The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-15
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WAY OF WEENEN.

examined country north OF r7hSe-
"aiacr~ reports no change
''All well on December 2s AT MHfHking."
B0ERs IsDYsMITH LOSSES.
Pretoria. THURSDAY. Jan. II. Via lDr"nz0
Marquee. President Kruger. IN the course
"f "A stirring address just issued 10 the
nhrfh"rs Iiiirms that Providen"" IS on
thsir side: that their cause is just and that
They must succeed
i''pnrfs from rnlesherG represent tn" pt'-
si'l"n there as favoTa hle to tho Republicans.
nut mat the British are concentrating Tor
operations on a large scale
ne "ihcial list Of the R"er casualties III
what IS called the "Plat-Eand fight on
Saturday. Jsnuary 6 oh" attack uI-'n Lad
sfhlthI. shows tweuty-siX killed and S'V
enty-S''V"n wounded. These figures are do
cared l." he the first authentic returns.
In" embargo at Delacoa BAY upon
IrdnsVaa! imports Is the question II the
hnir with IN" burghers. If this is not r"-
moved. II IS asserted that steps VIII lie
taken ir"judicial tn prisone:S ana aliens.
B0ERS NEAR THE SEA.
Durham. Wednesday. Jan. lo.-There is a
Hner commando in Zamhanns Country. IN
iuIihf. within days march or the sea.
with wagons. II is believed To he waiting
fcr supplies and ammunition secretly land
Ell near ST iAicia Ray.
'i'' IHF% nave looted M EI'' NAp'fN dli'4
mines in tho Swaziland Territory. and the
ruined natives are completing the destruc-
tion.
TO RE TRIED FOR TREtSON.
'ap" Town WEDNESDAY. Jan. 10. The pro
c""iingS for treason instituted against the
I'ut"h c"!onals who were taken In arms
nj Sunrysi'iH are being prepared Witnesses
we're int"rrugatcd to-day. and tn" prelim-
mary trIal will b. held very soon. The
trial rrt.bD y,iIl ts conducted by the
Suprsm. Court
The Colonial Dutch point out that these
prosecutions will serve 10 make more
rebels, as they consider the treatment q
tn" prisoners designed To terrify them.
some HritonS regard the prosecutions as
impnlitic. I'm view f the fact that the Bners
ar" able To retaliate upon the ln British
officers and the , so prtvates I'm their hands
and might 4" so unless all who fight I'm the
hnsr ranks are treated a. prisoners Of war.
tn" Beers keep up continuous sniptnG
near Dor,irecht
Fiv" ColuniAls scouts were captured on
Monday.
Yesterday tho American residents gave \
dinner To Webster Davis. United states As
sistaTt Secretary ~ the Interior.
Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener were
mostly cordially resolved on their arrival a;
cape Town.
BtBrSGTONS RECONNOIsSASCE.
M"dder River. Thursiay. Jan n--tieu-
"ral I?ab!nEior with two regiments Of Ian
C"r=. tn" Victorian Mounted Rifles AMI a
battery Of horse artillery. left here on the
evening Of January tSundIyi and crossed
the Free State border on Tuesday.
Simultaneously other movements were
made. column under Colonel Pitcher
went from Belmont tn tn" south of General
II. hinEtuns route. with portion of the
garrisons OF klGkfontein and Honey Nest
klcf. under Major Byrnc. advanced toward
JaCuhsial
GenerGi BGbirEton pentratsd Twelve miles
and his scouts twenty. They saw signs
Of armed Eoers. The fIrnhouScs we've
found empty, the occupants having had
news of the advance and gone further into
IN. intcrio-. Tn" british bivouackei at
Ramdon- They burned thre" farmi,ruses.
IN" property Of Luhhc. one of the B"ef
leaders. Yesterday they swept around
southwark. returning here to-day. Nothing
was ACCOMPLISHED eXCep; n reconnoissanc. =,
Colonel Pitcher came into touch with Gen
oral Rabington ana then returned to Bel
mont
Major Ryrne r"cornOirercd the hills about
four miles from Iacohsdal and saw ~
Beers