Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-19
START PORPRETORIA
Lord Roberts Sets His Troops In
Motion Toward the Trans
vaal Boundary.
JOHANNESBURGUNDERMlNED
Renewed Reports That the Beers Intend to
Blow Up the Mines at Johannesburg
Every Gun Has Been Removed
From Pretoria.

New York, April ia dispatch tt
the Tribune from London says tha
there is strong impression in the bes
informed military circles that the ad.
vance of Roberts army has already be.
gun, under the guise of a deliberate at.
tempt to entrap the Beers who are be.
sieging Wepener. Columns are admit
ted to be in motion from Aliwal NORTH
and from Reddersberg for the relief Of
the garrison of Wepener but it is sus-
pected that there are other columns op-
Grating further north which have not
been mentioned by Roberts, and that
under the pretense of cutting off the
retreat of the Boer raiders he has en-
tered upon great turning movement,
which will render the enemy's position
north of Bloemfontein untenable The
rigor with which the censorship is en-
forced seems to corroborate this theory.
PRETORIA FORTS DISMANTLED.
London, April ia dispatch to the
Daily News from Cape Town says: A
gentleman who has just arrived from
the Transvaal assured me that not a
single gun remains in the Pretoria forts.
MAY BLOW UP THE MINES.
London, April 10, 2:10 p. m.-The ar
rival of General Darlington at Beira,
Portuguese East Africa, and the reit-
GRAFTON of the report that the Beers in
tend to blow up Johannesburg and its
mines are the only items of news that
mark to-days war cables. Weeks must
elapse before Darlington will be able to
concentrate bis forces on the borders of
the Transvaal or to approach Mafeking.
According to rumor in circulation at
Lorenzo Marques Boer force has been
sent to intercept Darlington, but it is
not thought to be of sufficient strength
to cause anxiety. The Natal Mercury
is responsible for renewed fears con-
cerning the mines by printing accounts
from the newly arrived refugees say
ing that elaborate preparations for the
destruction of all Of the johannesburg
shafts have been carried on under the
supervision of the state mining engin-
eer, who is alleged to have requisition
for all the copper wire in the town for
the purpose of making connections.
BOERS LAYING TRAPS.
Bloemfontein dispatches are full of
trivial details, but are absolutely silent
as to the future. According to dis
patch from Ladysmith, dated to-day.
the Beers are much disconnected by the
present condition of affairs. Their for
tIfication forces numbering about 15, 900
men, are spread over the ridges in con-
temptation Of British advance through
the Waschbank valley north of Lady
smith, which has not been occupied. The
Boer patrols are very active and con-
stantly laying traps.
BOER CATTLE CAPTURED.
London, April ia proclamation
was issued at Cape Town to-day which
allows trading between Cape Colony
and the occupied portions Of the Orange
Free State to be resumed. A patrol Of
Cape police near Boshof yesterday cap
tured two Boer oxen some wagons and
200 head Of cattle. Two Germans who
recently arrived in Cape Town have
been sentenced to two years. imprison-
ment for having suspicious possession
Of 100 rifles and 600 cartridges.