Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-10

heard al Maseru on Monday Sir God
rev Lagfen Doe British resident Cum-
missioner at hlsl.1.aud. has left Ma
seru for the border
CHANGE THE BRITISH PLAN.
The events DO ha southeast portion OF
lhe ffae state have caused the eighth
division. Which had been ordered 10
ioufteen streams, TO Dee diverted 10
Spriugi0nieln.
MysituH-s movements Of troops at
I Bloenl0nlain are proceeding The
Newspaper correspondents are not al
lowed Co telegraph their destinations,
aud the presumption is that Lord Rob-
erts Is making dispositions TO cut of
the raldins lioer forces when they try
20 WlthlraW uUrJhWard from the pur-
suing British columns
The temperance of the Beers IN the
occupied country has caused a revival
ot me Warlike feeling among The Free
0iaters uf the F8uresmiih and Philip-
polls districts The federal agents are
busy getting details Of the surrendered
Beers ana owing t0 the British garrl-
sons beiug Withdrawn from these dis
I uIcts the British residents are uneasy
and are sending delegates 90 SPRING
tontein 10 ask f0r help
They were told that steps for their
defense would be Immediately taken.
POSTING HEAVY GUNS.
The Beers are reported 20 have yen-
tured south of the Biggarsberg and to
be posting heavy guns four miles north
Of Elandslaagie, They are also said to
have fortified the vicinity OF Vessels
Mex
General Sir Frederick Darlington mas
reached CapetOwn and Is going TO
Beira. Portuguese East Africa, forth
with
The war office proposes to land at
/ Capetown' before the end 81 May twen-
I ty thousand horses which Will De con-
, yeyed there M the twenty three steam
I els sailing from New orleans, Buen0s
I Ayres and Australian ports
The Westminster Gazette likens the
British campaign 10 the frultess series
OF campaigns DO which the large. dlscl-
plnei armies OF Spain sought TO crush
! the Cuban Instruction" adding.
"Ot course our troops far excel IN
l yalOr and discipline the C0nscript ar
/ mics Of Spain. ana the climate is IN
our favor. but our enemies equally excel
| the ragged Cuban insurgents"
RUMORED BRITISH SUCCESS.
in Connection with the resumption OF
hostilites in Natal an interesting
/ Tumor is current that Gen. Butler has
obtained command Of one OF the
/ Drakensberg passes, whereby he hOpes
90 take The Beers 10 the rear. In the
event OF bis being successful, Gen. Bull
Ter has enough troops 10 leave 10000
men 90 hold Natal while he advances
I by way OF Harismith, whence he win
be able 90 threaten the Boer positions
az Bethlehem and krOonstad
The officials OF the foreign Office here
rdicule the statement made IN dis
patch from ST. Petersburg. published
IN the Aftenbadet of stockholm, say.
ing the car is extremely agitated"
over the Portuguese arrange.
ment in regard 20 landing British troops
and supplies 40 Beira and chat he in.
tends % issue "a proclamation protest.
ing against 90 On the course of his forth.
coming visit tl Moscow. ana say there
is no basis for the statement that tbs
foreign Office has received letters or
the subject
The British foreign Office officials con-
slider that 10 is entirely out OF the
province Of Russia 90 interfere with
the Augl1-pOrtugucs arrangements
The Botr war office evidently regarded
the foreign Office here as being In the
nature of "a rebellion ana quite outside
the category Ut what was provided f0I
by the Hague conference So nterven-
ton OF any kind under The Hague con.
yention is regarded as impossible.
BOER PRISONERS AT ST. HELENA
Island OF st. Helena, April 9.-The
Ni0be and the Milwaukee have arrived
here with the Boer prisoners Their
health is good. with the exception ~
four cases of measles nccess.tating the
Milwaukee being qlarauuued.
The prisoners are quiet aud wei be
hayed. They VIII probably land tomor-
row.
Tho governor has been notified OF the
desire OF the authorities that the pris-
oners Doe treated with every courtesy
and c0ns7 ration
BOEE PEACE COMMISSION
Naples. April lo-The Boer peace
comm ss.Uu.rs h.s Fischer VOL
marars and Vessels arrived here to-
day and wore Welcomed by Mr Muller
the repr.sanntH. Ht the Orange Free
state and Nr Nau EJeschoten. the sec
Rotary of u. Trausyaal legation a,
Brussels