The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-16

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the country, all the ministers having de-
cided to stand together and not to per-
init any Individual minister to be made .
scapegoat."
Kruger's Characterfstic Circular.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail. dated
January 10, from Lourenzo Marauez. says:
lamation ordering all burghers to the
front. The volks Stem, the Transvaal
official organ. suggests that the moment
the British forces cross the border the
gold industry should be irretrievabiy de-
stroyed.
President Kruger issued circular.
dated January 8, to Boer commandants
and burghers, urging them to show more
energy in the Transvaal cause. He
quotes Psalm xxxiii. a. as God-given
instructions to the burghers, and says
that the British have fxed their faith
in Psalm lxxxiii. He also quotes Psalm
lxxxix :13-14 and asserts that he has
searched the Bible without being able
to find any other mode which can be fol-
lowed by the Beers, who must fight In
the name of the Lord
Communicating Is progressing busify
at Pretoria. where the town guard is ex-
changing Mausers for Martins. as the
in said that there are nearly 5000 British
prisoners in Pretoria"
Many Boers Trekking Northward.
graph at Pietermaritxburg. telegraphins
January II, says:
''The galiantry of the LadyAnith garyi-
son last Saturday appears to have de-
pressed. If not actually demoralixed, the
Beers generally. 1t is expected that they
lost at least two, II not three. killed As
against our one.
MANY Beers are believed to be trekking
northward. The magistrate at Nautu.
Zululand. telegraphs that scouts report
having seen many Boer families with wa
gons proceeding north via Zululand. while
a European who formerly resided at Dun
dee. declares that after the repulse at
Ladysmith number OF Boer wagons,
loaded with dead and wounded. passed
through that mining township and that the
Beers burned some of the public buildings
as they departed Five days have passed
since then"
New Zealanders Worrying the Boers
1t Is said dispatches have been received
from Colesberg. dated January Is. saying
Col. Porter, with the mounted New Zea-
landers. and the New South Wales lancers.
were worrying the Beers from kopje to
kopJe by plucky, hazardous moves. The
ccloniels. It Is added, were completely nom
piussing the burshers.
A party OF Remington scouts. eluding
the Boer pickets, entered Norvaispont and
secured valuable information.
Comprehensive Movement ON Foot.
Up to the present. the reported crossing
of the Tugela river by Gen. Warren's d.
vision remains but rumor. Nevertheless
the whole tenor Of such news as has been
dribbled In from South Africa during the
last forty-eight hours indicates tlat q COM
bined forward movement Of comprehensive
character Is proceeding. 1t is not neces-
sary to believe the unconfrrned stories Of
the Beers being In full retreat from Col
enso. because 1t has been learned that the
column is proceeding via Weenen to Help
maker to cut on their retreat. but at the
same time. credible information from
many sources indisputably points to mo-
mentous changes In the disposition of re-
publican forces.
Boers Removing Their Guns.
Advices from Pietermaritzburg. dated
January 13, say that since their defeat on
January 6 the Beers have been removing
their guns from positions south of Lady
smith. The same dispatch confirms the
report that the Thirteenth Hussars reached
Grobierskloof without meeting the Beers.
AS the trenches at Groblerskloof were
perhaps the strongest position held by the
burghers, their vacation has considerably
astonished the British.
Ladysmith Expects Relief.
Merchants at Pietermaritzburg have re-
ceived messages from Ladysmith, saying:
Bring up jam. etc." indicating that the
Ladysmith agents anticipated Immediately
opening communications, while Ladysmith'
also photographed that the belief was pre-
va,ent there January 10 that the Beers
were moving and concentrating their
forces elsewhere.
As corroborative of the British activity
in the direction of the relief OF Lady
smith. a dispatch has been received In Lon
don from Butler to the effect that he ex-
pected an dispositions for synchronous
movement of the various columns against
the besieged would be completed this
morning. Under these circumstances 1t Is
considered quite probable that an advance
on the be.eaguered town has commenced.
and that fighting Is progressing. optim-
lists go so far as to say that 1t Is expect
ed that Ladysmith will be relieved tonight
II all goes well
Military Critics Divided.
Military men are divided In opinion al
10 whether Butler is at Springfield or per-
sonaliy directing the flank movement from
weenen. offieials are inclined TO credit the
report that the British have crossed the
Tugeia river in that direction. although
there is no confirmation Of the report. and
altogether there Is more hopeful feeling In
official circles. There Is little news OF i'm
portanee from elsewhere.
French Routs n Boer Camp.
French's forces have succeeded in drag
ging a fifteen-pounder TO the summit OF
the steep rocky co;eskop. thousand feet
above the surrounding plain. and they sue
,cessfully routed Boer camp three miles
away from Stormstrom.
An interesting item OF news IL that three
hundred Beers. escorting party Of reap /,
6a~ a.