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Consolidated Aus:. 2* 1881. Cb* ^?l;itchm;m anb ?ontbron. Fablithtd Ivory WodnMdxr, -Bf 8?MTKH, 8. 0. TSRMS : 01.50 per annum? in advance. Oeo Square first insertion.$1 00 tili; Hbwqiifol inerrtmn... 50 Ooatracts for ihr?? moothe, or longer wll WS Stade at redaeed rata? AU cewainaieatlons ?hieb suheerve privat? mtoreeu will barbarfad for aa ad?rrnennent?. 0>* tCrtae eed tHb?tea of reapeeta will be ?ha, 4 for. TBE WAR IN AFRICA. ?he t ? Bo?rt Coooertrattog For 8Und ttf Defeooe of Tbetr Home?. Lwwdo* Mar oh 7. 4 10 a m ? Lord Roberta atill paueeo in the ol Osfontein, while reoaoonta and freah Iroope toward him from Iba ?epe TW Bf Mab poottion alao contiouee to |em?>:ove in tbe minor ephree of peign Natal ia clear of end Capo Colony ia nearly eo Tbe) Boer a eaemiagly are pursuing coerce oommanded by the ead are oouoentrating to reeiat the British uaiu army. Vnrlnee oseeeegeo from correepood erjtc with Lora Roberte report that tbe enemy are increasing continually oe bis front, attending, aa one oot reopoedent wiree, eight milee, and, ee eoother eaya 18 mil'a Tbe loweet eetimate of their number give* tbe Boeie from 8,000 to 10,000 twee, with aimllar bodiee moving worth and eouth of tbe British linea Each ermy ia on both aidea of the Modder river Although the Boers have mounted eight guna on the tope of kopjee and appear to be too far eway for ioapeotion, the British eeoete report thet they are dilligent ry eaing pick and ehovel Military opinion ia that their prae wet poattion merely aoteene more meetly defended ooea deeper iti the region. It ie aoggeeted that Lord Roberta ie quite willing to give tbe Beere time to eeeembl* all their men lo order to deliver e smashing blow effectively Tbe round robin in favor of tiie an eeiation of tbe Transvaal aod the Free State, which ia being promoted among the ?opportcrs of the govern moot io tbe house of commons, con tinoea to receive aignaturea The aigectorice of the memorial to Mr Bel four affirm that th* tim? has ar rived for plain epeaking iuotd* and outside the parliament, and that Lord Haliabury'a worda are being conatrued ieto a pledge againat annexation and Lord Roberta' proclamation into a promt** of no confiscation of Bin r Tbc Traoeveel agency at Brosaela ttreetena a riciog of the Cape Dutch It tbe event of annexation, tbougo why the Dutch abould rice then rather than now ia not explained DUTCH IN REBELLION Cape Town March 6 ?Nearly tbe whole of the Du'ch population of the Pricaka aod Keubardt districts are in rebellion Many of the Dutch from neighboring districts are reported to hove joined them, notably Piet Mool man who will lead the rebele to Brandblee Locaa Meinkamp, com ?Landtag the Boera. ia reported march tag on Cereavroa L ia believed 'laat Gordinia ai.d Victoria West will ? law 1* re thought that the total nomber of men in arms wiil exceed three Ibouaand. The general opinion of loyalieta ia that a strong force of Hr it iah wiil r>H required aa a reveiao would spread the rebellion WH) CASK* OP TYPHOID AT LADY*MITH. Loodoe, Mareb 6, 9 05 p in.?Tbe aeteeeeioa of Starnberg puts Oan Qaisere in raiiruad oommooioatioo wi'h Oaa Clemanta ai Cleeberg, for though the Boera partially wrecked the railroad it ia understood 'b?' it. ean bp qeiekly repaired and thus the entrance of addiiioaal Brinab troops ioto ibe Free State will be greatly facilitated Tbe position faiaed by Gen Brabant at Dordrebi ia reported to be ?to*. d legly atrocf. Aooordiog to Tba Times correspondent, ibe Boer num? ber a aion > aaable them to retreat from Dordraebt. praaiiaally uohiodrrrd He alao reports a filiation of rbe wbita fltg by (be B iti and that they deliberately Ired, at elose range, on a stratobar party Gee Wbita'e garrison has begua to lease Ladysmitb aod ia arriving at the Moni riser samp, where tba troops will reweie ssver .1 data, after wbiob they will go ferther sou'h Th?y are run atated aed egbeestcd sod say tbe road tc Oeleeeo praaaate seeasa that exaeed kB bevrar those depicted ta Daole'a ^Mn." Dead ajeo aad eeimals are Iprll. I860. "Be Jus SUMT Ijing. mutilated and pufnfiod, in the j treoohea formerly oeauphd by fin Boera aod ? 