Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-03-15
TRANSVAAL WAR.

Gatacre occupied Stormberg.
England refused 600 Italian volun-
teers.
Edinburg students broke up a peace
meeting
Gen. Roberts sent force toward
Van Reenan's pass
The rebellion in western Cape
Colony is spreading.
Northern Cape Colony has been
placed under martial law.
There are 800 cases of typhoid fever
in the Ladysmith garrison.
A force of Britons invaded the
Transvaal through Zululand.
Dutch rebels in Cape Colony captur-
ed town by using white flag.
Secretary Reitz said Cronje's sur
render will not discourage the burgh-
ers.
White said his defenses were four
teen miles long, with 200 men to the
mile
The British now across the Trans
vaal border are moving towards Ba-
bango.
In Natal and Northern Cape Colony
the beers are completing their re-
treat
Many women who are good shots
are reported to be among the boer
prisoners.
General Joubert is reported to be
in supreme command of the boer
forces at Osfontein.
The beers who are facing Lord Rob
erts are mounting guns and otherwise
strengthening their position.
Roberts tlanked and routed beers at
Osfontein. The British casualties were
80. The beers are cut off from Blom-
fontein.
Belated dispatches from a CORE
spondent with Lord Roberts indicate
that the British loss at Paardeburg
was very heavy. No figures have been
given out yet
Princess Agnes Won Salm, is
IN Chicago for the purpose of raising
money for a corps of trained nurses
and physicians to assist the sick and
wounded boer soldiers.
Captain Hugo de Battle, husband Of
Mrs. Langtry, is lying dangerously i'll
in the British military hospital at
Cape Town. He was stricken with
fever shortly after the relieving force
entered Kimberley
Lord Pauncefote, the British ambas-
Sador. has been ordered to remain il
Washington. and Mr.. Choate, the
American ambassador has been cal
lowed to take a long holiday to visit
me Riviera and Constantinople.
The house OF commons adopted the
budget providing for an expenditure
Of 100000, 600 for the war of which
$l75000,000 is to be raised on a ten
year popular loan and $50 900 900 on
increased taxes on incomes. tea, beer.
spirits and tobacco
It is reported that at the recent
emergency meeting of the Free State
Rad at Bloemfontein, a radical diff
ference of opinion developed, the ma
iOrity favoring peace at any price, but
the minority, including President
Steyn, advocating a fight to the end
EX-PreSident Harrison has been in
terviewed by many public men of In
diana in regard to the British-boer
war. and he minces no words in ex-
pressing his sympathy for the beers
although he persistently refuses to be
publicly quoted, lest his words en-
barTass the administration.
The following officers of Lord
Strathcona and Mount Royals corps
have been gazetted. Samuel r. Steele
of the Northwest mounted police, to be
lieutenant colonel with the same
temporary rank in the army, and Lieu
tenants c. a. Lourie, R. Belcher and
A. NJ. Harris and A. E. Snyder to be
majors.
Veterans of the war of 1864. at
Solingen, Rhenish Prussia, will pres
ent to President Kruger a sword of
honor, a Damascus blade. 4 move
ment is on foot to present sword of
honor to Major Albrecht, the German
artllleryman who surrendered to
Lord Roberts with General Cronie at
Paardeberg.