Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-10
SALT LAKE CITY, OIAL

too good TO be true fet many lhlhss
NAV happen In eleven or twelve weeks
This taken in connection with Cecil
Rhodes statement that the Chartered
comnanv would buy artillery for Kim
harIev shows conclusively that the
comnany intends TO have arms and an
army Of its own
EXPLAINING FOR GEN. BUTLER
New York, March ia dispatch to
the Tribune from London says
There are many surmlses respecting
the future operations OF Ten bullers
army. There were contraulctory re-
ports yesterday Of the occupation Oh
farms near Van Reenans pass by BRIT
ish troops, the withdrawal OF Warrens
division from Natal, ana the assign
ment OF General White TO command tne
forces advancing from StormDerg. Inc
censorship Is still In operation ana II
Is not probable that General kitchener
will allow the secrets respecting future
concentrations TO be blurred out Nhte
outranks all the generals In the held
except Roberts and Butler ana hence
It is likely that he VIII De assigned 10
command the forces now operating De-
low the Orange river at Burghersdorp
and Norvals. and preparing 10 invade
the Free State. General Whlte owed
his appointment In Natal TO Lord
Lansdowne, and he represents the IN
dian school Of fighting rather than that
OF Aldershot Warren is senior IN rank
to all the other division commanders
and his appointment was due to MS
own qualifications as general trained
In South Africa. Clery ana Lytueton
are division commanders whom General
Butler will prefer to keep with him
General Buffers friends have an ex-
PLANTATION Of their own TO ofier for his
decision In November 10 go TO Natal
They assert that he had intended to
recall General Hunter, Whites chief Of
staff, TO Estcourt, where he could plan
the operations Of the relieving column
with General clery. Ladysmith was
surrounded before this plan could he
carried out and the difficulties Of the
situation were multiplied when the
Beers invaded lower Natal. General
Butler decided TO undertake the most
arduous work himself rather than hold
General Clery responsible for ii. He
went to Natal, expecting to relieve
Ladysmlth before January and then TO
join General Methuen az Kimberley and
march across the Free State TO Bloem-
fontein on the lines which General Rob-
erts has followed. General Hunter Is
the best adviser whom Butler can have
In Natal and II is probable that he VIII
be put In command Of a division and
remain there.
SITUATION OF MAFEKING.
The only cloud upon the horizon for
British eyes is the condition Of the Ma
feklng garrison. The croakers are hav-
ing much 70 say about &, and assume
that the Boer reports Of the capture
Of all the forts except one are correct.
The optimlsts are disposed TO believe
that the garrison Is weary Of the long
siege and diet OF horsehesh. and IS max
ing a loud call for a relief column
They admit that the Beers, having
lost Kimberley and Labyrinth viii
make a desperate effort 10 capture Ma
feking, and carry on the prime minis
ters son to Pretoria, but they are con-
WINGED that General Roberts has sent
Colonel Kekewich with a volunteer
force as far as the Vaal river and that
Warren or some other general will fol-
low him with reinforcements and push
on TO the relief Of the garrison. Ger
tainly General Roberts will need a
strong column at Mafeking at later
stage OF the campaign. when he crosses
the Naa river, for II will enable him TO
turn the enemy's position on the Wit
watersrand ridge. OF which Johannes
burg is the key, and General Warren
will be the right man for the work,
REPORT OF JoUBERT's RESIGNA-
TION.
London, March 9-The Berlin cor
respondent OF the Daily Mail says: Il
learn that there Is dissension between
President Kruger and Gen. Joubert,
and that the latter has resigned. Prob
ably President Kruger VIII assume
the chief command. Gen. Schalkberger
and other prominent commandants are
also likely TO resign for similar reasons
and because President Kruger ignored
their advice 10 make peace overtures
after the first Boer victory