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.. The Butt Nut Yet. floor force here conalete of Trane A etapsadmee
veal &era •
Heavy rase have been falling slope
•Feb. Wad, impeding the trantiport.
Where are the nig Gone?
London. Feb. • 28. --There is a freat
circles over the comparative mall -
twee of Commandant eironle'e force.
and especially over the email num-
.ser of guns that fell into the hande
he the British.. There Is much spe-
culation me to what Mos become of
the heavy ordnetice that Command.
ant Cronje had at Itingersiontein..It
16 regarded as probable that • those
lac
guns 'levee ea buried. Another
guests le th t half of the Beek force
tine most of the guns were Bent
away before Gen. Roberts arrived at
Moulder Reiter. . •
OER
•. ,LAYS DOWN ITS. .A
London, Feb, 1.18. -The enthuplaent
Oro Is reflected by the nowspaperee
eapture throughout the 'Britielt Eme
displayed. over Commandant Cronie'si
which make gratified commente upon
the result of General Roberts' strait-
,
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• ARE NOW PRISONERS.-
tist Have Lost a Lot of Men
,Before the Surrender.
NIVERSARY NAJtfili AFTAIR
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flow Cronje Was Received by Gens.
, .
". . Kitchener and Roberts.
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received from a . man in the. Fire*
I/13111001M 110W 111 South Africa, con-
firmtng the rePort that . (supply
transport reached Ladysniith due.
ing the engagement at Spion Kop.
• Ile imps the Dragoons were the es-
• nort of the tratieport, whielt woe '
-several miles jolts, next adds: "That
is why Buller engaged the...enemy •
at Spion Kop. Old Buller keowe what '
he is doing, and all are willing to
follow him, in spite of his reverses."
, CANADIANS IN IT. •
aftroom•poom
Roberts Praises Their Dashing Ad-
• vence on Cronje To -day.
London, Feb, 47, 5.02 p.
War Mice hag revolved the following
despatee from Lord Roberts: "Pear-
-deberg, 11 o'cloek Tuesday ertoening.-
From information furnished daily to
me by the Intelligence Department, it
became apparent that. Gen. Crenjele
' tore° was beceming more depressed,
anti Viet the diecontent of the troops
and the discord among the leaders
were rapidly increasing. This. feeling
was doubtless accentuated by the
deappointment calmed when the Boer
reinforcements which •tried tO•telleve
Gen. Cronje were defeated by our
troops; on Feb. 28rd. I resolved, there-
fore,
'150 BRING PRESSURE.
to bear on the enemy. Each night
Railer Ras a Hard Road to Travel Yetee-lrishirien Lose Heavily ---Lady* the trenches were pushed forward to.
smith Helps -Boers Defeated at Arundel -European Newspapers . grci:141,1eteelirrriliell hteagpeeer ittknitilati3
Sad Over,Cronie'S Detest --Beers -Attacked Fort Wylie and Were Re- at, the same timid 1. bombarded with
. . .,pulsede-e-What Has Become of Creole's anion -The. Queen Talks WilallitgaadweA114. Ire Lesityr eareaj!poitler-
eixeinch Howitzers, which I had or•
to a Wounded Canadian In Netley Hospital. derecl up from De Aar, In carrying
Lendon Feb. 27 -The War Office Bence /gf crowds, dee doubtless to the out these measures a captive ealloon
• •
• gave great assistance by keeping up
MIS received the (calming despateli dr. "11.ig Office lobbies when a informed of the dispositions and
ftene Lord Roberto: • clerk posted the lieWl.$ of the surrender movements of the enemy. At $ sem.
•quite a crowd was waiting, • and the to -day a meet dashing advance was
Paardeberg, Feb, 27. -Gen. Crouie tidings were balled with considerable made • -
law einrenderee unconditionallY ; enthusiasm In an incredibly short .. BY THE CANADIAN REGIMENT _•
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Crollje 110W a prismer in cour camp. sPace of tide the Lewes hied spread to,
'all parts of London. At the Mansion and 'some Engineere, supported by the
:hat o don Hi blenders and Sea•
• Howse the posted neves was read wali and ehropehires, resulting in our gain:
• The. Later Despatch,
LlondoI Feb. 27 -Phe War Office
has oceeved the following des.pateh.
rom Lord Roberts: "Paardeberg,
Feb. 27.-7.45 a.m.:
• "Gen. Cirienje and all of hits form
• eeleittniated, uncontlitiontally- 'day.'
