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LONDON March 13.— The Naples correspondent of the Daily Mail telegraphs an interview he, has had with -¦ Webster
Davis. United States Assistant Secretary of the Interior. According to this Mr. Webster said:* - .;•,*'
•'When I left Pretoria the Boers were becoming desirious of peace. ':¦>¦ President Ivruger^and- General Joubert" were V the
Ftronsest opponents of the peace party." but they were becoming exceedingly- unpopular. : - 1 do not -believe -the Boers -will
resist much longer." < , - , ""'
"The correspondent says Mr. Davis declined to speak regarding, his mission, but « the general , belief . in Naples '; is ; that
tie Is bearing peace terms and a request for American mediation. . I . ? ;j.'..a. . - . . .
BOER LOSSES AS REPORTED FROM PRETORIA.
. NEW YORK, March 19.— The Sun has the following from Pretoria, March 15, via Lourenzo Marques, ' March •'„ There
Is a large number of Boers on the western border of the Transvaal, in the neighborhood of Mafeking. and that town Is sur
rounded by a very strong cordon, through which, the Boers say;, it is impossible for, the British to break. The Federal forces
are disputing with the greatest vigor an attempted advance toward the Transvaal of a British force from Kimberley. ... 7~
Advices from the Boer headquarters in the Biggarsberg range are to the effect that everything is quiet at the Natal
front. The Boer scouts have" ascertained that there are no British troops .within twenty miles of Glcncoe.. I , The; Boer po-
Fition in the Blggarsberg range is formidably intrenched, and all the passages Into the Orange Free State from 1 Natal. are
Etror.gly fortified. • ' - ¦ . V .
Despite the reverses which have recently befallen the Federal forces patriotic enthusiasm here and elsewhere in. the
Transvaal runs high. The manner in which both the Transvaal and Free State Boers, rally round their. flags Is remarkable
PRETORIA, March 17 (via Lourenzo Marques, March IS).— The gold output during February from company mines on the
Rand, which are now being worked by the Government, was 97,700 ounces. The railway between Bloemfontein and Kroonstad
has been destroyed. The British officers at Bloemfontein have shifted their quarters to new large buildings north of the town.
WEBSTER DAVIS SAYS THE BOERS WANT- PEACE.
LONDON, March 18.— The "War • Office has the following dispatch from Field Marshal Lord Roberts, dated -Bloemfonteln,-
Sunday, March IS: - ! ? ............ '
"The Guards Brigade, returned yesterday from Norvals , Pont. Several burghers have laid down their arms to
General Pole-Carew at Edenburg and elsewhere.
"The officer commanding at. Belmont reports that some deserters have come in with a Maxim,' a nine-pounder : ;
and another gun. Another- nine-pounder, has been brought into Colesberg. .The cavalry brigade has gone to Thalia 'Nohu'
In order to reassure the Inhabitants* of that district and to distribute copies of the proclamation to the people 1 of the Free
State. These proclamations -are being eagerly' sought after. , . '. . . ¦•
"Lord Methuen reached Warrenton on Marchrl6. He was in time to prevent the deviation bridge from being completely
destroyed and to secure the pontoon on lhe ; .V.aal. .~^,.\ : \ . » . • ' .• '.--¦'¦ '• ' ,
"English mail was dispatched from here by rail yesterday and to-morrow the regular service with Cape Town will be,"
reopened. ,-¦¦ • ..:¦ . - , • ' '• '•'¦' . - . : ' ' ,"- ¦ .''¦ ¦ ¦ .
"Mafeking reports that allJwas well on March 16." -. ..1.'. . ' 'Li'^V . v ,
A dispatch to the Daily Mail. from Bloemfonteln, dated Friday, March IG,' says: "We are getting rifles surrendered .- r
faster than a factory could turn them out- It is'quite certain. that if a British' official can reach' the northern laagers ¦with,;';
Lord Roberts' proclamation .the whole .Boer population will declare for peace.
"All along the Free State Railway, from* Springfontein "to : Bloemfonteln, at' every station.'Boers are coming ln : to'sur-
rendcr Mausers, Martinis and pistols, j Before the police headquarters here there is a long line of burghers who are giving
up th*>ir arms. Five hundred have already done-so. ¦ Throughout the country 2300 rifles, eje, were . handed ', In " to-day.
Each man. In handing in his arms, signs, "under oath, a declaration not. to take-up arms -against the British '-. govern- l
inent during the present war, nor furnish assistance or information about the British forces to the republican forces, "but i
to remain quietly at home until the war is over." ,' >y.\-~ ''^ ~~: -\"-iJ : ¦ .
