Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
TO ADVANCE
Ior a Move From the MOddsr;
ftant Developments Likely.
BT CENTRESUpONRO ROBERTS
Hons to be More Com
Ietely Co-ordinated.
I TO Be HELD AS A HOSTAGE

|5p, Eng, Feb. 13.-The cessa-
war news from South Africa Is
10 indicate that the British
Mons for move from the Mod
~ are about completed, and that
mt events can be looked for
2ps few days. Interest centres
wholly upon Field Marshal
especially since Gen. Buffers
.y6f his withdrawal from Vaal
Name, for the first time, through
Hpberts, showing that all the
1t operations over the wide field
MATTER be more completely CO.
tai. 1t is now known that the
y attaches have gone to Join
8pberts at the Modder River,
nlovo prsluding an advance.
latch from the Modder Riyor
48&s the arrival there of 1,400
esfrom the Barkly West district.
hid been ordered away by the
Because they refused to join
oublicans. The refugees reached
|dder River via Koodoesberg. 1t
o4 that 200 Beers were killed or
od during Gen. MacDonaid's
Nuisance. There is no contirma-
kSfhe reported sortie Of British
tom Ladysmith, nor of the Boer
ling movement.
4p6rt comes from Durham that
4 hrtillery forced the Beers to
1 their camp on Hlangwana
|tNth OF Colenso. 1t would be
infant advantage il the British
|Rls TO occupy the position.
8Hsence of Gen. French from the
I3fE distiic ict seems to have given
><xs an opportunity for renewed
III. They have apparently COM
d an extended attack on tho
h Zines, and are meeting with
auccess, which is ha, ing con-
bla moral effect on the border
Boer invasion Of Zululand is
18Ikeen anxiety. Apart from the
k6n3 it threatens Gen. Buffers
0nications, it is difficult to be-
tK& Zulus can long be kept
j8ft while their cattle is ccm-
sesa and theii country overrun
IL hereditary foes.
t3fpI.D Rhodes AS A HOSTAGE.
lkiends of Cecil Rhodes are
HUI alarmed at his possible fate,
nj fsent an emissary to see DR..
\ He Beers diplomatic agent in
In regard to the probable
j 3{e Boefs would pursue in the
his capture. DR.. Leyds as
tH8 Intermediates that the Beers
ot,intend to kill Mr.. Rhodes, but,
dSd, they would certainly hold
q y hostage until the indemnity
b1 Jameson raid was paid. In
VI the developments since the
ihb Beers have also decided to
N zbe amount Of the indemnity
I1ded, SO that Mr.. Rhodes friends
hare to hand over 50, 600, 600
)Q0t tQ0O) before he is released.
u 'ltnrned that DIR. Jameson is
d Ind dysmith, in spite of all the
citing reports.
seini-oilioial paragraph is pub
10 the Globe this afternoon,
Z Germany does not contemplate
venticn. The German government,
addsd, does not consider itself
rnod Ia the future status or the
sncB Of the Boer Republics.
} War Office has posted a dispatch
Ool, Kekewich, dated February
to The effect that Kimberley was
'nrded February sth. During the
in& 81 February 9th, a small
try Management, lasting two hours,
red nt Alexandersfontein. The
tio1 otherwise is unchanged.
gro sTARvE THEM OUT.
undated dispatch from Mafeking,
HRtekones, February I'd, says
BADEN. Powell has received g
,lunioAtion from Lord Roberts,
,isiDg That relief would be sent In
wesks The food will last. The
,on ii As game as ever. The Boers
sxpFessed their intention not tt
but 70 starve us out. All well. u
tfipkt9 telegram received here
Ihst the force commanded by Gen
kns moved up from the south
md eeized Zoutpan's drift, which
\ HAT ENGLAND NEEDS.
IAul< Harris, former editor of tn,
tkit Reyiew, in a pamphlet pub
a Mondpy. reiterates the view whici
It gSmes Gazette has been insist
y that quality and not quantit.
d mt highland needs to beat th,
II and that "England alway,
a 70 learn by experience" HI
isae, battle of Saratoga should hav,
tQdtlAxety Englishman the tru
! o< war. There, the American
o. 1otonly defeated tie Englisl
i'd, hQt lf0rced them to an ignomini
i ,iilIftana6r; and, mark it, thos
ErRllAh troops were the best sol
uf their time. Or, take a still
Z Case; Wellington's veteran
Hbeaten ut New Orleans by hal
of raw militia. but evel
I 3rlsans Taught the English moth
lsIhe British. in their turn, pla,
~ % the Beers, and advauc,
n tha open to be swept away b.
. lr6f They don't seem to see tina
u bravovyis Just as useless and jus
b pid - The bravery of the Haden
p ARABIA. III you will read the his
III thosAmerican navy, you vii
d bat in the war Of 1879 her ship
fyopF1 Wherever they met them
e btoause the Americans ha,
ton thoir cannon and your sailor
Zone Tn 1914, some of the canno
Amerioan ships were alread
and their balls went through th
r. u ships rs a knife goes throug
"A Get up your corps of marks
ioE. Give them telescopio sight
y :fe best rifles. Train them a
shootaks, not as pugilists, and yo
Z 4 cut thu Beers yet, and not othel
i Y orHRR REASON FOR FAILURE.
4 dthor reason for Great Britain
ph 10 given by Arnold White, a
n X Who attributes everything to th
Y ipfluence of London's SINAI
8e has written q letter Q