Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-26

"A telegram from Nicholson at Bulu-
wayo states that Baden Powell reports:
An well to March card. During last
few days enemy's Gordon much re-
laxed.'"
The Nicholson referred to in Lord
Roberts dispatch is Mai Nicholson,
commanding-general Of the British
South African police, stationed in
Rhodesla.
YET AT GRIQUAToWN.
A dispatch from Barley West, dated
Saturday, March cath. says. "Griqua-
town was reoccupled Thursday by 400
Beers. a column left Kimberley yes
terday friday to drive them out. II
is reported that all the loyallsts there
including the women, have been i'm
prlsoned."
A Bloemfontein dispatch dated satur.
day. March 24th, says: The Beers
who yesterday killed Lieut.. The Hon
Elygon Of the Grenadier guards, and
wounded Lieut. Crabbe. Lieut-C
Cordington and Capt Trotter Of the
Coldstream guards, who had ridden
eight or nine miles beyond their camp
on the Modder river without escort ex-
cept one trooper, were members Of the
Johannesburg mounted police. After
dressing the wounds they sent them TO
the British camp In an ambulance.
OLIVIER ESCAPES.
Gen. Clements entered Philipopolls at
noon Friday, He assembled the burgh-
ers, addressed them and read Lord
Roberts proclamation IN Dutch and
English. The future Of the Free State,
he declared would have 10 be decided
by her majesty's advisers, but the
burghers might be certain that the
late government at Bloemfontein would
never be restored
lie advised all the inhabitants 20 ac-
cept the Inevitable, and 10 obey all the
orders Of the military and other author.
tiles duly appointed, intimating that
the landrost and sheriffs had been re-
appointed under the queen. The burgh.
ers have been taking the oath OF al.
legiance and surrendering their arms
The Times has the following from
Rockville. dated Saturday: Com
mandant Olivier Will strong force
and fifteen guns, is moving north Of
Ladybrand. A large Boer convoy has
been seen from Basutoland proceeding
toward Colcolan. Gen. French may
intercept It,"
BRITISH OFFICERS BEATEN.
Except for the unfortunate occur
renee, as Lord Roberts calls II, which
resulted in the killing Of Lieut.. Elygon
and the wounding and capture Of
Lieut-Col. Crabbe. Lieut.-Col. Codnng-
ton and Capt Trotter. the campaign
presents no new features. The mishap
TO the guards officers Is a testimony TO
their bravery but not their discretion.
They met a party Of five Beers, whom
they tried TO capture. The Beers took
refuge on kopje, where three OF their
comrades were hidden, and within five
minutes every member Of the British
party was hit.
Apparently little progress is being
made toward the relief Of Mafeking. a
private telegram from a lieutenant at
Kimberley, dated Wednesday. March
FIST, announces that he was at the
point OF starting FOR Mafeklng. pre-
sumably with the relief column.
Gen. Sir Forrestier-W Walker and
Prince Alexander Of Teck have left
Capetown for Bloemfontein.
II is reported from Ladysmith that
Van Reenan's pass bristles with guns.
Mall accounts Of the capture Of Gen.
Cronje just received. bring out inter-
esting points as 10 the rapidly with
which Lord Roberts changed his plans
when he found that Gen. Cr0nje had
escaped from Magersfontein, where It
was originally intended TO attack or
close In upon him.
KITCHENER BLUNDERED.
Lord Kitchener was sent forward to
intercept him. and at the battle OF
Paardeberg Lord Kitchener seems e.
have shown that he is a better organ
izer than fighter, for Il was at his order
that the British infantry repeated the
blunders OF other generals, attacking
intrenched Beers, who allowed the
Britishers 10 get within 1000 yards be-
fore opening fire.
AS the British had absolutely no
cover they lost heavily and uselessly
and We're compelled 10 fan back mo-
mentarily with some amount OF con-
fusion and 10 withdraw their trans
ports 10 a safe distance
This fact makes a significant COM
mentary Jpn the Tumors that have
been in circulation OF some cooiness
between Lord Kitchener and Lord Rob-
erts, which Is said 20 have accounted
for The former being sent 10 Prieska
to suppress the rebellion.
CHURCHILL SAYS MORE TROOPS.
A Bloemfontein correspondent Of the
Daily Mall, telegraphing Saturday.
says that Rudyard Kipling, who Is
hard at work assisting to edit the news
paper Friend, conducted by the war
correspondents, has contributed 10 u
the following lines on the death al
Ladysmith Of G. W. Stevens. the IA
nous representative Of the Daily Mail:
Through war and pestilence, red siege
and fire,
Silent ana self-contalned he drew his
breath,
Brave not for show OF courage his de.
sire,
Truth as he saw It, even to the death.
a Bloemfontein correspondent OF the
Dolly telegraph in a dispatch dated
Friday, March 23rd. says: '"The late
allies are now bitter foes. SO strong
is the popular feeling mere that. were II
desirable. large. body OF Free Skaters
would take the field and fight immedi-
ately against the Transyaalers."
Winston Churchill in a dispatch 20
the Morning Post says. 1T Is impera-
tive TO continue shipping troops 10
South Africa. The stream should never
cease until the Beers surrender uncon-
ditionally. At the end OF the war Great
Britain win possess the finest army IN
her history. This. however must not
lure the nation from the fertile fields
OF trade and commerce into the stony
wastes Of milltarism."
PRo-BoER FIAsco.
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