Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-05
ROBERTS TO MOVE.
The British General Will Advance
on Pretoria Next Week.
the MILITARY SITUATION REVIEWED
Bo4rs Attack = British Camp The Drak-
ensberg In ses keconn0itered--Death
Of Gen JOubert -l,0mbardment at
Mxfeklng Kruger to Command.

bohubi, Ehhi'h iL'ih 'tVbti "
has sent 10000 troops to Glen, lei
miles north of Boemf0ntein, Oh tn,
railway. This is preliminary to Thu
general advance. Immense quantities
OF stores have now been accumulated
1t Bloemfontein and Lord Roberts
infantry is seemingly about to move
An impression which can be traced
20 the war office Is abroad that thu
advance will begin next Monday. Boel
observation parties are lowering neal
Bloemfonteln, but Lord Roberts has
= ~ miles 70 cover before reaching the
great position which the Beers are
preparing at Kroonstad.
Meanwhile all the important towns
IN the Free State within Lord Rob.
srts' reach are being garrisoned
T'haba Nchu, Philppolis, Faurcsmitll
.end Jagersfontein are thus held
All the morning papers print singu-
hrly kind editorials concerning Gen.
5cubert. They praise his military
skill, uphold his chivalrous conduct
and regret that so strong and moder-
ate 4 mind should be absent from the
final settlement Of the dispute.
~ Among ltems cabled from Pretoria
4 & statement that prominent resi-
dents there object to Il defense Of
Pretoria and desire that President
Kruger should retire to Lydenbllrs. L
n alleged that the principal buildings
at Johannesburg have been under
mined by order Of Kruger.
- Tho military situation Reviewed.
London, March dispenser Wilkin-
con, reviewing the military situation
In the Morning Post, rays: "The
Beers seem to be taking advantage
II the pause in the British advance 70
tedisTibute their forces and to pre-
pare for o new campaign. Boer and
nther reports speak Of concentra-
tion AZ Kroonstad or some point on
<bs line north VI Rloemfontein
Trains are taking troops from Pre-
fprla yeuthward. Judging from Natal
reports the Boer forces there have
heen reduced to a rear guard. The
I. eject Of Olvier's trek, which seems
-euccessful in spite Of the favorable
hopes raised by kilograms from
Nsseru. is to clear the southern part
Of tls Free State of organized Boer
sSfces. The arrival Of Gen. Gatacre's
-dypops, to be followed in Il few days
81 those Of Gen. Clements, will civ.
lord Rogeyts another strong division.
II may be noted that during March
10000 fresh troops have landed 1T the
Cape.
~ bosr, Attaek a. Briii.h G.Mp
WayreRtpn, March pa-'rbe Beers
.~Gbehpd fire With artillery and rifles
81 the British camp yesterday. The
Eist shell burst while the fusilers
were ut breakfast. hail OF bullets
Toured into the village. Many cattle
were killed. A hotel that is used as u
hospital and over which the Red
Cross flag was flying was fired upon.
che attacking Boer force was large,
but notwithstanding the enemy's
heavy expenditure Of big gun and
Mauser ammunition only one Briton
was wounded
Tho Drakensberg Passes Reeonnoitered.
London. March 20,-A special to the
Daily Mail from Pietermartlburg,
dated March 2s, says; British scouts
have thoroughly rcconnoitered the
passes Of the Drokensberg range. The
number Of Beers holding them does
not exceed 1000 who are working
Lalf-heartedy In constructing en-
frenchwents,"
- The Death Of Gen Joubert
Pretoria, March 2g.--tien. Joubert
died Tuesday night at 1890. He had
been suffering from stomach cont
SLANT. The town is plunged into
mourning for the true patriot, gal
liant general ana upright and honor
sble gentleman.
n Heavy Bombardment at Mafsklns,
London, March 2o,--A Pretoria
dispatch to the Daily Mail, dated
March "a, says. An official dispatch
esports hep,y bombardment OF
Nsfeking in progress on Monday,
March 20, which was meeting with a
spirited response.
Kruger VIII Take Command.
Brussels, March ga private dis
patch has been received here from
Pretoria which says that President
Kruger will now take chief command
Of the Tmnsvaal forces
London. March 30.--,rhe Beers are
concentrating in force about Is miles
north of Bloemfontein, in the rear OF
Glen, and Lord Roberts is sending for
ward troops to engage them. The
Seventh infantry division and part OF
Gen. Frenchs cavalry have been sent
up to join the Fourteenth brigade
and the two cavalry regiments that
are holding Glen and its environs
1t does not seem probable that the
Beers will give serious battle in the
fairly open country north of Glen
Still their evident strength indicates
more than a corps of observation,
In small affairs the Beers are dar
ingly aggressive In all parts Of the
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