The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-17
BATTLE Is RAGING
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circulation-apparently with much au-
thority behind them-which would point
to the stoppage Of further regiments
when the troops now modified shall have
embarked. The new cavalry regiment
will not leave England at present"
The military and civil authorities at
the Cape are in conflict as to the treat
ment of treason cases. A special from
Sterkstroom to the Daily News on this
point says:
who were tried during Christmas week,
with Gen. Buffers approval. were COM
mitted on Jan. for-civt1 trial. court-mar-
tial proceedings having been stopped by
the Intervention Of the attorney general
Of Cape Colony"
GEN. METHUEN's BLUNDER.
Evidence accumulates that Gen. Me-
thuen's blunder at Magersfontein has lost
him the confidence Of his entire force to
such an extent that, it Is declared, 1t Is
doubtful If the troops would follow him
in another attack on the Beers. The war
Office is understood to be in possession Of
letter written by Gen. Wauchope, the
night before the battle, saying that that
would be the last letter he would ever
write, as he had been asked to perform
an impossible task and he had either to
obey or else surrender his sword. An
immediate change in the command of the
force may therefore be expected 1t Is
anticipated in some quarters that Lieut.
Gen. Tucker will succeed Gen. Methuen.
TO SAVE KRUGER.
The Durham correspondent Of the
Standard deals today with the numerous
reports that the Free Staters have tired
Of the war and will abandon the struggle
as soon as the British cross the border.
He mentions an extraordinary story with
reference to the journey of President
Kruger's son-in-1aw, Eloff, to Delagoa
bay, in German warship. According to
this, Eloff had been making arrange
ments for President Kruger's escape
through Damaraland, in the event OF
the capture Of Pretoria.
BIG GUNS FOR PRETORIA.
The Pietermaritzburg correspondent Of
the Times, telegraphing Tuesday, Jan.
1s, says: :,
the Natal Times asserts that six big Creu-
sote guns and fifty tons Of shells were
landed from the French steamer Gironde
about the middle of last month. under
the noses Of two British warships, and
were dispatched to Pretoria, causing
much rejoicing at the ease with which
contraband Of war can run the blockade.
sWAzIs RESTLESS.
"The Swat queen mother, since the
death of King Buno, has killed all the
chiefs who were ever in England or
Cape Town, and Is now plotting with the
Beers. The situation may fairly be con-,
sidered grave and 1t would be we'll to
send regiments Of Ghorkas to Swaziland
Immediately.
Refugees from Swaziland living in the
Lembombo region, recently brought news
to Lourenzo Marques that the queen Of
Swaziland was dead. Her death, follow
ing so soon upon that of King Buno
was looked upon with suspicion. Ac-
cording to their story, however, not the
queen mother, but Necoco. Buno's
brother, was acting as head Of the Swat
nation. and he, In conjunction with Tou>
ba Umband1ne's old prime minister, was
carrying on a reign of terror, killing Off
whole kIaa1s all over the country"
BOER REPORTS.
PRETORIA, Saturday, JAM 13.-As a
result of the bombardment Of Mafeking
yesterday the British fort at Eastward
was demolished, and the British retired.
One Boer was wounded.
Advices from the head lager, at Lady
smith, report that the attack on that
place Jan. was disastrous to the British
and that Ladysmith appears to be In
sore straits.
MANY BoERs KILLED.
LADYSMITII, Monday, JAM s (by mes
senger to Weenen, Jan. 16).-A representa-
tive of the Associated Press visited Sat
urdays battlefield this morning, and saw
large numbers of Beers dead. The Brit
ish guns seem to have worked great hav-
&C. One Boer was completely disembow-
eled, another had his head clean shot
off, and couple Of others were killed by
the same shell, evidently, while eating
their luncheon, as half-eaten hard boiled
eggs lay beside them. Some Natal Dutch
men were recognized among the dead. A
number Of Boer bodies and carcasses OF
horses have been washed down Intombe
Spruit, which became a raging torrent
during heavy thunder storm. The Brit
ish, while digging graves, were fired on
by the Boer artillery, and several Of them
were hit. Soft-nosed bullets and dunn
dunn cartridges have been found on
wounded prisoners. Volunteers carried
the Boer dead off the hill. and nande sa
the bodies over to their comrades at the
bottom Over. ninety were thus carried
off Wagon hill alone.
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 10, Tuesday.-Sir
Alfred Miner. the governor, has pro-
claimed martial law in the districts OF
Hope Town and Philipstown.
PATRIOTIC CANADIANS.
OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 1e-Large sums
ara being subscribed to the Canadian
| patrfottc fund for the killed and wounded
in South Africa. The Canadian Pacific
gave $4,000 to the fund, and the Bank OF
| Commerce and the Bank Of British North
America have sent $1,000 each. The fund
started by the Toronto Globe week ago
has already reached nearly $4,000.
SAYS BRITONS ARE BRUTAL.
MISHAHAWKA, Ind, Jan. 16.-J. O. G.
Van Bosch, retired manufacturer of
this city, and formerly an official In the
Holland state department at The Hague,
has received the following letter from
Heinrich Wander Riep, q young lawyer,
who resides at Pretoria:
"When trouble began here I Joined