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WOULD INTERVE NE IN
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
REINFORCEMENTS
YET LEAVING ENGLAND
-LOND6N; i \Mafe;h L^-In'the": ; House of
Lords to-day Secretary Of State for -War.
the .^arquis of - Lansdowne. ' replyiEg to
congratulations and a' question, -prefaced
his announcement- of the. relief of Lady-*
smith • by saying the .news had" \ at last
removed the fear, of an impending calam
ity, lie added .'that-'.he'^.did- not know
whether most admiration .should be given
to General White and the gallant defend-*,
era of Ladysmith. or to the ".brave men '
under General Buller. .or, to Lord.- Roberts,
to whose vigorous and successful offensive '
movement was: due the pressure, by which*
Natal was relieved. „ » ••':"„'/ °
¦Continuing' Lord Lansdowne' said: "Two '
recent successes will not bemade the pr<?-'. .
textfor a relaxation of our. efforts.' which .
will not be relaxed. ' In the ".week ending '
.March 3 eight ships willMeave! England,"
carrying 4700 men; 1 during, the week end- •
Ing March 1Q fifteen ships carrying II.SX) .
men will leave. for South Africa.' During
the. week ending March 24 ;rtfn,e ships with '
S9OO men are to sail. .Finally, during the "
week ending March 31, six ships carrying ¦
3200 nien will sail, totaling -abdut 38.500. .
and during the following month 17.800 men
will be' ready/ for/ whom ships have , not
yet. been 'allotted.- The stream* .of • rein
forcements /will not s run dry." ' '* \ • •"•' . „".
DEMONSTRATION IN THE
STREETS OF VANCOUVER
Spe<:l»l'.Dlsi»atch- to The Ca11... .-..•.'•. .-. :•."'
VANCOUVER, B. C., March 1.-^Thera
was -'a; great celebration, in Varrcouyer at
3 o'clock this . mornfng./ "¦ The news ; of. .the
relief of Ladysmith was announced by- the
ringing 6f .and school' bells • and
blowing, of whistles,' and soon"t here was
a crowd of several thousand people In tho
streets. ."A flre alarm "was rung 'in;.= and
'.with, the whole ' brigade at its head 'the
crowd paraded the streets until daylight.
-Xb-. official declaration was made of a. pub
lic/holiday; : but a after 'll'o'clock, business
was practicaliyisuspended.. Hands played
tn the • streets • and -there was an enthusi
astic welcome -.to ./the passengers" of the
"Aorangl,-. who had not heard -any war
news' for three. ¦weeks./:. .Entertainments
were, held tb r nlght in aid of . the . Mansion
House .fund. 'y y ;.' /;'JV-- ••¦¦•;-' ¦ '-. ' '••".'.
INDIA'S CONGRATULATIONS.
; CALCUTTA. Ma rchl.— There Is general
rejotclng^ throughout. lndia at the : capture
of. General' Ctorije..an.d. the relief of. Lady
smith:. * The /of : Lord Roberts'.has
betri -^decorated-. ..'with'. flowers and .many
congratulations were .wired him, Ineiudlng
'obe/, from' -the .Ga'wrnpore.- Chamber of; Com
merce',*-which /satd..' "Your : birthplace, sa
lutes y..ou.;* ':»'¦•':•"¦'' .-\J- !¦ '.!';''. '••'¦"-'¦•; : '¦: . '¦;:.
T. QNDON, March 2. 2a. m.— Until after midnight London gave itself up ;to
. I ;. ". the wildest: expressions. of ; joy over the . relief of I Ladysmith. vFrorh . the
I • ;. .Mansion House t« j thfe . West End all the leading thoroughfares werel.con
. I stantly paraded by cheering, crowdsv/ihtefmittently bursting into patriotic
.' * . songs 1 marching ithrough, the-streets assisted with -strains, of Jubi
lation .and'the.. same. .exultant;. notes were to ' be heard ; at every place', of. -pii-blLc.
