Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-26

Lnaouh'
nys ,m saturday night cr0nje seems e ? !
'Vp W. Md cut 1t is strange tha' y, h'
la,' have elected to have a 81. Cl'a s.,.
h'a'a . ~ he'd. With heavy rains du'
ma D., day. All We have been enable, able 10 now y,
a., u.s., wound him with artillery no"
''l r,, I, militia are now arriving a, ,ne
~ and they will be able to release
a. .' regular on The lines Of eo% pnSor'a
us sOo can be pushed to ROBERTS
S Sor and Gatacre's aid. -. -,
's mn burrows forward, but the
... Da.i around Ladysmith is not yet III
hurry to be gone. po,.
1. rmored that Butler ana hop,
a.. are waiting to strike the hnal do"
e,.,,sneously on Majuba."
~. LEADERS, expert compares the
Eva. ~, with Scotland, and says that
-. armies that are broken into guer-
. ny, warfare may 80 on for months OF
!sars' ,,.nopcr,
D'''' MENTs.
p..rJeberg. saturday, Feb. A'-fes-
.....,yss most interesting SER
h.la} egbts along the British front.
y bo1sand Beers, commanded ny
S,.ral pewet, who were known 10 "
v ting In the immediate 'front.' az
a.a, dawn Yesterday determined to az
a.g m break through the British
KY .n8 aid Gen. Cronje A body OF
srndred Beers moved toward the
5..,sb jaft ana cantered IN the direction
~ kopje with the object Of occupying
Unfortunately FOR the Beers, how
~, me kopje was held by a company
W s,,,tish borderers, who opened a
,.,yv sre The Beers galloped OF. but
80 again towards another British
...,Ion With exactly the same result
Ysg hen made a third attempt 10
' I'm another position, but the border
!, ~ Tere again ready to receive them
BRITISH WIN AGAIN.
ne third repulse thoroughly discon-
IA me Beers who galloped away In
anlc Later percelving another
.ra me Beers moved quickly toward
mis- kopje was occupied, but the
b,isrers not to be beaten, raced the
IN ior the position and won, occu-
wrs the kopje and driving on the
~ A portion OF the latter ulti-
r,,,ly coupled kopje banked partial
Mn The borderers and facing another
IN held By the YorRshires. a ylgor-
IN fusllade ensued, the British firing
Nh and accurately, and succeeded In
s.ang the B0er fire. Meanwhile
iuhs were ordered to reinforce the
ldshifes In case the Beers should be
srced. The British attack worked
prd 10 the right OF the kopje held
kte Yorkshires. where the seventh
krgy Was stationed, the sixty-second
hniy being placed at farm near the
nli Of the borderers' position. a
'gious shelllng accompanied by a
Eish iusllade. completely sllenced the
RsS a company Of Yorkshires were
W to clear out the Beers, but the at
sspi failed, the Beers opening a heavy
II and the British having no cover.
EIGHTY BoERs SURRENDER.
ne British then again opened a
llF rife fire which again silenced the
t1pls to run but the maxims opened
gol them efiectually and checked
am The Bluffs now worked carefully
"a cautiously around and got within
v yards Of the Beers. Eighty Beers
H1sndered, but many, It appears, es-
aNi
g0st oi the prisoners had Just ar
med from Ladysmith. They COM
ilned Of the bad generalship Of their
Alet Nearly every man carried eX-
loilye bullets and five British were
Wounded with these missiles. | have
~ The bullets Of which one Boer car
nti fifty
There is no longer the slightest doubt
lial me Beers are gradually discard
ny all rules Of civilized warfare. The
llel day they poured the contents OF
tNsers-Maxim gun into an ambu-
Anes' Which happened, however, to be
AlV, some three hundred yards away
usn The nearest troops.
me war balloon Is doing excellent
N'lee Early this morning II arose TO
'HsaI height and discovered In the bed
ne liyer four wagons which con-
s,si ammunition. These were explod-
= Y me British shells an hour after
.uN The balloon observer also dis
Wlsled a number Of horses concealed
~ w ana these also received atten-
y" nom the British shfapnel
ar veiaons are now incorporated In
w highland brigade, making four
sel regiments. The highland light
ss.sauy Who are not Killed and are
~. S07y Of men are going TO Join Gen.
@lA'Doriens regiment
VoNsTERNATIoN IN PRETORIA.
london, Feb 20, 4.s5 a. m.-the
ss.'snlo Marques correspondent Of the
~. p, feeling in official circles at Pre-
i,.@. borders on CONSERVATION. Gen.
~ bolha and President Steyn are
W.. Ismg President Kruger 10 sue for
A. - nloemioniein Gen. CronJe's posi-
regarded as hopeless"
..Aaps never before in the
OF The present campaign
such crowds visited The
ouee as went there yesterday.
VI, we Tines remarked today: "The
~ " news Is somewhat trying at
80 rhen q considerable success was
t,,sss tttarded as imminent" Two
~ ~, nom Lord Roberts were
1, F FSvlle by the war office yester-
LORD ROBERTS REPORTS.
,ra,ardeberg Feb. "A, 1920 D. M
M, W hoers recently arrived from
l,.i e, sa,laeked our outposts In force
m, They lost good many
,s,o,.anu wounded, and nearly 100
us faIH - ANlllIUIudIll ana
IN ~ ~ vsihels. our casualties were
tsnir'. l sss wounded. nine men killed,
n!,,ls. nv men wounded, two men
tsr IN the 2ist and 22nd one Of
~, .ulfleen men were wounded.
hslI5r 49, ~ we've wounded yesterday by
ifka 'hosed Mauser bullets The
M ~ 80 'lll with four Sits, max
sivs ~, pgoleeiile Of the most expan.
sounss15 Explosive nature possible. A
yss,erisr, boer brought to our hospital
h pess, mad sixty Of these bullets In
esrlsy \, me advance to and at Kim.
w kiB.g casualties were. Officers.
Killed ,.nllleen wounded: men. four
ne'fs t,s'. eight wounded" The Of
HgoTsi ''l'les had previously been
sdled', Es,'eerts has sent the follow,ng
ap,. adyices 10 thn a,a- INV ms