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ROBERTS GRATEFUL
FOR QUEENS WORDS
LONDON, Feb. 28.— 1n her dispatch to
Lord Roberts following the announcement
of the surrender . of GeneraK Cronje ~- her
Majesty said: -, , . . '. _ .
"Accept for. yourself and all under your
command my, warmest congratulations on
this splendid news." — . : . ,
¦Lord Roberts replied as follows:
. "All under ¦my : command are
grateful foryourMaJesty's most gracious
message. • Congratulations fronv their
Queen are an ' honor the ¦ soldiers dearly
prize." -
General Buller. has wired his thanks to
the v Queen for her telegram of gracious
sympathy and encouragement. .
CONGRESSMEN TO CRONJE.
WASHINGTON, ,', Feb. 28.—Representa
tive : Fitzgerald -of Massachusetts '. to-day ;
passed around among his Democratic col
leagues | the •¦-. following cable >to 'General
Cronje, the defeated Boer general. ~ Up to
to-day, about thirty of them had slgntd It:
"General " CronJel'Cape Towiv Africa:
Members of the United States House cf
Representatives ;| congratulate .s you -and
your ; soldiers on^ the magnificent' display
of courage \ and ¦: heroism ¦In your " brave
fight for. human rights." t , . ? ¦.:
CONFLICTS AT BELFAST.
BELFAST, " Feb. 28.— A v rumor, . that
Ladysmith had been relieved led to street
demonstrations } ln* Belfast ¦ to-day which
precipitated conflicts between the Orange
men and Nationalists; There was consid
erable , stone i throwing . and many • persons
were. injured and .some property damaged.
LONDON, March 1, 9a, m.—lt is officially an
nounced that Ladysmith has been relieved.
LpNDON, March 1, 9:52 A. M.—The War
Office has received the following dispatch frotn
General BuUer:
"Lyttleton's. Headquarters, March 1, 9:QE>,
morning.—General Dundonald with the Natal Car
bineers and a composite regiment entered Lady»
cr m if'hlci^f'nic'ili'f" • -
V3IIIILII Iclo L lll^ilLt - • '- v
" The country between here and Ladysmith
is reported clear of the enemy. lam moving on
Neithorpe." a
LONDON, March i, 4:15 a. m. —General Buller's distinct successin storming... PietersVljill
brings the rescue of Ladysmith near, biitthe War Office .intimated late last evening that
immediate announcement of relief need not be expected. The goings to and fro at mld-°
night of officials and messengers suggested that important news had been received^ ! If this were
the case Lord Lansdowne obviously desired to sleep on it before taking the'public into his con
fidence. V
As his message reveals, General Buller's successful attack came after the.hard fighting > of
Friday, and it was improvised and its execution begun during the armistice of Sunday.. In pro
posing the armistice the British commander stipulated that both sides should be free to move, but
that neither should do any shooting. He was therefore within his privileges in immediately >be-
General Buller's tidings come weighted with'a long list of casualties. . His losses in J the
four attempts to get General White out aggregate 4000. '
Ladysmith is in desperate straits. Charles Williams, the military expert, says he learns on
very high authority —presumably that of Lord Wolseley —that "General White's' force. is almost
at its last gasp." ¦ .... .... ' ' ., -^~: ..i P
The water of Klip River is not available .for drinking, and to boil it is'impossible, because,.
of the scarcity of fuel. _ It is thick.\yjth puirid ammal'matter.Teamade of it h'as'a siw
something like beef tea. It is^caused by the sewage from the-Boer^ camps:?' ,: :: ?:','.:
Mr. Williams adds that when news like this passes under thvo thumb of the censor it more-
than offsets whatever jolly news may be heliographed from Ladysmith: -* * \ • .
There is no authoritative indication yet of what Lord Roberts will do next. It seems likely
that a branch railway will be built across the veldt to lessen the difficulties of transportation.
Colonel Girouard, who built the Soudan railway, is with Lord Roberts. t The strain on the. west
ern railway is seen from the fact that the population of Kimberley, two weeks after the relief, con
tinues on reduced rations. Lord Roberts' troops thus far have been only partially fed-
It is quite clear to the technical heads that those who talk of an immediate and rapid ad
vance far intp the Free State do not realize the transport conditions. The Boers, as it now appears,
have built a "railway from Harrismith to Kroomstadt to facilitate the movement of their troops
between Natal and the Free State.
