Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-17
ON TO PRETORIA.
Lord Roberts will Begin the
forward Movement Soon.
PRESIDENT STEYN
Reported to be Willing to
Surrender and Give up
The Fight.

| ne Fight.
London, March 17.--Lord Roberts sue
cess in handling the civil problems al
| Blocmfontein and the manifest equanimi'
| ty with which the residents Of the capt.
| tai of the Orange Free State accept the
British occupation momentarily eclipse
in interest the military situation. 1t is
believed here that the commander in
chief of the British forces in South AT
RIGA will soon push on to Pretoria, but
Great Britain is quite content to listen
for a few days to the acclamations of the
people Of Bloemfontein and permit the
troops to enjoy few days rest before
expecting further success. Lord Roberts
made Il quaint speech to the guards at
| Bloemfontein, when, in his first congrat-
ulatory words, he expressed pride in their
| splendid march of 80 miles in % hours
and gave ample assurance of his ultimate
design. "rhrough small mistake" said
Lord Roberts. II have not been able ia
march into Bloemfontein at the head of
| the brigade, as | intended. l promise
you, however, that | will lead you into
Pretoria"
General Gatacre is holding Bethulie,
| and the whole line of the railroad south
Of Bloemfontcin is now in the hands of
| the British. and, General Brabant's col
umn having crossed the Orange river
| after forced march at Aiwal North on
| Sunday, General Clements column being
across at Nanzyl, the three columns will
form an army of $4,000 to $1,000 men.
| which is expected to replace the forces
of Lord Roberts at Bloemfontein as he
| pushes northward. Just where the Beers
| will attempt to oppose that march is an
| important question, but it cannot be east
| ly answered until General .Ioubert is
more definitely located.
News From Matching.
Further news has reached the outside
world from Mafeking, dated Friday,
March 8, showing that, though the garri-
| son was in hard straits. they We're buOyed
up by the knowledge that their pucky
| fight was appreciated at home.
| General Roberts reports that he found
/ : British officers and 43 men wounded in
the hospital at Bloemfontein. He adds:
II rcjoiced the wounded Beers by tell
| ing them they will be allowed to proceed
to their homes instead of being made
prisoners us soon us thev can leaVe me
hospi.ai'
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n dlsrhtch from bloemfontcin says:
h"niorS are current that FORMER fres-
ldeht Steyn Is Wiling to surrender.
dispatch from cape Town says:
IN an lh'rrVleW punished Ill the Cape
Argus Mr.. 'ecli hhodes IS quoted as
saving:
ieel strongly that we cannot nave
peace lnTo'i!h Africa :" long rs we have
IN the repnnliGs raliNihg ground for dis
loyalty ana disi'ii'ction. 10 go further.
II" not think we can safely federatc till
we nave mad some years of crown colony
government. personally, | have done
with the bunu.
There was great rejoicing throughout
he Colony upon the receipt of the news
that Bloemfonteln had been occupied by
the British. The hrst intimation of the
news at Fort Elizabeth was the firing of
~ guns at III O'Clock in the evening.
The inhabitants hastened to the streets