The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-10

believed to have been picked up by a BowT
ambulance, Two men were killed. d were
wounded and one man Is missing,
.Gatacrs repnrts that he Intends aeeu.
pNtug Burghersdorp to-day.
Repairs 20 the railroads towards both
stermherEZ and steynsherg are being
pushed.
Clements now occupies Servnfs Pont.
ON the south bank Of the Orange river.
The bridge WAS blown up March and the
enemy are holding the north bank OF tho
tiNers but not, II ts believed. in any great
strength.
The full extent of Lord Roberts
success of Wednesday is not clear. but
the best informed appear satisfied
that II brings peace pereeptibly near.
er. Experts anticipate that the
burghcrs viii make no further stand
west of the Free State capital, and
some of them even deduee from the
fact that the Boer forces are divided
and have rctreated in different direc.
tiuns, that decentralization has set in,
and that the Transynal forces will
next be found carefully intrenched
in positions north of the Nanl river,
while the bulk Of the Free Statcrs
''A' "'"hA'A Nh' NHhAtah anu Hht bbl
peace.
noers Not Discouraged.
Pretoria, March o. - Secretary of
State Reits has issued war bulletins
saying the hoers are not discouraged
hy rcserses and viii fight to the
death,
Cen, Drwet Is now in command of
the beers north of the Modder
President Kruger has gone to nlo-
emtontein. presumably 10 settle the
differences between the Ttansvaalers
and the Free Stnters.
occupy nuraher~dorp.
London, March a special from
cupied HurRhersdarp unopposed ON
Wednesday night,
Mntcktnm In soFs nistrras.
Mafrking, Feb, 10, What may be
typhoid malaria has broken out la the
womeu's lager, and dysrntery, due
To the absence of vegetables, In rife
among the garrison. We are thrown
upon our own resources. Such lux
uries az we had are exhausted OF have
been commapdcercd for the hos.
pitfalls. which are tilIcd To overnowinp
! he children's graveyard close to the
womens LANCER, grows weekly ms the
young lives are cut short ptematurrly
10y shell aud fever. We look with
hope deferred for relief
The rhecrfulneAH which WIS chnr-
acteristic of the early daya of the
siege has almost deserted lis. tho men
prcferring TO remain al their posts
rather than move about aud work up
an appetite which cannot he salts
fled The natives are in the worst
plight Those who are unable tn oh
tain work are allowed II small hand
ful OF meal daily. MANY brnying the
danger wander about the town with
gaunt and hungry faccs in search Of
work which entities them to an extra
ration of meal, II they find work.
they are generally too weak To per
form it.
From their advanced posts the
Beers rake the streets and market
square. II is impossible to dodge their
bullets We have taken remarkable
precautions, however. and the casual
ties, though heavy, are not what they
might have been had less able men
been at the head ~ affairs.
Even tho headquarters mess fares
Kcnntily Like saints under the altar
we cry, How long . Lord, how lnng2"
Two hundred and nIn@ y two per.
sons have been killed, wounded or
died Of disease The garrison IL 80
small that II would be criminal to
make It's weakness public, but there
IL never Ro much nH whisper If
anyone suggested the possibility Of
surrender, IL ia because we do not
mean TO get beaten, and we are cheer.
fully enduring the hardahips Of Ia
day rather than to make a surrender
In any degree possible tomorrow.