Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-17
AZ TO PRETORIA SOON,

ON TO PRETORIA SOON
w., ,he railway communication to
e.ssoe intact, Lord Roberts viii in a
:, i.w days, be In a position 10 begin
4. ,Irance on Pretoria. His deep
80 intuition, combined with bold
,.,sC h having the result desired IN
4. .sthern sections of the Orange
4. Ssle which are rapidly calming
~, " The following dispatch was re-
M rom him al the war office last
tri 49, ,,..A e
=, Clements crossed the Orange river
rrslay Repairs to the railway
~ al yoryal's Pont have COM
,,,.,d and II viii shortly be ready for
~ Gen. Pole. Carew telegraphs his
,-aiat Sprlngfon,ein. so that Bloem-
l.sn now is practically in rail COM
,rc,fIon with Copetown. My proc
i-,a5n Is already having an excel
= feet. Several hundred burghers
M expressed their intention TO sur
~, heir arms and return TO their
rssilons
ne resident commissioner OF Basu-
nj reports that 500 Beers lately ar
n from Bloemfontein, and that a
WI contingent from Aliwal north
uny waiting 20 know the terms OF
PROCLAMATION TO surrender. They
y Nfused 10 attend q council at
nesladt to which President Steyn
hHnmoned them"
yTv PROCLAMATION COMING.
h be Hobbies Of parliament last
sEtg Il was rumored that Lord Rob-
gsk sbou, 10 issue a proclamation
usgnclng that the former system OF
rTsrnent In the Orange Free State
abolished. and promising Free
sAsr who Immediately surrender due
asa'Hatlon.
! Is understood that all the conti-
rStil powers with one exception, un-
nnFomslngly refused TO intervene.
n exception was Russia, whose reply
vs. oouched in less firm language, al
tsgh, Ike the others, she declined 10
.'sfisfe. Il Is said that the pope was
is APPEALED TO. but that he declined
% anything beyond writing a letter
ne queen, appealing 10 her to stor
= further effuslon OF blood. Dr.
klts Efforts with King Leopold were
CITE futile.
he possibility Of the destruction OF
.aahaeshurg Is stu discussed here
n Is expected that the French and
tfush Shareholders would offer q
s'1ig protest
aANPEDE FROM BLoEMFoNTETN
ne latest advices respecting the sur,
lt'ef Of Bloemfontein show that tn,
tip'oach o. the British caused a STAN
re Thirteen trains. each composed
ioriy cars. and oil crammed with
sss hurried northward just before
" me was cut.
~ sieyn would have been compelled
surrender, but he pretended that h,
~ gong 10 visit one Of the outposts
~ u midnight took a carriage whicl
.s Waiting for him outside the town
W. 'als escaped, The Beers got tn,
. s.A Of their wagons and militar!
Etd Roberts comments upon IN
,,.ar operations OF the war In III
. s.aloh Valeite and his absolute silenc
..epssung Lord Methuen's dispatch ar
,,ta'osd as very significant. The Time
.%s''ts mat this silence Is perhat
~. significant than words, especial
NJ " connected with the fact that Lor
, ...u'h no longer takes any prom
'isl pari IN the campaign.
80, w Hector McDonald's wound ne
isy healed, He accompanied III
's'a' to BlOemionteln.
FIGURING BoER PROSPECTS.
p' ,sneef Wilkinson In the Mornin
~. Ays' The difficulty now Is /
y a successful plan OF campaig
r, s,s Doef operations. The Boer pC
.s WI always be turned before
r.,t attack Is made. To await n
az 80 viii be TO risk capture. II
s,,,, ,'sh 10 avoid II will be a has,
p.sl1a preceding 10 discuss vario,
M .lues Tor the Beers. Mr.. wiki
n, si ives az the following conclusion
s, n s ssst hing the Beers can hope (,
M, sasn TINE There are chances
a,sshg able again 10 restore u
NJ, and 10 turn the balance
IA, W. favor By gaining time IN,
cr. sse ior some foreign interventic
t,,,sp'nealon. Great Britain mus
nsr v, push the war with the u
Ear s9i aud must not spare ar
dsi.,,' 70 Keep the navy and The hon
it,dy =, .0loes IN the utmost efflclenc
n, n roI any emergency"
psih ,sly Man has the following al
Fnisv ",m Lourenzo MARQUES, dat.
lroe.:i,, March 18th. "Entreching
III. Ing Ing on the vaal river at We're,
IA, ~, taw arrivals from Pretoria 3,
nat ~ s Doers themselves now adm
cas- ,l. sr cause IL hopeless. Gen, Il
has re, .,sa refuses 20 fight again. AZ
berger hs u1 70 his farm. Gen. schall
hurrhs,," mas also returned. and Il
trsds.' are going home by hui
.lHrs CONDEMNS GATAcRE
osisegr,ls. Roberts in transmitting &c
'eat, Elvs, t Ipoft OF the stormberg d
IRE was ~. nt opinion thus: The IA
tecurats I,s,hly due to relidnce on 4
round "a 'hiormation regarding. 1
held BY n 49, oe raversed TO the posltll
Y TOO .m v"r noers, TO the empIoyme
Islnr tina ,nsa a force, and TO the m
'' u'sd gu, By 4 long p n a"s ma