•-• light,. and he is mewl a prisoner in my
°map. The strength ;his force wla
, 'Eeeferr
[ •,o, "'ere .
•esee ,
1' -• The magnitude of the success): of
.
kaaae: COMMISSIONER L. W. EIBB.CifuEtt "Little I3olis " 'is almost overlooked
Or the Northwest Mounted Pollee, In lit the satisfactioa at the fact that.
•• Command of 0 and D Squadrons, it synchronized with the atiniverpary
• It., for Active eervice ie . of Majiiba Hill, . and wiped emit a
South „Melee. score of 19 years' !item:peg.
'While the afterneon papers all •
he camatteefeeted litter, 1 hope that • comment upon . this haPpy tolled,
1 they do not forget the orav-
Her Mejestea Govermeient will con- ' edrayi ceo.fenemy.. - •
alder this' event ea tisfaetery; occur- The $e. James' Gazett esays : "The'
ring as it does on the anniversary of splendid courage of the Boers has
great excitement by the crowds of
business men,hurrying to their offices,
and cries of "Bravo. Roberts!" and
" Mattem I" were 'heard.
A FOR.EGOINTE CONCLUSION.
• .
The •Lord Mayor ot London...said to
the"correapondent of the Associated.
Press that while. the surrender of
Genera' Cronje had Oeen, a foregone
conclusion. the news was received with
a great Senile of relief. and the result
of the . eapitulation, he thought.
would be the rapid condi:felon oe hies.
tilities. •
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At .the Stock Exchange there was
. •
• ... mucli excitement and .cheering, but
---1,:ee. • •'... this cmichly- subsided when the house
• opened. Stocks opened 'with an upward
-,--,..... ... • :. , :At. tendency, but no. •material improve-
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see,: _ .;:. Igliy0 meat • in: prices,. . and consols were
etee-----ze,_ 22.-. e • --sligireiy. :streaker. • . ' • •
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4 APPETITE. FOR' GOOD YEWS.
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:ti'
• - : elope Leseysinithee Belief May Come
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eA-ker,•;kee . •. - •-• To -day Too.
• . k A MO , i .11• 6 It I
loOli.d011, Fele 27.-"SinJuba avenge
'' h wy,, ,-.‘ el i,:, j,
' V/ 1.010 Ri n Y.:, • ., ed , Gronie surrenders "; '' Great
Beitish victory." •: These are the• ex-
preselons belug ohouted all over Lona
'-e.--ee.:,:e- : don to -day, yet there are few out-
. ward feigns otethe national joy that
,
esLord Roberts' sdeePetell has 'really.
ef.P.'ee. caneed. The capitulation of General,
,-,..Stee.›-
• Crone: .heis been looked, uPon as al-
most a 'gate inty for a week • past
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• - and now that it hes come enthuse
aism finds itself diecounted. by anti-
: LI
mniubaet-%
not been able 'to withstand any
- ,• , . t longer the: boinba,rdmeitt wheer few'modern !soldiers could have support
only-. 3,000 With Cronje. •' • el for so many bouts as they. - have
a . , "dose, Feb.- 27.e-4.30 p.m. -The Sec- day. •Tee Influenee of the surren-
, .-
•
iet ry ofeWar, etrerquis Of Lansdowne, der, not •only upon .thes eituatkm at
• ann in the House of' Lords this' Ladysmith but on
. the whole con-
duct of the war will be Menem°.
AND LAMMIETel 1 • ,' .
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ai .. .I„,
4' 0 that. the prisoners captur- •
`• Gen. Cronje membered about
- a v. General Gronee well be sent "If the neves of the reef of Lady-
:-' smith only reaches England t,. -day,
,I. Town.
*; . ° • and it la quite possible this may be
: iLikitlys MESSAGE. ..' the caee, the cup of national happiness
•,,•
14 ; . would be full."
e• ulates-Canada. oletheNobility The Globe, tinder the heading of
"Majeba avenged," rays: "We shall
orMer Sous.
