The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-03-22
is SATISFACTORY.
News From South Africa Pleases
Officials of the War Off.
ce in London.
MAFEKINd HAS NOT BEEN RELIEVED.
Lord Mathuen Engaged in Dispers-
ing the Beers Instead of Aiming
at Actual Relief.
The Next Important Operations May
BE Expected to Take Place In
Natal. hut Not for Two or
Three Weeks Yet.


Natal. hut Not for Two OF
Three Weeks Yet.
London, March 1S.-The peaceful
conquest of the Orange Free State
progresses so evenly that It is now be-
lieved there will be little or no fight
ing until Lord Roberts reaches the
Vaal river. How soon he intends to
start out with this objective is not
yet limited at, but the pacification of
the Free Staters seems now engaging
all his intention. When the move
comes it would doubtless be accom-
plished with the secrecy and swift
ness which have characterized all the
British advances since Lord Roberts
assumed command.
The revolt of the Cape Dutch in
the northeast seems to have had it's
back broken. and it is likely Gen.
Kitchener will soon resume his place
beside his chief
London, March 19.-The news from
South Africa is entirely satisfactory
to the British public. The relief of
Mafeking is not yet announced, but it
is extremely probable that this is al
ready accomplished by Col. Plumers
advance. Lady Charles Pentinck, at
Cape Town, has received telegram
from her husband in Mafeking, dated
March 70, saying that he expected to
join her shortly. The actual pelief
movements have not been publicly de-
veloped in detail, but it seems that
Lord Methuen only started very re-
Gently and is rather engaged in dis
persing the Beers of the district than
aiming at actual relief.
Col. Peakman has dispersed 500
Beers at Fourteen Streams
Lord Roberts probably ascertaincd
from Mr.. Frazer. the new mayor of
Bloemfontein, before dispatching Gen.
Pole-Carew southwark, that in all
likelihood the railway was clear. The
next move will be to collect at Bloem-
fontein by railway sufficient stores
for the immense army Lord Roberts
will have when the Orange river
forces Joined him. This will probably
occupy from two to three weeks.
Therefore the next important opera
tions may be expected in Natal.
The cavalry brigade which Lord
Roberts has sent to Thaba Nchu, 35
miles east of Bloemfontein, is desired
to cut off some 1000 Beers who are
escaping from the southwark.
The Beers are reported to have de-
stroyed the railway in the neighbor-
hood of Kroonstadt.
London, March 19.-The war Office
has received the following dispatch
from Field Marshal Roberts, dated
Bloemfontein, Sunday, March IS:
''The guards brigade returned yes
terday from Norval's Pont. Several
burghers have laid down their arms
to Gen. Pole-Carew at Edinburg and
elsewhere.
"The officer commanding at Bel
mont reports that some deserters
have come in with Maxim, a nine
FOUNDER and another gun. Another
nine-pounder has been brought into
Colesberg. The cavalry brigade has
gone to Thaba Nchu in order to re-
assure the inhabitants of that district
and tcy distribute copies of the proc
lamation to the people of the Free
State. These proclamations are be-
ing eagerly sought after.
Lord Methuen reached Warrenton
on March 49, He was in time to pre-
vent the Deviation bridge from being
completely destroyed and to secure
the pont on the Vaal.
s.rrba L,,.rESI ,na;l xyoc ol
from here by rail yesterday, and to-
morrow the regular railway mail SER
vice with Cape Town will be- re-
opened.
"Mafeking reports that all was well
on March Co.
Lobatsi, March 17.-It is reported
that Commandant Eloff, with COM
mando, has left Zerust for Mafeking.
Commandant Schwartz, with $50 men,
is threatening the railway near As
vogel Kop, north = Lobatsi. A Brit
ish patrol who reconnoitered within
IA miles of Mafeking, found the rail-
way uninjured and the telegraph wire
untouched north of Pitsani.
Lourenzo Marques, March ia
dispatch from Mafeking, dated Satur-
day, March 10, says: "The garrison
is holding it's own. We Lave heard
numerous rumors that the siege will
be raised, but SO far that is not the
case. We are pegging along patiently
on quarter rations, supplemented by
the occasional capture of cattle"
Bloemfontein, March 17.-Gen. Pole
Carew's force has returned from
Springfontein, where junction was
effected with Gen. Gatacre. Gen.
Pole-Carew also proceeded to Norval's
Pont, from which point he hello
graphed to Gen. Clements that 1900
Free Staters had submitted at Eden
burg.
Vanzyl, Friday, March 16.-The
railroad has been reopened from
Bloemfontein to Norvalspont.
Gen. Polo-Carew and the Grenadiers
have just arrived at Norvalspont.
Double Execution.