A dispatch to the Times from Ladysmlth, dated Sunday, March 18, says: "Our advanced, camp '.ls: on ' Sundays: River',
two miles north of Elandslaagte. The Boers hold two positions on the BicKarsburg range, about- ten miles north. The •
Ftrongestis on the . ;wcastle road, where several guns have already been' mounted and' where they are digging extensive ¦¦
trenches. The second position, which is on the Dundee road, is not so strong." i '•- ,-•"*-. .»¦",-*
QUARTER RATIONS FOR MAFEKING'S GARRISON.
LOURENZO MARQUES,' March 18.— A dispatch from Mafekingr. dated Saturday, 'March 10, says: , "The. garrison Js"
holding Its own. We have; heard ; numerous rumors that the siege will be raised,' but so far .that Is; not the case. We are
peg-glng along on quarter rations, supplemented by the occasional capture of cattle. Our home-made gun erratically bom
bards the Boer trenches. x • . ¦'• ¦ ' ': J^fi-li
"Horrible stories are current that the Boers are inflicting nameless tortures upon captive native runners. These may
rot be true, but are tending to inflame native passions to such an «flftent that it may soon be impossible, to hold the natives
In check." - / ~ v • \ '
"Owing to the Boers having deliberately bombarded the native stadt. which is full of women and children, - Colonel
Baden-Powell has armed the natives, but he has only allowed them to act on the defensive, although they have clamored
to tx> allowed to go out and attack at the point of assegai. They will be prevented as iong as possible from> inflicting re
prisals on the Boers." . .'
Lord Roberts Reports the Delivery of Small
Cannon to the Commandants at Belmont
and Colenso.
BOER DESERTERS SURRENDER
GUNS TO BRITISH OFFICERS
'- -'» '. ,;\i% i~. • ¦ , -. [From : thej Dally, Graphic, after a photogrraph*.]- »L;:ii:-i r^;i;;li*;* c-";i 1 i.
.bixd^N r S'HCrTi;L; )n!maveking!is the great place of :r^ntSezvqus fob thVofficers" and men
mWHEN NOT ON "DUTY IN THE TRENCHES. WHEN OCCASION ARISES. HOWEVER. : -A*FEW BLASTS BT. COLO
¦ NEL BAI>EN-POWETX i 'S'BUGLER J i SOON EMPTY IT AND SEND THE-MEN IN A HURRY TO THEIR POSTS.
war in Soiitlv Africa, except in
the neighborhood of | Mafeking.
News as to that long-besiegeid
'little town is somewhat\conflict
j ing. It is reported;; by "orieklis- ?:
patch- that • Golo'riel V Plumer; Jias
advanced, repairing^ the line as
far ;as Pitsani.land. that a patrol
has pushed -.down within;f ourteen
I miles of Mafeking, 'L The relief of
the town -. seems to be near at
hand. . ".
The southern .part of the Free
State is rapidly, falling, into Brit- 1
ish -hands. The burghers are* re
ported.to be surrendering by
hundreds ; at -Bloemf ontein and in I
smaller. numbers .'elsewhere. '
¦ , A message from Natal states
that no important niove has been
made for about ten days. The
passes in the Drakensberg Jnto
Free State have : been fouihd to be
heldrih -strength by the Boers,
[who ' are intrenching there, as
jwell as along the Biggarsberg
and further back on the linefqf
Vaal River.
I have heard much talk about
the war "collapsing, and some
papers have even gone so far as
to print headlines predicting an
immediate end to the struggle.
That, 'however, is not the idea
held by military men here. One
and air concur in agreeing that so
far as the Orange Free State is
concerned the campaign is at % an
end, but "those , who know,) the
country. predict that England has
by. no means "finished; with .the
Transvaal. 'L can give . you the
best idea '-of what military ex
perts think by quoting one of
them, who says:
. "After all, we have up to date
captlired no guns beyond
I Very- few hvhich'Gronje had.' The
i Boers have in* a wonderful way
i been able ; to' withdraw/ all their
1 heavy artillery, • and that they
took so. much pains, to do so is
distinct j proof / that they propose
later on .to use them against us.
The moment, that the- English I
ge\ into -.the Transvaal they will I
be in -:i-; country which will orice
again lie' suitable to Boer tactics,
ami" no one knows that- better
than: Roberts. ' That 'Bobs' swill
come out all right is without
doubt, ; but there will ; ( be : plenty
more iighting between now and
the time at which the J English
an n iv reaches Pretoria. "
BOUND FOR THE PRISON HULKS.
