The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-26
Lieut.. Grenfell

under Gen. Kitchener Lieut.. Grenfell
had been killed and the British earnestly
desired to recover his body. At great per-
sonal risk Col Montmorency undertook
the task. Notwithstanding IL compelled
him TO fare the Dervishes alone.
Cronje short of Ammunition.
LONDON. Feb GA dispatch to the
Morning Post from kimberley. dated Fri
day. says:
Gen. Cronje is reported to have plenty
OF provisions but 70 be running snort OF
hopeful that the war has reached It's con-
Guiding stage"
Beers Destroy Uaal Bridge.
KIMBERLEY, Feb. 23--It is rumored
that the Beers we're in strength at Four
teen streams to the north, on Wednesday,
having two guns and many wagons. They
had destroyed the bridge over the Uaai
river.
CronJe's Position Hopeless.
pAARDEBERs. Free State. Feb. %
Gen. cronje's position is more hopeless
than ever Our guns dominate the Boer
position on all sides and by the rush OF
The shropshlres on Wednesday night up
the river bed the Beers lost 200 yards
SPACE In their cover
Deserters say the British fire has been
very deadly and they affirm that Gen.
cronje himself r. willing to surrender, but
IN oyerborne by the young Beers from the
Transyaal
There are women and children with the
Boer forces Cen. Roberts proposed to let
them pass out Of danger but this sng-
gestion, as well "a the proffer OF medical
aid, has been rejected.
Thn kopje captured by the British LAST
IA ARA
taken. 1is most important strategical po-
sition It's possession should enable US 10
repulse any Boer reinforcements from the
eastward.
Boer Prisoners Taken.
LONDON. Feb. rs, 1855 p. m--The war
office publishes the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
'Paardeberg, Feb. "a. 1890 p. m.
Parties of Beers recently arrived from
Natal attacked our outposts in force yes
terday. They lost good many killed and
wounded and nearly 100 prisoners, includ-
ing a commandment and three field cor
nets Our casualties were four officers
wounded. nine men killed. twenty three
men wounded. two men missing. On the
DIST and 22d one officer and thirteen men
were wounded.
six men were wounded yesterday by
hollow-nosed Mauser bullets, The nickel
cases were slit with four Sits making the
projectie OF the most expansive and ex-
piosive nature possible. A wounded Boer
brought to our hospital yesterday had
sixty of these bullets In his pockets
During the advance to and at Kimber-
ley, the casualties we're: Officers. two
killed, thirteen wounded: men. four killed,
seventy-eight wounded
Capt. Montmorency Killed.
STERKsTRoM. Feb 25.--Gen. Gatacre
has Issued a divisional order announcing
tho killing at Schoena farm yesterday OF
Capt. Montmoreney, commanding Mont
morency's scouts, and Lieut.. Col II. VI.
Hoskier. or the Third Middlesex volun-
teer infantry,
Country settling Down.
LONDON. Feb. rs, s:55 p. m.--Lord Rob-
erts has sent the following additional
''Paadeberg. Feb "a
"Methuen reports that Barckley west
was occupied by our troops on February
q. The loyal Inhabitants displayed great
enthusiasm.
THE country west OF the railway from
Cape Town TO Kimberley IL gradually SGT
Ting down. a detachment has started
from he Aar for Britstown, and Douglas
and Priska VIII shortly he visited ny our
troops.
''Methuens account Of the admirable
manner In which the Kimberley hospital
Is managed made one desire TO send more
81 our sick and wounded there"
Prisoners mt Cape Town.
3sAt n INV N, req. "a Nitnln the last
few days 200 prisoners have arrived here
and preparations are being made TO re-
ceive large numbers.
Fifty officers and men have been dis
patched to Walhsch bay. where II IL re-
ported that Boer munitions are being
landed.
II r. said that about 50 per cent OF the
first five squadrons OF Brabant's horse
have taken their discharges. having corn
pleteh their engagement for three months.
Various reasons are given.