The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-29

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DUEL AT MAFEKING.
Pretoria dispatch to the Daily Mail,
dated March 2S. says:
"An official dispa' ch reports a heavy
bombardment of Mafeking on Monday,
March &C. which was meeting with a spIr-
ited response.
Michael Davltt has had an interview
with President Kruger today"
BRITISH MOVEMENTS.
The Bloemfontein correspondent OF the
Morning Post, telegraphing Tuesday,
says:
The First Coldstreams and the Third
Grenadiers are already at Glen. The
Gordons and the cavalry brigade moved
Sunday. The Fourteenth brigade follow
ed today. The three-span bridge at Glen
was dynamited three hours before the
guards reached 1t. The necessary repair
ing Will delay further advance for time.
Gen Gatacre's forces are now arriving
BOER PLANS.
The Beers S, em to be taking advant age
of the pause in the British adva@ce to
redistribute their force and prepare for
another campaign Boer and other re-
ports point to concentration az krOOn-
stad or some point on the iine north Of
BloemfOntein. Trains are taking troops
from Pretoria southwark.
Judging from reports from Natal, the
Boer forces there have been reduced TO
a rear guard. The effect of OliViers trek,
which seems successful in spite of the
favorable hopes raised by kilograms from
Maseru, is to clear the southern part of
the Free State from organized Boer
forces
The arrival of Gen. Gatacre's troops,
TO be followed in few days by those of
Gen. Clements, will give Lord Roberts
another strong division. 1t may be n otei
that during the month of March 80, 001
fresh troops have landed at the Cape.
BOER VICTORY.
KROONSTADT, Orange Free State,
March 27.-Commandant CrOWther, who
commands the Transvaal lighting line in
the south, reports that he has retaken
Lady Brand after the British had been
there an hour. He adds that L4androst
Vankorkum and Field Cornet Smith fell
into the hands OF the British, Of whom
three were wounded and one was made
a prisoner. He declared the Boer loss was
nil, In a skirnlish near Brandfort four
lancers We're killed and six were wound
ed.
DUNDEE COLLIERY BLOWN UP.
PRETORIA, Monday, March 2S.-The
Dundee colliery has been blown up, the
machinery has been destroyed, and the
mine has been rendered useless for three
months to come.
According to a dispatch from KrOon-
stadt Commandant Olivier has joined
Gems. Grobaar and Lemner, who are
safe. Gen. Delarey Is still sick at Pre-
toria, but he will proceed to the front
Sunday. Trains are frequently leaving
with burghers for the fighting line on this
side of Bloemfontein.
The Standard and Diggers' News says
II learns that Gems. Olivier GrOblaar and
Lemner have arAved at g point sUffi-
ciently far north to relieve all apprehen-
sions of the possibility of their being cut
off. 1t Is expected they will arrive at
Winburg in a few days and effect juno
ton with Gen. De Wet when the fed
erals position, it is declared, Will for
midably oppose Lord Roberts.
Reports received from the various banks
of the republic show that the cash hold
ings amount to S2,233,057.
GEN. WHITE SAILS
CAPE TOWN, March 2S-sir George
White sailed for England today.
BOER SECURITIES.
BLOEMFONTEIN, Wednesday, March
2S.-The military authorities have discov-
cred in a Free State government chest
realizable securities worth sc, 500 O00.
BOERS ATTACK WARRENTON.
WARRENTON, Wednesday, March 28-
The Beers opened fire with artillery and
rifles on the British camp today. The
first shell burst while the Iusileers We're
at breakfast. A hail Of bullets poured
into the village A hotel that is used as
a hospital and over which the British
flag was flying was fired upon. The at
tacking Boer force was large but not
Withstanding the enemy's heavy expendi-
ture of big gun and Mauser ammunition
only one BritOn was wounded