The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-10

PRETORIA. March 10, via LOurenco
MARQUES. March 10 IL a. m.-President
Kruger has returned from his visit to the
fighting lines in the Orange Free State
and Natal RE expresses himself as sat
isfed With the general situation. There
was a sharT shrmish yesterday at Poplar
Grove with Lord Roberts advance lines.
President Kruger, Of the Transyaal, and
President steyn. Of the Orange Free state,
have made a protest to the representatives
here Of neutral powers against the en-
ployment of Kaffir troops by Colonel Ba-
den Powell. the commander at Mafeking,
and Colonel Plumer who is trying to re-
lieve the Mafeking garrison. and who has
had several engagements with The burgn-
srs in the vicinity OF GabeTones, on the
western border OF the Transvaal.
SO far as general news is concerned,
there is nothing startling. The greatest
good order prevails in Johannesburg aud
Pretoria.
LONDON March 1O.-General Brabants
column entered jamestown. Cape Colony,
yesterday without opposition. General
Kitchener. according TO a newspaper des-
patch, was at Kimberley on Friday. Ad-
Gitionsl troops. including the remainder
Of the Canadians, left Cape Town for the
front yes, ,erday.
Advance of the British.
According TO Boer reports 1900 British
troops are advancing along the Help
makaar Road and threatening the Boer po-
sitions in the Biggarsberg range.
The correspondent OF the Times" at
Iourenco Marques, sends the following
despatch. There Is something mysterious
about Commandant General Jouberts quit
ting the field for the War Office at Pre-
toria. Tn, most probable explanation is
that he has either lost control over the
burghers or no longer has confidence In
them. II Is possible. however. that his
arrival in Pretoria is in soueway connect
I'd with the preparations for a siege which
are supposed to be in progress. All male
Europeans in johannesburg have been
commandeered for police service.
The War Office has issued a list Of cas-
ualties at Poplar Grove on Thursday. Two
men were killed, thirty-eight were wound
ed. and one is missing.
A despatch from Pslmietfontein, Cape
Colony dated yesterday. says: The reb-
els in the Lady Grey district are surren-
dering their rifles to the local field Cornet.
He has already received hfty-hve rifles
and 81, 900 rounds Of ammunition"
Plot Of the Boers.
A despatch from the Lourenco Marques
dated March s, says: johannesburg IS
10 be blown up. Preparations are already
ID.
the city and the gold mines.
This news comes from Pretoria It IS
generally credited here The report Gays
that high officials in the Transvaal capital
openly avow that the British flag VIZ never
fly over johannesburg and that ocfore
British troops enter il. the city will be
razed 10 the ground.
Mines Of tremendous power are now be-
ing laid in various parts Of the city. Dy-
Mantle in huge quantities is being planted
everywhere. Before touching off the spark,
however he British Will os permitted 10
get over the right spot. Electric wires have
been run from the mines to the principal
forts and the touch OF a button there can
blow the city into a mass Of shapeless
ruins This Will be done when the Brit
ish are far enough into the town.
Dynamite is also being planted in the
gold mines. and they, too. will be destroy
ed. The Beers believe that the British
desire to control the mines absolutely was
the main cause Of the war. The Transvaal
Government has forbidden the pumping
cut OF several gold mines which had been
flooded especially the Simmer and Jack
Nine.
A BOer commando has taken up a po-
stion at Bloemhof with view OF inter
cepting any British troops who might be
travelling ~ railway toward Mafeking or
marching 10 Kleirksdorp."