Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-10

to embark for several weeks: but these
orders. - far as the artillery contingent
| is concerned. have been recalled, Lord
| Roberts having reported that no more
artillery from home is necessary. This Is
thc var began. Sir Redvcrs Butler. scc-
oud in command in the field. ana Lord
Wolslcy, are understood also TO consider
that no more artillery Is needed. LORD
Roberts has altogether l52 guns, including
siege pieces.
1t is quite clear that Gen. Butler will
not try anything large in the future. as
he is to lose Sir Charles Warren and the
ton Of the war office that Lord Roberts,
Notwithstanding the necessity OF Garri-
Soning his depotS. Will he able To- operatt
a constantly increasing force until ny the
time the Transvaal frontier is reached h9
will have 1o,0o0 troops. His kilograms,
mean that ne IS mp to some mischief as
his apparent inactivity usually spells IN
common activity.
Mafeking. as a beIeaguered town at
tracts much sentiment and sympathy.
Nothing has been heard from there since
Feb 10 There is a rumor, this morning,
that col Baden Powell had been relieved,
hut this cannot be traced TO any substan-
tial basis.
Spencer Wilkinson, dealing in the
Morning Post today. with the diSappoint-
ment expressed by the war correspnn-
DENTS respecting the Poplar Grove battle,
saws. "Doubtless il was not a great vic
tory. since the enemy was not punished
and no great strateGical advantage was
gained 1t cannot be denied that the
Beers have pursued a wisa course in DE-
fiance Of the very bad tactical ana Str't,
eyical advice of President Kruger and
President STEM. From the British VIC"
point it is Il pity that this advice was not
followed. for, in that case. Lord Roberts
would probably have captured the whole
force.
The Daily Chronicle in an editorial On
the military situation says: There Is no
comfort for President Kruger even III the
eccentric agitation which is being car
ricd on in the United States. where some
people are Of the opinion that by taking
part in the war. Canada mas inflicted a
deadly affront upon the Monroe doctrine.
The ashes of Monroe are so often In com
motion at election time that we are IN
danger of overlooking their historical I'M
pOrtance.
The huge serenade in front of Bucking-
ham palace. London, which was the feat-
iesty was repeated. Friday evening, some
n. 900 people participating. The queen
the Prince of Wales and other members
Of the royal family appeared at the win
dows, and people sang God Save the
Queen and other patriotic songs. her
Majesty has not suffered from. her eN-
periences during the two days demon
Stration.
London. March 9.-9.O5 T. M.-The
war office has issued the following dis
patch from Lord Roberts: Clements
has occupied Norvars pont and the
adjacent drift. AS soon as the engl-
neers. pontoon and troops arrive he
will cross the river, when the neces-
sarv repairs to the railway bridge Will
he commenced. Gatacre occupied
Rurghersdorp. March I. and was greet
ed with great enthusiasm on the part
IF the loyal inhabitants. His scouts
report that large numbers of the rebels
in the neighborhood are anxious to
surrender
Poplar Grove. Orange Free State.
Friday Morning. March 9.-Gen.
French. who is 10 miles ahead reports
that his front is clear of the Beers.
| All other reports tend to confirm the
! state Of disorganization Of the Boer
! forces. Transvaal as well as the Free
! state. The general impression is that
| further progress of the British 70
! RIoemfontein will not be opposed.
Io,Jan March IS 10 p M.-L1te