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THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY. MARCH 17. 1900.
NO 185
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ROBERTS TO
ENTER PRETORIA
Galacre's. Clcmml and Brabant's Forces
Will Occupy Bloomfontcin.
CASUALTIES AT
DRIEFONTEIN
Remnants of Free State Army May Be
Cnulit Before They Get Around
Hliirnifoiiteiii to Join Joultert's
Command.
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ho.vins, Mari-li 10 Lird Robertb'
encce.'s in hiuidlnu' the civil problem) fit
llloemfinteln and tint manifest equa
ninilty with which residents of the
capital of the Orinmo Free Stnto accept
British occupation momentarily replaces
the interest in the military situation. It
Is believed hero Unit Roberts will soon
jiusli on 10 I'retoriii, tint Grout llritiiin
Is quite content to l'sten for a few days
to tliu mu'liiintiti Mis of the people of
lilocmfontein mid permit the troops to
enjiy a le.v days' rest before expecting
further success.
lto'terts madon quaint speech to the
Ciiartle ut llloumfonteiu today, when in
tils liret congratulatory words lie ex
pressed pride in their splendid march of
thirty-eight miles in twenty-eight hours,
and gave ample assurance of his ultimate
design.
"Through a small iniotuke," paid Rob
erts, "I I Hive not been able to march in
to liloeiiif mteln at the head of the brig
ade, ne 1 intended. I promise you, how
ever, that I will lead you into Pretoria."
Gem-rul Gatacre is holding Bethueil,
and the whole line of railroad Bonth of
llloemfonteiu is now in the hands of the
British, and General Brabant's column
liavitiir crossed Orange River, after a
forced march to Aliwal North on Sunday,
and General Clement's column being
acroeeat Vanr.yl, the three columns will
form an army of 12,000 to 15,000, which
is expected to replace the forces of Rob
erts at Bloeuifontein, as he pushes north
ward, Just where the Boers will at
tempt to oppoio that match is tin im
portant question, but it cannot le easily
answered until General Joubert is more
definitely located.
Further news has reached the outside
world from Mafeklng, dated Friday,
March 9, showing that though the garri
on was In hr.id straits, they were
Buoyed up by the knowledge that their
plucky fight was appreciated at home.
Hubert I Nut IdlK,
New Yokk, March 10 A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: General
Hoberts is not allowing the grate to grow
under his feet. He put three trains in
notion, equipping them with engine
drivers and firemen from from his own
troopp, unil sent General Pole-Carew,
with I'OOO guardsmen and a small body
i mounted infautry, southward. He
"ported iua midnight bulletin that
I'olo Oarew had reached Bethany during
tie afternoon without opposition, and
"'at the force was expecting to join
"tnerals Gatacre and Oiemente. GatHcre
bad crossed the Orange Hiver in the
morning and occupied Bethulie. General
Yemeni's advance has probably taken
place simultaneously. It is reported
"'at the Dutch rearguards are retreating
join the river, and it is possible that
'Iwy may ho caught between the columns
"'''eh arc advancing toward Spring
lonteln, Gonural Roberta has allowed three dl
vialorjB to ,t nt Bloemfontoin, but he
' not Idlu himself. Ho has created tlie
'"I'reseion that the Free Slato govern
Ulf't linn surrendered its capital and
" military government 1ms been
"Bitlluted for It. President. Btevn, since
nw arrival in Kroonstadt, is issuing pro
nations and striving to rally Ills
'oopBln defense of the republic, but im
"llHlgus fall, his forces are rapidly
"'jPPMriug from the Held.
th. p Vldt"11 ,r0,,, 1,10 l!reBB dlepatchea
General Itoborts' first work will be
MlwilnBol the railway southward to
jS; Complete Line of '1900" Sundries, i
the Orange Hiver and the abandonment
of the convoy Bystetn of supplies from
Kimberley. The entire district south of
Bloemfontein can be cleared of the
t-nemy in the course of a few days and
railway traffic restored. Dispatches
from General Gatucre's headquarters
state that his patrols are in touch with
General Clement's lines westward and
witii Brabant's eastward.
Watren's forces are not needed on
Orange Hiver, and have returned to up
per Natal. Military men do not expect
n vigorous renewal of operations bv
either General Roberts or General Dul
ler during the next week. French's
cavalry with Tucker's division may ad
vance slowly northward in the direction
of Winburgand Kroonstadt, hut it is not
likely that there wiM be serious fight
ing until General Roberts is ready to
cross the Vaal River and advance to
ward Johannesburg and Pretoria.
The onlv direction in which veteran
officers here expect to witness immediate
activity is towarus waiesing.
