Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-24
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A CHANGE in CONDITION
las Grown Out of the Cabinet Crisis
In Denmark and Germany Will
Now Get a Long Lease on West
Indian Possessions.

London. March "a, AIS q.
Roberts main army continues waiting at
Bloemfontein. Then sentimental inter-
est at Mafeking's fate has been lntensl-
fed with Colonel Plumer's forced retire.
nent to Crocodile pools. where he was
two months ago. Relief from the north
now dwindles to i~lnprobability.
Lord Methuen is skirmishing with the
Beers at Warrenton, 1877 miles away. Al
though seemingly in force sufilclent 70 90
pretty much as he likes, he mas not al
vanced these five days. 1t is hoped tnat
the military administration has a pleas
ant surprise in preparation for the Brit
ish by raising the siege with a strong
column of cavalry and artillery detourlng
to Mafeking, while Commandment Snyman
is drawn off to engage Colonel Plumer.
General French's avalry n mounted
infantry, according to q rumor, are
fighting somewhere east OF
teln. This suggests more Boer PAD news
as Commandant Olivier's commando with
1900 wagons, is reported on tne basu.o,
land frontier, toiling northward toward
kroonstandt vic Ladybrand. This enor-
NOUS wagon train is supposed to be NOV
ing 25 miles a day.
General French's cavalry posts stretch
from Bloemfontein eastward to the
mountains. General --uller has not yet
moved in Natal. The Eighth division
will go direct to Bloemfontein.
Lord Roberts effective disposal at the
front ten days hence will be, 1T Is estl-
mated, 10000 men with the easy POSSIBLE
ity of moving eastward, forcing the Beers
to evacuate Biggarsberg range and join
ing hands with General Butler before con-
,inuing the promenade to Pretoria:
The Delagoa boy railway a~rbitratlon
award is editorially considered in the
laration of. the findings of the arbitra-
tors is welcomed Is coming at an appro-
pirate moment and as bringing the &C
QUESTION of Delagoa bay ap~preciably
nearer.
London, March 23.-The war office
has issued the following from he gen.
eral at Capetown, March 23.-The fol-
lowing telegram has arrived from
Nicholson. Buluwayo. March Is: 1.-THE
March 14.-The Beers advanced from
Goodies siding. After a sharp little en-
gagement Lieutenant Colonel Rodle's adj
vanced post was compelled to retreat.
out to our main position. The casualties
included Lieutenant Chapman and a cor
poral, prisoners, n two missing, prob
ably prisoners. Five troopers were
wounded. Chapman's horse fell with him
close to the enemy who Immediately
alties are unknown, but several were shot
at short range. In the afternoon the
Beers advanced further north and shelled
our position from a ridge on our left. Our
~l2-pounder replied. the artillery continu-
ing until sunset. Lieutenant A. J. Tyler
has since died of wounds. One native
was Killed."
London, March PA dispatch to the
Daily Mailfrom Warrenton dated Thurs
day. describing Lord Methuen's position
there, says: "A small thanking force sen,
through Boshoff secured an important
crossing where the ferry had been de-
stroyed, but foreseeing this, Lord Meth
uen had another pont built, which is
ready to be sent thither when an advance
is considered opportune.
The cavalry n infantry column Is
enroute for this point. Thus the posi-
ton of the Beers. at Fourteen Streams
is formidably threatened.
Lord Methuen's advance has not been
hurried to the relief at Mafeking. where
the pressure apparently has been relaxed
as a result of operations elsewhere, but
he is confident of his ability to push aside
the opposition on the Vaal river when the
proper time comes"