gajtheriiig throughout the metropolis. Thie. West End clubs; the cafes,- the res
taurants arid the public buildings were all brilliantly illuminated -and their In
teriors, even to the tables, were- beautifully decorated 'with.- flags; bunting, and
ingenious arrangements-, of electric l '.lights.' •¦-.?'•¦• • "..¦: ../. '.•,'¦ " ; . • '.-'v- .' i. : •'.¦"¦'*'?;'¦¦
¦¦'] A,t all the. music 'halls'patrlbtic songs were given, .the. people rlslng'.arid Join
ing^ amid ; scenes of unbounded enthusiasni: ..Hardly a- person could'. be'nSef with
who . was. ilot; wearing the- national erhblem in '.the shape/ of a tri-coiored rosette!
or : rlbb'on^;- The- bibgraph ' representations of leading /generals" and'heroes of/the
War were- gTPfted.with.tremendous acclamations.'-' ¦ ••' '-,/ ¦¦.¦¦¦•¦¦'' ','• - : ¦¦"¦'¦¦ '.'¦/¦'•. ''•'•>.«
..''One- striking, feature of . the •¦rejoicing was the great/nurhber Of American flags
intertwined with; : the British. At 11 'o'clock,'- when the. theaters and: music halls
poured forth thousands, the Jubilation was redoubled. 'In^.Trafalgar Square
every available Inch of space. Including ¦• the " plinth* of: lions- at. .-Nelson's.' col
umn, was -occupied, by .a/surging.'.singlng,- cheering crowd./ : All joined In singing
'•God Save the. Queen,", applauding every" Preference ! to' Lord .Roberts, ; Buller,
White, 'Baden-Powell- and. the .rest. .; The scene at this /point .was almost- wlthr
out; precedent and ls'not likely to be' forgotten :by those iwhoV witnessed it. '¦¦
'.- -. : A' smaller -.but,- almost equally striking, demonstration:' occurred In the. vicinity
of St. :Paiir? churchyard earlier ¦ In "• the "evening, when the famous '.peal of bells
was rung Inhonorof the occasion. ' Pall Mall. the. Strand/ Fleet street and Cheap
side echoed and re-echoed until 'long., after: midnight the characters and songs
of the slowly -and reluctantly, dispersing crowds.- ¦.'•... •" •/•.:•¦. : ','.¦ '¦¦' : ¦¦¦:.'
: . : .-;Even riowi.at-,'2 o'clock in;' the /.morning,' there comes, from' Mansion'- House
Square every.few- minutes the sound of vigorous cheering. Every where groups
of /people -are to.-.be .seen -'and, although'.noisy.'they'are perfectly orderly. -. / ¦'¦¦.'
•: .-Great ;¦' .throngs remained in the ylclnltj'. of the War Office until 11 .o'clock Jast
evening/when it; was announced that no. further. news. was at hand' for.publica
ilon.-;..:'•.'.:;-.:-../' '.'.-" ..-':'/ :.;v.! ¦'-¦¦• v..-."---' ,/ : v "}\"* r 'i'. '-I- , '•¦'¦-'¦¦': '¦ •'•'. '- : .- v ; -."¦ : ;:7- : '- ::': :' •
:'.: '.' From even; part ; of -the "empire there, is -. a' -.'con'stant>" lnflux |of i telegrams ' de-
scribing ..the- rejoicings. ¦¦•."The", news was received with great enthusiasm/at :I>ulk
lln; where, however, the Jubilant spirit of the* Trinity College /students carried
thembeyond the bounds of discretion. .A large body, of them marched- to .the :
DiibHn Mansion House,, where they scaled the garden, walls and ¦captured a^ green,
.flag; flying -in . the. grounds.' • A- policeman and the servants of the Mayoral house.-' .'
hold. -.; with i cheers,' -struggled'- desperately to . recover the i trophy, and .eyetttually '
wrested It from. the Invaders, several. of. whom were Injured; Other . constables .
soon arrived, upon the scene, and a dozen students were arrested,- but; with .the i-'.;
exception of three all were. rescued or managed to escape.*. \'-"^ ;''¦•: ¦¦..'• •".">•*" ¦.'¦-..¦'• ' '¦'
• : -' Later in, the day 'isolated assaults, were- commuted^-'' chiefly'^ invthft-neikhboW-'
hood of College Green. "A strong force of police kept the student* within, the col- ¦
lege grounds and cut them off from the excited crowds that assembled hvfront of
the college /building. "The :\three students were arraigned and small fines Inflicted.'
