The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-20
Though Seemingly Not Quite Col.
Iapsed They are Disputed.
NO. NEWS OF MAFEKING's RELIEF
Butler Preparest to Force Big1azsbers
and Natal VIII Probably De che
Scene OF Next Battle More
Troops for South Africa.
Afrikander Bund Make
Plea f0r Independence

LONDON, March 9o.-A dispatch 10 tho
Daily Telegraph from Bloemfontein says:
In a speech which he made here few
days before the British entered the town,
President Kruger admitted that MS men
would be unable to keep in the field for
another month. .,
NO NEWS FROM MAFEKING.
LONDON. March a0.-i A. M.-The War.
ONCE has had no news up to this hour
confirming the report OF the relief of Mafe-
King. but George Wyndham. Parliament
ary Under-Secretary OF War, replying to
private inquiry In the lobby OF the
mouse OF Commons. about midnight,
said 7 think It is all right
The Free Staters seemingly, have not
quite collapsed They are in conskiera-
ote force around Smithfield, although,
much disspIrtted.. A British spy from
Rorxvfile reports that CornInanclant. OH
Yer and a commando are going to- Kroon-
stad. Kroonstad, where the Beers arc
concentrating. Is 137 miles from Bloe1n-:s
fontein. IT Is surrounded by a jungle of
woods and hills.
General Gatacre is now resting al
Sprtngfontein,. preliminary to joining
Lord Roberts.
General Buffers hiil-work before Lady.
smith has given him an experience which
is about to be used In Biggarsb berg Range.
1t is believed that 25,o00 OF his 10, 600 men
are about to engage General Botha.s
force. and the next news of fight n9
will probably come from Natal.
The leaders OF the Afrtkander Bnnt
are. circulating q petition In Cape Colony
asking the Imperial government not to
take AWAY the Independence of the Boers.
Thirty-two thousand addttona1 troops
for South Africa are now ut nsa. 5s
PORTUGUESE TROOPS DISPATCHED.
The Lorenzo Marques correspondent OF
the Times, telegraphfng Monday. March
18th, says: 2
Last night the Portuguese authorities
hurriedIy dispat tched by special train
force of infantry to reinforce the garrison
on the Tsnnsvaa1 border
NEAY MOVE ON PRETORIA.
The conyergtng OF the troops towards
Mafekinga may Indicate a much more
serious purpose than merely It's relief.
Judging from Lord Methuen's presenca
at Warrentown and the capture of the
nearby passage OF the vaa1 at Fourteen
Streams, keen observers believe Lord
Roberts meditates an advance in sorce on
Pretoria by way of Rustenburg. This
might start either from Fourteen Streams
I or Klerksdorp. and would probably coin-
eide with an advance via Bloemfonteins
and Natal
Thus Lord Methuen may be given the
ClldffCe TO EeueSIIi HaS sEepVttttlOtI, 0S itt.o
been done with General Gatacre.
QUARRELSo1fE PRISONER.
CAPE TOWN. March 19,-Owing to tho i
quarrelsomeness OF Colonel Sschie, the
German officer in charge OF the Boers arr
tilIery. who was wounded and taken prfs-
oner at the battle OF Elandslaag gte, hs
has been removed from the prisoners
camp to n transport
GENERAL WHITE ILL.
CAPE TOWN, Sunday. March 1S--Gen.
erai Sir. George Stewart White. the de-
fender Of Iadysmith, has arrived here.
but Is too Ill to permit OF a public re.
ception being given in his honor. z
TROOPS QUIET CARNAVON.
CAENAvON CAPE COLONY. March
1e.-The Canadian Mounted Rifles and
the Canadian Artillery have arrived here
with 4 contingent of Yeomary. Theft
presence has hal an excellent effect In
the district It. IS reported that a large
force of insurgents is I'M ltl1e vicinity
of Van Wyck's av1ef. 4