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no e jump at the concluded that the
, •t Feb, 27.--(Slpeoldle.-Sr Al- 'tear w over, bat feet a victory has
-e, . . 'ill' er cables ta-La. Ile Itier Ex- peen gained wallah bring; the end well
0 Goverace-Getieral as fol- in sight. Gen. Cronee no doube sue -
locale - . ceeded in delaying Lord Reberee' en-
., Town,. Feb. 27th', 1.900-Cronja trance into Illemfonten, but the de-
' 1 stietendered at daylight. congratulate lay is all he has been able to accent,
..yeee• noble share taken: by troops pliale." f
. • from ,eptie .coeony. (Signe(1) Milner." AWAITING DETAILS.
leg
,
Fulther details of the drametie sur-
• - Canada's Death reader of Gen. Cronje a- Paardeberg
Twenty-six Canadians have died in are eagerly awaeted. The Beer com-
the segveee of the Empire, Tbe- Iist mender's forces are. variously effestate
• included the 19 killed in the engage- ea at four theusarid to eight thousand
• went of Sunday, February 18th2. all men.
• of whoni were members of thelast Speculation le rife, as to leowesoon
Canadian contingent, and. four 'Mem- Lord Roberts Wel be able to press
• bees of the aurae, contingent whohave an to Bloemfontein, hut before he
died either on the way or in eiSoutir shall enter the capital of the Free
Airiest', and three other Cancdians, States it is expected here that he
Lieut. Osborne and 7apt. Hensley, • wet have to overcome a powerful
foree.and take strong entrenchments..
• The news of Gen. Cronje's
silent upon the louses oe the Boers.
What
is the record tbe. Nieughter
wrought by the downpour a elicit and
slhea upon the Beim army during the
past: week If elle lirituse estimate
teat the burgbere numbe,red 8,000 ten
days ago Was correce, teen, half of
them must have fallen, for Gen. B,o-
berte ears that about 4,000 are pre,
eenere, but there la rim other elidice-,
don. of the lessee of the Boere. Tito
official stony of the day's events le
tele best that has yet reached Leadon.
Commaxidant Croneees surrender has
given Immense reset to England, net
because it • was any :Magee tared that
he aught escape, hat bemuse Eng-
listmen were appalled ye tend themselvee engaged in the legal massacre
tee men Who persisted in choosing
ddzettlexuager *than, the' Doss in-.
The situation Is • cm- • tale:1Y ' eX-
tremely favorable to. the British.
movement by Geo. French or
some other division a Gen. Roberts,
army should succeed in hemming in
a largo force o1 Boers between Gale
Roberts and Gen. Gataore.
•
Bloemfontein, towards which pjace a
illna=t41 that Gen..Roberts
Itwill 1
y advaneeeieeinet
column' was advancing before Com-
mandant Croale's surrender. The
column will probably find itself op-
posed by Gen. lig:Albert, with• • an_
army partly, drawn from Natal and
partly from Northern Cape Colony
and Pretoria.
It would be useless to speculate
regarding- the Boers' plans of cani-
paign, but there appears to, be lit-
tle reason to credit the many rum-
ors that it Is the intention of the
Been soon to sue for peace.
The correspondents' with Gen: Rob
erts have not 'yet succeeded in for, -
warding details of the termination
of Commandant Cronies resleteince,
but there are brief reierences to a
final attack by the, Canadians and
their 'comrades, meal indicate that
they' charged . among the Boers.
. •
• strewn With Ci °roses. •
ing a point soMse six hundred yards
nearer Vie enenty, tted about '
eighty yards of hie 'trenches, where
our men entrenched themselves oend
maintained their poretions till morn -
A gallant deed, wOrthy of our
colonial comrades, and which: I WO .
glad to say was attended by eorte
partitively slight los. . .
This, apparently clinched matters,
for at daybreak to -day a letter signed
by Gen. Cronje, in which he stated -
that he surrendered -unconditionally,
wee brought to our outposts under a Ce
flag of truce. • •• /C)seeee....
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Paardeberg, Feb. 27, 4.05 a. ne-
Gen. Cronje, commander of the Orange
Free State Army. has surrendered un-
egy. They laud (enteral Roberts., and
at the same time recognize the van -
ant sauna 'made by the Boer couimand-
er. There le 'however, little dielsesi-
tion iralulge in an extravitgant •
estimate of the results of the vice
tory.
• The Stitt:wined warns against
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' GENERAL CROWE.
aggerating the consequences. It 'says
that General Roberts' success brings
the termination of the war • a step
nearer. but it must not be supposed
•that the fruits of victory are ready
• to fab into Britisit hands. Commend -
ant Cronee's surrender does not crip-
ple the Boers numerically. and the
British have no right to assume that
a single- reverse or even ae succession
of reverses' will reduce them th de-
spair.