Mafeking was holding out on February 16. At that time the.-Boers were showing unusual
activity and firing inflammable shells. . . : , , '
The Boers who hold positions south of the Orange River have been weakened.
Lieutenant Barentzen, writing on behalf of himself and of other Scandinavian prisoners,
affirms that there are no mercenaries in the Boer army and no volunteers who receive a penny for
their services. . •_']
Gibson Bowles, Conservative member of Parliament for Kings Lynn, who was much struck
by the statement of Cecil Rhodesthe other day, that the profits of the De Beers Company last
year were 2,000,000 pounds sterling, and that there are diamonds in 'Kimberley now valued at
167,000 pounds sterling, intends to suggest to Mr. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, that the
rescued property.be distributed among the troops as salvage, or at least be applied to the relief of
the widows and orphans of the iallen.
GREAT BRITAIN'S BIG
LIST OF CASUALTIES
WjS\ LONDON, Peb.. 2(B.— ¦Lord Roberts has forwarded 'an* additional
¦ • list- of the British casualties during the ; three days' flghting'at
Paardeberg, showing twelve killed, eighty-two wounded and ¦four
• missing, and including ~seven*'offlcers and four Canadian privates
wounded. -\ • ' '
The rapidly growing casualty lists are being classified as
quickly as possible. They show that up to this morning the total
number of casualties are 12,834, rf which 2319 were added dur
ing the. last fortnight. Ten of the eleven Scotch regiments lost about
2050 men and eight of the Irish 2000. Then come the Gloucesters
.and Northumberlands, while of nearly 200 Colonials the Royal
Canadians lost 121 and the Victoria mounted contingent 26. The
casualties are classified thus: Killed 1993, wounded 6838, missine
V 3173, disease .830. a ?., v . \ . ' : . '
TOTAL LOSSES ON J BOTH SIDES TO DATE .
/:0 -./-.'•; / ' ''; •:"-,.•
s^ ?s Vv* • ••:••:•> r i» J - ; * : . : .- ; .• : . v •.. i; 993
Wounded ... ;-...•¦ . .... .-•..;. .. . ? . . ...;... 6,838
'.•'>.¦:*:•¦;..?, .¦> ; .;^. ¦>;.:. ... .^i 73
Died ; from disease .......*.:.... . ..-.., 630
: * ;To * al :>; * •"•••'• . » . . # .* .* . 12634
'..' Boers (from British sources) — \— -i- —¦--.- - v •-
.Kllled'arid wounded on Natal side: ... . .... ... 3400
Kimberley side (including Paardeberg, estimated at 1000) .* 3^50
! South of Orange River . -. '.-... • ?„
:^!oners ;.V; r ' .^^-^''r^^^^
j . ; ; ;1 • Total > - ; : - ; • - ;-'^-:; -'^- : . • ¦;'; 'V ¦ >^. :: \ v ;-.:.. ; . : : ,12,409
BOERS SAID TO USE
EXPLOSIVE BULLETS
ROBERTS IMPRESSED
BY CRONJE'S INGENUITY
•LONDON, March I.— Winston Churchill.
In a dispatch from Colenso dated Tuesday,.
says: '/;'•;• '~- .'-/ " . ' .'<
" " : The'condltion of the wounded who were
tin tended - on ' the \ hillside Sunday - was so'
painful- that General Buller sent a flag of
truce', to' the enemy ; and it .was arranged
that ; throughout f Sunday military move
ments , should continue on both sides, but '
there, should: be - no . shooting. . This truce
terminated: at dusk. "• The ; Boers then re-
.sumed a furious musketry attack on" the
British 'left. '-The '.attack was. repul3ed:.
Fighting continues . vigorously/' ' : We shall
see !. who' can ! stand 'bucketing', best,' the
:Briton*6r v 'the Beer." • v ,. ; '¦¦ i ;,• ¦
;. Mr. iChyrchlll,' goes on to say; that. there
1b abundant proof of the Boers ;using : a,
larger proportion' --of-' Illegal' bullets, no
fewerthaniflve different' kinds, ot explod
ing' or' expanding ,'. bullets .'. having -been '
i fourid.'< He also asserts that the Boers are
employing armed Kaffirs,' an'd he adds: .
