The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-11
SAID TO FAVOR SUBKISSIO1
B0ERS ARE SAID TO BE GREATLY
DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR
LEADERS
BRITISH NEAR KRooNsTAD
Believed That Place VIII Be I'm
Possession of Lord Roberts
by Monday-BuIIer VIII
Soon Move.

LONDON, May ia dispatch to the
Telegraph from Welegelgen, dated We'd
nesday, says:
The burghers held a meeting recently
without the consent of President steyn.
at which the advisability of submission
on the part Of the Free State was dis
cussed and approved"
The Standard publishes the following
dated May 9, from WelgeIgen:
The engagement on the Vet river
caused the Beers to be dissatisfied with
their leaders. 1 learn from Pretoria that
the Beers intend to retire ultimately to
Gutenberg, leaving to the foreign mer-
cenaries the task of defending Johannes
ourg and Pretoria The foreign mer-
cenaries are now advocating the sending
out Of guerrilla parties from 300 to 400
strong, rather than persisting in OPERA
lions on a large scale, but the Beers are
not dashing enough for such tactics"
members OF the house of commons Wera
freely betting in the lobbies last even
ing that Lord Roberts would be In Pre-
tor1a IN two months. The ministeriaItsts
are building confident hopes upon the
comprehensive plans ne has communicate
ed to the war office Predictions are def
initely made he will be in Kroonstad on
Monday. and 1t is believed his advance
guard is already accommodating in tha
vicinity of Venters, where the hilly coun-
try begins agian.
ROUGH COUNTRY.
Beyond Kroonstad is an intricate and
dlIncult country. and If the Beers shonId
eject TO hight. 1t is possible they coIld
check the progress of the British urtiI
Lord Roberts numerous cavalry had
Time to ride around the fanks and threat
eh their rear. Fifteen thousand to 20 O00
IS the hlshest estimate Of the Beers un-
Ger the command of Gen. Botha. who is
said to have forty-six guns
zen. Botha and Gen. Dewet are renort-
ed to have quarreled. ei'0i >
Lord Roberts Is pressing hard after
this force with 10000 men and I40 guns
ana 5000 more men are easily aya1Ia HE
Lord Roberts' concise summaries of re-
SUITS are not supplemented by any up
to-date press telegraEls The corresnon1-
ents are confined to narratives two
or three days old, so far as Lord Rob
efts Is concerned.
president Steyn, with 5000 men. is SAID
TO nave been at Thaba N'Chu Yesterday
eThursdaO and that a battle was irnmi-
nent. The advance guards of Gen. Bra
pant and Gen. Rundle were close TO him.
according TO a dispatch from Durham.
dated Thursday, Gen. Buffers army is
showing activity" but a complete en-
barge is laid on the correspondents with
him. VIII
The Beers are still holding the noun
tains adjacent to Springfield.
BOERS IN FULL RETREAT
r. The war office has received the follow
0lSnatch 7 Z
cable Cart Zand River. Nav IN Tbo
enemy are in full retreat. They occupied
q position twenty miles in length Ours
was necessarily longer With the widcIv
scattered force it will take some time r.
learn the casualties, but / am hopeful we
nave not suffered much. The cavalry and
morse artillery are pursuing the Beers bv
thee different roads"
AMERICA WILL ACT ALONE.
WASHINGTON, May 1O.-Resnect;ne,
the statement telegraphed from Pretorja
10 the effect that foreign representatives
IN that capital have jointly notified Presj-
oeht Kruger that he will be held person.
ally responsible by their governments for
the safety of the Johannesburg mines !,
can be stated that the United States
consul, Adelbert s. Hay, did not ioin IN
the representation in any manner
Americans are interested in the Joban.
nesburG mines and while the state 70.
partment is disposed to do everv+bine
within the line of propriety to protect
their Interests It will adhere to its uni-
form policy in such matters AIRY action
taken will not be affected by that taken
by the powers Jointly.
MINES ARE NOW SAFE.
CAPE TOWN, May 1l-The Cape Argus
publishes a report from Johannesburg.
said to have been suppressed in the cross |
examination of Acting Mining Engineer |
Munnick, that in the recent mysterious
Dempsey case MunnIck testified that the
preparation had been made to explode |
twenty-five mines, ana. that On the au-
thority of State Secretary Reitz he Mum.
nicE0 had already bored shafts in eight.
'Well-informed foreigners in Pretoria"
says the correspondent OF the Cape |
Argus, now consider the mines safe |
The Transvaal officials have issued ap.
peals to the people to protect property, !
and although preparations were made to
destroy the principal mines, wiser counsel |
now prevail"
state Engineer Flink declined to re-
sumo his duties unless the dynamite was
removed and the government agreed 10
his demand"
WOMEN WANT TO FIGHT.
PRETORIA, May 9-President Kruger
has received a telegram from a burgher-
ess, asking if the time has not arrived
for the formation of a corps of women. |
adding that she is prepared, with a body
of women volunteers, to take up arms
In defense of the independence of the |
TransYaal.