The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-19

Bloemfontein as evidence that In the Brit
ish province of Pretoria life may be toll
sratfe.
'It must not De too readily assumed that
Lord Roberts will continue his advance
by direct line 10 Johannesburg and Pre-
to1a- There are other routes with adj
vantages that may be worthy Of consider
alton
According TO Winston Churchill there
are 200 Beers, with twenty guns, In the
Bggarsberg range. They viii have 20 be
caugfit sooner or later The Britisn
troops are anxious to try. and the ,eei-
ing Ia general that before long they VIII
be permitted to DO So"
Doors Looking to This Country.
The correspondent OF the Times at Lou
renzo Marquee. telegraphing under date
of March 1s. says:
''state Secretary Reitz. OF the Transvaal,
in the course Of an interview said that the
government considers the American reply
highly satisfactory, and that the United
States Will bring such pressure TO bear
as will result In n settlement agreeable TO
the people OF the two republics.
while admitting the seriousness Of the
situation, Mr.. Reitz says he IS convinced
that the burghers Of both republics VIII
enthusiastically defend the Independence
Of the Transyaai 10 the last"
Hufler'9 Forces AGfnnftn&
A dispatch TO the Times from Lady
smith. dated Sunday. March IS, says:
"our advanced camp IL on Sundays rlv-
or, two miles north OF Glands laagte. The
Beers hold two positions on the B.ggars-
berg range, about ten miles north The
strongest r. on the Newcastle road. where
several guns have already been mounted.
and where they are digging extensive
trenches. Tho second position, which Is
on the Dundee road, is not so strong"
Railway Arbitration Nearly Ended.
Mr. Trohane sends to the London papers
a letter he has received from the secre-
tary OF the Deiagoa Bay railway arbitra-
ton tribunal. which is to the effect that
the award will probably be officially pro-
claimed in about month. The Standard,
commenting edltorially upon this commu-
nication from the American advocate,
says:
when this protracted arbitration has
been eettled, we shall he in a position 70
deal with Portugal on tho entire subject,
and we may possibly secure for the An
giicised Transvaal improved commercial
facilities It would be n welcome coinci-
dence II tho award should coincide with
Lord Roberts arrival at Pretoria"
Prediction That the End Is Mt Hand.
A dispatch TO the Daily News from
Events have occurred which induce
some 70 predict that the war Will last only
so long as II takes TO march to Pretoria.
The educated Beers, even of the Trans
walters. arc ready to accept the inevita-
Bile.
II am told that corps of 1000 women
has been formed at Pretoria II r. called
the Amazon corps. All the members are
uniformed In kits and are armed"
Beers Massing Near Msfeking.
LOBATSI. March 10,--It II reported that
commandant Elofd. with a commando.
has lott zerust for Mafeking. Command
ant schv.sSz, with 1850 men. Is ti."eaten-
Ing the railway near Aasvogsl ko? north
OF Lobatsi
A British patrol, who accommodated
within fourteen miles OF Mafeking finds
the railway uniniured and the telegraph
wire untouched north OF Pitsand.
Relief Column Fighting.
CAPE TOWN. March is.--The Mafeking
relief column, Coils Drummond and Read
man commanding. had n sharp engage
ment at Fourteen Streams. The British
succeeded IN driving the Beers of. They
had only few casualties.
Junction Effected with Gatacre.
BLoEMFoNTEIN, March i7--Gen.
Pole carcw's force has returned from
sprlngfontein, where a junction was eff
fectcd with Gen. Gataere
siege of Matching Not Raised.
PRETORIA, March 1s.-ft IL officially
denied that the siege Of Mafeklng has
been raised or the town relieved The
British officers here have been removed
from the Model school TO new quarters
In tho outskirts OF the town
Matching Holds Out Wen.
LouRBNzo MARQUEE. March IA
dispatch from Mafoking. dated March 10,
aays;
The garrison is holding its own. We
have heard numerous rumors thar the
siege Will be raised. but so far that ia
not the case, We are pegging along on
the quarter rations. supplemented by the
occasional capture of cattle. our home.
made gun bomhards tho Beer trenches.
Horrible stories are current that the
Beers are INJECTING namelsss torturea up
on captured native runners. These may
not be true, but are tending 10 lnname
native passions 70 such an extent that h
may soon be impossible TO hold the ma
ttyea in check.
lowing 90 the Beers having Deliberately
bombardcd the native sthadt. which a
full % women and children. Col BADEN
Powell has armed the natives but ne has
only allowed them Go act ON the defensive.
although they havo elamorcd o. be allow
Cd 70 set out and attack at the point OF
the a#aegai
They viii be prevented rs long ns pos.
sislc from inhicting reprisais on the
noers"
Capt Rcichmann Back In Pretoria
CAPE TOWN. March lS-Cant. Cnrl
Reiehm8nn. the unitra Statos officer de.
tailed to observe The conduct ~ the wal
from the hceF gide. returned here this
morning from the Me,iatr river
rris~ashtcr With the naer-.
CAFE TOWN. March iN-Urs Halo.
way, a priEc0sbter, la nov an aJJutant ia
tire Beer forces
Horrs Biow ~ "a Bridge
CAPE TOWN. March lS~rho mauntc.
fore from Kimhoriey rroceo,i.ne a. "a,
relief og Mafe&laS. aas ssrttcJ at War
renton. A. thr forces nearad W,nasorto,
tho RooFs evacuated the town. blowing "a,
the bridge
II IL reported thai the rebels who refuse,
60 Accbmnany the TFaasVaale~s when Or.
f.ss.. s...ts ttaaasf Ts~s,r.- .a.s 49,.