• The Daily News, in a shriller wern-
lug, Points out that the very fact that
Commandant Cronja MO able to bold
out against a vastly superior force
may encourage the Boers to hope fee
• tile beet from the- defensive positions
guarding the road to :Pretoria, if -not
er•••••••0,4110
deal Of diaappointneent in mil tare!
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• Jealous of Britain.
• London, Feb. 28. -Nowhere among
htlauspaCoinntRinziatialasapiththelen,ewunsleoss1 per.
hap
victory created any feel-
ing but Profound disappointment and
regret. It le not so mach that the
Beak/ have lost, but that the Brit-
t:9a have won, Quit causes distre,se.
Parte le too Much engrossed in the
carnival to excite itself much. over the
matter, but in Berlin the news caused
• almoat ate great a sensation an though
• a German force had surrendered. News.
pewee were eagerly snatched from the
bende of venders,- and nubile places
s• bvietvtee:ri
da rm and B iessels it way received with
Moue of the British.. The news caused
11111011 sadness in 'Mena. In. Amster-
leegdrewt.ith laments and exeora-
• • )
' The Daily Telegraph's Berlin Rome says that King Humbert and
the Britiehe victory at Paardeberg.
Queen Margherite have telegraphed
neon Lord Robertge victory.' ,
eorre-
apondent Hays he.........lears that Emperor
Willialn hes telegraphed to Queen Vie.
to .Queen Victoria. congratulating her
torte and the 'Prince of Wales refer-
ring in generoue,friendly terms to
• A despatch to the sa,me paper from
General °mesa Boer Leader.•
Here is a deseription nf 'General
Cronje, the Boer generali who sur.,
renderedyesterday. es given by Mon-
tagu White, the Boer representative
in the United States
Cronje is about 68 years old.
Re never 110 any !school military
training. •.
In. times' of peace he is very shy and
simple. •
• He is ea,relees-about dress. His' coat
-le always buttoned, and always but -
London, Feb. es. -4
• Pally Rea from le
Acted Monday, describes at
• able length the woretwee
of Gen. Bulieee teak, and mays:
astal. advance lasau Wit Wed
The etupandoue nature of the
was only understate' when being
the epot one was able to realise
it wane to Intel Infantry at poets
aligned in every direction with
fully prepared trenebee, aria wi
breastworks' defended by Praet
invedele riflemen armed with the •
deadly rapid -firing weapone, and a
lay guile, tvidelt put all tt
our cannon of the largest calibre
the:shade."
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Heavy Loewe.
London,, Feb. 280 -Very little come*
I from Natal. It Is reported, though,
that Gen. Buller' is still severely en-
gagea with the Boers, and that he Is •
trying to outflank them.
As tut instance of the. recent heavy
Brititeh losees, et is stated that the
Dmiskilling Flatters, in attacking tbe
Boors' position on Saturday night, loot
fourteen out of seventeen °Mom
An. armistice woes agreed upon On
Feb, Mit to enable both aides to Wry •
their dead. It le reported that the.
Boers admitted teeing 600 'men.
• Tried to Rush British.
Chlevelee Catlin, Natal, Feb. 26.-Ou •
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THE FAITHFUL TERRIER : PATHETIC INCIDENT AT GRASPAN.
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• '• ROBERTS' TERittS• ‘Dte,
In my reply I told Gen. Cronje he
must present himself at my camp, .•
and that his form meet come out cif .
their Jaeger after laying down their
arnts. By 7 a. ne., received General
Crones and despatched a telegrani to
• you announcing the fact. ells the
course- of conversation he asked for
• kind treatment at our heads and also • „
that his wife, grandson, Private Sec-, elea,
retary, adjotant • and servants
might accompany him wherever et
he might be sent,- I reassured him and
told him lee request would be complied
-With. 1 inforined him that a general
officer would be sent with blin to ('ape
Town, to ensure his bsing treated with
this afternoon under charge of Major.. N\1N fl\ 10I
proper respect en root). He will start ,
•
General Prettyman, w1ao will hand him •I I,
over to •the general commanding at - •
• Cape Town. •
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der was receeved, wieh unbounded
satisfaction at Windsor. The. Queen
' Immediately telegraphed her eongra-
telations to Lard Roberts and the
trocem
• EXCRINGES JUBILATE. • -
.There was a much more outward
display of Welding the Provinces
than •in London. The Glasgow • and
Liverpool Stock Exchanges were
greatly excited. The members sang
"God Save the Queen" repeatedly and
' cheered for "Little Bobs."Flags were
• liberally die/played on the municipal
and public buildings in all the town!).
