El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-20
GROWL OF
THE BEAR
Not To Harmonic With
Great Britain's
Hopes
RUSSIA SOON TO SPEAK
With The knowledge OF
France And Germany, AC-
cording To a Berlin
Newspaper

BERLIN, March 20.-The Lokal Az
zeiger prints a ST. Petersburg dispatch
saying that Russia's answer to Krug-
er's appeal for Intervention would be
made public in day or two in the
form of an official note and that it is
directed against England, is OF a seri-
Gus tone and will make "a profound i'm
preston. The dispatch adds that the
note is issued with the full knowledge
of France and Germany.
SITUATION AT THE FRONT.
LONDON, March 20.-The war Office
gives out its daily denial that Mafe-
king has been relieved. The officials
say there Is no reason to expect 1t soon
unless the Beers deliberately abandon
their investment. Apparently, from
this opinion, the war Office does not
think that Colonel Plumer's force,
now within few days march of MAIZE
king, is strong enough to raise the
siege.
There Is nothing of striking interest
in the South African situation today
and no dispatches of importance have
been received in the past twenty-four
hours. Some experts think that the
next fighting will take place in Natal,
resulting in an attempt to turn the
Boers' position On Biggersberg. Bul-
ler, it Is stated, will soon have 10000
men. The Beers in Natal are reported
to number $1,000. Some experts say
that Roberts will not attempt the in
vasion of the Transvaal until Butler
hos hrnLan fnrthpr ra-iEtQnoa in Natal
and Is In position to cooperate with
him. Lord Wolseley, who predicted
the fall of Bloem fontein within two
days of the correct date, says Pretoria
will fall on May Is.
RALLYING AGAIN
BLOEMFONTRIN. March 20.-It is
reported that President Steyn has sent
a special envoy to the various towns of
the Free State with the object of re-
forming his scattered commanders and
concentrating them at Kronsta1t.
GET VICTORIA CROSS.
LADYsMITH, (Delsyed) March 10
Butler today affixed the Victoria cross
to Captain Reid, sergeant aud nurse, in
the presence of large assemblage.
The first train from Durham arrived
today.
WHEN THE WAR IS OVER.
LONDON, March Cot Is stated
,th at the government will offer induce
/ments to the British soldiers now in
South Africa, who are not a part of
the regular army, to settle after the
war is over. Each man who will agree
10 stay for ten years will, it is said,
receive 240 acres OF land. Soldiers
who do not become farmers will be Of
fere1 desirable positions in the British
South African field forces.
KITCHENER ENTERS PRIESkA.
= CAPE Town, March 20.-General
Kitchener entered Prieska, the center
OF the disaffected district in Caps
Colony, today. He was not opposed.
Loya'ists gave him an enthu siastio re-
ceptfon and the rebels surrendered
their arms.
PRO-BOER MEETING IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, March 2O.-The Brussels
correspondent of the Globe says that
DIR. Leyds, the representative of the
Transvasl republic, has been invited
to address pro- Boer meeting in Eng
land.
JOUBERT TAKES HAND.
BLoEMFONTEIN, March 20.-The
Beers have destroyed the railway
bridge and entenched themselves on
the banks of the Modder, IA miles
north of here. Joubert is reported in