The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-10
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with the AngIo-Portuguese arrange
ments- The Boer war is evidently re-
garded at the foreign office here as being
IN the nature of a rebellion and quite
outside the category of what provided
Tor by The Hague conference so inter-
yenJion OF any kind under The Hague
convention is regarded as impossible
BOER PEACE COMMISSIONERS
Naples, April 10-The Boer peace COM
uissioners, Messrs. Fischer, Wolmarans
and Vessels, arrived here TODAY and
We're welcomed by Mr.. Muller, the rep
resentatlve of the Orange Free State
and Ny. Van Boeschoten, the secretary
OF the Transvaal legation at Brussels.
They VIII remain here for some days
LOSES 1000 HORSES.
Manchester, April 10-The correspond
ent Of the Guardian at Bloemfontein
says that since Gen. French's relief of
kimberley, Lord Roberts has lost 1000
horses.
PLUMER WAS WOUNDED.
5Gaberonnes, Sunday, April 1.-At the
conclusion of the fight here, Gen. Sny-
man informed Col. Baden-Powell that
Baden-Poweu and Plumer sent am
balances. The Beers were also busy
Sunday collecting their dead and wound
ed. Most of the British wounded were
only Slightly hurt Col Plumer was
wounded but was able to carry out his
duties
While the ambulance was still at
Ramathlabama, April 2, Gen. Snyman
4 with 500 men and three guns arrived
there and finding no British troops in
the vicinity returned to Mafeking.
1t is reported here that the advance
guard of Lord Methuen's relief force has
left Vrs'burg for Mafeking
ONLY FIFTY -UNWOUNDED.
London, April 10.-The Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Times telegraphing
Two captured Beers agree that only
fifty men remained unwounded out of the
whole British column captured at Red
General Gatacre and his staff were
fired on from enclosures while they tenn
porarily occupied Reddersburg.
Considerable movements of troops have
occurred here with the object of prevent
''The air is thick with rumors of large
| forces OF Beers to the southwark, but
| on the subject. On the other hand the
railway is said to be well guarded.
DR.. Conan Doyle contributes to the
Friend of the Free State a picturesque
description of the British infantry. He
81 Who could have conceiyed that could
/ have seen this prime soldier in time of
/ peace that he could SO quickly transform
| hlmselt into this grim virile barbarian
Bull dog faces, hawk eyes, hungry wolf
faces, every sort of face except a weak
! one Most of them have swarthy faces
and lean a little forward, with eyes stead
| fast and features impasSive but reSolute.
| ~.Here is a clump of mounted infantry
eagle, at the head Of them Some are
named like lions, some have young, keen
miliarity upon me. Yet 1 have not seen
irregular British cavalry before. Why
should it be so familiar to me-this loose
limbed, head erect, staggering type2 OF
| course have seen it in the American
cowboy over and over again: Strange
that few months of the veldt should
have produced exactly the same as
springs from the western prairie. -
The Bloemfontein correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, telegraphing Sunday
''The railway and telegraph are working
pared with suitable positions around
Bloemfontein. The greatest vigilance is
exercised. Some of the troops sleep in the
trenches
Confirmation has been received of the
report that the Beers are in laagers il
considerable force with guns at Donkers
poort, eighteen miles southwest. TIL,
British scouts report another body still
closer. The Boer patrols have been grow
our tents"
The Bloemfontein correspondent of th
Morning Post, telegraphing Sunday, says
THE movement of troops continues will
bewildering frequency, brigades and divi
sions appearing and disappearing at brie
> intervals. No specific accounts of sucl
movements are permitted
Some remOuntS were fired on yeSter
day the railway while they were tn
way here. The enemy are reported to b
2 in considerable numbers to the southeas
: of the line.
"The Beers are also apparently feelin
: their way to the west of the line I
party has been thrown forward and ha
reoccupied the laager at Paardeburg
: probably to search for buried arms an
D ammunition"
= The Cape Town correspondent of tn
4 Daily Mail telegraphing Sunday says:
L have received information to the ef
feet that negotiable securities of tn
value of 1900 pounds, which were lodge
by law with the Free State governmer
! by foreign insurance companies. have dis
appeared. The New York Mutual Iif
r Insurance company has issued warnin
r against dealing in them
The Russian and French papers are sti
?. excitedly protesting against Great Br
: tain's use of the Beira route in transpor
4 ing troops to Rhodesia, but there is notl
I Ing to confirm the dispatch from S
:. Petersburg to the Aftenblabet of Stool
e holm, saying that Emperor Nicholas
o extremely agitated" over the Anglo
= Portuguese agreement and intends to il
a sue a proclamation protesting against
- during his forthcoming visit tA Moscow.