The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-11

rived at Cape Town yesterday. De-
cisive action is now looked for.
Excitement over the Delagoa bay
ship seizures has largely subsided, and
there seems no probability of serious
J differences arising between Great Brit
( ain and Germany.
be put in the foreground. This hint was
taken and the attack delivered.
President Kruger's advice was SO far
good that the Free Staters behaved bet
ter than the Transvaalers have done.
At all events they managed to seize a
hill. Later in the day the Transvaalers
retired before Gen. Whites counter at
tack, amid jeers from the Free Staters,
who actually stuck to their position until
they We're bayonetted in the ditch. After
this affair 1t is almost certain that the
allies will quarrel.
"A heavy gun mounted on Umbulwan
hill has been firing since daybreak Evi-
IDENTIFY the siege of Ladysmith Is still
maintained"
BOERS FOMENT REBELLION.
The Cape Town correspondent of 1.-The
Daily Chronicle, telegraphing Monday,
says:
1.-The Beers assert that eighty natives
fought on the side Of the British at
kuruman. They say their object in cap
turing the place was to open the way for
a command to go South into the Prieska
and Kohnardt districts, where the Beers
hope to foment rebellion. It is re-
ported the Boer leaders allow every
burgher to return home one week out Of
every. seven"
cpANrIApDc ppoEEEP SERVJCES
The Gibraltar correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says:
Three thousand time-eXpired Spanish
soldiers from the Cuban war have offered
their services to Great Britain in South
Africa. The governor here has in
formed their agent that he is not au-
thorized to enlist foreigners.
.s. - OM1NOUs OF BATTLE.
The Durham correspondent of the
Standard, telegraphing Tuesday, says
that 100 Indian stretcher bearers starred
for the front the previous night and
tha+ their departure was regarded in
Durham as indicative of a renewal OF
the fighting.
BOMBARDING LADYSMITH.
dispatch to the Daily Telegraph, dat
ed Monday, Jan. 8, at noon, from frefe
Camp, says:
"Firing from the Boer positions aroun
Ladysmith began early today. IL , sun
continues, but the cannonading Is light
and Irregular
BOER SYMPATHY.
The Cape Town correspondent Oh the
Daily Mail, telegraphing Monday, says:
'"The Boer successes have been follow
ed bv a tremendous outburst of enthu-
siasm and Boer sympathy In the west
ern part of the colony. Reports from
Paarl say the whole district Is maze hlo-
eous at night by bands of young men
narading in the villages and singing the
'Fransyaal volksleid, while the children
are everywhere practicing the national
songs of the Beers. The following are
samples of statements believed by the
western Dutch:
Butler and Rhodes are riSoners. ana
Two thousand Beers secretly sailed and
| captured Cape Town
DISTRUSTFUL OF RUSSIA.
LONDON, Jan 1.-THE Calcutta cor
| RESPONDENT of the Daily Mail says:
"While the official statement that no
alarm is felt concerning Afghanistan Is
| quite true ! have good reason to pc
| lieye that the Indian government mas re-
ceived disquieting information regarolne
| Russian movements in the dlrectlon "
| Persia. Russia Is talingss efantage ol
! the Transvaal trouble fo aTrengthen he'
] ornaments, and to pushsforward her out
! nosts along the Persian frontier, with q
| view of ultimate annexation, design In
| which Germany would probably acqll-
esce. in consideration of receiving rail-
way concessions
AN INCREDIBLE RUMOR.
| frnr rE
Town that the Beers have withdrawn
from Magersfontein. Probably TINS is al
| establishment of the native reports tina
| con Cronie Is sending reinforcements tt
| Colesberg.
| The American flour seized off Delagos
| bay has been released.
BRITONS INACTIVE.
The Daily Mail has the following dis
patch, dated Jan s, from Frere camp:
with the exception of the usual shell
ing of the Boer positions by the nava
guns, the British forces remain inactive
| Eight Boer camps were seen today by {
| patrol along the Tugela in westerly
direction All were quiet.
Natives say that when the British re
connoitered near Colenso on Saturday tn,
Beers hurried from Springfield. Thi:
supports the belief Colenso was weak
ened to attack Ladysmith."
ENGLAND ADMITS LIABILITY.
I BERLIN, Jan. 10-Several foreign OF
| flee officials expressed themselves nort
freely about the British seizures of Ger
man vessels. Great Britains ferma
written answer to Germany's formal pro
test has not yet been received, but an
other oral declaration by Lord Salisbury
to Count Won HatzfelGt, the German am
| bassador in London, has been telegraphet
to Berlin, showing that Great Britain
admits her obligation to pay damages
for seizing vessels not carrying contra
| band
1t is admitted by the foreign office
that the armored cruiser Deutschland
! flagship of Prince Henry of Prussia, ma
be sent to Delagoa bay, together with
the gunboat Habischt.
The examination of the cargo of the
Bundesrath, the foreign Office has beer
informed. is still in progress.
TO PREY UPON COMMERCE.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 1O.--A specia
from Atlanta states that Capt Charlie,