No.further disorders occurred. : ;\ /.;; : : y .:^-^ : ':¦.}..:¦;¦¦;' ... ;¦¦ •¦: •';¦.¦'..¦¦' •'¦; -. '-.- : ~yr..' '¦¦-? \.:\ V-'.
?Great rejoicings are at Malta and al3o at Gibraltar, where an effigy
of .President "KTUger. In- cHalns was paraded. . \ , ; .. .'•;•..•.''¦ *i<",v- •¦"•¦.. ':' ~-- : ' r .^ ""..'/...:/'-¦
: Lady Whlte.'.wife of Sir Geprge White, and lAdy.l^aisdawne.al^of-whpm"*!- -¦
tended the performance at the 'Alhambra, were cheered for several minutes;. ; At
all - the.-, theaters ¦ thete '.were scenes of.- enthusiasm. . ; ; . . . .•¦¦'-¦ ¦ .-'„•; ' • ¦ - ; •'.'•_" '. . C.-- • •:; "v< ¦;¦ •
;• :"¦ In Parliament the onlooker, would have- had; no idea. that* anything greatly. un-".
usual had happened* THere was a small attendance' in the House of Lords, and.
there were. only/:four ladies 'in v the .gallery of . peereases. ': -Lord Lansdbwne's- state- '
meht evoked' only a shadow 6f,enthusiaam.v.; : - *.'.- . >; - .- .-,¦••' : ;---: ;. '¦'¦'/'?; ¦.'.-:¦ <-\ ¦¦¦;"•
:% . In -the. House ot , Commons the war was : not. mentioned until .7 ,6'clb;ck, '- but .the -°
House, 'was .crowded, ;iand' there... were ¦ evidences -.of strong .-'suppressed, -.feeling, i
Finally a;membef arose and. asked if any • "official . news.;' had ?beeh--- received ; from :•'
South- Africa that' had not been communicated. Amid the: profound hush Balfour '
arose, holding a slip of paper, and read General Buyer's dispatch from Xelthorpe,
beginning: VI have Just returned from Ladysmith.".. The whole! House burat.lnto
a great. shout of, Joy. followed by prolonged cheers.. -Then, waiting only' to -hear : ,
the remainder of .the dispatch.'-.the members poured into, the lobbies,-talking-ex°
dtedly of the event.- ..The' few who remained! laughed heartily as Major Frederick '
Raschi' Conservative member for Southeast Essex,- asked' whether, the TVar De- ;
partment, - with. its. usual* ingenuity, had celebrated/ the. event by haying, the. flag |
all'dayat. half-mast.-::: ... : . : .'."v. ¦,'..•.;";•¦•;¦• ¦.: '.7 •;/ '. '-.;:;.' ¦) -^ ° s »; ; ...
The San Francisco Call
FIFTY WERE KILLED
a STFRKSPRUIT,. Cape Ccirony. Feb: ¦ 2S.—
The. Boers admit that their losses, when
Brabant captured .Jamestown were fifty
killed, 123 wounded : ahd 300 missing. "" ;
after: determined. fighting the Boers, were
repulsed- with, a loss of forty killed , and
wounded, i The defenders, .who were abla
to take advantage; of the shelter of earth
works.' lost only." two -killed,- and 'threv
wounded. ¦''''¦¦ . : -'V.. ; -. '.::'•'¦...:•-¦-¦."> .-" ; "'" ' \
WWsm^^MSm^^K^^^^M^^^m^^^SmßSSi
7000 Boers ar%s ebneen
TORNADOES OF PATRIOTISM SWEEP GREAT BRITAIN
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOLUME LXXXVII-92.
