VOL. XII
THE DALLES, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14. 1900.
NO 182
MHGER TO
SALISBURY
UK Jssnranc? That Bonn Will Fight
Id Bilier Eui.
WAR BEGUN
FOR DEFENSE ONLY
Is Con fulfil t That Coil Will Not Forsake
Them, Hut Accomplish Freedom to
Them and Their Descendants.
London, March lit. A parlintncntaiy '
paper routuliiuitr the telegrams tent to j
the l!riti"li covcrnment by tho Preei-1
dents of 'uu South African Republics, J
ml Great Britain's leply thereto was
issued today. The first telegram Ecnt by j
the two Presidents to the Marquis of j
Salisbury w no ns follows :
"Iti.oi:.Mi oN'n:i,v, March 5. Tho blood
and ten of tho thousands who luivo
iufTered by tliie war, und tho prospect of
all the moral und economic ruin where
with South Africa is now threatened,
make it necessary fur both belligerents
to ask themselves diepastionaely and in
tight of God, for what they are fighting;
whether the aim of each justifies all tliie
appalling misery and devastation ; what
il the object?
"And, in view of the assertions of vari
ous British statesmen to the effect that
thie war was begun and is being carried
on with the set purpose of undermining
Her MujeBty'e authority in South Africa,
and of Butting up one government over
all South Africa, independent of Her
Majesty's government, we consider it
our duty to toloumly declare that this
war wne undertaken solely as a defensive
measure to maintain the threatened in
dependence of the South African Re
publics, und is only continued in order
to secure und maintain the incontestable
independence of both Republics as
sovereign international states, and to
obtain the assurance that those of Her
Majesty's subjects who have taken part
with us in this way aball suffer no harm
whatever in person or property.
"On these conditions, but on these
conditions alone, are we now as in the
pait, desirous of seeing peace re
eitabhehcd in South Africa, while, if
Her MnjuBty's subject's government is
determined to destroy the independence
of the Republics there is nothing left to
di and to our people but to presevere to
the end in the course already begun. In
spite of the overwhelming pre-eminence
ol the llritish Empire, we are confident
that God, who lightened the un
Wiiiguishable lire of love of freedou in
the hearts of ourelves, and of our belief
that lit) will accomplish his work in the
United States and in our descendants.
"We hesitated to make this doclara
lion earlier to Your Excellency, ns we
'eared that us long as the advantage was
lwuyn on our side and as long aB our
forces held defensive positions tar with.
"iHer Mujesty's colonies, such a de
claration might hurt the feeling and
honoi of t,o British people. But now
that the prestige of the British Empire
'nay be considered to he restored by the
capture of one of our 'forces by Her
Majesty's troops, and that we h.ve
thereby been forced to evacuate other
positions which our forces had occupied,
JI'b dillimiity is ovor, and we can no
longer hesituto to clearly inform your
Koverniiient and people in the Bight of
the whole civiliswd world why we are
"Khtiiiir, mid on what conditions we are
ready to restore peace."
'""urgent! VlgUt Hard.
On Hoaiid Tjik Stkambb Vknub,
iMmn, Jan. 23.-(,Oorrespond.
en of the Associated Press.) Five
companies of the Forty-seventu Vol
"nteer Infutry, aided by the gunboat
Muvllle, today fought their way Into
e native towns of Legaspi and Albay.
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'orty.flve dead Filipinos bad been
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IN COMMAND OF
FREE STATE CAPITAL
After Losing Nearly 400 Men "Little
Bobs" Hurrying Forward.
London, March 13. Lord Roberts tel
egraphs from Venteis Vlei under date of
March 12, 9 :30 p. in., bb followB :
"I directed General French if there
were time before dark, to Beize the rail
way Btation at Blocmfontein, and thuB
secure the rolling Btock. At midnight I
received a report from him that after
considerable opposition he had been
able to occupy two hills close to the rail
way station, which commanded Bloem
fontein.
"A brother of President Steyn has
been made a prisoner.
"The telegraph line leading north
ward has been cut, and the railway
broken up.
"Iain now starting with the Third
Cavalry Brigade, which I called up from
the Seventh Division, near Petrusburg
yesterday, and the mounted infantry, to
reinforce the cavalry division. The rest
of the force will follow as quickly as
possible.
"Colonel Humpheley has died of his
wounds. Lieutenant Pratt, of the Essex
Regiment, was wounded severely. The
wounds aro as a rule more serious than
usual, owing to the expanding bullets
which are freely used by the Boers.
There aro 321 men wounded. About 00
or 70 men were killed or are missing."
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STATE WHAT
THEY WILL DO
German?, France and Russia Arc All
Anxious to Sec the War Ended
Cannot Take the Initiative.
London, March 12. The United States
government, at the request of President
Kruger and President Steyn, has offered
to the Britieh government its services as
mediator, with the view of bringing
about peace in South Africa. Lord
Salisbury has not yet replied, but a
representative from the Asfociated Pie3s
leains that there is little doubt he will
decline the United States good officeB.
He will do so, however, in terms as
cordial and polite as those in which the
offer was couched.
Salisbury' Brply.
London, March 13. United States
Charge d'Affaires, Henry White, saw
Lord Salisbury at the Foreign Office this
evening and received the formal reply
from the British government, declining
the good offices of the United States in
regard to peace. It is understood the
reasons of the Premier were identical
witli those already cabled to the As
sociated Prees. The interview between
White and Salisbury was very brief,
the Premier confining himself to a
courteous verbal declination.
Hallsbury to Kruger.
London, March 13. In the House of
Lords today, the Premier, Lord Salis
bury, read the Britieb government's
reply to Presidents Steyn and Kruger.
The concluding eentence is as follows:
"Her Majesty's government can only
answer your Honor's telegram 'iy saying
it is not prepared to assent to the inde
pendence of either the South African
Republic or that of the Orange Free
State."
l'ollcy or rrance.
Pakis, March 13. A representative of
the Associated Press has secured from a
responsible mouthpiece of the French
government the following exposition ot
France's attitude in the mattor of inter
ventiou in the Anglo-Transvaal War,
which, it is said, hivs been solicited by
President Kruger. The official in
question said: ,
"We believe it is true the Transvaal
liae sent a request to the powers for their
intervention, tho'igh up to this morn
ing Kruger'a message has not been an
nounced. As far as France is concerned,
the certainly will not take the initiative
in offering England mediation, neither
will Russia, for Jtlio two are naturally
working together in this matter. We
teel that iu the present excited state of
public feeling in Englanda especially us
regards ourselves, any step taken by the
French government would defeat its own
object and instead of opening a way to
honoiublo peace would act as oil on tho
llttmes aud probably create fresh compli
cations. "We consider that the overtures for
meditation can best emanate from some
power whose cordial relations with
England prevents such a suggestion be
ing construed as an unfriendly act. The
Emperor of Germany, for instance,
might take the initiative, or President
McKinley, without fear of creating the
friction which stands in tho way of any
such action on our part aud, after this
is done, reliauco can he placed on the
unqualified support of France and
Russia, who only desire to see the end of
the bloodshed and are eager to lend their
good offices iu bringing about this result."
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