The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-26
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SENT BACK woUNDE d MEN.

SENT BACK woUNDE d MEN.
Blomsfonteln, Saturday, March s4.-
The Beers who yesterday killed Lisut
Hon. Z. Lygon, Of the 0Fsnadier guards
and wounded Lisuk Cel. Orabbs Lieut..
Codrlnston and Capt Trottar OF the Gold
Stream guards, who I'D ridden eight or
nine miles beyond their camp en- The
Modder river, without escort except one
trooper, were members Of the Johannes
burg mounted police. After dressing
the wounded thsy sent them to the Brit
ish camp In an ambulance.
BOUQUETS FOR DIsLoYALIsTs.
Bradford, Eng. March. p5.-An open
air meeting convened bers today by BoeF
ympsthizers, proved an utter aasoo
from thsir point Of view and was turned
into huge patriotic dsmonstration.
The pro-Boer speakers were unable to
obtain o hearing. DEAD oats and other
unsavory missiles were thrown Eat them.
and they were violently hustled on quit
ting tse platform.
DUKE GOING TO WAR.
London, March 2a.-The Duke OF Nor
folk, Earl Marshal, aud Chief Butler of
England, Postmaster General. will sail
for South Africa next Saturday as an
officer Of the Sussex Yeomanry, which b Q
has bsen instrup,.- tai In raj sing.
SMELLING MAFEKING.
London. March ee.-Ths Dali y Mail
published the following from Mafeking,
dated Wednesday, March 14i
1--WE are still being heavily shelled.
There have been several casualties. Skir.
mishing continues In the trenches. The
native food question Is becoming o Diff
GUILTY. The Beers have broken the ar
rangemsnt to respect the Sabbath by not
firing and have seized the opportunity
to extend their trenches"
LADY WILSON DISCOURAGED,
London, March 26.-Lady Sarah Wilson
In q despatch from Mafeking datsd We'd
nesday, March II, Fsys:
"Ws have received news OF the relief
Of Ladysmith, but 1t serves to increase
our disappointment as there is NO p.os-
pect Of cur relief. The town. remains
closely invested. The Beers are reported
to be very numerous and strongly en-
trenchsd betwesn US and Col. Plumer's
force. Some of the natives are dying Of
starvation owing to the prejudice against
horse 6esh."
KIPLING WRITES ANOTHER
"POME."
London, March 26.-A Bloemfontein
correspondent Of the Daily Mail tele-
graphing Saturday says that Mr.. Rud-
yard Kipling who Is hard at work as
sisting to edit the newspaper Friend. oon-
Quoted By the war correspondents, has
contributed to II the following four
lines ON the deAthsat Ladysmith OF Mr..
g. W. Stevens, the famous representative
Of the Daily Mali;
Through war and pestilence, red siege
silent and sslr-Oontalned he drew his
breath.
Brave not for show Of courage; his desire
Truth, as he saw 1t, even to the death. I"
OLIVIER HAS BIG FORCE.
London, March 26.--1ne Times has the
following from Rouxville, dated Satur-
day:
CommandAnt Olivier. with a strong
force and IS guns is moving north Of
Lady brand.
A large BOer convoy has bsen seen
from BasutolAnd proceeding toward
Clocolan. Gen. French may intercept
it,"
TO INQUIRE INTO NATIVE QUES-
TION.
London March 26.-A despatch to the
Times from Mafsking. Gatsd Wednesday,
March IA, says.
"Col. Badsn-Powell has appointed q
board of officers to irqnire into the ma
tive question
Mustn't STOP SHIPPING SOLDIERS
London, March 26.-Mr. Winston
Churchill in despatch to the Morning
Post says:
"It is imperative to continue shipping
troops to South Africa The stream
should never cease until the Beers sur
render unoonditionAlly. AT the end Of tn >
war Great Britain will possess the finest
army In her history. This however, must
not lure the nation from the fertile hslda
Of trade and commerce into the stony
wastes OF m ilitarism."