SAN FKANCISGO,; FRIDAY, MARCH 2^v .1900:
.. ..• WASHJNGTON^March 1.— BepriBsentative Sulzer. of New York
to-day introduced the following, resolution, in the- House r : . ¦ ; -.' ¦'• '
• .'¦ "Resolved, That., the 'Itepubiie of the United States sympathizes
• with the brave Boers in their struggle -for; freedom and. independ
ence and hereby declares that the people of the South .African Be
public.and'the Orange Free State*, are." and of right ought to ba free
and independent,' and the Congress of the IJnl ted. States hereby pro
: tests and remonstrates against the -.barbarous .-war. now being waged
against the patriots of South- Africa. ¦-... ¦-•.'• • . .
• , . = "And the President is hereby authorized to take such steps as
'. may be expedient, in his judgment, .to . secure' and ..bring about an
•honorable peace between. the contending parties." • .•: .'rV BEmttM
GENERAL VIEW OF LADYSMITH : THE STORY OF THE SIEGE.
¦ ';•¦¦. 'v.. •',•;• • '¦)',;' FTom&Fh6toeravhta^en;iukibeigT4-.the:^SLr\)ee&n.;--.^:^-.-. •; .. • •.'^.•. '..-.'¦ '','.¦'.[¦¦¦ ¦.:''¦:. i
•¦ ; The -hills ; In the distance ) He between [liadysmlth and the': Tugela Rivera At. the'.beglnnlngfof .the : war the .town
had a population of about. 4000.. of whom .'a ; third were whites and, the rest Kaffirs .and Hindus.; The.- .number was
largely increased by refugees from Dundee sand the country around.". ..; .• : - • ¦¦:. , ' ; ¦-.¦'. '• .; :' : ; ;' •• .. -... '• -\" :
" Appended la a summary of the : most important events of ; the .stege and relief of Ladysmith: ;.-, v. : ". : ... -..'•...••..
' October 26— General Yule with 8500 men: from Dundee arrives, giving . General White .12.500 men in all.- . . •/. • .-> : •
: October 30— Heavy fighting north and east. of town; disaster at' Nicholsons Nek; naval brigade arrives. . .:. .-;
' November 4— Town completely invested by tho Boers. • : ... ..... . 4 r ; - ', •/ . . • V-. ¦.¦•.•.¦..;•¦•'
November 17— Relief column under Clerj' beats Boers. at. Willow- Grange. .-\ '- ..-' .:"..• -.'.:, . . ."¦ ' . '
••' November 2S— Relief, column, of 18,000 men reaches Frere. .:.. : v .. '. .' , - •, : "' V, ;'.... '.
December arrives at Frereiandassuines. command. ;:'• . - ; . •¦'-..:»,' ..'•.'• •'...¦¦ '
' December 8-10— Garrison makes-successful sorties to Lombards Kop and Surprise Hill. -. ? '. -..•.'/.¦,,.;
'•: December 12— Buller advances on Colenso with 24,000 / men. ••• *.-.' • ¦ -':="•• •%' " ' :- -- ."". ¦ ¦
"•'-'December 15-rßuller . attempts to • cross the Tugela, but after 'eight hours' fighting is repulsed with loss: of ten guns
... ,".\- ... arid 1097 .men., ¦'•.•¦•'..":'¦¦' ?'• ¦¦ ¦ . •'• : '"¦'•" ¦-':•'" ' ,-* '¦ .'¦."¦.'':'¦ ¦¦' : . ''. ¦•:••••,'". i :
••'¦ ¦ ' January 6— Boers assault heavily at- Caesar's ¦ Camp and" Wagon Hill south of town. .Repulsed, after, fourteen
yy.\' m - ; ;¦ • ¦' hours" fighting. : Garrison , loses ' 300=' roeri, • including many:-. officers. White signaled Buller: .. ."Hard
\ :'¦-.' ' ..-.-'• pressed. "„ ,' .:.¦' 1 -^; "•. '}'¦ •%•%}; \ "."A'i!' [*: ..%.' ' ¦•"•:••;';'¦¦¦•'•'.¦ '„*.'.."•"•'¦*"• ¦-¦•¦^.* '¦'•.. ¦'•'*¦„•' .' ... '"'¦¦• •'•*;•¦.-/.' - ',T-.*''', T - .*''' .-¦*¦•
' ¦ January 12— Buller moves ' .west ;'and. seizes Potgiet^rs Drift. twenty-twQ tnlles from C01en50..... >¦'¦?' . : •'; /.-; -'-
"¦ •'• January 17— General..^\yarfe'n crosses the 'Tugela. at: Trichards Drift."- \y- ..-'i r O^' \ '.'¦. '•'..' ¦•,'-:•.•'•''• '¦'-: ; ' '."
