Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-02-15
BRITISH AFTER DE- WET.
Boer General Crosses Orange River
Going in Direction of Phil
ipstown.
BRITISH OCCUPY TOWN OF FICKSBURG.
Large bodies of Beers Seen Near
Donkerpoort station and shots EN-
changed with British-An Explain
alton of Pet DE VETS Letter urg-
Ing His Brother To Surrender.

London, Feb. r. 4 special dispatch
from Pretoria says Gen. DE Wet crossed
the Orange river north of Norvalspont,
Sunday night. going in the direction of
Phihpstown. The British are following.
British Success.
London, Feb. 12.-Gen. kitchener, in
dispatch from Pretoria, dated Feb
II, says:
French has captured a convoy of so
wagons and 10 carts and has made 80 pris-
oners. We had one man wounded.
beers Near Donkerpoort station.
Cape Town, Feb 12.--Large bodies Of
republicans have been seen near Don
keTpoort station, north OF Norvalspont.
Shots were exchanged. The British
have occupied Ficksburg with little op-
position and have released the prison
ers who were in the Jail.
The Beers were moving in the direc-
ton of Fouriesburg. where they have
the most of their supplies.
Almost Ready to Give TIP.
williston, Cape Colony. Feb. l2.-Col.
De Isles column has arrived here. The
Beers moved in three columns toward
Nanwyksv!ei. They looted no stores in
Wil.iston.
The Dutch here say the Beers have
decided, If Christian De Vets incursion
into Cape Colony is not successful, that
they will treat with view 10 surren-
der, being tired of the war.
Rise Against Beers
London. Feb. 10. - Tie Cape Town
correspondent OF the Standard says re-
ports have been received there from
Delagoa bay asserting that the natives
Of the northern Transyaal have risen
against the Beers
Explains the DE Wet Letter.
New York. Feb. -. - Charles d.
Pierce, the Orange Free State consul
general. has given out a stat, ment by
w. ID. Snyman. commandant ON Gen.
Christian De Vets staff. i'm rcp,y 10 o
published letter purportirg to have
been written TO Gen ID Wet by his
brother Pet De Wet. This letter urged
Gen. De Wet 10 surrender - the British
forces. Commaudaut SuNman says:
II notice that The British censor is very
re.dv 10 transmit this letter almost I'm its
entirety. ALTHOUGH ans. r.,,- favorable q,
the Beers rs very r.r.aIN Curtalod. Mex
let ms consider d.. ffar-lip between th,
br,fh,rs - de- I(.t WINS a.eiSt..rf. cru1-
tnardart General .f the Or.rpa Free stat
and took mart i'm r,tr71l ron. bartIas II Was
AZ sand river when ouf0trkcd hy Cen.
Erancb tt4f Gem DO VE,t c-ove fnst-,l,-
fions for is To- leave our positions and fan
hack nr I<rnorstad. when T. De Wet and
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