Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-27
ROBERTS HARD TASK
Cannot Rout Cronjc as Easily es II.
Had Imagined.
HIS MEN PROTECTED.
They Crawl Into lIoles 10 LSesps She'll
and Have Plenty Of rro,isi"ps.
Beers Beat on coming 10
CrOnie's Assistance.

patches frum PaauicbcTg throw ans
light ON the situation they show Cron
je's forces have far mofu protection from
Roberts heavy firc than the hrst dis.
PATCHES indicated. 4 cable disps'rl
from Paardebcrg published IN tbs sec
snd edition of the daily Chronicle aud
dated Saturday says.
"a balloon has discovered the enomg
well covered by a system of burruwlns
IN the river bank which r~o9bls'
rabbit warren and affords shell proof
Positions"
This perhaps. m9rr than any other
circumstance, explains why, what rI
looked ulsn hrfr as CruJa's dc.fh
struggle. Is prolonged. Thus II will
not b. II much suspri.c II today OF any /
how tomorrow. which Is tho annivcrsa
~ If Majuha hill. pns, without beiup
marked by surrender o. aunihilaitipu ol
the gallant hand ~ Overwhelmingly
hommcd m, though the clo,snoss u M
ycstmcnt appears oTsn 10 criticism.
Small bodies Of Bocrs, apparently able
g. make their ecal~, is causing comaf
is,n here between the Bocrs methods Of
Investment with thcr quickiy dug sur
rounding trenches, impossible barbod
wire. etc. and tho.o OF the British Nil
iinry critics. though littlebetter Informed
A. 90 the commander.in-ohiofs motives
than the public. are inclined 20 view
that. though the main onuse ot prolon'
cation Of the Paar,lolerg tragedy nm
douhs.dly consists "a Roberts being
unwilling 10 risk great loss Of litt
which an assault would entail. his delay
Is also prompted BY the subsidiary mn
tive Of attracting to Paar'ienberg n
mauy rcinforuing and relieving B0ei
unit. a. will come. feeling be j. strong
enough TO treat them as Joubert treated
Bnllcr's attempts to relieve lAdysmith
In ether words. Roberts holds position
almost analogous with that held W loue
BY tho BDcrs at Ladysmiih.
A. Cronjo is reported to have plenty
Of food, tho plan Of starving him out car
scarcely avail, ~ Roberts must cithe'
wait until his ammunition. which Is saio
70 b. short, runsoui. or those Of Cronie'i
forces who ara oounseling surrender pre-
vail - indcfnits IL the information
that either of these alternatives may O.
cur at any piomrnt ln the meanwhile
llphorts' engineers are s,pping steadily
towards the Beet h,Ag"r aud aoonr,liu,
b. sIecial from Paardelarg dated SUI
day. the Gordon Is gradually drawing
closer
Bullcr's march on Iadysmith Is beinl
marked by sharp lighting A l'ictorna
ritzburg dispatch shys ho j. still heavily
engaged In fighting In Grubler's klno
Bullcr seems to have discovered a hor
nets nest.
Barklcy East Is now In their pnSses
Sion. aocording 10 a dispatch frnm tha
district. tho Boors arp ovscuatiug th
place. rctrcatiug on Lady Groy aud vii
ing Stcyn for reiuiorcmonts to pr,
vent their surrender In Cape Colon
the British are steadily advancing.
Tho Pretoria government proclaimc
Feb -. 20 aud O.. three dav- ~ thanks
giving and prayer. presumably IN mem,
~ II tho battle Of Mninta IT'LL.
\ dispatch from Kimberley NyS IN
Inhabitants have planned To erect
statue to Cecil Rhodes iu rcongnitio
OF his services during tho siege
London, Feb 20 Perhaps mover h
fore In the cpurse Of tho presout can
pnghn have such crowds visited the WI
onlco as went thcrc SUNDAY NJ dimun
tion of confidence w Lord Roleris
felt. however. and the public Is ready
believe that he has good rca-ons for ne
mentioning General Cronio iu the on
cinl dispatches Probably he Is IN Vi
hurry to end situation which Is dn'l
bringing small parties of Boors ~ o Val
endcavor to rintorco Cmnjc These D
can deal with IN detail
General Roberts has already capture
over 500 Boors nnd NJ this mtc he wi
soon have quite respectable army
prisoners to bold ~ hnstagcs tor n
400 British nlundv in Pretoria
General Crnio'. wfusal to ncccpi M
offer of lord Roberts mgnrdmg wom,
aud children indicates ciihcr that M
position is lcs dcspomto than has l~
supposed or that hc has been nhle to c'
Al absolutely safe place for them
Everything gucs Ia show that Gcncr
Bullor's advance is most siuhlnrnly col
tested and most cautiously carried ou
The campiign Is now approaching
most interesting phasc. In aloai