The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-03
LEADING MEMBERS OF UNIVERSAL
LEAGUE TO SEEK AID OF
THE UNITED STATES
WANT AMERICA TO MEDIATE
SENATOR DEJEUNs, OF BELGIUM,
THE MOVING SPIRIT IN THE
NEW UNDERTAKING
PRAISE FOR CANADIANS

of the Brave Deeds of Colonial
Forces In South Africa-CoI. Pill
cher's Victory Proves to Have
Been More Important Than Mt
First Presumed.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 2.-Senator Deteune.
formerly minister Of justice and now
member of the council of state, former
Senator la Fontaine and other leading
members Of the Universalist league OF
Peace have convoked a meeting to be-
held next Thursday in favor of appealing
to the United States government to offer
10 mediate in the South African war;
\ PRAISE FOR CANADIANS.
LONDON, Jan. 3.-The morning papers
are unanimous in praising the gallantry
of the Canadian colonial troops. The
Times says:
The mother country will share with
the Canadians and Australians In the
pride and qualification they must feel at
the fine qualities displayed by their troops
in this dashing rush on the enemy"
The Standard says:
The Canadians and Australians had
been spelling for fight. Now they have
had their opportunity, and they have
greatly distinguished themselves by their
cooness and discipline. From the view
point of imperial unity, the little fight
may fairly be described as one of the
most gratifying events recorded in the
recent history of the British race"
BRITONS TO GET GUNS.
The Daily Mail makes the following
statement this morning:
"We understand that the defense COM
mittee of the cabinet, after careful con-
sideration of the question of defense of
the empire, particularly with regard to
artillery, will shortly call for the expendi-
ture of $5,000,00O to make good deficiencies
and to place the nation on a par with
other great powers. The new equipment
is to be provided as speedy as possible,
and while sufficiently mobile for us in
the field, it is intended to be adaptable
to the necessities of what are known as
guns of position"
BRIToNS ACTED IN CONCERT.
MODDER RIVER, Jan. 2-Yesterday's
cavatry expedition under Gen. Babing-
ton. commanding the Ninth and Twelfth
1ancers, proves to have been in co-op-
|
Belmont. This, directed by Cen Wood.
consisted of a flying column and force
under Lieut.. Col. Pitcher from Belmont.
This force moved into the territory be-
low the Orange any Eyet rivers. At
Sunnyside, northwest of Douglas, 1t en-
countered a considerable commando, be-
lieved to be wholly composed of dsloyaI
British subjects. Gen. Babington's force
proceeded in the same direction on the
north side of the river The result Of
this reconnaissance has not yet been re-
ported.
WOUNDED IN A SORTIE
PRETORIA, JAN 1-Three British
prisoners who were taken at Malagro
say that Capt. Gordon Chesney Wilson,
husband of Lady Sarah Wilson, and five
other officers, whose names they refuse to
give, were wounded in a recent sortie
from Mafeking.
BOERS TAUNT BRITONS
FRERE CAMP, Jan. 1.-The Beers in
quired by heliograph today:
why is Roberts coming? What has
Butler done?"
The British replied:
How did you like our lyddite in the
late battle?
The Beers signaled in response:
Rats"
DILL O4So Al LAIN I'm fOQOG.
PRETORIA Jan. Last night (Sun-
day. the British in great force attacked
Commandant Scholeno's force In the
Colesberg district and attempted to storm
the position. The loss of the British Is
not known, but it is reported to be
heavy.
The Beers consider it a great compli-
ment to the Transvaal that Lord Rob-
erts should have been selected for the
supreme command of the British forces.
DOUGLAS CAMP TAKEN.
DOUGLAS, Cape Colony, jan 2-Col
Pitcher has occupied Douglas without
opposition and has been received with en-
thus.asm by the loyalists
WINNIPEG HAS WAR FEVER.
WINNIPEG, Man, Jan. Hurried or
ders were received for the twenty MEM
bers of the Thirteenth Winnipeg field
battery, who are going to the Transvaal.
to leave for Kingston, Ont, at the earliest
possible date. In little more than tWen-
ty-four hours they were on board the
train, leaving yesterday. The notice was
so sudden that there was no time to ar
range any send-off, the understanding
having been that they would leave Sat-
urday next However, there was an enor-
nous crowd at the depot to bid the boys
farewell.
Eighty-six members of the Royal Ca
madam dragons, with 100 horses, will
leave on Saturday to join the regiment
of Canadian mounted rifles at Halifax.
1t is likely that Secretary Best, of the Y.
M C. A., will accompany the contingent
to the front.
Although K is generally known that the
whole of the selections have been made
for the second Canadian contingent, ap-
plications continue to pour in. Onesyoung
man, after vainly trying to induce Mayor
Williams to accept his services, at once
left for his home in Glasgow, where, ne
said, he would not be refused.
Maj T. Benson, r. G. A., Quebec, has
been appointed district officer in COM
mard for British Columbia.
OFF FOR DELAGOA BAY.
BERLIN. Jan. 2.-The German second
class cruiser Schwalbe has left Dar-es-
Salaam, a seaport of Africa, twenty-five
miles south of Zanzibar. for Lourenzo
Marques.
sLoCUM WITH BOERS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Capt Stephen
l., III. Slocuni, OF the Eighth United States
| cavalry. has been designated as the
| American military attache to be witn
the Beer army. Capt Slocum Is now at
| the front in Natal watching the move-
rnents of the British troops under Gen.
| Butler before Coienso. where he arrived
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