The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-09

FORGE of Volunteers viii BE Emf
played.
e London, Dec 10. ~ Shortly before
midnight the following notice was
posted at the war office:
As the campaign in Natal, in the
opinion Of her majesty's government,
is likely to require the presence and
undivided attention of Gen. Sir Red
&yers Butler, it has been decided to
send Baron Roberts Of Kandahar and
y Waterford as coInmander-in-s'iief in
South Africa. with Lord X - sner as
chief Of staff.
The war office has also issued the
following announcements: III
"Acting upon the advice of the milf
4 tary authorities her majestys govern
ment has approved the following
measures: All the remaining portions
y of the army reserve, including Section
D, are called out. The Seventh di
vision. which is being modified, will
proceed to South Africa without delay
The commander-in-chief in South AT
rica has been authorized to continue
\ to raise, at his discretion. local troops,
mounted Nine battalions Of militia in
addition to two battalions which have
already volunteered for service at
Malta and one for service in the Chan
mel islands, will be allowed to yolun-
teer for service outside the United
Kingdom: and an equivalent number
of militia battalidns will be embodied
fp,,c ct rst,,f,J S,E
volunteers. selected from the Yeoman-
Ary regiments, will be formed for SER
vice In South Africa. Arrangements
are being made and will shortly be an.
SnouEced for the employment in South
Africa Of strong contingent Of care.
fully selected volunteers. The patri-
otto offers which are being received
from the colonies will, so far as pos
sible, be accepted, preference being
given to offers Of mounted contin-
gents. =
'.Black Week. Wakes Them Up.
London, Dec. 1S.--Not for years be-
fore has the queen decided to spend
Christmas away from Osborne. Her
decision to remain at Windsor in
touch with the cabinet is measure OF
the gravity Of the crisis and Of the
anxiety her majesty feels for the well
fare Of the country. She is neverthe-
less in fair health:
The queens graceful act in present
ing a flag to the American hospital
ship Maine is highly appreciated by
her own people as well as by the Amer
leans in London, and the morning pa
|pers express the hope that the Incident
means something more than pretty
ceremony. 4.
Black week. as last week is now
universally called, has evidently
aroused the government and the war
office to a full sense of their RESPONSE
bility and Of the magnitude Of the
task before them. The papers unani-
mously applaud this awakening
despite the fact that they recognize
that the heroic measures now decided
upon SAVIOR rather of weakness than of
strength. Rumor has it that the Ques-
tion OF expense has really been at the |
bottom of the lf-hearted measures
hitherto adopted, and it is not unlike
" that Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chan
celior Of the exchequer, and other
members Of the cabinet will resign. 1
1t was high time that something very
energetic was done. The British losses
in killed, wounded. prisoners and |
missing throughout the campaign now
reach the enormous total of 1880.
Tina t1.a ORR. cirn11 ia s,oae. nP Ms
pointmcnt of Lord Roberts almost ST.
with the announcement
of the death Of his promising son ex-
cites deepest public sympathy.
Cen. Warren Arrives mt Cape Town.
London. Dec. 10. Lieut.. Gen. Sir
Charles Warren. commanding the |
Fifth division Of the First army corps,
has arrived at Cape Town. It is un-
Ilerstood that he will proceed to Port
Elizabeth. No further news has been
regarding the battle at the
1'ugeln river The latest accounts re-
sarding the battle at Magersfontein
show that the retirement Of the Brit
Ssh troops was executed with the
greatest GOODNESS and order under a
heavy Boer artillery fire on Tuesday.
was safe on Dec. 16 and Col.
Baden Powell, the British commander
here, is still actively pushing out his
lefeEses. The other beleaguered gar
'isons and positions are still holding
tut
Result of British Reverses.
Storkstrom. Dec. 19.-As a result Of
he British reverses the whole country
lorthward is in rebellion The natives
here, as well as those in Rasutoland,
re said to be much disturbed and
osing heart respecting the strength Of
he British. T@%
BUI7er's Losses. t.
London, Dec. 19--Gen Butler reports
0 the war office that his losses in the
eeent engagement We're: Killed. 50:
66T; missing. 34S; total,
,037. -
A PHILADELPHIA REQUEST.