•CONSUL W.
Wind4Or wee very Jubilant at the •
nievs willeit the Queen dIseeminatee moil • member of the VosIkaradiada.vitt them, and they laY about the Mager - out on the
ne rue a Mil 11 11. in Intel eetne crying' piteously, °there Iter den drove ale esemY
There a eenunandane,
•8,000, vall be formed into commandoes \
. " The. prisoners, who number about,
• , .
under their own officere. . They will
alsoleave here to -day, reaching the ‘,
Hodder River to -morrow, when they
• will be railed to Cape Town in detach-
ments.". • ,
The above despatch was read in
both -the -Rouse of .Lorde and the • '
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At the Bettie •of Graspan Meese X. Plumbe, of the Royal Marine Light infante)+, was among the many
'• • killed while. storminig the maiti kopja. }le had a• pet dog, a tereey, which Tan ep the hill •with 1ant , ing this work. being carried on.
'meter the •fie•rcest fire imaginable. When he. fell eine dog sat down . ene, guarded hes 'body. until the ----
Ladynnitit HAS' Food.
..t ambulance removed it six hours' •later. -From Black and, Mate. • • • '. .
condielonally to . the British, forces else> thetas coniniandingThe •• road to • • -------
toned wrongly. • • • Kimberley during the -siege deepened
He is intensely religious. the anxiety regarding Ladysmitle'
. • .
under Lord Roberts, ane. is :now a Bioemeontein.
prisoner in Ude camp. ' . . The Daily Chronicle declares that it Until four.years age he was a Title, however, has been considerably
Cronje sent an officer through the would be unwise to regard Gen. Itali- fernier. Then he was made Superin- allayed by :the statement of a man
British lines at dawn this morning •erts' eueoess. other' than as a meg- tendent of Natives In the Free. state who hail alert come three& the Boer
In war the man's whole nature' ale liner. • Ile reporte that, althagh •
with a /leg, of truce. 'The officer said stone on the tong road over wheel the
final, pears to change. mind works like fresh food scarce and' vegetables ars•
he had a, meseage for the British gen. Britleh have yet to march to
House of Commons to -day. The refer- a k
mice, to the Canadians ,evoked immense
and prolonged eheering.
• 4.00Q Prisoners.
London, Feb. 27, 6.25 p. m. -It itt
now announced that Lord Roberts has
notified the War Office that the num-
ber of Boer pelsoners approximates
four thousand, of which about 1,150
are citizens of the Ogange Free State.
The remainder are citizens of the
Transvaal.
GREAT ENTHIJSIASM.
The enthusiasm exhibited in ,Parlia-
ment over Lora Roberts,' graphic de-
tails of the surrender of Gen. Cronje
spread quickly to. the streets. Crowds
of people again gathered about the
War -Office and other leulletin, Weems In
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• MR. BOYD MAGEE
Of Toronto, LLeutenant in the tetrath-
- • mem Horse, •
Friday the Boers, who appeared tebe
• heavily reinforeed, tried to •rush the '
Bralish poi:items. The attempt wee a
desperate one, but it failed. and the• •
Boers retired in' order and were com-
pletely routed. .
It is reported that Gen.. Joubert 15
'removing his stores to :the drifts of
the Klip River, ' • 2. •
Th's i•4 considered to be an indica
tion of . his preparation for hurried .
reterement when hie pcaltionebecomee
more critical. •. .
Attached 'Fort Wylie.
,London, Feb. .28, -The Daily Tele-
graph, in a second edition. Prints a .
deepatch from- • Pietermaritzburg,'
dated Feb. 27tlx, saying that at the •
conclusion of. Sueday's •armistiee the
Boers made a determined .nIght • at-
tack on Fort Wylie. There was heavy
firing that wale prolonged for Mmes.
-The ,British maintained 'their
Mon. The 'difficulties of the British
nee stupendous. progress nedee.
sarily, be slow. • . •
• Ladysmith is Active.• •
• Londoe, Feb. 28. -The Daily
has. the. following front • 'Ladysmith,.
dated Saturday. Feb. 24th : .