[From the Sphere.] ¦ - J- ;-\
THE PICTURE SHOWS SOME CAPTURED BOERS BEING CARRIED UNDER ESCORT TO THE -RAILROAD
STATION FOR SHIPMENT TO CAPETOWN, WHENCE THEY WILL BE SENT TO THE PB.ISON. SHIP IN SIM
MONS BAY. BUT ONE VESSEL— THE PENELOPE*- WAS EMPLOYED IN THIS SERVICE UP TO THE TIME OF
THE CAPTURE OF GENERAL CRONJE'S FORCE. - - . • -. - .
Relief of Mafeking Ap
pears to Be Near__
at Hand.
MUCH; FIGHTING YET
BEFORE THE BR4TISH
Boers Fortifying Passes
'"on the Frontier of '
the Transvaal.: {
'• : -'-- •"¦ ¦-' ----.¦ -*: ~ ¦' f: : . '. • .'
Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyright,, 19C0, by the New York
. Herald Company.
I ONDON; March 19,-^-Re^
L , markable i quiet has fallen
upon the whole field of
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
AMAZON CORPS FOR MED BY
WOMEN OF THE TRANSVAAL
[Iwo Thousand ; Wives and Daughters of Burgh
: ; ! ers to : Fight;;in^Defen^er^'theip
rONDON. -March, 19.— A- dispatch to the Dally News from Bloemfpntein,- dated Friday, -March 16, says: "Events have
occurred which induce ; some toipredict ' tliag th% war will last^'onlyVso long "as it takes to march' to Pretoria. The
1 ¦ educated Boers, even.; of. ; the- Transyaale'rs,* are 're'ady to. accept 'the' inevitable. -¦. ' .--.' ,• ¦ ', .
\ '.j "I am told, that a corps of 2000 women has been formed at Pretoria. It Is called the Amazon corps. -All the mem
jers'are uniformed in kilts arid'are armed.":. ? ."<¦ : " ' ' : T" ?-•"—•" - • r':xX i ¦ J ' ¦ ¦¦ - -. - '¦> - - ". ¦•
The relief of Mafeking is- not yet anhounced/.but it is extremelyi probable that, this is already accomplished byColonel
Plumer's' advance. Lady] Charles Bentick, at- Cape Town, lias "received a telegram- from: her. husband .'ln Mafeking. dated
March 12,; saying that he expected' to "'/o'in her | shortly. . The. -actual^ relief movements "have not 'been'publiclyldeveloped la
detail) but it seems that. Lord", Methuen started '; only very* recently^and' Is 'rather engaged" *ln" dispersing the Boe^rs " of the
district than aiming at actual relief. Colonel' Peakman has" dispersed^ BOO, Boers !at Fourteen Streams. .,: Lord ißoberts.prob
ably ascertained 5 from Mr. Frazer, j the new Mayor >_of .Bloemf ontein, * before 'dispatching - General * Pole-Carew * ; southward
that, in; all; likelihood, the railway .was -clear. The next moveiw-ill : be . to. collect at Blqemfonteln .by' railway "^sufficient
stores for the immediate. army Lord Roberts^will have when the Orange. River.: forces' have. Joined him." This' will probably
occur In' from two to three weeks.". 'Therefore the next Important "operations "may be "expected Ih Natal. * '. -• ~-•
- -, The. cava'Vy^-brigade which; Lord^Roberts, has -sent; to -Thaba Nchu.vthlrty-fiye miles, east'of Bloemfonteln.'is designed
to cut off some 2000. Boers who are .escaping from "the" southward. 'The" Boers are reported to ' ha vV; destroyed ..the railways
in the neighborhood of "Kroon^tadt.^,. ;? ~ # *¦ " " ! . " "" •' ' --'• ¦* •• i •t-'ZI '¦' • ' > '"¦ •" •• * ' ¦
ST . PATRICK'S DAY IN SOUTH AFRICA
CAPE TOWN. (Sunday),; March", IS— St. Patrick's day _was celebrated with/ extraordinary enthusiasm throughoat 3oath
Africa. * Ina message to Irishmen of Cape TownT the Queen said: >...</ „. » * -..-•-¦- ~-"~ -' ~.- .
"I have always felt confident that the spirit, courage and allegiance whicli have distinguished ;the Irish soldiers- in th«
faceof the eriemy<would not be spared bk their brethren In the. colony in suppqrt,qf. the ¦authority • of my Government." •
On the Initiative of Lord Roberts, a newspaper has been started at.Bloemfonteln 'for the edification of the troops. Rud
yard Kipling contributed to the inaugurai edition y.esterday the followlng.lines: . . •
"¦¦¦¦•¦ '¦¦ ¦'¦* i The news that's- going 'round?
