The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-26

n Goodness Arose petween Him
and Lord Roberts I'm Consequence
LONDON. March %. AIS a. m--Exeept
for the unfortunate occurrence" as Lord
Roberts calls Il, which resulted in the kill
Ing OF Lieut. Eygon ana the wounding
and capturing OF Lieut.. Col. Crabbe.
Lieut.. Col. Codrington and Capt Trotter.
the campaign presents no new features.
The mishap TO the Guards officers Ia a
testimony TO their bravery. hut not TO
their discretion. They met party OF 1--WE
Beers, whom they tried 10 capture The
Beers took refuge on a kopie, whore three
OF their comrades were hidden. and with
in Ave minutes every member of tho
British party was hit.
Relief Of Mafekinw.
Apparently little progress IL being mado
toward the relief Of Mafeking. A private
telegram from a lieutenant at Kimberley.
dated "Wednesday, March q. announces
tha, he was az the point Of starting for
Msfekins. presumably with the relief coll
umn
Gen str. Forester Walker and Prince
for Rloemfontain.
II IL reported from Iadysmith that Van
Reenan's pass bristies with guns.
BIunders by Ki,chemcs.
Mail accounts OF tho capture OF Gen.
Cronie. just received. bring out Interest,"
ing points as to the rapiaity with which
Lord Roberts changed his plans when no
found that Gen. Cronie had escaped from
Mngersfontein where II was originally In
tended TO attack or close In upon him.
Lord Kitchener was sent forward to In
tercept him, and. AZ the battle Of Pasrde-
berg. Lord Kitchener seems TO have
shown that he is better organizer than
ighter. for II was at hts order that the
British infantry repeated the blunders u
other generals attacking inirenched noars
who allowed the British 20 get within
thousand yards before opening fire. A.
the British had absolutely no cover they
lost heavily and uselessiy and were COM
pelled to fall back momeniariiy with soma
amount of confusion and to withdraw
their transports 60 q safe distance
THIS fact makes "a significant commen-
tary upon the runners that have heen IN
circriation Of some eoolness between Lord
Kitchener and Lord Roberts. which la said
to have accounted for tho former being
sent 10 PrieskA to suppress the rebellion.
The Canadian Baawet.
The Times. dealing odltorialiy ,his morn
ing with the Canadian budget, says
The point of Interest which trAusccnds
ALI others n the patriotic spirit 81 i'm.
pefiAi solidarity IN which Mr. Fieldlng's
speech WIS conceived. delivered and Ac.
claimed
Proceeding 60 discuss nscal relations,
the editorial points out the difficulty Enw.
land would have whonaver imposing taria
duties for the benefit ~ her colonies. ana
expresses a hope that the solution cf thu
problem of an imperial Koiivsrsin wiii
eventually be found in common 40.
eeptancs of free trade rather than fevuf-
sion 10 protection
Boer Forces aosins.
The Times has 1he following from R0ux-
VILE. dated saturday
"Commandan, olivier. with strong
force and nftcen guns, IL moving neFth
Of tsadyamith
~ large Bocr convoy has been sssa
from naautelasd proceeding toward Cook
colsn. Gen, French May intercept a.
Operations Arosad aafsAinE.
The Daily Mail publishes ths following
from mafekins. dated "Wednesday. March
81
we ars Htni bcinE heavily nhslioa
There have been several cAHaaisins. aaif-
rnitninE continues 10 the trenches. Tlls
native food question Es becoming aif.
nepitY. The Bears have broken the Hf-
fanEerent ~ respect ti3s Sabbath ~ ls9t
firing ard hara sfiEsa the ogpgrtug.ty
20 extend their treucbea
LADY sarah Wilson n.spsnd~n,.
Lady Sarah Wilson. IN a dispatch from
aAfeking. dated "Wednesday March "a.
says
We hsse received ness ~ the relief q
tatfgsra3th bias q serves 20 lacrosse sut
ppotnfusant. ne thprs "a ua pruapdef
~ cor relief Tho Town remains cioHeiy
Invested This Bosra are reDortai go -
very numerous ard strongly intfsnehsa
hs, Seen Ds and Col FlumsF force saulo
~ the natives are fyipg ~ starvation. os~
lnE 20 their pTsJadics against hoYserexh.-
Ltnss sy nadyara hfpIiBS.
The Hipemf0ntain correspondent II tho
Daily Mail. tslsgfaPhinK saturday. says
that Ra1yard Aipiine who is hard al
Egfk assisting 80 edst ths hewnpRpss
Friend. conducted b. the war e1rFsapana-
euta has contributed 60 ii the following
lines On The death at LaGysmish ~ o. ~
steevena. the famous representative of
the Daily Nal.
Through war and pestIlsncs. rel Siege
and ars.
silsn, and rsif-eantaiasd. he drs~ his
breath
Brave not for chow or courage. siu desire
Truth as ne saw n. even 70 the DEATH
speneef Wilkinson . article u tHs Aerar