Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-27
WANTS A FREE HAND.
Sir Alfred Miner Chafes at
His Limited Powers.
Kruger Said to Be Coming to America
on Lecturing Tour.
Gen. French's Last Expedition Against Beers
Was Very Successful.

London. March 27.-The Daily Elk
press prints a rumor that Sir Alfred
Miner is dissatisfied with his qualified
authority and asked the government to
give him either q free hand or no
hard
Mr.. Chamberlain is said to have re-
piled that il would not be advisable
to associate the authority of Sir AL
fred Miner from that of Lord Ktch
cner and the rumor goes that Sir AL
fred contcmplates resigning.
1T is an open secret" says the Daily
Express, that Sir Alfred Miner has
long chafed at having Lord Kitchener
at his elbow to check or modify his
proposals.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Express reports the capture by
100 Beers of $50 colonials in rocky
defile near Richmond. last Thursday.
He asserts that the colonials lost -
men before they surrendered. adding
that they were all liberated after hav-
ing been stripped of their accoutre-
ments.
London, March 26-It is reported
from Bloemfontein that Gen. DeWet
is again in the Orange River colony.
Paris, March 2l.-Le Rappel gives
space, this morning, to the following
remarkable communication from Am
sterdam: Mr.. Kruger will sail for the
United States next month on the invi-
tation of the American Pro- Boer COM
mittee to give a series of lectures The
committee hopes to collect $50.o00,0 600
and to form a volunteer flotilla With
which to transport men and ammuni
ton to the TranSvaal."
Ottawa. Ont. March 26-The first
train bearing recruits for the South At
rican constabulary left for Halifax,
this afternoon. There was notice
able absence of the enthusiasm Incl
dent to the departure of the first con-
tingent, a few months ago.
London. March 21-The Pretoria and
Bloemfontein correspondents of the Times
sends long dispatches admitting that Orl
kitchcnerS policy and operations have
failed to achieve the results hoped for,
and pointing out that the British public
must be prepared to return to the orig ma
policy of occupying districts and studding
the country with military posts the
only means of effecting complete pacIn-
cation.
This process the correspondents say.
will occupy much time and ncccSsitatc a
constant supply of fresh troons. The
strain on both officers and men has hc"n
and will be immense and arrangement
must be made to send absolutely fresh
troops to the front in order to enable the
others to be sent home.
Unless this aspect of the case is grasp
ed by the authorities" says the advice
TO the Times. there is a possibility of
the war lasting for years. IT is quite use
less to renew peace negotiations. Moth II :
approaching terms as the word is gen
orally understood. would be polite or
even possible with the Beers
London. March 21.-'rhe Amsterdam cor
respondent of the Daily Mail wires the
substance of an interview with Mr.. kru-
ger. whom he found in Il most optimistic
frame of mind
Gen. BabnGton's victory over Gen
Dclarey had been. Mr.. Kruger thought.
exaggerated in the reports He said the
Magelsbcrg range and RustenherC were
again in the possession of the Beers.
continues the correspondent. and tho OLD
guerilla game would continue until Eng
land had been forced into making peace
OverturcS.
Nryhcid Monday. March 23--Getl.
French with Dartnal'S and Pu!tcneys col
umns arrived here. today, having killed.
wounded or captured 120j Beers. He has
also taken seven cannon. 1900 rifles, lAN
wagons and 5000 head of horses cattle
and sheep.