The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-16

him to send, may open their eyes"
Churchn wires a Protest
London, March 14.-Winston Church
i'll wires to the Morning Post from
Durham protesting against the cere-
monious treatment of Gen. Cronje.
lie adds: "The stern decision not to
exchange prisoners will undoubtedly
accelerate the end of the war, but IL
will prove very hard and perhaps
even dangerous for the British pris-
oners in Pretoria. There is abundant
evidence that the Beers are becoming
more cruel and that the war will enter
Il darker phase. 1t is very doubtful if
the Boer government will be able to
control the wild passions of the eXas-
pcrated ruflians, forming the noisy
part of the Boer forces, in the event
of siege of Pretoria, and the posi-
ton of the British prisoners would
then become precarious. have visited
the dam which the Beers began on
! Kip river below Ladysmith. If it
had been completed it would have sub
merged Intombi camp, where there
were 1000 sick"
News Sent by Lady Wilson from Mafeking.
London, March 14.--Lady Sarah
Wilson wires to the Daily Mail from
Mafelling. under date of March 6, by
native runner to Lobatsi, March ., as
follows: "The Beers are very active
and it taxes Col. Baden-Powell and
the garrison very heavily to prevent
them encroaching on our lines. Since
Commandant Snyman returned from
the north the siege has been prose
cuted with renewed vigor. Dynamite
explosions were heard during the last
two days of February. The Beers
have been blowing up sections of the
Northern railway showing that they
fear the approach of Col. Plumer's
column"
wn Not Assent to Their Independence.
London, March 14.-Lord Salisbury
read i'm the house of lords the British
governments reply to Presidents
Kruger and Steyn. The concluding
sentence is as follows: "Her majes-
TVS government can only answer your
honors' telegram by saying it is not
prepared to assent to the independ-
ence of either the South African re-
public or the Orange Free State"
Country Deserted Around BariSly West.
Cape Town, March 14.--The Cana
dams from Victoria West proceeded
to the Prieslla district. A Kimberley
farmer, who has just returned from
. trip to Barlily West reports that the
, country is almost deserted. lie COW
cred distance of Is miles. Beers are
said to be massing strong army ON
, the Vaal river in the neighborhood OF
Kip dam.
: The British Occupy Lobssti.
= Cape Town, March 14.-Col. PlumeI
{ occupied Lobatsi without opposition
9 on March 5. The Beers had retired
the previous day. The railway is dam
, aged. but can be easily repaired.
: Is Mateking Relieved?
s London, March 14.-In the Hobbies
|, In the house of commons rumors that
0 Mafelling has been relieved were il
= circulation yesterday evening, bu
e they still lack confirmation.
3 Yesterdays REPORT
; London, March 15.-The first half o
. the campaign is over. Lord Robert
y arrived at Modder river on Februar
= 9. He entered Bloemfontein OH Marc
10. Thus, in little over month, h
has effected the relief of kimberle
and Ladysmth, the capture of Ger
, Cronjes forces and the hosting q
= the flag in the capitol of the Ere
= State. All this has been accomplishe
y with comparatively trilling losses.
y, is small wonder that he is the her
- of the hour in England, All tn
n newspapers eulogile him and coi
- graduate the country. They talk
" the Free State as having passed OF
~ of existence, as being now one of I'll
y. shadows of history
1t is not doubted that there may "
- be heavy fighting, but the genius
y Lord Roberts is looked to for vi
-, tory over all difficulties. His grim re
~ erence to the slate" President Stey
80 is understood TO show that there sha
be no ambiguity as to the positic
- assumed toward the republics. III
fact that Mr.. Fraser, late chairma
of the Free State raad and the lead
of the opposition to Mr.. Steyn, can
IN with the deputation to surrender Il
" keys, rs regarded as extremely slBhi
s. cant of considerable difference
r opinion among the Free Staters I
81 garding the war.
r The Surrender Of BIoemrontein.
IS London, March ia dispatch
at the Daily Chronicle from Bloemfo
H. TEN, dated Tuesday evening, Mar
at 10, says: "Bloemfontein surrender
DE- at ten to-day. II was occupied
at noon. President Steyn, with n IN
TO iority of the fighting burghers, II
ry fed northward. Gen. French W
II within five miles of the place at fl
ng o'clock Monday afternoon. He sent
al summons into the town, threaten
on to lombard unless it surrendered
four n. IN. Tuesday. The flag W
hoisted Tuesday morning and n del