The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-03
GEN. CRONIE SURRENDERED
TERMS WERE UNCONDITIONAL.

Hemmea In By . saDerfer Perse.
VITA An chance 81 Eseape css on.
Gen. crenIs Yields 20 the inevts-
sbie-Between Three ana Four
Theusasa Mes-wnl Ne seat 90
Cape Tovvn.
London, Feb. 2s.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts:
-Paardeberg, Feb. 27.--GeneraI Cronie
and ali Of his force eapitulated uncondi.
tionally at daylight and Is now prisoner
in my camp. The strength Of his force
viii be communicated lster. i hope that
her najestyis government will consider
this event sAtisfAetOry, occurring a. IL does
On tbs anniversary Of Majuba"
Three Thousand Prtsansrs.
London. Feb 2s.-The secretary Of
state for war, Marquis LAnsdowne, an.
nOuneed 10 the house Of lords this after.
noon that the prisoners captured with
General Cronje numbered about 5000 men.
General Cronje will be sent to Cape Town.
SoRN8MN9s
The officers captured by Roberts besides
Cronie include the following well known
commanders: Chief CommAndant VOL
Nerans, member Of the volksraad: Field
Cornet Frus, Scandinavian; Major Al
breeht, a famous German artilIeTyman;
Major Won DEWITT, distinguished Ger.
man officer, responsible for most Of the
splendid engineering work OF the Beers
SINCE commencement OF the war.
Twenty nine Transyaal officers were c.p-
tnred and Is Free State officers were made
prisoners. The guns captured from the
Iransyaal forces were three IS esntimeter
hruPps, nine One-POunders and one Maxim
gun Prom the Free Staters the British
captured one IS eentimeter krupp and
one Maxim gun
Lord RSberts' story.
London, Feb. 2s-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts:
-Paardeberg, Feb. 27.-From fnforna-
ton furnished daily to me BY the intelIi-
genee department it became apparent
that General Cronje's force was bseomlng
more depressed and that the discomfort
Of the troops and diseord among the lead
ers were rapidly increasing.
This feeling was doubtless accentuated
by the disappointment caused when the
BOer achievements which tried to relieve
CrOnie were defeated by our troops on
February %. l resolved, therefore, TO
bring pressure to bear upon the enemy.
Each night the trenches were pushed for
ward toward the enemyis lager 90 As TO
gradually contract his position and at the
same time l bOmbArded it heavily with ar.
tilleTy, which was yesterday materially
aided by the arrival Of four slx-inch how.
it1ers which had ordered up from DeAAr.
In carrying out these measures the cap
tive balloon gave great assistance BY keep
ing US informed Of the movements Of the
enemy.
The Canadians.
most dAshing advance was made BY
the Canadian regiment and some engineer
supported by the First Gordon Highland
ers and the Second ShrOpshires, resulting
IN our gaining a point some 600 yards
nearer the enemy and within about 50
yards OF his trenches, where our men en-
irenehed themselves and maintained their
positions until morning. gallant deed
which am glad to say was attended by
a comparatively slight loss.
This apparently clinehed matters, for
at daylight the letter signed by General
Crcnje, in which he stated that he sur
rendered Internationally, was brought 10
our outPOsts under a flag Of truce.
I'm my reply told cronje he must pre-
sent himself at my camp and that his
forces must come out OF their lager sitter
laying down their arms
Il rcceived CTOnje and dispatched q tel
egram to you announcing the fact In
the course Of a conversation he asked me
for kind treatment at our hands and also
that his wife, grandson, private secretary,
adjutan; and servants might accompany
him wherever he might be sent. reas-
sured him and told him that his request
would be complied with. informed him
that general officer would be sent to Cape
Town to insure his being treated with
proper respect while en- route. He will
General Prettyman, who will hand him
over to the general commanding at Cape
Town.
The prisoners, who. numbered about
5000, viii be formed into commAndos under
our own officers They will also leave
here today, reaching MOdder river tomor.
row, when they will be rallied TO Cape
Town in detachments"
The above dispatch was read in both
the house Of lords and the house Of COM
mons. The reference to the Canadians
evoked immense and prolonged cheering.
Balfour, government leader in the house,
Of commons, said he had no information
relative to the Beer guns
General Butler has reached the last
strong position Of the Beers, but his adj.
vance is slow. He has lost nearly 500 men
IN the last three dayA The Boers are still
in large force and enough were left In the
Natal to put up stubborn resistance at
every point