• ' January °4— Warren occupies -Spion Kop,'-but abandons it next night '(25th). '...-.. V *¦:'.' ¦"¦¦•*;.•• .-.-'':•.. ••:¦•'. - : ¦•' • ;- -
" : ' January- 27— British ¦retreafacrdBs:the v TUgela and'eoncentrate- at fPotgleters. .: Whlte-:signals: "We can h01d, .; out.
:I'.. ¦•._¦ •• '-.- • •¦: -here." Dysentery and enteric -t ever raging^ in Ladysmtih. .Fifty, deaths, per week.- ¦•."". v »'.-. .- , "'. '-.
' ' H '' 'February 5-7^-Buller makes a': third attempt; :;but is repulsed at BrakfontcinandVaal Krantz:.- Retires >tp.SpTlrig
¦y; :.-;,:v -. •; -.'¦¦' fleid. : . ::-.";'. '-?"-¦"'. .'¦i^'j^-r''\,y^-.- :'-,', -r v ¦:-- -.-i'^. '¦>: '? :••.¦ \, '¦-'¦: X ¦." ."^ ;¦¦•;¦> ¦; l-.-'}^'.
" : - "February" 12— Buller concentrates again rat Frere and prepares for, fourth advance... ,-...•.-.. -. -.\,y. --,-•.;. • ;•»•-*.
'¦'- ' ' '•' February 17— Naval ; guns . shell hills east |of .Colenso. , Boers. 1 retreat •. to north of Tugela. . •. • •• : •/ :. ...¦. .- ; ;
- ' February 'O^rJoubert sends off' 6000 Boers, to reinforce Crohje" at" Paard^berg. ; ¦"::..•¦•¦.... ¦."¦-¦ '¦'¦'. ¦••'¦
"'• ' Fphruarv' 2* I—Buller1 — Buller "crosses Tugela. ahd' fights his. wky four miles toward Ladysmith. . Blocked, at ,'.Grablers.< Kloof.-'
'• ¦'¦¦¦ -Ffebruary 20-27-Buller withdraws- his wholeforce.south of- the river, ;recros«es five miles below and captures Pletars
'• : - ::.:. .*•. > . :• Hill; the key. to: the\Bo<?r\p6sltlbn..; - ; - " : ; .,, ? - .;. v ••¦ ¦•'' ¦:' ¦ ..•.•"'.'••"" ; : ' .t ; ": ¦:.:.,: •¦..-• -?" -.-•_ .- ¦
?-•' Vphrn-irv 2S^Lo'rd. DUndonald, with' ISW mounted men, .under cover : of. night .reaches Ladysmith.. •. . .-..; •-.•
" : ¦ March l-^-Bocrs abandon their positions, ijouth of the" town and General Buller-. enters Ladysmith.' Siege lasted 116.
¦:'i '. ','¦•¦.:='/ ¦ ;<claysJ ;:.'¦' ; - ; :.-¦:'. •¦•;¦¦•?. ' : '-'.-.;-* :; - : : ;'.¦.'"¦({''': : '\ ': '*. ¦ '• Y'<~ :'""'¦: ¦'.'¦¦ "'':¦'' \l-'\ 1 -' ¦"'¦ . -Y'-'-"-V" *" .-. '¦¦¦"'.•
LIEUTENANT GENERAt r SIR GEQRGB; STEWART WHITE, ;
Commander of the British Forces That Were Besieged iri Ladysmith for So Long
LOXDOX, March 2, 4:30 a. m. —^^Britonsfqel that they;?.re living iv the presence of momen
tous events. Tornadoes of patriotic excitement are : whirling: through 'the country. .-Even
the dullest soul. must have been stirred ¦ by- ¦the'tmotiohs ''of -'-'yesterday, arid London's
6.000.000 were raised to a high pitch of patriotic exultation. rp ; '^i /'• ' ... '.'*. ..v
It was a wonderful sight. Old men have nothing in. memory .with which to compare the.;,
day. Some likened it to Lucknow; others talked of the fall ofSebastopoi. It \vas a time of .sin
gular abandon. The usual conventions ofsociety- ceased -.to control, and, e^iy one kne\v every
body else, all joining in smiles or bellowings, as their clispositibns mpved-them. . :'. •,
Lord Lansdowne chose the . psychological. . moment to announce estimates exceeding .