Vt'l have always tried to be fair toward
the Boers, but after making every, allow
ance it must be said that they show when
In stressla'very'dark. cruel and vengeful
underside Of character." ' '- ; V V V'S'<
. - ' , IX- :—: — : — • — — - ¦'
FOOD IS YET SCARCE.
? KIMBERLEY, Feb. 28.— Colonel Peak
man, with a mounted force and a Maxim,
proceeded to Barkley West, where. he was
warmly..welcomed.- He left a' strong guard,,
and then ¦ proceeded : to Longlands. Wind-,
sortown and^Klopdam.- There were ru
mors of Boera i in the neighborhood, but no
demohstratipn ¦occurred. '
The • Dlamoridfleld • Advertiser
pointed : attention ,to V the fact that* al
though Klmberjey was relieved about two
weeks ago,' there has been no amelioration'
in -regard, to I the food supply. It is t still
impossible ,\ari \lt was j during \ the ¦ Invest
ment, to ¦' procure a tin 'of condensed ! milk
or -cocoa without . a i medical certificate. ,
The -inhabitants, continue without many
of the commdn' articles "of food," although
rations have been Increased to < half
a pound. , . '_¦,:",.:-' : ..' '*¦. v ¦
LONDON. Feb.' 25.-The War Offlee has
received the. following dispatch from Lori
.Roberts: : I ; ': ¦ . < •
j "PAARDEBERG; Feb. 28}-CronJe 'with
h i S f? 1 ? 11 *' }ett here >^terday in chlrge
of Major General Prettyman.and undlr
the escort of the City Imperial Volunteers
and' Mounted Infantry. •_ — :i ,
"Later in the day the remaining nrtaon
ers .went, in .charge of. the -Earl of -Erroll
and ¦ escorted by the Gloucesters . and a
hundred Imperial, Volunteers- The .women
and- children «• are .being " sent v to "their
homes. , I; understand .that.greHt- dissatis
faction .was felt by 'the -Boers, at Cronje's
refusal to accept_my offer of safe, conduct
to the ; women • and • children ' and medical
care for^the wounded, M7o of .w hom are
nowln our. hospital.^ Many of them are
in. a terrible plight for; want of careat
an earlier^ stage.' -~ i-SJjZaSgggf**- ; - • ¦ •
r"I Inspected the Boers' laager yesterday
and was much struck by. the Ingenuity
and energy with rwhlch. the position was
made almost Impregnable.".
GAVE WATER TO BRITONS.
LONDON, March I— A dispatch to the
Times- from Colenso says: "Before Sun
day's armistice many of the BriUsn
wounded had been left out for thirty-six
hours. 'The Boers gave them water."
RENSBERG OCCUPIED.
ARUNDEL.Muesday, Feb. 27.— Rensber*
was occupied after a slight skirmisn arid
with : no j serious opposition. I " Neither , the
jtown nor the railway has been injured. .
ON THE ADVANCE TO LADYSMITH.
• . " From Harpers' Weekly. • ' .
The picture shows a moment when the English Horse Artillery gun had a narrow escape from a well-directed Boer si
MEETING OF CRONJE
AN D LORD ROBERTS
¦ PAARDEBERG, .Tuesday, Feb. 27 "(Ma-
Juba day, 8 a. 'm^lr-The^rftlshcamp wsrs
awakened; bjr t ? the cpniin wed 'rattl».of; rifle j
tin': at 'daybrcakj^and * the7»etr». [ artfved,
that : th« ~ Canaat^nsr while ¦^unatngVa
*bfetic'hfHtffte ( :oldieHo N itKeT*nemy/\weYe'
fusitlftd'ed it a'ranfre of fifty, yards.. The
Canadians gallantly worked ; forward and
occupied the edge. of the trenches along
the • river | entirely ~ enfilading | the Boers.
This i movement was followed by a cessa
tion of fire, except an occasional solitary
shot.
Suddenly a regiment stationed on the
crest of a hill ; perceived a white f.agr and
burst into cheers, thus first announcing
the surrender of General Cronje.
Shortly! afterward a note reached Lord
Roberts bringing tidings of the Boers' un
conditional surrender. ' General Pretty
man was sent to accept the surrender. At
about "7 o'clock a small group of men .ap
peared in the distance crossing the plain
toward headquarters. The - latter being
apprised of General" Cronje's approach
Lord Roberts went . to the , front in ,the '
'modest cart in ', which he 'sleeps and or-,
dered a guard of the Seaforths to line up.
