Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-04-05
JOUBERT IS DEAD.
Famous Leader of the Transvaal
Army Passes Away.
Twenty thousand Beers Assemble q,
kroOnstad TO Har the Progress OF
Red Coated Invaders Presi-
dent Kruger Ts Likely to
Take Command OF
the BOer Army.

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dated March 25, says: Prisoners
brought in here report that force of
British cavalry has entered the Trans
vaal and penetrated to point IS miles
north of Christiana. The British
forces at Fourteen Streams are being
strengthened.
London, March 27.-Military observ-
ers here, and even those in close affil-
iatiOn with the war office, are consid-
| rably confused as to what is being
done for the succor of Mafeking.
Some 5000 or 5000 men are engaged
with Lord Methuen at Warrenton and
Fourteen Streams and now another
column is about leaving Kimberley, if
1T has not already started, for Griqua-
town. los miles westward Its osten-
sihle purpose is to drive out the Beers.
The force is described as 'a strong
one" and the expedition as "likely to
attract much attention.
Gen. French is reported from Bloem-
fontein as returning from Thaba
Nchu, without apparently having
headed off Commandant Olivier, with
his - guns and miles of baggage.
The war office has issued another
table of British losses, showing an
aggregate of 1862, which does not in
clude 4,0O4 who have been invalided
home
Pretoria, March 29.-Gen. Joubert
died Tuesday of peritonitis. The fu-
neral will take place to-day. The gov
eminent is pleading with the widow
no allow temporary interment here,
with a state funeral.
Brussels, March ga private dis
patch has been received here from
Pretoria which says that President
Kruger will now take chief command
of the Transvaal forces.
London, March 29.-The Bloemfon-
tein correspondent of the Daily Tele-
graph, in dispatch dated March 27,
says:
at is a matter for regret that, ow-
ing to the state of the roads and of
our horses, Commandant Grovelarr's
commando of 5000 men from Coles
berg and the southern districts, got
away north by travelling day and
night close to the Basuto border be-
fore our force could hope to get near
them. The latest news is that the
Beers have 10000 men still under
arms, of whom 10000 are in and,
around the Natal border. 1t is assert
ed that 10000 Beers are massed at
kronnstadt.'
y Pretoria dispatch to the Daily
Mail says: An official dispatch re-
ports a heavy bombardment of Mafe-
king in progress on March 26, which
was meeting with a spirited response.
Gen. French. who has arrived at
Bloemfontein from Thaba Nchu, says
that Commandant Olivier has 5000
men and is north of Ladybrand.
Immense quantities of stores have
now been accumulated at Bloemfon-
tein, and Lord Roberts infantry is
seemingly about to move. An impress
sion. which can be traced to the war
office. lis abroad that the advance will
begin next Monday. Boer observation
parties are hovering near Bloemfon-,
tein. but Lord Roberts has 135 miles
to cover before reaching the great po-
sition which the Beers are preparing
at Kroonstad.
All the morning papers print singu-
larIy kind editorials concerning Gen.
Joubert. They praise his military
skill, uphold his chivalrous conduct,
and regret that so strong and moder-
ate mind should be absent from the
, final settlement of the dispute.
Although some of the younger COM
| manderS thought the old soldier want
ing in dash and enterprise, his raid
into the country south of the Tugela
Is considered the best piece of Boer
| leadership during the whole war. 1t
is now known THAT he crossed the.
Tu@ela with only 5000 rilemen and
six guns, but so bold and rapid were
his movements that the British COM
manders thought 10000 Beers were
marching on Pietermaritzburg. For
a few days, although in the presence
of greatly superior forces, he isolated
Gen. IIildyard's brigade at Estcourt
and at the same time threatened Gen.
Barton's camp at Mooi river. Then as
British reinforcemenus were pushed
up, Joubert recrossed the Tugela
without losing a prisoner, wagon or
gun.
! Pretoria is being entrenched. y
lager for women and children is be
| inc. constructed some miles out OF
town. News from responsible paHtes
confirms the report that the Beers in-
tend to blow up the principal mines
on the Rand and ON Crown Reef,
charges of powerful blasting gelatire
! having already been placed in position
with this object
London. March 30.-~The Beers are
concentrating in force about 10 miles
north of Blocmfonteip, in the rear of
| Glen. and Lord Roberts is sending for
ward troops ITO engage them. The
seventh infantry division and part OF
Gen. French's cavalry have been sent
mp to join the Fourteenth brigade and
the two cavalry regiments that are
| holding Glen and its environments.
The BIoemfontein correspondent of
| the Morning Post says:
"President Kruger boasts his inten-
ton to retale Bloemfontein within
week and it appears probable that the
Beers are advancing in force south
ward
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