1 the air ?nb a eiokenitg ?tenoh Io cuo where bur.? "I buna had been attempted ihn rains havj waohei too earth away and ou* of the earth stick ghastly togs a : \ aroQH |f burghers. A dispa'eh from Otfotitein aays that aooordiog to it/o B>er priaooern another important British suooees will oause President Steyo to fl o to Pretoria, i*avieg a provisional government at Bloemfooteio. which is likely to make peaee overtures, those Free Staters not wiehing for peaee trekiog toto the Traosvavl aod there helpiog to make a ataod wbiob most of tbe British j military oritiea oow point oat will eonstitute the moat difficult and deoid iog feature of tbe war Surgeon Trevra oablea from Ladysaitb that the ooodi ttoo of the town ts most deplorable aod that there are 800 oases of typhoid faver Lavish supplies of oomforts are oow to tbe place, however. TBE BOER8 BEATEN AT SEVERAL POINTS. ? Osfontein, March 7 ?Lord Roberto* force advanced curly thie morning Gen Flrench turned tbe southern part of tbe poeitioo of tbe Boers who fled leaving guue. immenae quantitiee of forage and tents He ia now io purauit The Boere on the north bank are aleo evacuating the poeitioo Lmdon, March 7 ?Field Marshal Lord Roberta haa telegraphed aa fol iowc : ? Oafontein, March 7, 4 30 p ro ? Our operations today promise to be a auoceae The enemy occupied a poai tiou four milea north and 11 miles aoutb of Modder river I plaoed Gen Colville'a divsion on tbe north bank and Gen Kelly Kenny's and Tucker's divisions, with osvalry ou the eouth bank Tbe cavalry divi eion succeeded in turning tbe enemy's left flank, opening a road for the Sixth division, which is advancing without having been obliged to fire a abot op to tbe precent time The enemy ere in full retreat towards the north and eaat Tbey are being closely followed by cavalry, horse artil'ery and mounted infantry while Toekei'a Seventh diviaion. Colville'a I Ninth division and the Guards' brigade under Pole Carew are mak ing their way across the river at Popul?r'? drift, where I propose to place my headquarters this even ing. a Our casualties will, I trust, be few as the enemy were quite unpre par*d for being attacked by the flank and having their communications with Bloemfontein threatened Midnight?The war office has jwt posted the following advices from Lud Robert-: "Popular Grove, Wedneedey, March 7, Evening?We had e very successful day and have completely routed the enemy who are in full retreat ??The poaition which they occupied ie extremely atroog aod cunningly arranged with a eecood line of en? trenchment* which would have caua ed ua heavy loss had a direct attack been made * The turning movement waa neo eeearily wide, owing to the nature of the ground aod the cavalry and I horao artillery horses are much done up "Tbe fighting wse practically con? fined to the cavalry division, which as usual, did exceedingly well, and Gen French reporta that the horse artillery batteries did great execution among ihe enemy "Our casualties were about 50 1 regret Iti ?iy that Lieut Keswick was killed and Lieut Bailey was severely wounded, both of the Twelfth Lancers Lieut De Craspi^ny of the Second I ife Guards, were severely wounded Remaining casualties will be telegraphed tomorrow Gens Dewet and Delarey com mended tbe Boer forces " DUTCH RISING IN CAPE COL ONY London. March 8 ?Lord Roberts wired yesterday morning from Osfon tein and again from Poplar Grove, 14 milea eastward By an application of tbe elementary prinoiple of etrate gy the Boer poaition, 15 tailee long acroae bia path, have been emptied and the,r holders have been obliged to retire in confusion cooaequent upon hasty withdrawal Nothing was done by Lord Roberts to disturb tbe symmetry, the deadly ingenuity, of the Boer trenches in from of him lie marched out in fantry eatimated, from the commands named, at .'iO.OOO men, and sent 10, 000 horsenen and horse artillery in a bold swi ep around the Boer left, whereupon ?he Boer centre and right became untenable. Fifty Britleh fell when the cavalry came into contact with the Roers Tbe correspondents differ es to the enemy's strength Tbe Daily Mail'a representative thinks tbe Boare sum t and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou 4 ER. S. C? WEDNES] bei something more than 4,00n. The Daily News man estimates