The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-08
NOW qISSED is REBELS
PORTUGAL WILL CLOSE DELAGOA
BAY TO KRUGER AND
HIS FORCES
"BoBs" READY TO GO HOME
Relieved in London That the Boer
War Is over, Aside From Pos
sibIe Guerrilla Oper-
atiOns.

NEW YORK, Sept. IA dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: The news tel
| egraphed from Lisbon yesterday that n
military expedition a thousand strong is
about to leave the .Tagus for Lourenzo
| Marques, has caused much speculation as
to the Portuguese intentions in South Af-
rica. For some time past it has been
| limited that important developments in
Portuguese policy might soon be expect
ed, and many people think there is a Sc
cret agreement between Great Britain and
| Portugal which will enable the former to
execute long desired right of pre-emp-
ton Of Delagoa Bay. Others connect the
| Portuguese retnforcements with an inten-
| ton to refuse to BeeF fugitiyes an asylum
| in Mozambique, and the determination OF
the Lisbon government no longer to per-
nit the Dutch forces to draw supplies
! from Delagoa bay. AS long as the Trans
vaal was an Independent state, Portugal
had no right to prevent goods other than
contrabrand of war reaching the frontier
| nor could she prevent unarrned burghers
| from entering the territory; but if Por-
tugal recognizes the British annexation Of
| the Transvaal as valid, she will be enti-
| tied to treat the Beers as rebels against
friendly state and could refuse to grant
Kruger or other leaders or escaped Boer
combatants permission to seek refuge
within the dominions of King Carlos
The English government is extremely
anxious that the opportunity should not
slip through their fingers, and Portugal
would certainly be doing the British
very good turn If she denied Kruger an
asylum, and so compelled him to surrren-
der to Lord Roberts. 1t is still more i'm
pertant that supplies from mozambique
should be cut off from the various guer-
ril oa6d oh
main in the field, even after the final COL
lapse of Botha's army.
WAR AT AN END.
There are many signs that the military
authorities regard the end of the war
close at hand. Lord Roberts is making
preparations to return to England and
has already sent four Of his chargers
down to Cape Town The belief is that
Roberts is coming home to take I'D the
post of commander-in-chief of the British
army, which Lord Wolseley will vacate in
October. Another indication of the same
kind Is that the personnel of the army
transport in the Orange River colony has
been paid off and disbanded, and the i'm
perial, yeomanry and scouts employed In
that country have arrived at Cape Town.
also with the object of receiving their
final pay, prior to embarka fion. 1t is
hoped the war may be declared officially
over before the general election which
is almost certain to be in October. Tho
greater portion of Lord Roberts army
will have to remain in South Africa. prob
ably under the supreme command of Sir
Redvers Butler, several months longer,
but they will be considered as engaged in
police operations on an extensive scale
rather than as occupied in a regular
campaign
There is no truth in the statement that
Sir Charles Warren has bten appointed
to succeed Lord William Seymour, in com
mand of the British troops in Canada,
and nothing whatever is known of such
an appointment by officers in Pail Mall.
or by Gen. Warren himself
LONDON. Sept. Lord Roberts re-
ports from Belfast, Transvaal, under
| date of Wednesday, Sept. 5, as follows:
| Tan Hamilton traversed Dulstroom yes
| terday with slight opposition. Butler en-
gagged the enemy's left this morning
Hamilton is endeavoring to turn the en-
emy's right. Beers, with two guns and
! one pom-pom this morning attacked 125
Canadian mounted infantry. guarding the
railway between Pan and Wondersfon-
| tein. Mahon proceeded to their assist
ance, but the little garrison had beaten
off the enemy before he arrived 1t was
a very creditable performance. The
wounded were Maj. Handers and Lieut..
Noodle. slightly. and two men. Six are
! missing"