The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-06
RHODES LANDS
Author of BOer War Lands In
England.

Southampton, pril Cecil Rhodes.
who sailed from Cape Town on March
q, arrived here today
REACHES LONDON.
London, April Cecil Rhodes ar
rived IN this city today. He is well
and cheerful but is much more ex-
elusive than he was on his previous
trip home This is doubtless owing to
the fact that DR.. Rutherford Harris.
the former secretary of the British
South Africa company, and Alfred Belt,
the South African financier. met Mr..
Rhodes at Funchal, island of Madeira,
and advised him to observe reticence.
Mr.. Rhodes reception was in marked
contrast to his former ovations. The
public did not show the slightest in
terest in him. From the time of his ar
rival he was surrounded by body
guard composed of Messrs- Belt, Harris,
Hawkesly an1 Rochefort Mcguire and
other henchmen, who hurried him from
the boat to the train and from the train
to a cab without permitting him TO
speak to any one.
RAAD ADJOURNS
Pretoria, April 4.--The Free State raad
adjourned sine die after passing the
presidents speech. Twenty-six mem
bers were present
JOHANNESBURG IS SAFE.
New York, April ga Herald dis
patch from Pretoria says: The Trans
vaa! government authorizes me to state
positively that it has no intention of de-
stroying Johannesburg, or the property
there
JAMESON VERY ILL
| Cape Town, April 5.-Dr. Jameson, the
| leader of the famous raid into the
| Transvaal territory, has arrived here
/ He is very ill.
1000 MORE FOR ST. HELENA.
| London, April 6.-In the house of
commons today. Mr.. Wyndham. parlia-
mentary secretary of the war Office, re-
| plying to question relating to the
Boer prisoners at S1mOnStOWn said the
! deaths ashore far exceeded the deaths
on board ship. He added that z, coo ad-
| d1tional Boer prisoners would be dis
| patched TO St Helena forthwith.
/ The war Office issued no news yester-
| day and little was allowed to come
/ through from the correspondents al
| BloenlfOntein- According to the Stand
/ ards report there is no sign that the
( Beers intend taking the offensive. Gen
Glenn is SO disposing of his forces as to
guard against any surprise attack
which, although improbable, is evident
ly not regarded as impossible, Judging
from the preparations Of Lord Roberts
As usual, whenever there is any CHECK
in the progress of the British campaign
the war Office is being severely censur-
ed for failing to maintain the necessary
supply of remounts for the army. It is
possible Lord Roberts has difficulties
other than remounts with which to con-
tend
Much anxiety is felt as to the water
supply despite the statements cableC
home that there is no fear of a water
famine
Whatever the reasons may be, con
siderable dissatisfaction is beginning tC
be expressed here at the unaccountabls
delay, both at Bloemfontein. and in Ma
tai. which enables the Beers to recover
/ from the Generalization. caused by
Lord Roberts former rapid movements
The enemy now evidently hope TO re
tard the advance by threatening th'
railway behind Lord Roberts. So far a!
the Natal railways are concerned, re
/ pairs are being made beyond Glands
lagate, and the idea so often repeated
is that an advance is imminent
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Ladysmith says that the Boer in
Vesting positions reveal immens
immunity from the British shrapne
and lydditte fire.
A dispatch from Ladysmith to tn.
Daily Chronicle gives serious news @
the outbreak of a deadly lung sicknes
among oxen- which after it spreads i
likely to cripple Gen. Buffers opera.
tions-
From Lorenzo Marques comes the re
port that NJ. Steyn has been command
ant Of the Free States forces.
Although Col. PIumer is reported t
have gotten within six miles of Mafe
king, it is evident that the siege hal
not been raised on April L Toward tn
/ end of this month Col Piumer will b
reinforced by the troops now going b.
way of Beira SO that relief can not b
/ far distant