them at 10,000 As these figures come from observers at headquarters it is clear that Lord Roberts was overwhelm? ingly superior He can scarcely have fewer than 45,000 immediate ly available, as the Guards' brigade reached him from Lord Methuon Tuesday Lord Methuen now commands only volunteers and the local forces at Kimberley, some of whom have gone toward Mafeking The Boers do not yet appear to appreciate the mobility of Lord Rob erta* corps, which was able to strike so swiftly in this affair that the enemy had to abandon a gun, much forage aod a large quantity of camp equip ment The Standard cautions Englishmen against "rising to a height of serene contentment which the actual posi? tions does not justify " It suggests that a Urge number of the Boers are still in a wide range of country and although their morale is somewhat damaged, it would be too muoh to aay that they will not stand again Tbe Dutch risings in the north? western districts of Cape Colony are the only cloudlets visible in the sky of British prospects The military authorities have de? cided that Gen Cronje and the other Boer prisoners shall be sent immedi? ately to the island of St Helena, there to remain until the end of tbe war Lord Roberte baa chosen Lord Bathurst, colonel of s militia regi? ment at the front, to command the escort to 8t Helena, which was last month placed in cable communication with Cape Town and London It is also asserted that the Cabinet has resolved neither to pewpose nor to entertain a proposal at the present juncture for an exchange of prison ere BULLBR'S LOSSES London, March 7 ?Another list of casualties sustained by Gen Boiler's forces from Feb 14 to Feb 27 shows: Killed 123 ; wounded. 573 ; miss? ing, 54 Of these the losses of the Inniskillings were as follows : Killed, 54; wounded, 162; missing, 22 Dublin Fusiliers : Killed, 15 ; wound ed, 97 ; missing. 18 Connaughi Rangers: Killed, 19 ; wounded, 105 ; missing, 8 Royal Irish Fusiliers : Killed, 11 ; wounded, 63 ; misbing Scots- Fusiliers : Killed. 18 J wounded 68 With the list of casualties issued Monday, this wakes "he total cost to .the rank and file in rbe final fight of Ladyemith 1 ,M59 men BOERS EXPLAIN RETREAT Boor Camp. Bip;;!?r?berg, Saturday, Marob 3 ?The fed-rain havo fallen back on the BigcafFbcrg chain that crosses Natal south of Doodee The retreat from Ladynmith was doo to the mistake of a oertaio commandant in ordering his men to retire from the key of the position without, any reasoo for tbe move Oo the reoeipt of the bad news from the Modder river Wednesday it was reaolved to send tbe wagons back to Biggarsberg, aod soon long strings of wagons lined tbe road* Over a thou sand wagoos took tbe westerly route to the laager southwest of Ladyemith Another oonvoy wax sent to tht> foot cf the Drakoo?bcrg. A largo tiumhcr of tents eaptured from tho British at Duodce and also the ammunition wero abandoned The chief difficulty was in dismounting "Loag Tom." INDEPENDENT OF RAILROADS. The Biers were independent of the railroad, as ll shown by the fact that not one of their two thousand wagons went by rail. All traveled by road, together with the fHd batteries Ouly heavy guns, the infantry and wounded went by rail "When tbe last train bad left Elands laagte, a workmen'* train followed, oaiefully blowing op every bridge aod culvert between Ladysmith aod Gleo ooe aod when this bad been done, set ting fire to the Elaudelaagte oollerie*. Thus the British with Natal's southero most oollerie' in their hands, t?ro onabie to draw supplies therefrom. Under oover of tbe nigbt and with too oollieriea sending lurid flames to beaveo, the bullock wagons wouod over the hills, makiog roads where oone before existed, and the four months' siege of Ladysmith was raised. ' It is impossible aa yet to give tbe burgher oanualties owing to the disor ganization of smbulsnoe and tbe oir eumstanoes of the retreat " Capo Town, March 7.?Ao offioial nottfioatbo has been issued that the Qiieenstowo proclamation of Fab 22 regsrdiog certain terms offored the re bell by Geo Brabant in event of their surrender, has been withdrawn, but those in arme sgaiost England may retuto to thtir farms upon surrendering their weapons, receiving a paws, but tbsy