The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-25

Fighting Is In PrOGress-BOer Re-
by Their Forces Have Been Light.
LONDON. Feb 25.-Since 2:15 o'clock
yesterday afternoon nothing has been re-
ceived from the scene of what the Lon
don papers call Gen. Cronje's death
struggle, the war Office announcing at
midnight that they had nothing to give
out. They stated that they believed 1t
impossible for Cronje to escape from the
grip of Lord Roberts.
The report circulated In Brussels that
Cronje had succeeded in making his es-
cape emanated from the Boer headquar-
ters in Brussels, where it was stated that
details were still lacking.
The news from other parts OF the thea
ter Of war received during the night is a
special dispatch from Colenso, under
date of Feb a. stating that the British,
in spite of strong opposition. were ad-
vancing slowly but surely, and driving
the Beers from the kopjes between
Groebler's Klooff and Hlangwane
Ladysmith reported by heliograph on
Friday that the Beers were retiring
northward in large numbers. Meanwhile
the certainty of relief is so strong at
Durham that the authorities are actively
preparing train loads of provisions, lux
uries and medical comforts for dispatch
to the beleaguered town as soon as com
munications are opened.
HAS CRONJE ESCAPED?
BERLIN, Feb. M.-Several newspapers
here announce that they learn from pr1-
vate. sources that Gen. Cronje has suc-
ceeded in forcing his way through the
British lines.
GEN. BULLER's LOSSES
s LONDON, Feb. A.-The war office today
received from Gen. Butler list of the
casualties resulting from the fighting or
Feb. %, as follows:
KiIled-Lieut. the Hon. r. C. .Cathcart
(son of Lord CathcarD, of the rife brig.
ade; Lieuts. Coe and Parker, of the Lans
cashire regiment
Wounded-Fourteen officers, including
Maj Gen. Wynne and Col. Harris, of tho
East Surveys. -; t
Gen. Butler concludes: "owing to the
continuous fighting 1t is impossible to
give, at present the number of men
killed and wounded
BRITISH REFUSED.
BOER HEAD LAGER, Natal. Friday,
Feb. 23-Yesterday the British crossed
the Tugela in large numbers, with can
non and over sixty wagons. They at
tackled the Ermelo and Middle Burghers
commanders, but were forced to retreat
under heavy Mauser fire. A renewed
attempt to storm the ErTnelo men was
made this morning, but the British were
driven off, The fighting continues. The
British losses were heavy. Eight am
balances were employed In collecting the
dead and wounded. The generals report
that the commanders are fighting brave
ly.
Ladysmith fired few shells this morn
ing at our outposts till silenced by Long
Tom.
FIGHTING AT COLEsBERG.
PRETORIA, Friday. Feb. pa special
dispatch from Colesberg, dated Thurs-
day, Feb. %, says:
.Commandant Delarey moved out ana
occupied position east and south OF
Arundel, where the British were en-
camped. At sunrise the British at
tackled the Beers with cannon, infantry
and cavalry, the Beers replying Late
in the evening, when the Beers were at
tackled in their rear by a force presuma-
bIy from Naauwpoort, rendering the boer
.nosition untenable the British at
tempted to storm the Boer cannon, put
were repulsed with heavy loss. The Boer
no asualties as far as known were two
men wounded.
LITTLE CHANGE AT FRONT.
pAARpEBERG, Thursday, Feb. 22.-
Thara is little change in the situation.
There was intermittent shelling TO-DAY,
and during the night large supply cor on
nmn arrived. 1t is reported that zoeo
Roers are operating northwards OF this
place. -. -
had been fired, the Shropshires rusneu
forward 200 yards further towards the
bed of the river and found NUMBER ol
Boer dead.
Cen French captured seventy-fve pris-
.oners. who had previously escaped the
Gordon. and a patrol on the WESTWARD
side took thirty more.
ANXIOUS TO JOIN BoERs-
I,ouRENZo, MARQUES. Feb. 24.-The
German steamer Admiral, from Hamburg,
Ian. 20. has arrived here with llO passen-
gers on board. They are mostly German
subjects and are anxious to join the Boer
forces.
DIR. LEYDs ADvICEs-
NEW YORK, Feb PA cable dispatch
from The Hague to a prominent Dutch
resident of New York says:
.Dr Leyds has received the following
dispatch from President Kreuger: Free
State and Transvaal forces together south
of Paardeburg. Reinforced and well in
trenched.
WEEKS WAR EVENTS.