The evening times., 1900-03-17

LONDON. March 11.-Gsneral Gatacre's
scouts reached General Pcle-Carew's
Guards Brigade at SpFingfoltein on March
is. There appeared 20 be no further re-
sistance in the southern part OF the Or
ange Free State except at AIiwal North.
II is noticeable that no mention is made
Of the capture Of any guns c. transport
from the Beers i'm these operations. The
colonial Dutch rebels i'm the Barkley East
district continue 70 turn in their arms AMI
surrender
a despatch from Van Zyl, seven miles
sCuth OF Norval's Pout. dated March Is,
states that General Clements has aiyJnc-
ed a considerable distance in the Orange
Free State and has found no trace Of the
Beers Communication is now open be
tween Blocmfontein and NcrvaTs Pont.
General Poie-Carew and some OF the Gren-
adler Guards have arrived at the latter
point
The surrender Of Lady Gray was due TO
q ruse Of a few loyalists who notified the
rebels that Major Hook had ordered the
surrender Of the town by . o'clock. TIE
rebels complied The loyalists at once
despatched a messenger 10 inform Major
Hook Of the situation. Meanwhile. the
Union Jack was hoisted. and the rebels
were instructed TO salute il. The 10. al
lists picketed the town until the force un-
der Major Hook arrived
In response 10 Lord Roberts proclama-
tion 400 Free Staters surrendered az
Bloemfontein Yesterday. The cavalry
patrol which has been scouting ID the
north found no trace of the Beers as far
a. the Modder River where the bridge
has not been touched.
Troops Return to Their Farms.
It is credibly reported that three-quar-
ters OF the Free State troops have return
ed to their farms. The Free State bursh-
ers who are holding out are said TO be
poor whites who have nothing TO lose.
General Ruller's scouts are iu constant
touch with the Beers i'm Van Recncn's
Pass and The Biggarsberg range. They re-
port that the Beers are in strong force in
that ncighborhood. 4 sEirmish is report
ed TO have taken place yesterday
Repor,s received today from various
points IN Boer territory indicate that the
is rapidly grUmbIing General Roberts
sends word that his proclamation telling
the burghers TO return home and guaran-
teeing the peaceful possession OF them is
bearing fruit quickly. and that hundreds
OF burghers have announced that they
would give up their arms and go home
The British commlssloner iu BasutoIdad
says that 500 Beers frCIl Bi0emf0ntein
have arrived there and big contingent
from Aliwal North is only waiting for tho
terms OF the British proclamation TO sup
render.
From Loureuco Marques comes the re-
Iort that recent arrivals from Pretoria
declare that the TrausyaaIers admit their
cause is lost. Two Boer generals. Lucas
Meyer and Schalk- Burger are reported 20
have left the Boer Army and retired 10
their farms. and hundreds Of Beers Who
have been fighting IN Natal are doing like
wise.
Efforts of kruger and St~yn.
Presidents Kruger ard Steyn are said
TO be doing everything possible to stem
the tide. as shown by thHr reported nrocla-
nation to the effect that the Orange Free
State has been annexed 20 the Trausvaal
and that the seat OF government Of the
former is now Pretoria. u is rumored
that President Stcyn is willing to surren-
der.
Favorable comment IS made on General
Roberts announcement to wounded Boers
in the hospital at BIogmfontcin that they
would be allowed 20 go home as soon as
they had recovered and would not be held
a prisoners OF war.
a despatch from BlOemfontein. dated
yesterday. states that the Friends OF The
Free S-ate,' the official newspaper. has
been taken i'm charge by a committee OF
English war correspondents and is now be-
ing issued as a daily journal on imperial
istic lines.
The German cclsul expressed astonisb-
ment at the quiet manner in which Bloem-
fOntein was occupied and the absence OF
looting by the troops.
A despatch from AliWal North dated
yesterday, states that on Thursday even
ing the Free Staters. under Commandant
Olivier, evacuated their position near Bur
ghsrsdorp and retired toward ROuxvillc
Many OF the Free Staters in this comman-
do are surrendering Mr.. DeVet a mem
her OF the Cape Parliament. AID his broth.
er have been arrested.
CASUALTIES AT ALIWBL NORTH