The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-08
ONLY A SCOUTING PARTY
SAY THE BOERS OF THEIR PRES
ENT INVASION OF CAPE
COLONY
BIG SHOW WILL CONE LATER
Claim That if They Had Enough
Arms and Ammunition British
Would BE Pushed Into
the Sea.

PlQUETTROAD, Cape Colony, Jan. 7.
The Beers boast their present incursion
is but big patrol preparing for an in
yasion in force by Gen. Dewet. The
Iatters influence over the Dutch is so
great that there is no doubt his actual
presence would cause general rising.
Inc Dutch have unbounded faith that
if he had a sufficient supply of arms and
ammunition, Gen. Dewet who is re-
sarded as the Napoleon of the cam
palSn, would even now be able to bring
the war to successful termination.
IN CAPE TOWN.
CAPE TOWN, Jan. MARTIAL law has
neen proclaimed in the districts of Cal
Y1n1a, Clan William, Piquettsbure. Tul-
bag, Parell and Steinbosch.
AT meeting of Afrikapder members
OF the Cape parliament today it was re-
soiVed to send Messrs. J. x. Norman,
FORMER treasurer of Cape Colony; ]. w.
Sauer, former commissioner of nubic
works, and ]. II. Hofmeyer, to England
to represent the state of affairs in South
A11ca to the government parliament
and people of Great Britain.
Gen. Brabant has arrived here to com
plete the organization of the colonial
forces.
1t is reported that 1900 Beers are near
ing the town of Sutherland and that
oIher parties are close upon Richmond.
Inc invaders have reached Calvinia and
are expected at Clan William within a
few days.
Scouts report that the Boer con-
mandoes under Delarey and Steinkamn
in the Bufferspoort district. number 5000
Mr.. P. H. Malan, editor of the Onds
Land, the principal Afrikander news
paper here, has been arrested on the
charge of seditious libel, consisting of
reheetlons upon the conduct of Gen.
French and his troops. He is a member
OF the Cape parliament, and his arrest
has long been~ demanded by the extreme
loyalists. The authorities accepted bail
in the sum of $500.
LATEST FROM KITCHENER.
LONDON, Jan. 7.-Reporting to the
War office, under date of Jan. s. Lord
kltchener says:
Yesterday Babington engaged De-
!Eareys and Steenkamp's commanders at
Naauwpoort. The enemy was forced to
retire to the northwest Our casuaItfes
nave not yet been received but are re-
ported slight. Boer doctor admitted
l tIs1t tWehtyy Boers We're killed or wound
prisoner.
TT appears from the reports of the
wounded, who have arrived at Hebron
that detachment of 120 strong belong
ing TO Knox command came into con-
tact with a superior force near Lindley,
L regret to say that Lieut.. Laing two
other officers and fifteen men were killed.
and two officers and twenty men injured.
No details have come from Knox of this
action
The Naauwpoort, mentioned in Gen.
K1tchener's dispatch, must not be con-
founded with Naauwpoort junction, Cape
Colony. There are several Naauwpoorts
Possibly the scene of the fight is the
Naauwpoort on the railroad between
Potchefstroom and Frederikstad, Trans
PEACE COMMITTEE.
BLoEMFoNTEIN, Jan. 1T is report
ed that an influential peace committee
is being prepared here to interview Gen.
Dewet, Mr.. Stein and other Boer lead
ers, to explain Lord Kitchener's terms
and to endeavor to get them to surrender.
BROTHER OF GEN. DEWET.
BERLIN, Jan. 7.-Christian -Dewet.
nephew of the Boer general, is making
speeches in South Germany in behalf OF
the Boer cause and arousing great SYM
pathy. The meetings which he addressed
| adopted resolutions, protesting vigorously
against the overthrow of the two repub-
lies, the resolutions being telegraphed to
Count Won Bueiow and Mr.. Kruger.