• "Yesterday the Boer retreat con. -
tinned. A party of about 70 en route
for the north drew 'rein near Limit
Hill. A battery of 15 -pounders, plated
not far Off, suddenly opened fire, .
practically annihilated the party. A
'Boer ambulance was later 'On • tti
scene :collecting the dead and veined:
ed. •
"The Boons are trying te forat• it
bridge or drift across the'Clip Itiver,
south of Umbulwana, evidently for
the purpose .of Siding the passage of
wagons and artillery in retirement
from Colenso. Our gang are. prevent.- '
• • Pietermaritzburg, Feb. 24. -The re-
velations concerning the -condition' of •
eral cotnnlanding. litt was taken to •• a flash. In battle lie le nit over the unobtainable, there eits att abundance
triumph,
field, directing and enemeraging his of preserved prOvisione.
Lord Kitchener,. to whom he seld The Morning Post regards the ette
Cronje .was willing tc. surrender . have tory att the mid of the first fict.• •
Men.
ing found 'his positloiLemheriab4, and The Daily Graphic says that the Cronje became prominent In the lip • Boers Forced to Retire,
spite of the rain that Was Jailing at only defeat ami•eaPture in 'prospect effects of the victory will be - fare rising of 188a and 1881. • • ' • Arundel, Feb. 26'. -The Boer % unde.r
. to. reaching, though perhaps not deci. lea His. later fame rests upon the jam- British' preseure, have evacuated their
the time, and which had been falling of continued fighting. Be wished
since morning. Frequent cheers were avoid useless shedding*1blood, a and The Daily Telegraph' ts_more °pane coon raid. It was Cronje who 'arranged position in this neighborhood., re -
t• he hoar,' and one old eoldier -became requested that they be given
so -excited In 'recounting the detidle conduct. .
of the victory that he fell dead. -
given for "Bolas," who is the hero of to save hie women and aildren. Ile
Lord 'Kitchener granted the request. sticeeLles.
. ego the moat eomplete and •effective hind- Ile chose the plaeee andepersonaely di. here their 1001 is thought to have
• Talpialaninr,l.tilthnsotiteasady69, Paatahtorf and°vIvanucirrigik. . Belies the cunning Of a hex. • found.
feta,. It says that the Victory is* of the trap Into width lames= walked. tiring n., orthward. In the1fligh,ting
meted the men. been considerable as e5... graves were
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- How Paris Felt.
On all Aides the gallantry of the Can- coasnieaegrn48edYribeut"rillegeallesatedild'etillitieVunrrweenred- to calculate. it. recapitulateg the ste .
eurrender of General - Croale made a London, Feb, 28. -The f011owing iso -
The Time finds the effecte not easy Have They Separated'? .
Paris, Feb, 27, -The news of the
editing was much commented -upon. . er of all troope nue arms. . To. O•ils tenth tive ways in which the victory
• consitierable impressionen Paris. lated and unexplained item are sent
Cable despatches poured in from the Cronje agreed. . • &gilt demoralize the Boers, but adds :
The Temps, in an article headed, by the Daily' NeWs' correspondent at
colonies and the rettlements announce 'The • Boer commander tet once left '\%e ma motyriy.
ing that the rejoicing in those Parts hie ledger, eecorted by half a dolen • any of these veldt% latch a defeat, Lokenzo Marquez, under date of Feb. . •
that It may not have
elionor to Both Combatants," appeals
to (treat Britain to end the war, say- • 26: ' .. .
of the world over Lord- Roberts' vie- officer, antl entered the Britisitilnes. serious though it le, would hardly
tory vrass no leas enthusiastic than in Re, Was met by Lord -Kitchener, who oraig Joon of our own race to thee. Inge ._ • • . .1 I • "It le generally Anted that the •
Great Bi til itself. Beenbay and (Mb Itnnsediately .brought bit to the knees. Tile Date!' are almost Las "11 England, once tutiertintately ea... lnierlieeteaStoante raenb? 1Tifansvaal forreseep-
gaged in tale etruggle, could not em- ratter, for Instance, tempt bed mases headquarters ot Lord Roberta stubborn and teeny:one as oureelves, ergo by accepting tile humiliation of "Beltway freight • care cannot be
of bunting . and cheering crowds -fill- The greetings between the rival • and the victory may. have • to be lot.
defeat, it appears to us tItat she will olttalleedefer buneee purposee, .0.1101.
ing their streets. It 13 reported thee generale were kindly -extremely sym towel up and even repeated."
„____ . do well did reconquer the oympatily •
Lady Roberts, tne w fix of Field Mar- pathetic on the part of Lord Rob.
