Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-01
IN TOUCH WITH BoEns.
8srench Close Up With the Retiring
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III
London, May 1.-Gen. French seems
still to be in touch with the Beers east
OF Thaba NsChu. altho Lord Roberts
vonchsafes no Information on the sub
:5ect. Sundays fighting is reported as
lsevere, the Beers holding tenaclously
10, their positions and retiring only
when danger fIieatened their fianks. 1t
lis not believed that the burghers will
make serious resistance to the British
Occupation Of Lady ybrand and the coun-
try Immediately adjacent, being scarce
ly in favor in the estyle of warfare.
It 10 improbable. however, that the
retreating forces will go any farther or
any faster than is necessary, for they
will keep watchful eye on their pur-s
suers. holding themselves in readiness
to snatch any advantage that may
show itself.
It Is likely that very considerable
bodies OF Beers are encamped among
the hills in the neighborhood OF LIE
Souvenir, on the Bloemfontein road,
four miles north of Ladybrand. There
has been further fighting at Karee sid
ing the opposing artillery exchanging
compliments at long range. Warrenton
construey the recent maneuvers OF the
Mafeking is maintaining bold front.
4 or was April II, which is the latest
date, by the way, on which the Beers
had reported Col. aden-Powell dead.
81 Soft looks as II the garrlson's comman-
der had been prematurely shelved by
the Pretoria news agency. 1t is re-
ported that more Beers are gathering
before the town to resist any attempt
taF
Gen. Buffers army remains completes
~ stationary.
Her ajesty's government is consid-
ering the Availability of settling a large
number of reseryists and volunteers in
South AFRICA after the war for the pur-
pose OF creating large loyalist ele-
ment and conducting to future peace
The Beers, 1t Is known. cherish no an
tipathy toward Tommy Atkins Or
the contrary, they rather resi- 5ect ant
like him. Their hatred Is directed
chiefly against the old colonists, and i
is believed that this new class of Eng
lish settlers would provide barrier
between the hostile factions and tens
10 preserve order. How the Beers fee
toward their colonial neighbors il
shown by their treatment Of the col
fOnlAl VTtSUucE6 q Z 4SAO A<a. AAos ~ esA
colonials feel toward the Beers, on tn
# other hand, Is revealed by ther declar
alton that Lord Roberts policy towar,
tiisaffected British subjects has been to-
lenlent.
The government 1s convinced tina
Il some expedient must be adopted look
ing toward the providing OF fore
making for social harmony In the ne,
territories. Many Englishmen are quit
reseptful because OF the policy Of tn
military authorities in dealing wit
gouth African rebels. They hold tina
the trials and imprisonments now pro
Rresstng at Kimberly will not act as
deterrent to the warlike colonial'
whom 1t will drive to the Boer ranks.
It was rumored today that the CO.
pnial office had received from Car
Town an sintmation that the Cape cal
iBet would not consent to the appotn1
nent by the home government Of tt
special tribunal for the trial OF the X
yolted Dutch unless there should hay
bsen = preyious enactment by the Car
.sss eoyernment. The Dutch reformed col
IL history OF Alexandria. Cape Colon
Z 4 representing 1900 commnAlcants.h hi
ss uni animously passed . re1 Oiuti0n q
claying that the Dutch eDNhltcs we
NOT responsible for the war md anltn
ln9 that the annexation a tle1r teri
tery will render the reiatt IL Cal
6eony unbAarahle ana M
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