The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
A TIMELY RESCUE.
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London, March .. Yesterday was Gen
eral Buffers day Lord Dundonald reach
ed Ladysmith on Tuesday night, and yes
terday Sir Redvers himself entered the
city and reported that the country around
it WIS clear except for small rear guard
of Beers on Surprise hill This great.
British success occurred on the one hun
dred and forty-frst day of the war and
the one hundred aud eighteenth day Of
the siege It. was accomplished after
four previous attempts to fight way
from the banks Of the Tugela had failed.
The siege and the relief of the city have
cost the British no less than ti,912 men.
in General Whites and General Buffers
forces. made up as follows: Killed, .046;
wounded, 3,7S5; missing 1865: died from
disease, 513 The battle Of the 9th and
the seizure of the backbone of the mass
of hills between Colenso and Ladysmitt
really relieved the city. The main reliev
ing force has descended the northern
slope of the Peters range hills as far a.
Nelthorpe The Beers only left d weak
rear guard in position where the lines
to the Free State and the Transvaal part
Ii DOSSIDlt 1lDEtl lOuH0Oudlu, WHO Is dI
ready ON the move, will cut the line to
the north at the junction which the
Beers temporary railway behind Bull
wanna and Lombard's kop makes with the
main line. If he does this, he may cap
ture some of the Beers big guns.
Garrison In Dire Straits.
From the meager accounts received il
seems the siege was raised none too soon
as the garrison was in grievous straits
General Butler reports that they subsist
ed upon half pound of meal IA day per
man, supplemented by horse and mule
flesh, and that long period of rest will
be required before General Whites sol
diers are again fit for the field The relief
of Ladysmith is the greatest British sue
cess yet gained in the war and is of i'm
mense Importance to them from every
point of view
The battle over the Porto Rican tariff
bill has ended in victory for the Republic
ans. The bill, amended as agreed upon at
the conference OF Republicans on Monday
night so as to reduce the tariff from 25 to
10 per cent of the American tariff and
limiting its life to two years, was passed
by a vote of 172 yeas to 161 nays. Six
Republicans, Messrs. Crumpacker of In
diana. Fletcher of Minnesota Heatwole
OF Minnesota, I.ittlefield of Maine, Lori
mer of Illinois and Mccall of Massachu-
setts voted with the opposition against
the bill, and four Democrats, Messrs. Da-
vey and Myer of Louisiana, Devries of
California and Sibley of PENNSYLVANIA.
voted with the Republicans for the bill
In addition Mr.. Warmer (Rep) of Illi-
nois was paired against the bill with Mr..
Boutelle fRep.) of Maine for it. Two 9TH
er Republicans. Mr. Lane of Iowa and
Mr. E'nris of Indiana, were absent and
impaired They were understood to be
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