Hti'jn :u Disfavor.
London, March 10 The Times pub
lishes the following from Bloemfoutem,
dated Tuesday : Contempt for the fl ght
of the tree Staters is universal, many
people B6serting that President Steyn
would have been shot it nls intention to
flee had been known. More harm has
been done to the Dutch cause by the sur
render than is convmcible, and despite
the statements of the brother of Steyn,
it is doubtful that there will be auy more
resistance south of the Vaal.
ItlltlKll CHUUAltlrl.
London, March 10. It was officially
announced today that British casualties
at Driefontein on MarchlO were sixty
two men killed and U21 wounded, in
cluding one Canadian wounded.
Crooned Oraugv ICIrer.
Cai-k Town, March 1C When the
British forced a passage of the Orange
River, they surprised the Boer forces.
The Britons occupied a position on tl e
north Bide of the river with little op
position. l!ot-r t hrcatR.
Pabis, March 10. The possibility of
the Boers destroying the mines ia caus
ing some anxiety among French finan
ciers, who have one-third'of the shares.
The Gaulois devotes un article to the
tsul ject today, and calls upon the finan
ciers of Europe to furnish the Boers
witii the means of resisting the British
invasion.
Cecil Itliodrft' Ojilnlon.
Cai-k Town, March 15. Ia an inter
view published in the Cape Argus, Mr.
Cecil Rhodes is quoted as saying:
"I feel strongly that we cannot have
peace in South Africa eo long as we
have in the Republics a rallying ground
for disloyalty and disaffection. I go
farther. 1 do not think we can eafely
federate till e have had some years of
crown colony government. Personally
I have done with the Bund."
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ALLEN'S RESO
LUTION DEFEATED
Sought to Extend Constitution to Puerto
Rico Vote Was 36 to 17 Against
It Quay Case to be Taken Up
Shortly.
Washington, March 10 At 10 o'clock
this morning the senate convened to
conclude, if possible, between that hour
and noon, the formal reading of the
Alaskau code bill. Only two or three
senators were present during the earlier
part of the session. Carter, who re
ported the bill, was in the chair, and
Bate, ot Tennessee, who kept close at
tention upon the reading of the meas
ure, did not leave his seat until the last
word of the bill was pronounced. The
reading was concluded at noon.
Hoar renewed his request of yesterday
that a date be fixed for taking up the
Quay case. He H9ked that the time be
two weeks from next Tuesday. Galling
er, who had some hot worde with Pen
rose yesterday, said he was astounded at
the charge that those who were opposed
to Quay were employing parliamentary
tactics to obstruct vote on the case.
The order proposed by Hoar was agreed
to by unanimous consent.
After morning busintes had been dis
posed of, the senate took up the Puerto
Rico appropiiation bill. Amendments
of the eenate committee, limiting the
appropriation to revenues collected prior
to January 1st, last, having been agreed
to yesterday, a vote was taken on Al
len's amendment, declaring the Consti
tution extended over the Islands. The
amendment was laid on the table by a
vote of CO to 17. Jones withdrew the
amendment he off.-red yesterday, and iu
its place offered an amendment propos
ing 're 1 trade between the United States
and Puerto Rico.
Food fur 1'uertu Itlcaua,
Washington, March 10. Five hu.
dred tons of ric, codfish and bacon were
shipped on a transport to Puerto Rico
today by the war department to relieve
the suffering. Too shipment is made in
response to an appeal some time ago
from General George Davie, military
governor of Puerto Rico, to Acting Sec
retary of State Meikeljohn for aid for
starving Puerto Ricins.
General Davis' letter depicts an awful
situation on the island. He explained
that he intended to discontinue the dis
tribution of food the first of this month,
but owing to the distrsss ho asked for
tills shipment. He also says that it Ib
Imperative that a further shipment of
600 tons of the same articles he made on
the next transport following this ship
ment. KeJolclUK at Vu Colony,
Cai'e Colony, March 10. Tuera was
great rej licing throughout the colony
upoD the receipt of the news that Bloem
fonteiu had been occupied by the British.
The first intimation of the news at Port
Elizabeth was the firing of '-'1 guns at 11
o'clock in the evening. The inhabi
tants hastened to the streets and carried
the mayor on their shoulders to the
Town Hall, where a demonstration was
held. Today will be observed as a gen
eral holiday.
There is great rejoicing at Bloemfon
teiu, whose women and children have
been shut off for months. Great com
plaint is made of the harsh treatment
by the Boers during the occupation.
Rebels are coming In daily with their
arms from the south. A number of
other rebel leaders have been arrested.
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