The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-28

smith, dated Tuesday, March 27:
General Clements column occupied
Jagersfontein and Fauresmith this
morning amid great rejoicing and en-
thusiasm and without opposition. The
British troops were warmly cheered
and union jacks are now flying every
where
Ladysmith, dated Monday, says:
There are about $4,000 Beers guard
ing the nine passes over the Draken-
berg range. They are led by Command
ant Debeer, of Harrismith, and consist
of Free Staters.
TT is reported that the Beers have
moved their big guns from Biggarsburg
as it is not intended to make a stand
there" =
at Lorenzo Marques, telegraphing Sun
day, says:
"The TransvaaI war office announces
that the southern commanders from
ColeSberg and Stormberg will join the
main body within forty-e1ght hours.
Some apprehension exists that Com
nandant Olivier and Commandant Gro
belaar may be eut off 2
The Morning Post has the following
dated March &c. from the Bargersdorp:
Dutch lip loyalty is now very strong
and the Dutch are tumbling over one
another in efforts to give information
to the British authorities. Real loyalty,
however, will be a plant of slow growth
IN these districts
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily News teIegraphing Tuesday.
March 27 says:
1T is improbable that the advance
from BloemfOntein will be made for an
other month General Clements is ad-
vancing to BlOemfontein in four col
umns. When Lord Roberts begins the
march nOrthWard General Gatacre will
be left in charge of Bloemfontein.
The Colonial government has ordered
the Cape volunteers to withdraw south
of the Orange river for fear of accentu-
ating racial feeling"
A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle
from Kimberley, dated Monday, says:
-Four hundred Free Staters have
taken possession of the road between
Kimberley and Paardeburg. They have
seized a farm near Panemsfontein
where a number of army horses had
been sent to rest and Craze. 1t is
rumOred that their object is to raid the
railway by way of Jacobsdale."
BOERS SMASHING AWAY
Warrenton, Monday, March 26-The
movement of the Beers Saturday indi-
Gated that they were trying to find
range in order to she'll the British camp,
which moved during the night.
The Beers kept up a steady smash
ing.
The railway line is clear and an
armored train arrived here today.
BOMBARDMENT OF MAFEKING.
MafeI1ing, Wednesday, March 14.-The
f3OeISr recommended Ine
of this place March II, a siX-inch gun
which had been comparatively silent
for week firing the Shrapne1 used
against the troops in the open. The
projectiles were ineffectual against
cover, but were dangerous to pedeS-
trains One shell burst in the court
house, killing several natives and
wounding four persons Several wo-
men were also slightly wounded. The
steel plate of the shell passed through
the hotel office and spent itself beneath
a table, where it was scrambled for by
employees. Another shrapnel shell burst
above the bomb proof occupied by the
Reuter- Telegram company'S cOrreSpon-
dent and sprinkled the wall with bullets.
There has been little development
since the dispatch of March 10. A de-
tachment of Colonial natives command
ed by Mackenzie advanced to Jackal
Tree fort, the position originally occu-
pied by the siege gun, on the south
western heights, but the Beers discover
ed the plans and evacuated it. Previous
ly a detachment OF BaTralOng natives
had been dispatched against a new fort
threatening our western position and
succeeded in creeping to within a few
yards of the sleeping Beers outside and
in the rear of the fort They fired three
volleys and then retreated in accord
ance with their instructions. Sunday
March IL was observed as a truce the
British troops sat on the parapets
converSing with the Beers and amic-
able relations were maintained until
dark.
LIKE OCCUPATION OF PORTO RICO.
London. March 2s.-The British high
commissioners, Sir Alfred Miner, arrived
at BloemfOntein last night and was
met by Lord Roberts and his staff.
According to dispatch from BIoem-
fOntein, published in the second edition
of the Times, the high commissioners
visit is of a private nature. 1t is
thought this can scarcely be anything
but an official subterfuge, the pacifica-
tiOn of the Free State and the treat
ment of insurgents doubtless being dis
cussed between Lord Roberts and Sir
Alfred Miner
According to the same dispatch, Gen
eral French, previous to returning to
Bloemfontein, occupied the Flour mills
near Batter. which are considered an
important acquisition.
Reports from Rockville and other