Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-16

the relief Of Kimberley or the throwing
into that place OF "a garrison which
could Assure its holding out However
Gen. Erench's entry into Kimberley has
been effected and doubtless brings Joy
TO the hearts OF those who have been
shut up In the city for l22 days. Their
defenders number about four thousand,
while Gen. Frenchs force Is estimated
at between 5000 and 5000 men.
The sixth and seventh divisions have
already crossed the river and are prob
ably with Lord Roberts at JacobsdaL
What has happened to Gen. Cronje and
the whereabouts Of his forces, puzzles
the experts.
LEAVING MAGERsFoNTEIN.
A dispatch from Capetown, dated
Wednesday. Feb. II, received this MORN
ing, says:
The Beers are leaving Magersfontein
to reinforce other positions IL is es.
timated that between 1000 and 10000
men remain there"
Lord Roberts wide turning movement
via Jacobsdal may have cut of these
troops from Bloemfonteln, but while
the British forces are endeavorlng TO
intercept the Boer Communications,
there Is a parallel Boer column trying
to cut of the British from De Aar, and
II Is apparently meeting with some sue
cess, though later dispatches referring
10 Gen. Clements retirement 20 Arun-
del say the movement was undertaken
fer strategic purposes and during the
march the Beers were driven of by a
heavy fire, the lnnisskillings charging
brilliantly and infilctlng great loss on
the burghers.
FIGHT AT cOLEsBERG.
A Boer dispatch from Lourenzo Mar
cues dated Thursday. Feb Is, says the
Initial attack on Colesberg Feb. IL re-
suited IN federal loss Of killed IA
wounded and prisoners. The British,
Il Is added. were driven out Of their
camp and one Of their Maxims was cap
tured.
The news OF Gen. Frerch's entry into
Kimberley was received on the stock
exchange here with rouslng cheers. No
boom In stocks was created. but a sat-
lsfactory strong undertone prevailed DE
Beers rose rs, but subsequently fell ~
on Paris rumor that Gen. French had
merely fallen into Boer trap.
The dispatch referring to the condi-
ton OF Ladysmlth is regarded as reas-
surfing
There Is no further ward from Gen.
Butler and nothing startling is expected
to occur in Natal in the immediate fu-
ture.
BRITISH ACHIEVEMENTS.
According to a dispatch from Chleye-
ley dated Feb. H. II has been ascer-
tslned that the British artillery during
the last weeks fighting has rendered
two large Boer guns and one Norden-
feldt Ineffective
A sterkstroem dispatch OF Wednes-
day, February H. says that Col. Eager,
who was wounded and captured at
stormberg. died February L. The Beers
turned his body over to the British at
Molteno.
A mutilated dispN.ah from Capetown
dated Wednesday Feb. H. says some
grenadlers went through q body II
eighty Beers four times and that only
seventeen OF them escaped. As the
grenadlers form part Of the Modder
river column this bayonet charge may
be connected with Lord Roberts move-
ment
Hon. Ivor Gust, conservative, has
uttH tlttAtI NllHNNl ulpp@lNlNH 10 rep
resent Plymouth In the House OF Com
mons In succession TO Sir Edward
Clarke.
NO FURTHER NEWS.
4:2O p, m.-The government leader.
Mr. A. j. Balfour. has just announced In
the House Of Commons that the war
office has no further news from the seat
Of war.
The dispatch from Ca9etown today
announcing Gen. French's arrival at
Kimberley Is taken here as setting at
rest the doubt as TO what had been
achieved by the movement because in
i the words are used. the relief Of
Kimberley"
oCCUPt JACoBsDAL.
Outside Jacobsdai, Orange Free state.
Thursday, Feb. l5.-Jacobsdal Is now In
possession Of the British. Yesterday a
small cavalry patrol entered the place
and found II full OF wounded, including
several British from Rensberg. The
place was occupied by only a small
force, which fell back before the patrol.
after series Of small skirmishes. A
battery OF artillery sheled the envlrons
and drove out the last Of the Beers.
BoERs ATTACK a CONVOY.
Early this morning large force OF
Beers from Colesberg. with ten guns.
attacked convoy Of 200 wagons. at
the Riet river, Smelling vigorously and
doing damage But strong reinforce
ments have been sent hence. and Il Is
hoped they VIII bring In the whole con-
yoy In safety.
Gen. French's division seized three
drifts on the Modder river. At the third
drift the Beers were fairly strongly in
trenched. Gen. French bombarded
them and drove them on Today he
moved rapidly IN the direction Of KIM
berley.
ARMY IN SPLENDID SPIRITS.
The Beers have left Alexander's Fon-
tein, which the British now occupy.
Cen. Roberts Is In excellent health
and spirits
The hardship and rapid marching ap-
pear to agree with the whole army, who
ere In SPLENDID spirits under the Lead
ersL.p OF "Bobs."
COMPLETELY DISPERSED ENEMY.
London, Feb. is. 7;H ,. m.-The war