The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-03

/ the bfave Deeds of Colonial
/ Forces In South Africa-Col. PHI
cher's Victory Proves to Have
Been More Important Than Mt
First Presumed.
/ BRUSSELS, Jan. 2.-Senator Deteune
formerly minister of justice and now
! member of the council of state. former
Senator la Fontaine and other leading
members of the Universalist league OF 3
Peace have convoked a meeting to be
held next Thursday in favor of appealing
to the United States government to offer
| to mediate in the South African war
\ PRAISE FOR CANADIANS.
LONDON, Jan. 3-The morning papers
are unanimous in praising the gallantry
! OF the Canadian colonial troops The
| Times says:
The mother country will share with
the Canadians and Australians in the
pride and qualification they must feel at
the fine qualities displayed by their troops
in this dashing rush on the enemy"
The Standard says:
THE Canadians and Australians had
been spelling for fight Now they have
had their opportunity, and they have
greatly distinguished themselves by their
GOODNESS and discipline. From the view
point of imperial unity, the little fight
may fairly be described as one of the
most gratifying events recorded in the
recent history of the British race
BRITONS TO GET GUNS.
The Daily Mail makes the following
statement this morning:
/ understand he
mittee of the cabinet after careful con-
sideration of the question of defense Of
the empire, particularly with regard to
artillery, will shortly call for the expendi-
ture of 100000 to make good deficiencies
and TO place the nation on par with
other great powers. The new equipment
is to be provided as speedy as possible,
and while sufficiently mobile for us in
the field, it Is intended to be adaptable
to the necessities of what are known as
! guns of position"
= BRITONS ACTED IN CONCERT
MoDDER RIVER, Jan. 2.-Yesterday's
cavalry expedition under Gen. Babing-
ton, commanding the Ninth and Twelfth
lancers, proves to have been in co-op-
GRAFTON with similar movement from
Belmont. This, directed by Gen Wood.
consisted of a flying column and force
under Lieut.. Col Pitcher from Belmont.
This force moved into the territory be-
low the Orange any Eyet rivers. At
| Sunnyside, northwest of Douglas, 1t en-
countered a considerable commando, be-
| lieved to be wholly composed of disloyal
British subjects Gen Babngton's force
| proceeded in the same direction on the
north side of the river. The result of
this reconnaissance has not yet been re-
| ported
WOUNDED IN A SORTIE.
PRETORIA, Jan. 1.-Three British
prisoners who were taken at Malagro
say that Capt Gordon Chesney Wilson,
husband Of Lady Sarah Wilson, and five
other officers, whose names they refuse to
/ give were wounded in a recent Sortie
/ from Mafeking.
Beers TAUNT .BRITONS
FRERE CAMP, JAM 1.-The Beers In
quired by Photograph today:
why is Roberts coming? What has
| Butler done?"
The British replied:
How did you like lyddite in the
| late battle?"
The Beers signaled in response:
Rats"
BRITONS ATTACK IN FORCE
| PRETORIA, Jan. Last night Sun
day. the British in great force attacked
ScnOlenOS force IN the
Colesberg district and attempted to storm
the position. The loss of the British Is
not known. but it is reported to be
heavy.
The Beers consider 1t a great compli-
ment to the Transvaal that Lord Rob-
erts should have been selected for the
supreme command of the British forces.
DOUGLAS CAMP TAKEN.
DOUGLAS, Cape Colony, JAM 2-Col.
Pitcher has occupied Douglas without
opposition and has been received with en-
thusasm by the loyalists.
WINNIPEG HAS WAR FEVER
WINNIPEG, Man, Jan. Hurried or
ders were received for the twenty mem
bers of the Thirteenth Winnipeg field
battery, who are going to the Transvaal.
to leave for Kingston, Ont, at the earliest
possible date. In little more than twen-
ty-four hours they were on board the
train, leaving yesterday. The notice was
so sudden that there was no time to ar
range any send-off, the understanding
having beer that they would leave Sat
urday next. However, there was an enor-
nous crowd at the depot to bid the boys
farewell.
Eighty-six members of the Royal Ca
madam dragons, with 100 horses, will
leave on Saturday to join the regiment
of Canadian mounted rifles at Halifax.
1t is likely that Secretary Best, of the 7.
M c. A., will accompany the contingent
to the front.
Although K is generally known that the
whole of the selections have been made
for the second Canadian contingent, APP
plcations continue to pour in. Onesyoung
man, after vainly trying to induce Mayor
Williams to accept his services. at once
left for his home in Glasgow where, he
said, he would not be refused.
Maj T. Benson. r. G. A., Quebec, has
been appointed district officer in COM
Lmard for British Columbia.
OFF FOR DELAGOA BAY.
/ BERLIN. JAN 2.-The German second
class cruiser Schwalbe has left Dar-es-
Salaam, seaport of Africa, Twenty-Five
miles south of Zanzibar, for Lourenzo
Marques
SLOCUM WITH Beers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.--Capt Stephen
l.. III. Slocum, OF the Eighth United states
cavalry, has been designated as the
American military attache to be Win
the Beer army Capt. Slocum IS now at
the front in Natal watching the move
ments of the British troops under Gen.
Butler before Coienso. where he arrived
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