are liable to bo oalled to aooouot later A-ims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's a: DAY. MARCH 14, 19C Driven Back By Lord Rob? erta en all Points Loodoo, March 9, 4.15 ft m.?The i Boers appear to have made no ftar.d whatever, except that while in retreat they twice repulsed General French's cavalry with r ifl 3 fire Tho enemy probably got away with their entire foioe General French is still 'ollow ing them and keeping between them and Bloemfootein. The evacuation of the northern districts of Cape Colony is now com? plete. The British are in possession of the railroad crossings Col Baden Powell at Mafekiog seems to be in grave need of outside help. Otherwise he would not allow the correspondents to send oat information respeotiog the distress of the garrison A readjustment of some of the higher commands is takiog plaoe. General White is to go to Stormberg to take supreme oommaod of General Gataore's division and the British Tenth division, now io process of formation, wbioh will be ander the immediate oommaod of General Hunter, Sir George White's ehief of stiff Tbe Daily News makes the following editorial aoooooeemeot : "It was rumored in Loodoo yesterday?and we have some reasoo for believing tbe rumor to be oorreot?that the two republics made informal and unofficial overtures of peace on the preceding day. "Unfortunately the eonditioos were of such a character as to preclude the possibility of leading to any result Terms which might have been gladly accepted befoie the war, in order to avert it. are impossible after the war. with all tho sacrifices it has eotailed." WEDNESDAY'S OPERATIONS. Osfontein, March 7 ?Lord Roberts* movement today again thoroughly sur? prised, outwitted and outmanoeuvred rho Biers, who fl d almost without firing a shot Tbe plan of battle was as follows : General Colvilie's division extended along tho north bank ; General Tucker held the centre reserve and the Guards brigado ha* tb ? centre advanced. General Kelly Kenny's division was ordered to make a buge flunking movement on the B)ers left, fo lowing General Frenob, who was instructed to move soM'uoast until opposite the Boer flank ar,d then to swine around the rear "Every movement was admirably ogaeated and eotirely successful. The Boert wcro surprif-cd as was evident from the state of the deserted catap* Twice the British cavalry w^re almost in a position to charge but, they admit ?hat they were foiled by the UtSOOSO vring of the Boers "When last seen Gennral French was pursuing tho enemy vinorou-!y He was bctveeo them and Bloemfoo* tein, about 11 miles fr?m the right wing "General ColviMo merely demon? strated against a high mountain ojoopied by the Transvaal troops who arc oow fleeing, io ooosequenoo of the flight of tbe Free Staters sooth of the river It is impossible at present to give the Boer combers, but it is estimated that they reach 14,000, all of whom are oow io flight Tbe Nioth Lancers attempted to get close to the Boers' right, with the object of charging, but the Boers camo out io great foroe aod the Lancers were compelled to retire A bittery was theo sent forward to hold the enemy in ohcok, while the Grahimi town volunteers and a company of mounted infantry, supported bv another batterv, engaged tho Boers no their right fj ink The Boctb 6rcd shell, fa.iin:; short, however, and tVy made a stubborn defense on the korji on our right, enfilading tbe battery and killing 18 of the battery bofSSS Tho mounted infantry gradually repelled tho Boors and she battery then took position und expelled them from th:ir laager in confusion. The Bo?.rs held a strong position on the north bank of the river but tbe flight from tbo southern baok oom polled them to retreat They showed great adroitness io getting away the wagoos and displayed a bold front while tbe rest of tho force was bu?y io spanning. General French's division consisted of three brigades of oavalry, two of mounted iofaotry and seven hor.M batteries PRESIDENT KRUGER'S SPEECH Pretoria, March 6 ?A special dis patch from Bloemfontein says that President Kruger addressing a crowd of people said : "Although God is testing our people, my personal opin ion fs that the limit of the test is nearly reached If the people are sustained by faith in the time of ad* versity God will soon again turn the tide in our favor If we have strong faith in God he will surely deliver us The God of deliverance of olden time is the same God now *' The speech of ?be venerable presi? dent brought tears to the eyes of men and women alike The Free State's volklied (national anthem) was then sung. nd Truth's." tbk i )0. Discrnsion in Boer Army Reported. London, March 10, 1 15 a m ? Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, when explaining to the banker* the terms of the new loan, gave them an intimation that the government considered the end cf the war near "Since the esti? mates were prepared," he said, "events have taken place that have changed the situation, and probably not all the money will be required " Whatever the government may know or intend, unofficial opinion seems everywhere to think that the Boer power is collapsing The Eighth division has been under orders to embark for several weeks, but these orders, so far as the artillery contingent is concerned, have been recalled, Lord Roberts having reported that no more artil? lery from home is necessary Thia is the first pause in reeuforcements since the war began Sir Redvera Bulier, second in command in the field, and Lord Wolseley arc under stood also to consider that no more artiliery is needed Lord Roberts has altogether 452 guns, including siege pieces It is quite clear that Gen Bulier will not try anything large in the future, as he is to lose Sir Charles Wsrren and the latter's 10,000 men, who have been ordered to join Lord Roberts It is the expectation of the war office that Lord Roberts, not withstanding the necessity of garri soning his depots, will be able to operate a constantly increasing force, until by the time the Transvaal fron tier is reached he will have 70 00J troops His telegrams dealing with non essentials are taken to mean that he is up to some mischief, a? his appa? rent inactivity usually spells uncom? mon activity Mafeking, as a beleaguered town, attracts much sentiment and syropa thy Nothing has been heard from there since Feb 19 There ia a rumor this morning that Col Baden Powell has been relieved, but this cannot be traced to any substantial basis. KRUGER AND STEYN PRESENT. London, March 9 --The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts : "P plar Grove, Friday Morning? Presidents Kruger and Steyn were both present at the fight of March 7 and did ail in their power to rally their troops The rout, however, was complete, the men declaring that they could not stand against the British artillery arid such u formida? ble f >rc?* of cavalry.' Dicpatch?s from Poplar Grove con? firm the reports of the complete panic of the Boeri The Mottling Post's correspondent says : "Presi dent Kruger shed tears at his in< ffec tual attempts to rally the Boers who were completely paralyzed by Lord Roberts' masterly tactics They were too demoralized to heed his expos tu ations and declared that the Brit ieh cannon were everywhere " Poplar Grove, O. F S., Friday Morning, March 9 ?Gen French, who is 10 miles ahead, reports that his front is clear of the Boers All other reports tend to confirm the sta'e of disorganization of the Boer forces, Transvaal as well Free State. The general impression is that the further progress of the British to Bloemfontein will not be opposed. A great amount of ammunition was destroyed today This included sev? en;! boxes of explosive buli'ts on the outside of which the Boers had mark ed "manufactured for the British gov? ernment '' KRUGER MAY TAKE COMMAND London, March 9 ?The British correspondent of the Daily Mai! sajs : "1 learn there is dissension between President Kruger and Gen Joubert and that the latter has resigned Probably President Kruger will assume the chief commaud Gert Schalburger and other prominent commandants are also likely to re? sign for similar reasons and because President Kruger ignored their ad vice to make peace overtures after the first Boer victory THREATS NOT LIKELY TO BE FULFILDED London, March 10 ?A correspond? ent o, the Daily Mail at Lorenzo Marques, telegraphing Thursday, Rott Absolutely Makes the food more de SOY AI BAKING SOW! :KLB SOUTHKON, Egtablifthtd Jane