A group of horsemen then approached.
On General Prettyman's right, rode an eld
erly man clad in ; a rough short overcoat,
a wide-brimmed • hat; . ordinary -tweed
trousers and brown shoes. It was the re
doubtable Cronje;- -His face ,w'*s> burned
almost black, and his curly beard was^
tinged with gray. Lord Roberts walked,
to and fro in front of the cart until th«/
Boer- general arrived,' when the British"
commander advanced gravely and 'kindly
saluted the Boer commander. Cronje's.
face was absolutely impassive, exhibiting,
no sign of his inner feelings.
Lord Roberts was surrounded by his
staff when General Prettyman, addressing
the field marshal, said: . Y 1 '• .
"Commandant .Cronje. sir." The com
mandant touched his i hat in salute and'
Lord Roberts saluted In return. The whole
group then dismounted and Lord ' Roberts
stepped forward . and ' shook hands -with
the Boer commander.. • „* . " . . ;.;
"You made a gallant defense, sir," was
the first salutation of Lord Roberts to tha
vanquished . Boer : leader. ,He • then | mo
tioned General Cronje to a seat in a chair
which had been brought for his accommo
dation and the two officers 'j conversed
through an Interpreter. General < Cronje
afterward breakfasted : with the ..British
officers. ' Vv : ,\. V
The San Francisco Call
ASSASSIN FIRES AT
PRESIDENT CASTRO
. - ; \ . ' -. .....-..- • -. ¦
Attempt to Murder the Chief 2xecu
tive of , the Republic of V ,
; * Venezuela.
CARACAS, Venezuela! Feb.-. 28.— During
the" carnival, procession s-s -j yesterday a
Venezuelan ; fired * two ', shots at President
Cipriano Castro without ' effect. 1 The ' city
'is quiet.; ;;'i ¦'/ iV; • '
, i General ' Castro : became President of
Venezuela inOctober.last'as a result of a
successful j revolution ; against President
Andrade, who fled from the republic. Cas
tro was not recognized as President by the
United ;i States ' until ."November 20, 1599.
Castro is about 36 ( years old, is well edu
cated and is credited with being possessed
of ample means. He has been ' a . strong
. suoDorter of the 1 Liberal 1 party.— t
QUAY SOON TO RESUME
HIS PLACE IN SENATE
•enrose Declares the Pennsylvania!!.
Will Be Seated, Before the End
'-¦''• -..;. * of ;• Next Week.
Special Dispatch to The Call."' : -
" . WASHINGTON. \ Feb. ; 23.— Matthew S.
Quay -will be; occupying ; a'; seat In the
United States/ Senate before the' end of
.next week. .This- Is the confident -predlc
tlono'f Senator Penrose.who Is raanaglns
his case, and the Indications are that his
expectations will be realized.
With the Hawaiian and financial bills
out of "the way the Quay case, which has
right of way,' probably will be considered
'without interruption until Monday or
Tuesday next. -when the Porto Kican bill
> will be reported back from committee.
There are a half dozen speeches yet to be
delivered, but the indications are that the
debate practically will be closed by the
time the Porto Rlcan bill Is reported.
.A vote is expected within a week or ten
days. Mr. Quay will have a majority oX
at least twelve and probably fourteen.
¦i - . - 1 > .
Receiver for a Railway.
NEW YORK. Feb. 28.— Ex-Mayor Hngh
J. Grant was to-day appointed receiver of
the Third-avenue Railway Company by
Judge Lacombe In the United States Cir
cuit Court. All Interests concerned which
appeared, including, the holders of >>.000.000
in liens, agreed on Grant. A day will be
fixed by Judge Lacombe absut two weeks
hence when all other peraons interested
may be heard, and Grant will then bo
appointed as permanent receiver.
.- • - • *
Plague Spreading in Hilo.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
. VICTORIA. 8.C., Feb. 28.— The steamer
Aorangl has arrived from Australia end
Honolulu. She left Honolulu on the night
of the 21st, and reports no new cases of
plague since the 19th, when three new
cases developed. It is reported, however,
that It is growing in Hllo.