,**.*. . . * --- x ne oniimrocK s f^rm s Dadge dj la wp .• .- • . ..^ ,
The Mafeklns relief column, Colonels Drummond and Peadman commanding, had a sharp engagement at Fourteen
Streams. The British succeeded in driving the Boers off.. They had only a few casualties.* :
¦ The mounted force from Kimberley, proceeding 'to the relief of Mafeking, has arrived , at "Warrenton. As the force
neared Wlndsorton the Boers evacuated thrown, blowing up the bridge. ;
.It Is reported that the rebels who, refused 'to accompany the Transvaalers when the fatter vacated Taung and Vryburjj
are preparing -to trek Into Damaraland on the approach of. the British, but that Hottentot chiefs are getting ready to bar
their escape. ,..,_. ' . . • ¦ . •
SPENCER WILKINSON ON PROBABLE MOVEMENTS.
\ ¦'. ¦¦"¦ "¦ "• ¦ - ' ' ' ¦ . ~~ ~ —~—~v- - '¦ ' ' "" -
LONDON,' March 19.— Spencer Wllknson In, the Morning Post says:* - .
/•Probably. Mafeking will be relieved by the approach of Colonel Plumer before Lord Methuen, who seem engaged In the
work of clearing the country north of Kimberley, can arrive.. " .... *
\ ' "The" pacification l of the Free State Is7 progressing 'satisfactorily. Ultimately there will arise, probably, among the
Transvaar ßoer3 a:strong peace - ; party;; who .will point to the condition of affairs at Bloemfontein' as evidence that In the
British province of Pretoria Hfe'may be tolerable./r • • . ¦ • • ••- . • . '.1
"It niust not ibe too, readily, assumed that Lord Roberts ..wlir continue his advance .by a direct, line to Johannesburg
and Pretoria/- V There are'other. routes with advantages that. may beworthy of consideration. According to Winston Church
ill there are 14,000 Boers with twenty. guns in the Biggarsburg range. They will have to be caught sooner or later. The
British troops are, anxious "to" try and the feeling. Is. general, that before long they will be 'permitted' to. do so."
AMERICAN REPLY SATISFACTORY TO THE TRANSVAAL
LONDON, 'March "l9.— ThelTimes correspondent at Lourenzo Marques, telegrnph'ng under date of March 16. says:
•' ;"State Secretaryißeitzof the, Transvaal; in the course of. an interview, said that the Government considers the American
reply highly-satisfactory, and.that the United 'States' will t bring such" pressure to bear as will result in a settlement agreeable
to the people of the* two republics. 4 - I While 1 admitting^the seriousness of the situation," Mr. Reltz says he 13 convinced that the
burghers of both will "enthusiastically defend the independence of the .Transvaal to the last."'
'¦'•¦"''•.-¦*'"¦"¦*. '- .¦'"'"'¦ "** ¦"•'.*" " . -""" t^* '¦ '.* ' * .'**'*¦ ,v ' " * " ' * + " ' ' \ ' ¦ - . **""*'* ¦
ENGLAND READY TO DEAL WITH PORTUGAL
March 19 —Mr. * Trohane sends to the Ix»ndori papers a letter he has received from the secretary of the Del»go»
Bay railroad arbitration ltrlbunal,* which Is to^the. effect that the'award ; wlll;probably be.offlcially. proclaimed in .about a
m6nth..?.The'Standard^cpmmentingr,e!itorially~up6n this communication^ from the Admiran advocate. says:' •
f V^When this protracted arbitration has been' settled, we shall [be. in, a position* to'deal with Po/tugal on the entire subject,
and we mayipossiblyßecure'for, the Anglicised Transvaal improved commercial facilities. It would be a welcome coincidence
If the award should coincide" with Lord Roberts' arrival at Pretoria." t ...
PATRIOTIC ENTHUSIASM AT PRETORIA.
SOUNDING THE ALARM IN MAFEKING.
PRETORIA. Friday. March 16.— The chief of the Intelligence department,; Molengraaf, ..announced '.that the -Federal "
losses prior, to the relief of Kimberley and Ladysmith were: Killed, 677; wounded, 2129. Accidents, % sickness ! and ; .r other^
Ciaa.i)UDe cauaes. he. asserts, bring the total to 135 L .. -• ;¦;,-- «,,
» VOLUME L.XXXVII — NO. 109.
SAN FRANCISCO,' iMO^A^/^MARCH 19,-1900;
HUNDREDS OF FREE STATERS
HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR ARMS
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