The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-23
BURGHERS GET AWAY.
British Seem Unable to Stop the
Beers Now They Want
TO Retreat.
OOLENSO OCCUPIED BY GEN. HART
Transvaal + orces, However. Had Left
and Carried Away All Their Guns.

London, Feb. q, 4:1J a. m.-Thc
Beers are leaving all the positions held
by them on British territory and are
concentrating for the defense of their
own. Sir Redyers Butler thinks they
are about to raise the siege of Lady
smith and this is the large news Of the
day.
London, Feb. 21.-After limiting for
a couple Of days Of good news" that
was coming. the war office published
thefollOWing dispatch yesterday, which
hardly comes up to expectations:
Blows Farm, Tuesday, Feb, 20,
4:1G D. m.-The FusiIier brigade yes
terday took Hlangwana hill, the right
Of the cnemy'S position and command
ing COlenSO, the rest Of the force adj
vancing toward the Tugela. This
morning the enemy has been with
drawing all the troops north OF the
TCgela and had practically evacuated
COlcnSO.
Hart Occupies CoIensO.
"Ioday General Hart occupied Co
lcns0 after \ very slipht resistance nv
Il weak rear guard, and we hold the
line of the Tugela on the south side
from Colenso to Eagles Nest. The en-
envy seem to be in full retreat and aD-
Darcutly are only holding the position
they occupy across the Colenso-Lady-
smith railway, where it is close to the
angle of the Tugela. with a weak rear
guard. Harts advance guard IS cross
ing ~ CoiellSo. Our casualties yeSter-
Gay ana TO-DAY nave l nope oeeh leW'
ro,,do,, 7,o,, 90 =, ,,o,.,,o, 90 4,,o
.aI1,nat 49,, =, -, l'' w.. ~
YIN A. A1'> i'''' 7n'
mat the war office had received q teie-
gram announcing that General CrOnje
was honp1nssIv snrrorn6ad Wvndhan
,,,as, 1,a-,,4 ,,,,,,7,,.,,, - 41,o
"''' 'e',0' ~ "iI--'"''' i'''1"Noi > u 'li0
mouse, but would only reply that the
governments news was extremely
satisfactory The sole explanation Of
the government withholding good
news is tbat confirmation ana more
1o+.,i7., .,,.a ,,-.,f+o1
C 1,,'i'' a., , W ''.',,'.
oIiGr Vi' -NoL''''H' NAoiHlnS' neo'
oIoAeA' Lie hrItIsh achieved ue-
clded success Ill capturing the enemy's
position on Monte Christie. The Beers,
however, enectNely executed Il re-
treat, removing their guns and convoy
wagons. The British had compara-
lively lew casualties.
Jac0D@dal, rep. Il-General Kelly
Kenny is still pursuing the Beers. He
has now caDtUred more than 100 Uag-
ons
rbo C,,,.,,1s, h,V.o ool,,nio7 +bo poor
no,i4io,, w. 1t.,aa,,,,f.D,to;t
Po'l'ioII "' -1"ScI % on'eln'
49,. i'oeI' cave Ah tn i',s Guns
, Cnlel ely, 4 Gu I utl "i ptlller
1I[0 ms no'lI: u"I W. W
IA''9S"ll IN: IhenF! a. uliTlS nllnS
M5S i..''liI'',11eI az lntVI 1i9 ny ootn
9rS'oo .iuni W ui.,i
AnG s1oMi9 p'oilcu 'lie dnC9
1nV 'lici PIE - 1:'
hcM PU'ltl"lI0 III AlOn' VI Inuo0"l LII
W WIN oIlSll IooeIo' - Gu 1lldC
Tue ~ ""l'e Mol nc" A"N O0 III 'le Duel
.tfe'''''eS' INC noerS are Supposeu 10
nave moved men olS suns odch over 2,y,
Tue nuSti" lloI9 al'ern l. iHe
fimhtin~ , Cood yZear Cuard Actiop.
49, 49,, 10000, c.,,I1.r +114
u 'IiC 'o' - Itio" 'N't ','0 0n-
,,,lard action and occI7nvin% s7ccns.
Eeir,o I-onioe i'm ordnr +o oilo,v fbo NOV
inp of the CONVOY. which. however
hos boon noino at q worry slow naco
thn .nimoIs 1nnornntIy hpino dead
heat The latest reports show that the
Ronrs i'm the npi@hborhood of Kiln
Iyroo1s diff arc undoubtedly disheart-
nnnd The work nf shellin% tho Ronrs
nrocneds vigorously. Owing TO the
stvIa Of action the Beers are bound to
show in thn omen whenever they ore
oh1ioed To 1aovn tho konios
Poa.nr,,,,. 1yos~.,.o tro,, Kuu
Now Yo,.l- Fob ia diSna+cb
v,,bich D,nciIont TIr,,gor is Said -
''o--o eo,,+ -, MA II,n7,o ai,,oo 4I,n