Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-14
THEY DESIRE PEACE
South African Republics Willing to
Sacrifice Everything Except
Their Independence.
ONLY $4,000 MEN UNDER
A Report That the German Minister Of
Foreign Affairs Conferred With the
Transvaal Peace Commissioners
Bound for the Hague.


Rome, April 14.-Nothing is knowr
here in confederation of the report pub
lished abroad that Count Won Buelow
visited the Transvaal peace ENJOYS al
Milan, and the story Is not credited
The Portuguese minister, Senor de Car.
vanho ,Vasconcellos, however, has gont
to that city. An interview is published
here in which Jonkherr Abram Fischer
one of the Transvaal commissioners, is
alleged to have declared that the South
African republics are willing to make
any sacrifice in order to preserve inde-
pendence. The republics, he continued
had only $4,000 soldiers.
BOUND FOR THE HAGUE.
Milan, April 14.-The Boer peace COM
missioners started for The Hague this
NEW TACTICS.
London, April 14.-The Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Morning Post, tel
egraphing Thursday. says:
'The enemy is evidently determined
to adopt entirely new tactics. Two col
umns are known to be moving to the
south of Bloemfontein. They are relying
on Cape carts for transports, and are
carrying scarcely any forage and only
sufficient food to meet the immediate re-
quirements of the convoy, with OK
transports following at a secure dis
tance. The Boer columns are thus en-
abled to move almost as quickly as cav
airy. 1t is reported that there are 5000
Beers to the south of DeWetsdorp. The
force extends from that point to Oden-
dahl. The burghers who had returned
to their farms are undoubtedly rejoin-
ing"
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.
London, April 14.-The Daily Tele-
graph has the following from Glands
laagte, dated April 10:
1.-THE Beers are changing their tactics
and moving from Glencoe westward
with view of threatening our lines
communication to Ladysmith. On Tues
day a corps of carbineers and another
of Thorneycroft's horse narrowly es-
capped being cut off, owing to the treach-
cry of Kaffir and native guides"
+. BOERS LOST $4,000 MEN.
Pretoria, April 14.-The Beers are
manufacturing shells, especially Wick
ers-Maxims, in large quantities at Beg
10 Toh
Boer loss to the end of March, includ-
ing prisoners is estimated at 1000. At
present there are several thousand
Beers in Natal and $4,000 in the Free
State.
HEAVY COMMANDMENT.
London, April 14.-The only develop
ment reported thus far to-day in the
cabled dispatches from South Africa Is
a heavy bombardment of the British
trenches at Warrenton on April 13, but
which resulted in no damage, the Beers
apparently being under the impression
that the British meditated an attack
Major General Sir Frederick Caring
ton, accompanied by detachments Of
Bushmen and Scottish scouts, sailed to-
day from Cape Town for Beira, Portu-
guese East Africa. From Boer sources
it is learned that General Botha re-
turned from the fighting lines at Glen
coe and reports that the British re-
moved their camp in the direction Of
Elandslaagte. AS the British camp has
been situated at that place for some
time. the significance of Botha's state
ment Is not quite clear.
BRITISH MOVEMENTS.
The critics in the afternoon papers
eagerly speculate on the possibilities of
the Boer commands at Wepener being
cut Off This seems possible, as force
from Bloemfontein Is advancing by way
of DeWetsdorp General Chermside is
nearing the objective with the third d.
vision by way Of Reddersburg, and
General Brabant's force is moving from
Aliwal North by way of Rouxville and
Bushman Kop, while across the border
a strong force Of Basutos is closely
watching events. Meanwhile General
Rundle's division is concentrating at
Springfontein. Lord Methuens force is
trying to get to Hoopstad, and 1t is be-
lieved that General Hunters division
will strengthen the British on the left
at Fourteen Streams. The weakening
Of Buffers force by the withdrawal of
the Union and the Irish brigades, now
1 under General Hunter is attributed to
the fact that the general commanding
in Natal will merely attempt to MAIN
tain the status quo until Roberts main
advance opens his road through Laing's s
Mex Beyond the mysterious Cape Town
hint regarding early expectation of
good news about Mafeking, there is no
further information at hand in connec-
tion with that beleaguered town, which
now must be in great straits
The Live Stock Market.
Denver, April 14.--Business in live
stock Is almost at a standstill. Nothing
has been moving for the past forty
eight hours, and will not for few days
at least, or until all danger Of mud
slides, etc., on the railroads is out oi
the question. Yet traders are unsettled
They do not know IL the rangemen are
going to hold Off and take advantage OF
the possible early grass that will be ex.
posed in few days or not. There is 9
possibility, however, that II cold nights
continue on top of the recent storms
some stun will have to be pushed into