Series?Yol. XIX. So. U says: "1 am reliably informed that high official! openly avow that the British llig shall never (3y at Johan? nesburg The place will be rezod to the ground and the mines put in readiness to be electrically exploded from the fort as occasion requires. "Most of the gold mines, except those which the government controls, are in a shocking state T'hey are flooded and the machinery is rustiug aud being wilfully smashed. NO INDEPENDENCE London, March 9 ?The Standard, which is closer touch with the policy of the government than any other ministerial organ, says this morning : "We have reason to believe that an authoritative statement will shortly be made by the government reaffirm? ing the imposibility of conceding any terms of peace to the Boer republics which would involve a perpetuation of the political and miliary independ? ence that led to the present costly and sanguinary conflict" ? ? ? ??> ? ? G A. R. Lynchers. Fitzgerald, Ga, Marek 6?At about 2 o'olook this moroiog a negro named Bill Clark entered tbe borne of Mrs Sarab Baker, white, aged nearly 70 years, and committed a orimioal assault upon her Mrs Baker came here from Minneapolis, Mino Nearly ail the residents of the towo are from the north and northwest, it was several bours before Mrs Baker was able to apprise her n igbbors of the outrage. The man was captured and positively identified by bis victim Atraogemen's were made f >r a lynching when ? oler counsel prevailed for the time and .a preliminary examination was hold and Clark was ordered committed to jail. Wh'.ie the trial was io progress the iynobing spirit arose again and arrangements were made to bang Ciark as soon as bands oould be laid upon nim Learoiog of this tbe cmoers spirited him away out of a back door. Tbe mob, made up of botb kg. hern and southern men, is stil! looking for him Should be be found he will be banged mckinley explains. Washington, March 6 ?Tbe Pest tomorrow will say : President Mc? Kinley, in a conversation with call? ers at the ?Vhite House yesterday, reiterated his belief that the people of Porto Rico were entitled to free trade with the United States. He made it clear that his views had undergone no change since he wrote hid message to congress. He still ?dhered to the sentimeut thtvein expressed At the same time he sa:d he was unable to subscribe to the theory that tbe constitution followed the flag; that the Porto Ricaus must have fiee trade as a necessary legal I right When he found that the House deemed it the part of wisdom, the president explaiued, to .mpose a small tariff upon condition that the revenues so collected all be returned to the island, he had been constrained to yield to the judgment of the lloui The tariff under such con ditioL oould be tio hardship to tbe Porto Kuans Moreover, he believ. ed it advisable, at the earliest moment, to secure a decision of the Supreme Court on the constitutional question involved There'oie he had given his consent to the nominal tariff and agreed to sign such a bill He left no doubt in the minds of his cailers whom he questioned closely regarding the drift of public spnti meot, that Congress, not tho Execu? tive, was responsible tor tbe change of policy - ? -mmwrn-? fork til le, Marcii 5 ?Fed Stewart, a negro, shor his wife, Baseline, ea a plantation t?o miles south of here this afteraoeo The woman died wi?.;in a few minutes and tbe uo;;ro Beds his escape. It was a eise of coid bl i ;?d ciurd-T. so far as all tho fu^ts Ln to show Tbe sheriff is now trying to eatah Stewart with bloodhounds. Philadelphia, Maron 7 ?A fire emailing an estimated loss of over f700 000, occurred early today in tbe retail dry good district Tbe conflagra? tion originated in tbe engine room of Stmemao Brothers, dry gooods, millinery store, at 8 b and Arch streets. A general alarm was souoded, but all efforts to save tbe building were fruitless and it was levelled The loss is placed at (300.000 Marks Broth? ers dry goods, adjoining, was damaged by smoke and water, and their store bouse was completely gutted entailing an estimated loss of $300,000 Tru Stooeman building waa four stories and Marks'* five stories in height. L -> Oak i no Powder Hire licious and wholesome DCS CO. i NEW VOWK._