61.000.000 pounds sterling, and rather startled the public by .unfolding the .programme bf ¦the"
War Office to send out, in-addition^ to the 30,000 troops now. .afloat, $6,ooo : iresh^ soldiers. ; : "
Lord Roberts will ultimately have a force of a quarter pf ; a million.; -An order has reached -.
Woolwich for the construction of 224 new guns, from. 3-pounders T to . 12-inch giins: Qf these, 14b
are to be naval guns. . Already 25,000 workmen are employed at the- arsenal, and "3060. more will ~
be engaged. The decisions to send: out. more ; troops and .to increase the home armament meet
with universal approval The Boers. seem, to ; vha\x. got qm'te. away : from around. Ladysmith
without losing a gun or their baggage: j , -.: ' F '_ ; '¦' U\ -. ¦:. . : • : :.- ; ,'" -; : : :;":.•.' \ ;'-' ;-. : .'/'- 5
Van Reenans Passjs only abo^t twenty: miles, from Ladysmith.; ; .The enemy 'had .; artillery
in action Tuesday,: and theyjprbbably utijizeel both •.•'railroads " : iri ' recreating I ,' sending the heavy; pieces.
to.;Pretbria : ;an4th^^i^vter:bnes^ntotfe ¦ •;• ;;•.-.•. ;; : r ; -..v .*-.¦> V ! % " ' : ''- " : :;r'. ;.'¦•: ¦ '?;
'.:"'' -V^v-n^^l^yds^^srthstGeneral Jput)Crt is assembling^ ]sd,oo6-.mcri at ;Wei rib erg^- seventy miles
nprthea^ : yCßl&erifc»^ein^ io a: dispatch' from;; Paarde^erg^aftiriiis' |
- r : ¦ , ' * *.- -• < • •'}:;''¦ f if ¦;¦•' •'-'¦;¦ ¦ ¦
"¦' : -. ;^^c"ttll^Ci^rJ^^Rol^^ : : is'at Bloemfontein- now br. not, hedoubtless soon will r : be y .dating
hiVdispatches:;tiieire/aTid using the town: as his a:dvanced ; base. ..-. j. : ' :i ', : i'4£\( : o' ¦¦. '¦:. '' : \-/- '••'"•
; \ Lord Ivitcheiier's missiori.isto cotrthirie the iForces'und^r Gerieral. Clenient:.arid : General/ Ga[-? '
acre and. to advance along; the line of the ifailf6ad\tb;'B.ioem 'will; simplify ini-i- :
mehseiy, the perplexities of ..transport. : ; :Y^ : -? <\ '^ Ty ; ;;\ -."y^. {'; '}'\ : '.\ : ' ' '¦.¦•• Ji- .'^ ..¦::¦ :: '
;S?^^l^^-cß^ditt^i^'s^t Ladysmith, some of AvhLch werfe explained, by dharle's .AVilliams '.and' :
caUled to the Uhite^ States, are now better understood, as the niHitary authorities .•no. : :longer';;re-- .
lain their special information. It appears that since the middle J6f] January the.-liorses :haye. ; -vbeeri .
half-starved and altpgei.her too weak either to drag guns or^carry 'cavalrymen^ ?^ence the.iiiipps^ .
sibilitv 01 dashing put. ': -, :- : .-': ¦' '¦::, ; : ..V rU- v^^({^ : l^^iV^-t^v^' v^l:^n^i^l
LADYSMITH COST THE BRITISH 6912 MEN.
Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald.. Copyrightad,: 1900; by- the. New. York Herald Company.
