The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-10
END OF THE WAR NEAR
Sir Michael Hicks Beach So An
nounces to London Bankers,
PRESIDENT KRUGER SHED TEARS

Over His Intellectual Attempts I.
Rally the Beers to Resist the Brit.
ish Advnnce-Report That General
Joubert Has Resigned.
London, March 10.-Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, chancellor Of the ex-
chequer, when explaining to the bank
ers the terms of the new loan, gave
! them an intimation that the govern
| ment considered the end of the war
| near ISince the estimates we're pre-
pared, he said, events have taken
place that have changed the situation,
and probably not all the money will be
required"
Whatever the government NAV know
or intend unofficial opinion seems ey-
erywhere to think that the Boer power
Is collapsing.
The Eighth division has been under
orders to embark for several weeks,
put these orders, as far as the artil-
iefy contingent is concerned, have been
recalled, Lord Roberts having report
ed that no more artillery from home is
necessary. This is the first pause in
reinforcements since the war began.
BIZ Redvers Butler, second in command
IN the field, and Lord Wolsley are I'M
oerstood also to consider that no more
artillery Is needed. Lord Roberts has
altogether 452 guns, including siege
pieces.
1t is quite clear that General Butler
VIII not try anything large in the fu-
ture, as he is to lose Sir Charles War
rem and the latter's 10000 men, who
have been ordered to join Lord Rob-
erts. 1t is the expectation OF the war
Office that Lord Roberts, notwithstand-
ing the necessity Of garrisoning his
depots, Will be able to operate con-
stantly increasing force, until by the
time the Transvaal frontier Is reached
he will have 10000 troops. |
Mafeking, as a beleaguered town, |
attracts much sentiment and sym
pathy. Nothing has been heard from
there since Feb. ~. There is a rumor
this morning that Colonel Baden-Pow-
ell has been relieved, but this cannot
he traced to any substantial basis.
All the special dispatches from Pop
lar Grove confirm the reports of the
panic among the Beers. The Morning
Posts correspondent says: President
Kruger shed tears at his Intellectual at
Tempt to rally The Beers, who were
paralyzed by Lord Roberts
tactics. They were too de-
to heed his expostulations
and declared that the British cannon
we're everywhere"
The correspondent of The DaiIy
News says: THE Beers were seized
With panic, thus spelling the whole
'lan, which had been beautifully cal
,ulated to destroy them utterly. The
ioers thought the whole earth cover
d with soldiers, in their front and rear
md on their TANKS. They did not wait
0 verify their superstition, but fed,
eized apparently with dread that
ney might share the fate of Cronje,"
The Daily Mail publishes the follow
hS dispatch from Pretoria dated
thursday, March s, via Lorenzo Mar.
ues, which had been censored by the
'oer government: Conversation |
ave had with the highest state off,
ials show that the Beers want some
arrangement. They say that if Eng
md is waging a war of conquest thew
Ill fight to the finish. Otherwise
ley believe that plain statement of
le British intentions will reveal q
asls OF negotiation, now that Eng
nds prestige is repaired. President
ruger and President Steyn conferred
onday at Bloemfontein on the incor- !
'ralion of the above representations '
a cablegram to Lord Salisbury. The /
reservation of the independence of the
10 republics is sine qua non." I
A correspondent Of The Daily Mail =
Lorenzo Marques, telegraphing on =,
lursday says: Il am reliably inform '
that Ugh officials openly avow that i
e British flag shall never fly al Jo- Il
The place will be RACED S
the ground and the mines put in
adlness to be electrically exploded s
I'm the fort as occasion requires y,
,st OF the gold mines, except those IT
lich the government controls, are in l.
shocking state. They are flooded, d
d the machinery is rusting and being s.
fully smashed" e,
5erlin correspondent of The Daily cl
fl says: II learn that there is dis
lsion between President Kruger and Ia
neral Joubert and that the latter has to
igned. Probably President Kruger i,
] assume the chief command. Cen 80
i Schalkberger and other promi- -.
1t commandments are also likely to u
Ign for similar reasons, and because
'sldent Kruger ignored their advice al