The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-29
MARCH TO PRETORIA BEGUN.
ADVANCE GUARD SENT FORWARD
BY LORD ROBERTS.

He Has Located 10000 Troops at
Glen. Ten Miles North of BIoemfoD-
tein-BattIe Not Expected for Two
Weeks-Death of Gen. JOubert, the
Great BOer Leader-FamOus Conn
mandant Is spoken of Highly,
Even by His Enemies.
London, March 20, 5:15 a. m.-Lord Rob-
erts has sent 10000 troops to Glen, ten
miles north of Bloemfontein, on the rail-
way. This is the preliminary to the gen
eral advance.
Immense quantities of stores have now
been accumulated at Bloemfontein and
Lord Roberts infantry is seemingly about
TO move. An impression which can be
traced to the war office, is abroad that
the advance will begin next Monday.
Boer observation parties are lowering
near Bloemfontein but Lord Roberts has
1875 miles to cover before reaching the
great position which the Beers are pre-
pairing at Kroonstad. Moving ten miles a
day is probably the best he can do with
field transport. Therefore he can hardly
engage the Beers in force for two weeks.
The reconstruction of the railway behind
him may even delay an invasion of the
Transvaal until May
Meanwhile all the important towns in
the Free State within Lord Robert reach
are being garrisoned. Thabanchu, Phil
oppopois, Fauresmith and Jagersfontein
are thus held.
Sir Alfred Miner is touring in the dis
eating conditions and arranging the ad-
minlstration. He is understood to be get
ting materials for a report to Mr. Cham
berlain concerning a plan of civil govern
ment.
Speak kindly of Joubert.
All the morning papers print singularly
kind editorials concerning Gen JoUbert
They praise his military skill, uphold his
chivarous conduct and regret that so
strong and moderate a mind should be
e5sent from the final settlement of the
dispute
Although some of the younger command
ers thought the old soldier wanting in
dash and enterprise, his raid into the
country south of the Tugela is considered
the best piece of Boer leadership during
the whole war. 1t is now known that
he crossed the Tugela with only 5000
ridemen and six guns, but so bold and
rapid were his movements that the Brit
ish commanders thought 1000 Beers were
marching on Pietermaritzburg. For "a
few days, although in the presence of
greatly superior forces, he isolated Gen.
Hlldyards brigade at Estcourt, and at
the same time threatened Gen. Barton's
camp at Mooi river. Then as British
endorsements were pushed up, Joubert
recrossed the Tugela without losing a
Prisoner a wagon or a gun.
Gen. Whites estimate OF him, pro-
nounced on Tuesday before he died. as a
gentleman and a brave and honorable
opponent, strikes the tone of all British
comment
Arrangement with Portugal.
The foreign Office, according to the Daily
Chronicle, is arranging with Portugal for
some thousands of British troops TO be
landed at Beira and sent by the Rhodesia
Railway from Massi-Kes to Umtali. A
permanent arrangements is understood TO
exist for the use of this route to transfer
The Rhodesia police. The possibility of
foreign protest is suggested by the Daily
Chronicle
Among the items cabled from Pretoria
Is a statement that prominent residents
iaere object TO a defense of Pretoria and
desire that President Kruger should re-
tire to Lydenberg.
1t is alleged that the principal buildings
al johannesburg have been undermined
by order of Kruger.