March ¦ ' Z.— Yesterday was General ¦ Buller's ! day. Lord DUndonald ' reached /IJadysmlth .on ..Tuesday night '.
I and yesterday Sir. Redvcrs himself entered i.the city and reported that the country around it was; -.clear ..'except ..for '
Ii -a small rear guard of Boers on Surprise HIIK This great British success occurred- on -the one. hundred and .fortyi '
I ; •" first «3ay -of the -'war and the one hundred and eighteenth day; of >lie siege. Slf was accomplished, after." .four-, previous
. I / attomiUs to fight :the way from the banks, of th^ Tugela had? failed. The.sieco and relief of- the city.! have-cbstithe.-l
Britlfh no >ss than 6912 men' ln General- White's, and General Builer's iorCES, ¦ made up asfol^ws:" Killed;: 10.1Q; woundpd,"
•»-»r- miss'riir • : is6S'' died from disease, : 013. The battle of the .27th' and i "seizure Of the backbone of :the mars' of ; hills', be!- .
tw"e<Ki •¦CoiVhp* abd Ladypmlth reallyi relieved the city. ..The; main /relieving force has • descended the. hpr ; them siope- of ¦
the Picters range of hills a« far as Nelthorpe. ; The Boers only. left a weak rear guard] in th^. portion where." the lines to. the .
FrW State and the Transvaal part If possible Lord: Pundon'ajd. who is ¦already.'.oh'the. move;' will cut thejin.e ta/.the" north.'.
a* "th£ junction which tic Beers' temporary railway behind. Bulwana and Lonards Kop makesjwith; the-maln. flne.J,- X he
dors -thin he raay rapture some of the Boers" big jruns. .'..:, "' • '¦'/ :-[: -[ ; •?'..• ' '; . ' ¦ !• : '• •'.:.: : .- •¦•¦:.•••.;¦.,
¦:': ' -TTfoni the ra«=acer iiaccounts received.it scorns the stege' was -raisea hone too soon, as the garrison' was in grieyous
? ' its' rofipral Buller reports that they subsisted upon half a pound qf^ meal a' flay per man, supplemented .by hbrsd
£ - '•¦*; ?„ fl L h *ha that a long period of rest will be required before General White's soldiers, are again fit for -'the/' field.- '
t-h ><Tn*.f V>f Tiadvimlth is the greatest. British "success gained i;n the . wBr; and i$ -of immense importance to theni from
¦'Snrnf view o&)y are they rid of a. groat entanglement of the war.- but 8000 -troops', and a -number [of-.bat- •
?* *". _h . * force But probably; the Boers are grievously, j.discouraged.as: the prize, to capture which
It ' rturt i 'ha<* been : snatbhed- from their grasp at tHe las;t;mpment. The relief .of Ladysmith; also enables
!^ ! \irttUih tobSa , campaign In their advance dn Pretoria through the Free. State, which.the'be
i^t/nSckrand Kimberley preV«nted. ; - The knowledge Of this. plan. 'in all probability; had- much to .do with
leagTJe.rtacnt or «>e : cv, . a ""^.'V Tn!s confirmed a telegram from Brussels published in Berlin which was inspired by Trans
the .Boers gJyUj^up the s ege.. «*«¦«' j^ubort will choose- the neighborhood of Wlndburg. seventy- mll€« "northwest of
vaar.a^ntßto tfte. « ff^.. t |' l a 4 of defense and will concentratu there the: nucleus of. an, army, of ,50.000. men. The: terrlto
l P^^ T l^^emwl 9 t^*e- "at Ladysmith and offer a possibility of . long resistance. Should the British
be evacuated without serious .resfstance. The .Boers.are •' already
arrive by the beginning^^.^v-^rontein' In fact, the Morning Post's correspondent 'says that atithe.time Ctonje'a , sur- :
active tetween Robert* ; and Bio emf °ntein^ r^n » begin; but: Lord '-Roberts rtelayed.lt. ... ' .•. ? '.•.•; -'
render .wa«h^n«^on*uinmaurd an a^lon w * rd . f K Paard<ibur& . Another, force is reported to be to the Sppr^f|
? l^rn^t.^Tle%K^mKr6SentJ in London that Lord Roberts; cavalry rhad, reaetied Bloemfpnteln.^but- no jj
confirmation- has; been receivcdLi '..- • :• _*'-\'y.".'': '.'; '. !'¦"; '•.;' ; :^; ' ' ;:-'-;, T ,'' : J r ;¦?; / ? ; <' - . ; - '¦' ¦ ¦'. ¦¦\^' ¦¦¦¦'/-'¦:
ROBERTS AND KITCHENER
ARRIVE AT KIMBERLEY
' KIMBERL.EY. .March 1.-Lord -Roberts
arid General: Kitchener. arrived here, this
mornlnc arid were .warmly, welcomed by
(^municipal officials and thanked for the
successful- relief of the town. Lord: Rob
erts' : said'itC'had ; given him .great pleasure
to assist Klrhberley :iri her time of need
and that he' was -glad jhe had an oPP° r :
iunity-to visit the town.- He found he had
a day off. so he. had come, but would have
to leave to-morrow. ' " ; . ?