M. A. Morris sey Dies Suddenly.
2 SAN JOSE-. Feb. 2S.— M. A. Morrissey, a
wealthy. -merchant of Fresno, who came
here a week ago to visit his niece, died
this -evening from hemorrhage of tin*
lunss. He had been 111 only one daur.
FUSILEERS MOWED
DOWN BY THE BOERS
LONDON. March I.— A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Colenso, dated Men
day, describing the famous advance of
the Inniskillings on Friday, says:
"I caw the first company waver and
then br*ak before a sheet of well-directed
leaden hail, and within a minute not a
man was left standing. It seemed to me
that the brave company of Fuslleers was
annihilated. Shortly afterward, however.
I could see some of them move, then rise
and finally walk quietly to the rear, tak
ing cover. The supporting company was
also cut tip, but not quite so severely.
"The Boers are placed on high.' unas
sailable kopjes, and It would take ten
times their number to carry these posi
tions successfully. The kopjes command
the railway from Colenso to Ladysm'th.
end a real right flank attack is rendered
Impossible owing to a high and steep ra
vine, which opens on the Tußela. while
the left Is too open and void of rover and
cannot be seriously considered as a mean*
° "Tne a ßoers and British fraternized dur
ing yesterday's armistice. It is reported
that vm' Boers have left the vicinity of
LadyEmlth for Dundee."
BRITAIN SEEKS COAL.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2?.— According to the
Mail and Express, there was a report- In
commercial circles to-day that the British
Government, through an outside party,
was making Inquiries as to whether it
could buy 30.000.000 tons of bituminous coal
here. There appears to be some trouble
In Great Britain. Austria and Russia as
to petting the coal needed for manufac
turing and naval uses. A letter from a
Liverpool manufacturing firm to one of
Its New York customers stating that no
more orders Ehould be solicited, as the
firm found difficulty in getting sufficient
coal to run its factories, was shown to a
reporter to-day.
KITCHENER AT ARUNDEL.
LONDON, ilarch I.— According to a
special dispatch from Cape Town, dated
February 27, Lord Kitchener la at Arun
del, the Boers are retiring to Norvals
Pont and all la quiet at Stormberg.
CRONJE WAS DECEIVED
BY ROBERTS' TACTICS
PAARDEBERG, Feb. 28.-A corre
spondent haa conversed with many Boer
prisoners, both! Free Staters and Trana
vaalers. All seemed convinced now that
the war, must end In a British victory
They i had never before believed that the
British would be able to advance except
by railways, and they had supposed that
the efforts to relieve Kimberley were due
to the necessity of securing the Kimber
ley-Mafeklng line, whence the advance
into the heart of the Transvaal would be
c . aSy ;., General Cronje, it appears, had
steadily refused to believe it possible that
the British would make a long march
away, from a ; railway, and therefore he
totally misconceived ! the object of the
strategic movement of Lord Roberts, Im
agining, that it was merely a change of
direction, in order to attack Magersfon
tein by. way of Jacobsd&l.
All 'the. prisoners seemed equally con
vinced that when the British get to" Pre
toria some foreign power will intervene
It becomes more evident daily that the
great : necessity in # the successful conduct
of the campaign of Lord Roberts Is larger
supplies 'of horses. . * er
BRAVERY OF CANADIANS.
LONDON, March 1.-A dispatch to the
Times -from Paardeberg, dated Tuesday
says:. ' : ... ; v . : .. \ , \. *.'
"The performance of the Canadians un
der an absolutely withering fire which
caused, them to retire fifty yards vi til
the engineers ; had .^ dug. trenches -*wa»
splendid.* The. dim moonlight and the
cloudy- sky alone rendered the enemy's
point-blank fusillade ineffective The Can
adiand held the. position until dawn Th«
greatest'admiration is expressed for thM*
valor, and it la felt : that a new era hal
been opened to the empire, now that t hi
Canadians » have 'avenged Majuba."
SYMPATHY OF THE QUEEN.