• of all -natione .11 after having 'given
Mal Lord Itoberte, w'11 soon start to erte, who has' a great admiration for Defoe:0 the Surrender.
jo'n her husband, . ids captive, -and brave and 'dignified • • roof of her superior .strength, she
eePaardeberg, Feb. 26, 8.40 pad., 'ea proof
to stop herself, and in •eo doing
.Twentyetine ,Transvaal Offieere on the part of Crony:
wnie captured and 18 Free State The •condition of aftalrtt lu the camp madder River, Feb. 21. -The I3,;er pre.
. stop the scenes of. deetruction and car- . .
°Biters. • of the Boers was something frghtfut. soners who have arresed here since - nage now unfolding tliemseives•in. the • .
The guns Captured from the Teens- They had run entirely out ot food, ex- Orange JTree State." • ,
Veal forces were. three 75.centimetre .eept. their cattle, and these were February 20th concur in saying that -
Cemmandant Cronetee Jaeger is in ' e -----I I :
• WE'RE TIIE PEOPLE
•
lerupPe one Oleander and one liaxlm
gun.
eaten as rapidly at; they were killed very had condition owing to the
Jamestown Occupied.
Fram the ,leree Staters tbe Brit- had given out, and moot of their ar- tieery and the decompteittg bodies of
wreckage caused by the British ar-
say that the British under Brig. -Gen.
Sterksproot, Feb. 26. -Beer reports
by British .Their minnunition
ish captured one 7e.eentimetre Krupp tillery was badly wrecked by the Brit. dead. horses. Brebant have occupied Jetenestown,
and one litaXifil gun. r 1911 fire. Most of their wagons were The Winhurg comenando tried. on the
'Mutt Gen. Roberts' capture con-
tests of
Gen. Uronje, Commander -In -Chief of
the Free State forces,
Chief Commandant el. 3. Wolverana,
burned. ' • morning lee February 23rd to occupy
The Mager was strewn 'With Corpses Kitlehener's whieh was occupied
Of the dead, lying In the broad lltebt, by the Yorkshire Regiment,' and a
unburied and festering. The wounded eharp fight resulted. lefasfer liackhouse
• were in an awful plight. The hospital took half a battlion, of the Buffs
corm was ineuffitient to attend to round the right blf the hill and got
• B d their horsee
inunediately after it readied her, and Major Albrecht. the famous German Lug with pidn, while many se. open pilau
fieh r Ind 87 men eur-
the inhabltante seized the occasion Of artillerypeata -' fltly endured their agon. reCo her o ite a. a
Kee Majeety drivIng throtigh the -s • be
Major. 'on itz, the distingulehed , a ". reodered te Captain Tyne, with, two
town on her way to take a train for • The British twos, ilmOodiaee4 °O companies of the Buffs. The comMando
German officer " ble for
evens!
a visit to the wounded South African taking possession of the "eager, were ,.'had a large quantity of, explosive, soft
mailers at the Netley Hospital to Molt -of Vie. splendid engineering
works of the Boers sine* the cone. _• ordered by Lord etoberte to devote all nosed slit' bullets. The commandant.
give vent to their delight. • their attention ' to succoring th
st f th w r -- e admittel that the used these hal-
emr rarilY RePteeentlii he Unite , pr,E.A.sED THE Quor.N. . Free State bargliere ,I5a wounded and burying the dead, as: well lets and declared t• at he Wag' present
ed Statue, aNt PeOtaria• Queen, who was looking re- 'Tranevaal buegtieee tame° as eating for tbe women and children,
a well, stewed' evideire signs leatflres , . ZOO wildt Panfe'etricken and In exPectallom at lelichateoxes Nek, where the Uri-
3;ho waS kife'led bear ,leellare, ela of. eatisfaetione smiling contInu- Women An;.1. c.bildren e„,, goo of eome awful punishment, could hard- tieh used dunt-dion bullets. This _
• - • •- mama' ••••
"Y. aim Peeving In response to the Transvaal offieeta tio ly be indimea to accept kindness or eld statement was perfectly untrue,
1IOW LONIJelete TNIKBel ITe eorigretulatore dears greeting her Free State officers 18 front their conquerore. Tite British, sixThreeerine hews ridged the river
end the current is now
I t eleste took quatl 75-eantimetre tropes • 4 welltelEIJittlatiga: twill tr. ttli1114 Itattly:g. 'lowing swiftly. Dead bOrses aro ean.
