The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-13
PRESS COMMENTS.

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The Times, which thinks the scheme not
very satisfactory, says:
mo amount of searching through its
intricacies can lead to the discovery of
any settled principle or given object This
is hardly likely to meet a great emer-
gency. Lack Of principle and fine dis
play of imagination are the leading char
acteristics of this disappointing scheme
NEW BOER MOVEMENT.
The Pietermaritzburg correspondent of
the Daily Mail telegraphing yesterday
said:
"a dispatch from Eshowe asserts that
a large command of Beers Is encamped
near Ngutu, with eighty wagons and nine
guns. 1t is rumored that this force in
tends to besiege Eshowe, the intention
probably being to fortify the Insui hills
in order to prevent the British travers-
ing Zululand to relieve Ladysmith.'
STIRRING TIMES AT HAND.
Spencer Wilkinson, discussing the mill
tary situation in the Morning Post to-
day, refers to Cape Town letter, dated
JAN g. which asserts that Lord Roberts
will allow no movement until the prepa-
ration is complete, and says:
"It is probable, therefore, that every
thing is ready, and the arrival Of Lord
Roberts at Modder river is the signal
for operations. 1t is probable before be
ginning his movement he is anxious to
ascertain from Lord Methuen how mat
ters stand at the theater of war and we
may expect some news in few days"
Spencer Wilkinson then discussed the
question Of tents or no tents, baslng his
remarks upon the statement of Winston
Churchill, in which the latter says the
mobility of the Boer army in Natal Is
due to lack of tents. This question, says
Mr.. Wilkinson, is merely one of climate,
and the contention lay between enteric
fever and comfort, but a protest coming
from an experienced campaigner like Mr..
Churchill deserves consideration.
BULLER TO ROBERTS.
The war office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Field Marshal Lord
Roberts, dated from the Modder river,
Sunday, Feb. II:
81 have received telegram from Bull
ler as follows, dated Friday, Feb. 8:
''Tt was necessary, after selling Vaal
Krantz, to intrench 1t as the pivot Of
further operations. But I found after
trying two days that owing to the nature
of the ground this was impractica-
ble It was also exposed to the fire
of heavy guns in positions from which
our artillery was dominated. 1t is es-
sontial to troops advancing on Lady
smith by Harding or Mongers' drift to
hold Vaal Krantz securely, and, accord
ingly, we are not pressing the advance
by those roads, as I find we cannot make
1t secure %
MONSON RUMOR DENIED.
In the house Of commons today Mr. A.
j. Balfour first lord of the treasury and
government leader, denied the statement
recently published that Sir Edmund j..
Monson, the British ambassador to
France has been temporarily ordered to
withdraw from Paris, owing to the Of
fensive attitude of the French press with
regard to the war in South Africa.
PEACE MEETING INVADED.
The socialists held pro-Boer meeting,
or peace meeting. at Mile End last even
ing. Hostile crowds invaded the hall
with cries of Down with. the Beers, :"
and singing the national anthem. Henry
Wyndham the socialist reader, and 9TH
ers attempted to speak, but they were
roughly handled and scattered. The ut
most violence prevailed and the police
were compelled to interfere and to close
the streets in the neighborhood OF the
hall.
BoERS SHELLED OUT.
RENSBERG, Feb. 12.-Hobirks and Bes-
tards Mex, which the Beers took pos
session of Saturday, have been reoccu-
pied by the British The Beers were
| shelled out.
KIMBERLEY soRELY PRESSED.
! KIMBERLEY, Friday, Feb s.-There
was a heavy bombardment yesterday,
and today the fire of the Boer big gun at
Kampersdam has been very trying.
THOUGHT BRITAIN INVINCIBLE.
| PARIS, Feb. 1S.-Le Journal publishes
an interview with Count Leontiff, who
says that Emperor Menelek has been
considerably impressed by the British
defeats because the Abyssinians thought
| the British invincible. In the counts
opinion the Negus would make a DEM
onstration if Italy sent troops to Egypt
sTRATHCONA HORSE.
WINNIPEG, Man, Feb. 12.-Lieut. Col
Morris, with the first contingent of the
Strathcona Horse, 226 officers and men
passed through here from the Northwest
| tonight He was Joined by ifty-four men
| from the Winnipeg district.