Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-15
AN EASY VICTORY.
Lord Roberts Army Again Routs
the Burghers.
With an Overwhelming Force the En-.
gIish Commander Engages the
Enemy and they Retreat
CrOnje and His Men VIII
be Sent TO ST. Helena
Other War News.

| relieved as soon as the British force
already on the way to Kimberley can
raise the siege. This force is describ-
ed vaguely as strong"
London, March lord Roberts
still pauses in the neighborhood of Os-
fontein, while stores, re-mounts and
fresh troops stream toward him from
the Cape. The British position also
continues to improve in the minor
spheres of the campaign.
Cape Town, March 7.-Nearly the
whole of the Dutch population of the
Prieska and Kenhardt district are in
rebellion. Many of the Dutch from
neighboring districts have joined
| them.
| London, March S.--Last night the
war office posted the following advices
from Lord Roberts:
Poplar Grove, March I've had a
very successful day and have com
pletely routed the enemy, who are in
full retreat.
''The position which they occupied
is extremely strong and cunningly ar
ranged with a second line of intrench-
ments, which would have caused us
heavy loss had direct attack been
made.
The turning movement was neces-
sarily wide, owing to the nature of
the ground, and the cavalry and artil-
lery horses are much done up.
"The fighting was practically con-
fined to the cavalry division, which,
as usual, did exceedingly well, and
Gen. French reports that the horse
artillery batteries did great execution
among the enemy.
sour casualties were about so. /
regret to say that Lieut.. Keswick was
killed and Lieut.. Bailey was severely
| wounded, both of the Twelfth lancers.
Lieut.. De Crespigny, of the Second life
guards. was severely wounded.
| Lord Roberts wired yesterday morn
| ing from Osfontein and in the evening
from Poplar Grove, IA miles eastward.
BY an application of the elementary
principle of strategy, the Boer posi-
tions, Is miles long across his path,
have been emptied and their holders
have been obliged to retire in confu-
sion.
Nothing was done by Lord Roberts
to disturb the symmetry, the deadly
ingenuity, of the Boer trenches in
front of him. He marched out infan-
try estimated at 10000 men, and sent
10000 horsemen and horse artillery in
a bold sweep around the Boer left,
whereupon the Boer center and right
became untenable. Fifty British fell
when the cavalry came into contact
with the Beers.
The correspondents differ as to the
enemy's strength. The Daily Mails
representative thinks the Beers num-
ber something more than 1000. The
Daily News man estimates them at
10000. As these figures come from OBJ
servers at headquarters, it is clear
that Lord Roberts force was over
whelmingly superior. lie can scarcely
have fewer than $4,000.
The military authorities have decid-
ed that Gen. Cronje and the other
Boer prisoners shall be sent to the isl
and of St. Helena, there to remain un-
TIL the end of the war.
1t is also asserted that the cabinet
has resolved neither to propose nor to
entertain proposal at the present
juncture for an exchange of prisoners.
4. &. Hales, the correspondent of
the Daily News, who was captured by
the Beers February 8 and released a
few days ago at Bloemfontein, tele-
graphing from Sterkstroom, says:
while | was a prisoner lat Bloem-
fontein | had an interesting interview
with President Steyn. lie said the
bur@hers were determined to fight to
the last man. and that the struggle in
the Free State would be child's play
compared with what would follow in
the Transvaal.
"President Steyn predicted that the
capitulation Of Pretoria would be pre-
ceded by events which would astonish
Europe"
London. March 9.--Mr. Hollowell.
the Daily News correspondent at Mafe-
king, who passed two months in pris-
on in Pretoria, escaped last week and
was reclptured 90 miles from Pretoria.
sends a dispatch to his paper, dated
Pretoria Jail, March =, describing the
misleading news given the Beers by
their officials regarding the course of
the war. He adds: Great dissatis-
faction exists among the Beers, as
their supplies of food, especially meat,
coffee and sugar, are very irregular
and many threaten to return to their
farms"
editorial announcements:
1T was rumored in London yestcr-
day and we have some reason for be-
leving the rumor to be corrcct-.tha
the two republics have made Official
overtures of peace. Unfortunately
the conditions suggested were of such
n character as to preclude the possi-
bility Of leading to any result. Terms
which might have been gladly accept
ed before the war, in order TO avert it,
are impossible after the war, with all
the sacrifices it has cntailed.'
The Bloemfontein police tried 10
stop the retreat of the Free Staters,
but they declared that they were not
willing to fight any longer, and they
blamed President Stcyn.
Social Democrats Convention.
indianapolis, March THE nation.
al convention of the social democratic
party was called to order yesterday