N • 1 on all sides) Her
Maziele "' '" "' L' done to alleviate the -condition of the - correepondent cotinted 14 withip
ute to the ne-poutlers I6 O• II.• *et DIV 0 ) give mine a e relo! o tInually floating by the camp here.
' eireojeeit Serrender !lakes) ate a 14 ore+ ties of el owers ib
goose Coneludon. Wountled. , eve, but everything possible le being
I, It I lid . All the gal,rieon touqui-Iii utomi , .
sat ore v clog ew t exte i other Tendon, Fele 28.-04 tem. -deter re-, • The Canadian contingent and the. Mager go past here since February
• . eatsdng a terrine night attaek and Gordon Highlanders took 'n, pronenent . 18t116‘
• the theta Hatt LOndon Was celebrating
ro -day the Wel victory at the War. 61014°Y of doligid-
iNat n. nag 'ras Min and in front
Lericlerl 0 one w
The Neat Move, captivee.
not knee; Of Gen. Cronje's surrender Portg reeelved the he*8 b* •
livelinat satiate -010M soldiers e.;
"00 as There must have beetle
ystr
thou/seed dead horses leen) Ow
) Would attePeet train aPPftralle° 4)f 1 1 1 b. 1 fit Connaustelant Cronje wee in mufti
ti8,6 TO from a renewal of tee Br i. pare in the operation immediately Among tile Prisoners are Heniet Men
rbeeg. The eeerefeens teonallahe
plaetid 11) thel public isearcely more Ittimor Tliat Ladyelnith Got Supplies ig 3raey VVI lag VpeaTed,
weak yeate*rda tbarmYsurr nd e IOW 110 I k f wee' une in cont.
POOD WOK BESIEGED. conemmeleerdnient aft !shorter range. preceding tile surrender. They rushed tv,ho, were conenentleered from Jo.
tasclimitigoolo
ash° pittom where bullethie Were dig. •
ano would atop at a fort*, atm nalexiv, the eheeleging then begen the negeuag ntlationn whielt manliest Cr0113010 army, but say
than St eon 'note Prom Bullet.
Imo to read t 'Jetta, Outside of the Ids ei d reit11 1 th unconditional outten. Vlore is P ante' rha conrage
:Art ttr °tom there wan the same ah. London, rob. tr!,...A. letter line been bailed official report t; 4%114: soaer's. among tbe Boom, 4,4eariy all Ot
•
Portheen Cape .c.olony.,
mi••••••mmileato
Jamestown, In some Mlles northwest
of Dordreeht, whence Brabant's colon.
tat division defeated the Boire some
teti days ago. . Jamestown had been
occupied by the Boers since the second
• Week of . •
A Toast to 13obs.
• • •
• Caleutta, Feb. 27. -Lad Cureon, the
Viceroy, at a dinner given thie eVen- •
Ing at Government House, said "I
propose on this great occasion to
break the ordiestry rl. ask you tee
drink tim health of that brave eoldier
and former Indian Commander -la -
Chief, who, on the anniversary. of
Juba, late wiped out that stain and
gainee a notable yet a glorious, vier
teite:". •
:
With Gen. Buller.
London, Feb. 28.-4 epeoiai deaputell
from Colette°, dated Tuesday, Feb.
27th, eays . The Boers are endeavor*
Ing to outflank u, awl revere fig t
(*Minuet)."
In the attempt of tha Indski tinge
on Friday evening to ruali the lloer
poeition on Pieters 11111 the Beer lire
was io t • Ibl 1 infantry
emerged front the eover of the trona,
that almost evere matt Itt the leading
half of the company fell wounded.
•
• LIEUT.-COL. GEO, S. RYERSON,
CaMedian Red Croon Commissioner lit '
• • lieuth Africa.
aokau....•
•
them being used for the traneporta-
Hon of the burghers in the Republiee.
"Branch lines are being. construct.
ed for the conVenience of the 'Free;
Staters."
•
Co
looloos•Cmcosci•
. Lot OnlyNiite florets.
Ottawa, • Feb. 27.-4; cable 9an col.
Herchmer reeeeved by the militia all -
Morales to -night, &owe that the 2n4
Batialihn, Mounted Bales fare ar bet.
• tea: aa regards MeV homes than OM
11 and. E Batteries. The Itefles were
telly n;crie Able itt reaching 'Cape
Then, while the artillery lent 27.
Mur 0 by Mier.
tendon, Ifn tettraiunica-
alma from Ka okitig •refeed Ho fact