, LONDON; Feb. 28.— The Queen haa tele
graphed -- General Buller as - follows: •"I
have heard'; with. the deepest concern • the
heavy losses, sustained by. my. brave Irish
soldiers, and I desire, to express my sym
pathy;, and admiration of • the. splendid
fighting i qualities v they, have , exhibited;
throughout these trying operations.", v . "¦
TERRIBLE CONDITIONS
AT THE CAMP OF CRONJE
LONDON, March I.— ln a dispatch from
Paardeberg, dated Tuesday, February 27,
a- staff correspondent says:
"On my first visit to General Cronje's
camp I was admitted Inside, even before
the British guard. At every ten paces- 1
came upon' the swollen carcasses of horses
or mules tainting the air." It seems im
possible that thousands could have ' en
dured, such a .frightful stench. The river
banks were honeycombed with trenches,
such as had never been seen before in
warfare. These were really underground
dwellings. Unless a shell were .to drop
straight down into the opening, It would
not reach the interior. Flat trajectory
projectiles would be bound to fall to reach
them.
: "The Boers were lying or sitting on the
ground. Their faces were haggard and
wan. They said there was not a drop
of spirits in the laager. Every counten
ance showed Joy at the end of the dread
ful qlege. Some of them laughed and said
they hoped they would soon get whisky.
"Nearly all the Free Staters spoke Eng
lish, but there was not a word j about
fighting for liberty, the only expressions
being of Joy over their present deliver
ance. One man. shaking his fist in the
direction of General Cronje, exclaimed :
'That man deserves to be shot.'
•'Not a woman or child in the camp had
been hurt, except one girl, who showed
an Injured finger tip. There were heart
rending partings between several men
and their wives, and many of the women
cried bitterly. Several youths of from 16
to 18 years of age were in the camp. The
Transvaalers appeared to have lost their
former truculence."
ATTACKING BOERS
MET HEAVY LOSSES
. COLENSO. Feb. 26.— Yesterday an ar
mistice ..was agreed upon and both sides
removed their wounded and buried their
dead. ¦ The Boers lost heavily in attacking
and many were killed among the trees.
Severe . musketry fire was resumed ' last
evening. It was started by the accidental
discharge of a rifle. xek&SSa,***** - ,-, -
It is reported that there are 400 Boers
near Ennersdale. . ¦ ¦
BULLER PREPARING TO
SEND HEAVY DEATH LIST
LONDON. Feb. 23.— The War Office has
received the following dispatch from Gen
eral * Buller: -\ : -•".'• *
i:*HEADWATERS AND LANDWANIK.
Fe.b. 28. 5 a. m.— Finding that the passage
of Langewachtes Spruit was commanded
by strong entrenchments. I reconnoltered
for. another passage of the Tugela. One
was found for me below the cataract by
Colonel Sandbach. Royal Engineers, en
February 23. We commenced making an
approach thereto, and on February 26.
finding that I could make the passag*
practicable, I crossed the guns and bag
gage back to the south side of the Tu
gela, took up the pontoon bridge on Mon
day night and relald it at the new rite,
which Is just below the present marked
cataract. ~ • . .¦¦ . • . •
| "During all this , time the troops hart
been scattered,. crouching under hastily
constructed small stone shelters and ex
posed to a Railing shell and rifle fire, and
throughout they maintained the most ex
cellent spirits. Tuesday General Barton,
with two battalions, of the Sixth Brigade
and the Dublin Fusiliers, crept about a
mile and a half down the banks of th*»
river and ascendingan almost perpendicu
lar cliff of * about 500 ' feet assaulted and
carried the top of Pieters Hill. This hill,
to a certain- extent, turned the enemy**
left." and'the 'Fourth" Brigade, under Col
onel Norrott, and the Eleventh BrlgaJe.
Colonel Kitchener commanding, the whole
under command of General "Warren, as
sailed the enemy's position, whicn. was
magnificently carried by the South Lan
cashire Regiment about sunset. We took
about sixty prisoners and scattered the
enemy in all directions. There seems t,->
be still a considerable body of them left
on | and under Balwano Mountain. Our
losses, I hope, are not large. They cer
tainly are. much. less than they would hare
been were It not for the admirable man
ner in which the was served.
especially the guns'manned.by the Royal
Naval force and the Natal Naval Volun
teers." . , .
No . Authoritative InfliGation of Mat: Lord: Roberts
Will Do/Next, Hut He, Mau Build a Bpandh
Railroad/ Across the Velflt to Lessen tlie Dif
ficultie^of Transportation—Foocl Badlu Needed
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SAN| AY, MARCH gj| 11900.1 1900.
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WAR OFFICE ANNOUNCES THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH