The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-03-22

/ ing In the South African campaign IN
q speedy and satisfactory manner from
both the military and political points
OF yitw, IL could hardly have been es'
pected by the most sanguine English
men that they would take q turn 80
| favorable. Ii appears that when Mai.
Weston cut the railway north OF hloem-
fonteln he thereby intercepted Gen,
Joubert, who, tar from having retired
from the campaign, was then conins
southwark with 5000 men, presumably
to superintend tile defense. Elaborate
defense works three miles long had
been prepared outside the town.
No Buer wounded WERE lett In Hlaem
fanteln. When asked the reason by
Lord Roberts. Mr Fraser replied; 'sfhe
burgkers don't like fab, and wauid
not care To 20 to Cape Town The evs
iience goes tn show that 10 fur an the
southern part Of the Free State IN cun.
cerned, there will be no further fesls'
lance. n III understood That Mr. Fra
ser, Mr., Vessels and other leaders ars
quite prepared to accept the position %
a self-geyernlng British eolpps,
Che cheers which greeted the read
Ing tn parliament yesterday af the cor.
resnondenee with the United states ARE
re-eeheed throughout the country The
speech Gf MI, Deleasse has
Increased Thts satisfaction,
and, taken with the general belief that
Emperor Nicholas h personally ayefae
To any intervention, these lngdnents
spread the idea that there Will lle No
further serious attempt TO interfere
from any quarter, Mr. Moatagu
Whites threat IN an American newss
paper that the Haers viii sacrifice 10.
hanneshurg and RAGS IL TO the ground
IL necessary, In net taken very serious
IL. MIR Chamheflaln'a atateInent that
President Kruger has already beea
warned as to the consequences at such
conduct III regarded a. shelving THAI
sufficient precaution has been taken,
The Times auggeAts that the hMraherh
should he warned that their farms
Will he taxed ia d guarantee aGainst
any damage to nrltlsh property, but
ma aerlena approximations are enter.
tulned at such conduit as MR, White
Ia said 10 have ferashasiowei i, u,
Ruhinsan, the millionaire mine aanel,
SAYS he daea not helieVe the tsaeea
waula he va foolish
lily tbs time lord Haherta reaches
the Vaai river he Will command Aplne
St,, 600 men, while Gan, huller Will have
10000, i'roni the military naing III View
the critics now thlak there " nathlng
TO fear,
Occupied hs aaaassa.
Ianaan. March III, The war office
has received the following from Lord
Nohepts, dated Thursday. Tihh n MT
atlataere crossed tbs Orange river
ana occupied hethulie This merHlng,
Gen, fale.GaFew, with s,tO0 man az
the guards brigade, two guns and A
small bady al haunted Infantry, left
here in three tralna thla nierniag 10
Join hands with Glen, siatiiera aud aian,
Clements, Ito haa passed hethany at
a'i0 y, III, Without meeting with pppss
sitlan, having been ahie 90 supply ffens
his troops engine drivers, Hr#laaa, At
tiers, meuldera, alnlths, carpenters, ate,"
Gaasampt foe stsseia FsiAss,
Lendon, March tT,Tha Fumes pub
fishes The following from Hllemfaalein.
dated Tuesday 'ttlonsempt far thR
Digit Of the FIRES NtateFs Ii uniyarsai
many people asserting that rresiaent
steyh Wnuld have heen shot IL his Ia
tentian "a nee had been kpawn, Mara
harm has heen dome the Dutch eause
hg the ighalainlaus surrender than Il
conceivable, aud, despite the stats,
menis Of the hlaihaI ut 5teyn, II Ia
doubtful that there viii be any maFs
resistance south pf tue VARlN
peMaaa,sas Ase Massiss,
Lonaan, March iT,-A dispatch ta-the
llaily Mail fvam iaupsnzo Marques,
dated Thursday aays that stlQpg enln
nlandaa are ilasatlg nc WaprentnwA,
where the Free atAteFa are gelAa 60
mabe stand,