The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-03-30
RUSSIA SENDS TROOPS
Boer Leaders Assert $4,000.
Are at Kroonstadt.
BoERs WILL ATTACK ROBERTS

Kruger Boasts That He Will Retake
Bloemfontein and Begins His Opera
tions-Roberts Sends Force to Meet
Burgller 6rmy North of BIoemfontein.
LONDON, March SO.-The Beers are
concentrating in force about 15 miles
north of Bloemfontein in the. rear of
Glen, and Lord Roberts is sending for
ward troops to engage them. The
Seventh infantry division and part Of
General French's cavalry have been
sent up to join the Fourteenth brigade
and the two cavalry regiments that are
holding Glen and it's environs. 1t does
not seem probable the Beers will give
battle in the fairly open country north
of Glen, still their evident strength in
dicates more than corps of observa-
ton. In small affairs the Beers are
daringly aggressive in all parts Of the
field of war. The Johannesburg, es-
teemed to be the Beers best command,
are raiding the country near Bloemfon-
tein, harassing the farmers who have
given up their arms to the British and
carrying off cattle.
Boer leaders are diss eminating reports
of foreign assistance arriving in the
Transvaal. Beers returning from Coles
berg are persuaded that 10 900 Russians
have arrived at Kroonstadt and are adj
vancing on Bloemfontein.
A correspondent of the Times. who on
several occasions seemed to have been
chosen as the mouthpiece of Lord Rob-
erts, cables that the Boer forces have
been re-equipped, and he says he is fully
convinced that $1,000 foreign troops
have landed to aid the republics.
The Bloemfontein correspondent Of
the Morning Post, telegraphing Wednes-
day, says: President Kruger boasts
his intention to retake Bloemfontein
within week and it appears probable
that the Beers are advane;A IN force
sonthwaid. =
There is a Boer report from Natal
that Russian soldier Of fortune, Col,
onel Ganotzki, with 100 horsemen, is
operating close to the British outposts
OIL the western border
The Beers have reoccupied Campbell
and are i'll strength near Taungs and
Barkly West. They shelled the British
camp at Warrenton Wednesday, but
moved out of range that night. Wednes-
day two British guns enfiladed the Boer
trenches, quieting their Mausers. Lord
Methuen and the forces that had been
operating i'll the Barkly district have
been recalled to Kimberley by Lord
Roberts No explanation has been
given for this, but the mounted TROOPS
are dissatisfied at having been ordered
back. =
The Beers and disloyalists at KEN
hardt have dispersed and continue TO re-
treat. General Persons is about to en-
ter the town unopposed.
Lord Roberts is making extensive ar
rangements to police and safeguard all
the Free State towns in the territory oc-
cupied. All the dispatches from Mazeru
state tina. the Beers who returned to
Ladybrand from Cloclolan have taken
up strong positions and sent pickets far
III all directions to watch Basutoland in
the expectation that part of General
Buffers army may invade the Free
State on that side.
According to Pretoria advices, Mafe-
king was bombarded for seven hours on
Tuesday.
1t is reported i'll London in well in
formed quarter that Lord Kitchener
will be offered the post of commander
in-chief in India, successing the late Sir
William Locihart, as soon as decisive
successes have been obtained in the
Transvaal, and that General Sir Archi-
bald Hunter will succeed him as Lord
Roberts chief of staff.
Comment ON Delagoa Bay Award.
LONDON, March 30.-The Daily Mail.