The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-24

but fear Of nightfall precluded the posi-,
bility of a mate
The Daily Telegraph has the following
from Bosnof. dated Monday, April %:
THE Beers are closing in on Bosnof
Their nearest laager is five miles distant.
Communication with Kimberley is still
open.''
The Lourenzo Marques correspondent OF
the Times says:
''The foreign ordnance experts in the
Boer war department have succee led in
equipping big gun foundry at Pre- o.i la.
The first gun has been sent to the Free
State Nothing is known here regard
ing its caliber.''
TIPS FOR AMERICA.
The Vienna correspondent Of the Times
says:
THE Boer peace comm ssioners will not
be received either at Vienna BSrl n St
Petersburg or Rome. 1t Is we'll that the
United States should know how the mis-
sion has Jared in Europe, and the tenn
per of Europe toward the United S. ates
The widespread hostility to the United
States which is expressed on the conti-
nent is a factor to be reckoned with
which the United States will discover at
the next renewal Of commercial treat
ies.''
The correspondent goes on to argue at
great length that 1.-The latent feeling Of
hostility towards the United States,
though not of a serious character, is yet
strong enough to make an opportunity OF
putting spoke in Americas wheel very
| welcome, and he adds that con this ac-
count America will probably realize the
oesirability of maintaining good under
| standing with England
MAFEKING RELIEF COLUMN.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
hot
! force is the only one going to the relief
! of Mafeking.
| CANADIANS UNDER FIRE
BLoEMFONTEIN, Monday. Anril %
| Col. Alderson's corps of mounted infan-
try, consisting of the First battalions Of
| the First and Second Canadian regiments
and St%athcona's horse, was engaged in
the operations of Gen. Pole-Carew and
| Gen. French Anderson had undertaken
] to drive the Boers from their line of de-
J fenses south of the water works The
! Canadians sustained a heavy fire. The
| Beers shelled Anderson, who made a.
marching movement around Leeuw Kop.
on the extreme left Of the Boer position
! When the British battery opened fire the
| Beers removed the gun. LeeuW Kop
was found evacuated this morning.
| Gen. Dickson's cavalry brigade, which
made wide detour to the left, found its
further progress barred by strong Boer
| position.
BULLETS AND RAIN.
! BOER CAMP, Thaba NChu, Orange
Free State, April 23.-Fighting continues
day and night at Jammersburg Drift.
The English trenches have been so full
Of rain that the men have been obliged
| every now and then to Chamber to the
banks, only to be shot down. The Beers
were so drenched on Saturday that they
were unable to sleep, SO they started a
debate on the subject of the good to be
! derived from virtue and courage. The dis
cussion lasted most of the night shells
at intervals interrupting the speakers.
TRIED UNDER PROTEST.
/ CAPE TOWN, April 23-The trial of
sixty-nine rebels was begun here today,
In spite of an application for a postpone
ment of the proceedings, the grounds
that fair trial was impossible at this
place
Three Of the prisoners were sentenced
to five years Imprisonment each The
sentence imposed upon the others varied
from three years to six months, accord
ing to their ages.
MAINE AT SOUTHAMPTON.
SOUTHAMPTON, April 23-The hospi-
tai ship Maine arrived here from South
Africa this afternoon, unexpectedly. A
small group Of friends only awaited her
arrival, and vigorously waved their hands
and handkerchiefs as they recognize
Lady Randolph Churchill On the OK OF
the steamer. Lady Randolph, who is in
the best of health, wore a blue serge
dress and a straw sailor hat with a rib
bon inscribed "A. H. S. Maine Gamer
lean Hospital Ship Maine). immediately y
after the vessel was moored the officials
boarded the Maine, and within an hour
| n a nd 100n1 Hry0r
ambulances and placed on board c train
| bound for Natley.
I. BOERS OUTFLANKED
MASERU, BasutoIand, April 23-Gea.
| Brabant's force outfanked the Boer 10
sition at Bushman's Kop yesterday, but
the movement had not been completed
when darkness fell. Boer forces were
seen approaching from two directions,
| with the apparent intention of surround
ing the kop.
Col. Dalgety's force at Wepener yester-
day was not molested.
CANADIAN TROOPER DEAD.
| CARNARVON, Cape Colony, April 49,
Trooper Woocombe, Canadian, died In
the hospital here today of pleurisy,
though he received attention. He was
buried with military honors. The remain
ing sick are convalescing. A further
contingent leaves for the front April rs.
COL. DALGETY HOLDS OUT.
ALIWAL NORTH. April 23.-col. Dal-
getty is holding out at Wepener 1t Is re-
ported that all the Beers have crossed to
the north side Of the Caledon river.
GOES TO BECHUANALAND.
DURBIN, April 2s.-Gen. Sir Charles
Warren has been appointed administrator
OF Bechuanaland. He sailed yesterday for
| Cape Town