Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-12
MARCH UNOPpOSED
The British Are Completing Their
Conquest Of Orange Free
State.
SMALL LIST OF CASUALTIES
Miss Anna Parnell Addresses Fiery Pro
Boer Letter to the Irish-General
Gatacre Getting Close to
the Enemy.

London, March 12.-The war office is
sued the following dispatch from Aas
vogelkop under date Of March IL, 5:35 q
M: I'VE were unopposed during tn,
march yesterday. The officers left ii
the last camp to record the list Of cas-
ualties have not yet arrived. The fol
lowing additional casualties are known
however: Killed-Lieuts. F. N. Parsons
A. B. Coddington, of the Essex regi.
ment. Wounded-Lieuts. C. Berkeley
Severely, Lloyd Arm and q. H. Raj.
eigh.
General Gatacre reports that he was
within a mile of the Bethulie railway
bridge yesterday The bridge was par
tally destroyed, the enemy holding the
opposite bank"
AN IRISH BOER SYMPATHIZER.
Dublin, March 12.-Miss Anna Par
nell, sister of the late Charles Stewart
Parnell. published the following letter:
Since the queen, whose Irish soldiers
hitherto have been punished il they
ventured to sport the shamrock, has
now ordered them to wear it as a token
or their degradation, it seems to me
that those Irish who do not wish to be
Identified with the robber lords of South
Africa should take some notice of this
insult to their little island, whose very
humbleness might have protected 1t
from the queen empress. T suggest that
those who cannot refrain from wear
ing the shamrock should dip 1t into ink
until the dishonor is wiped out by
final triumph of the Beers or some 9TH
er way
IN BLOEMFONTEIN THIS WEEK.
London, March 12.-At the present
rate of progress Lord Roberts should
be in Bloemfontein Wednesday next,
though all calculations may be upset by
the development Of more strenuous re-
sistance than the Beers so far have at
tempted. The distance between Lord
Roberts and the Free State capital is
now so small only about twenty-five
miles, that 1t is apparent that the Beers
either contemplate making a deter
mined stand In the outskirts of the
town or for strategic reasons are al
lowing Roberts to occupy it after mere
ly harassing his advance
BOERs BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
The commander in chiefs latest dis
patch announcing General Gatacre at
Bethulie bridge, and the specials saying
that Gatacre commands the bridge ap-
proaches, puts the Beers in that vicin-
ity between two British forces, Aasvo-
gelkop. from whence Roberts sent his |
last cable message, being 100 miles al |
most due north Of Bethulie. However.
there Is large plain between them and |
the main body of Beers now confront
Ing Roberts, with its ceaseless activity,
may be quite able to cover the retreat |
OF the burghers confronting Gatacre. If |
once the British are in control Of the
railroad from Bethulie to Bloemfontein1
the Junction at the Free State capital
Of Generals Gatacre and Roberts would
be matter Of only a few days.
BRITISH CAVALRY.
Commenting on the fact that Roberts
found the Beers holding positions in the
fN'A y ~ eAiS SouHliy SuppOScu 10 nave
been left open, the st. James Gazette
says: mo more damning indictment
was ever preferred against any caval-
ry."
MERELY RUMORS.
The rumors Of the relief Of Mafeking
to circulate, but fail Of con-
firmation.
From Natal which Butler enormously
declared was free Of Beers, and from
Cape Colony, where General Kitchen
ar's stern hand is upon rebellion, there
Is no news of Importance.
UNCLE SAM AS PEACEMAKER.
Washington, March 12.-There is rea-
son to believe that the United States is
using it's good offices to restore peace
between Great Britain and the South
African republics. This has not taken
the shape Of proffer Of mediation,
which could not be volunteered by the
United States until 1t was known to be
acceptable to both parties. But It is be-
ieved that Adelbert Hay. United States
consul at Pretoria, has been the instru-
nent for transmitting to the British
government. through the double inter-
pention of the state department and