The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-06

general anu upright and honorable
gentleman.
London. March 3O-The newspapers
publish long biographies Of Gen. Jou-
bert. Generally they are in kindly
tone. The Pretoria correspondent Of
the Daily Mail says:
Gen. Joubert died Of peritonitis.
The funeral will take place to-day.
The government is pleading with the
widow to allow a temporary interment
here with state funeral. Joubert al
ways expressed a desire to be buried
in mausoleum built on his farm. His
successor in the chief command will
probably be Gen. Luis Botha, now
commanding in atal."
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Brussels. March 3O.-A private dis
patch has been received here from
Pretoria which says that President
Kruger will now take chief command
of the Transvaal forces.
Roberts Starts Advance.
London, March 80. - Lord Roberts
has sent 10000 troops to Glen, ten
miles north Of Bloemfontein on the
railway. This is preliminary to the
general advance. Immense quantities
of stores have now been accumulated
at Bloemfontein and Lord Roberts in
fantry is seemingly about to move.
An impression. which can be traced to
the war Office. is abroad that the adj
vance will begin next Monday. Boer
observation parties are lowering near
BloeMfontein. but Lord Roberts has
135 miles to cover before reaching the
great position which the Beers are pre-.
pairing at I<roonstad. Moving ten miles
a day is probably the best he can do
with field transport. Therefore, he
can hardly engage the Beers in force
for two weeks. The reconstruction Of
the railway behind him may even de.
Law an advance into the Transvaal un-
til May. Meanwhile all the important
towns in the Free State within Lord
Roberts reach are being garrisoned.
Thaba Nchu, Philippolis, Fauersmith
and Jagersfontein are thus held. Sir
Alfred Miner is touring in the dis
turbed newly acquired territory, in
vestigating conditions and arranging
the administration. He is understood
to be getting materials for report to
Mr.. Chamberlain concerning a plan of
civil government.
Kind Words for Joubert.
All the morning papers print singu-
larly kind editorials concerning Gen.
Jcubert. They praise his military
skill. uphold his chivalrous conduct
and regret that so strong and moderate
a mind should be absent from the final
settlement Of the dispute. Although
some of the younger soldiers thought
the old soldier wanting in dash and
enterprise, his raid into the country
south Of the Tugela is considered the
best piece Of Boer leadership during
the whole war.
The Daily Chronicle says the govern
ment is arranging with Portugal for
some thousands of British troops to be
landed at Beira and sent, by the
Rhodesia railway from Mashi-Kesso
to Umtali. A permanent arrangement
is understood to exist for the use Of
this route to transport the Rhodesia
police. The possibility of foreign pro-
test is suggested by the Daily Chron-
icle.
Among the items cabled from Pre-.
toria is q statement that prominent
residents there object to defense Of
Pretoria and desire that President
Kruger should retire to Lidenburg. 1t
is alleged that the principal buildings
at johannesburg have been under
mined by order Of Kruger.
Bomba rd nent of MnfekfnS.
London. March '3O-A Pretoria dis
patch to the Daily Mail, dated March
%. SAYS: IAN official dispatch reports
a heavy bonlbardment of Mafeking On
Monday. March 26, which was meet
ing with spirited response. Michael
Davitt has had an interview with Pres
ident Kruger to-day.
Germany's Kindly Act.
London. March 80. - Great Britain,
according to the Berlin correspondent
of the Daily Mail, has thanked Ger
many for the lattcr's warming of Boer
plans OF attack ON Alfred bay on the
west coast.
Ere State Treasure.
Bloemfontein, March 30. - The 1nflf-
tary authorities have discovered a
Free State government chest of realiza-
bic securities worth Ef,5OO,OOO.
Shelled the British Csmn.
Warrenton. March 80. The Beers
orened fire with artillery on the Brit
ish camp yesterday. The first shell
burst while the fusileers were at
breakfast. A hail of bullets poured
INTO the village. Many cattle were
killed. A hotel that is used as a hos
pital and over which the Red Cross
flag was flying was fired upon. The
attacking Boer force was large, but
Notwithstanding the cnemy'e heavy
expenditure of big gun and Mauser
ammunition only one Briton was
wounded.
Grovelar Eluded the British,
London. March 80. ~ The Bloemfon-
TEN correspondent Of the Daily Tele,
graph, in a dispatch dated Tuesday.
says: 1t is a matter for regret that.
owing to the state Of the roads and Of
our horses. Commandant Groyelar's
commando Of 6.0OO men from Coles
berg and the southern districts got
away north by travelling day and night
close to the Basuto border before our
force could hope to get near them.
The latest news is that the Beers hive
10000 men SILL under arms, Of whom /
1900 are in and around the Ndtaf
border. Although tents and stofea are'
reaching here. a block on the railway
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