. There is great excitement and rejoicing
here-over the relief of Ladysmith.
GENERAL CRONJE LOOKS
PROFOUNDLY MISERABLE
' LONDON;' March 2.— The Daily Tele
'. graph. i publishes this dispatch from its
special ' correspondent : : \. ¦
,;MODDER .RIVER. Wednesday. Feb. 28.
—A scene of great interest took place this
morning; When" General Cronje. ;accompai
nied by his wife, arrived ..here,; under, an
escort , of t ilf ty ! men ! of y t tie , City Imperial
Volunteers^ ;V. The • Kafflrs- cheered. Abut
there V was "'no '; demonstration / by \ the
troops. '.* General VCrbnje, ; and'; his Vwlfe
lunched -at \ a 1 local , r hotel,"; and,- late 1 this
<ift>mnnn traveled! by;'.'Bi>ecial ' train- to
Cape "Town.- ' A guard .was provlded.jby
the Royal Artillery, the Royal North Lan
cashire. Regiment presented' arms and the
bugle sounded r a! general's. salute. Cronje
and | his -wife: looked | profoundly jmisera
ble, the" former walking to the train as if
to ;theV scaffold.. The. exact number .of
prisoners. .' taken: .° at . ; the . surrender of
Crbnje's' force was 4300.-' . • ¦
BULLER REPORTS THAT
THE BOERS HAVE LEFT
'LONDON; March I.— The WarjOfnce' has
received the following from General Bul
ler: : -':'¦•:••" :y'-r---: y '-r---- -/ '-• '': ' : M .'.¦
;,"NELTHORPE, March l; 5:20 p. m.— l
have Just returned from Ladysmith.. Ex
cepta small guard north ¦ of Surprise Hill
the^whole'of the .enemy; lately besieging
the town have retired in hot ha§te and. to
the'sbirth of, the town the country is quit*
c\e&r ot ti\em:\ -!'J : -' : • •'¦ . : . ¦ v
•o"The ; garrison.. was on ; half .a . pound >of
meal a man per day and supplementing the
meat rations by -horses and mules.- - The
men f; want; a' little > nursing before being
fit for the, field." .., .- ' ¦* •
; - .*• ¦ . # • . .' *
FIERCE ATTACK ON
MAFEKING FAILS
LONDON/ - March ; I.— A special-.- from
Cape Town says that a telegram has beeri : .
received there' frbrh.Maf eking "announcing
that. the ¦ Boers .made; a. severe arid pro
tracted assault on -February 17, but were
driven off at all points. .The* truce which
13 usually /observed Sunday was", broken
the "23th ; by. -.another" .fierce attack,- -but
:> ¦ ¦ a w I >.
GENERAL g'S?»| p|3» ?32 f^'l
FUND. S?3i eS?7-:'JS-:.S3*
¦ ¦ : i ??§ S.L a f ¦•: "? : £»§"
City Receiving
Hospital |6,175 00,*5,754 89 »410 11 J5.000 00
Maintenance In- I • . ¦ • "
sane patients. 2,600 00| ». 400 25 199 75 2.000 00

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