Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-03-22
-SBceDR or MAFEKIhG
ANXIOUSLY LOOKED FOR
England Confident That Relief o
Baden-Powe|I's Gallant Little
Garrison Is at Hand.
RumoRs OF GERMAN INTERVENTION
Pail Nall Gazette eidicu!cs Reports,
Pronounciny Them the Work
ofDr. Lcyds--Plan for South
African i'ncitication.


London, March 2a.--Whilc there is ii
lull in the military operations, TIL"
present surroundings of the war show
no new Developments The colonial
office has telegraphed TO Cape Town
The text of the proclamation concern
ing the destruction OF property. lhls
will not he published i'll London until
after its PRONUNCIATION in South Nj
rica, but it is known it will convey an
intimation that amy wanton destrfic-
ton of British property during the
WAR will be regarded as wallanting Il
claim for compensation and us Justify
ing a levy upon private property,
should the resources of the 'i'ransNaal
Republic prove inadequate.
The fact that the proclamation is
issued by the colonial Office is regard
cd as !; significant indication hat he
republics will 1t administered as
crown colonies. In this connection i
is understood that The leaders OF the
opposition in parliament NOW admit
| thai no other seti lement is possible.
1 since the republics insist upon their
! demands for absolute indepen. en;'e
| i'm view of this the efforts ci the llb"r-
| ais will be confined TO securing i'll !hc
settlement the best treatment for the
| Dutch population. including securl'N
| against their Acknowledgement
1t is becoming regarded as quite a
settled matter that should the war lie
| ended, as is NOM heped before june,
/ the government will dissolve paria-
ment and appeal to the country on
| the basis oil Il successful south Atricnn
policy Should the wa.. drag on. cisso-
luton will be postponed until next
spring. In ANY event. one of the fore
most planks Oh the government plat
form Will be army organization.
There is no further information as
to the moycnlcnts of Sir Alfred Mil
ncr. 1t is regarded as certain, how
ever. that he has gone to l'ioenIon-
TEN TO arrange for the temporary ;id-
/ ministration of The Free State. Mn.
1 Steyn's reply TO Lord Roberts charge
of the misuse of flags of truce is com
mentcd upon as impairment and ride
nlous, and Lord Roberts course IN
closing a useless discussion is com
mended as wise.
London, March 22.- For all the news
reported here Yesterday and today.
c,.a,t er;+.,;p ,nio,n ,lmtst as VOL, ba
of neace n is reasonable 4, believe
+l,,t lilo relief az N,fel,ino will he
heard of amy hour. ,litchene, has en-
tered PriesjSa. Cape Colony. without
onnosition tbe INSURGENTS having
dawn tl,rir arms which confirms IRE
yious reports of their WILLINGNESS; to
submit Roberts and Butler are still
Pending developments i'm the the
alter OF war considerable interest at
tachas 10 the fate OF Johannesburg.
Commenting on the reported consul
tation between Secretary Hay and the
German ambassador at Washington
i)r. Won liolleben, as 10 :, proposition
that both bclligeFents be urged to
leave Johannesburg alone, the Pail
Mall Gazette says:
''lhiS time DIR. Leytls has, as we may
without improperly assume, put in
circulation tale to he effect that the
German ambassador at Washington
and the American consul at Pretor:
I.lan intervention that is really Clio
lious yarn and ona.which shows IL
what ccspcrat--straits he enpmies o
this country are reduced. fist i'm
agiin a government which has formal
ly declined all outside intervention
permitting Germany TO dictate thu
course of Roberts march to Pretoria
The German foreign Office knows bet
ter than TO invite the snnb it woaIs
infallibly receive if it ventured IL
whisper so prepostcrous a proposal il
Downing street.
pacitication plan.
New York, March %. The World;
correspondent IN London says;
Fart OF me plan io' the Paciiicat'oi
OF south Aflici IS now apparent IN tn
announcement that All British author
tiles there VIII make every effort t.
induce reservists. ttn"-eXpired men
volunteers and colonl;ls from ahroa'
TO settle there as soon us the war j
over by giving lnem 24o acres oil FAM
each, providing. hey occupy 1T for tcl
years
Agents in all the colonies and al
, tbori'ies in Rhodesla and the Char
1creFcompany in London are lendin
. aid TO the plan. Men who do no, wis
10 take up land viii be made tcmptin
offers To enlist III the Chartered CON
DauN'S field force under CarrinptO on