was here In an unofficial capac-
ity only, and that 1t was likely that any
power would endeavor to secure favorable
peace terms for the Beers in the final set
! tlement.
| DR.. Leyds and the delegation, however,
| had a conference this morning with Herr
Won Dorrenthal, privy councillor, WHO n
representing Count Won BueIow during
| the absence Of the minister of foreign af-
fairs on his vacation.
Later in the day Mr. Abraham Fischer
of the delegation. said to the correspond
ent Of the Associated Press, and IN the
presence Of DR.. Leyds;
1.-THE burghers Of the South African re-
public do not intend OF give up the fight
They WHY continue guerrilla warfare,
| splitting UP into small bands, and they
will ceaselessly disturb the British, in
| ficting in the aggregate more damage In
this way than they could lnflict In a big
war"