Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-03-01
CKONJE SUkkENDERS.
BRITISH GET 5000 PRISONERS.
hoess Held Out tut.i tsod aud Ammaa'
tisa Wore Goa~ The Annis-r.sp Of
AaIsbs niii,

sSs~ $3.50
London. Feb. 2I-os5. "A. m.-The
war offic. announces that CronJe has
surrendered his whole force uncondl-
tIonaily.
General Roberts dispatch reads as
follows:
"Paardeb.rg. Feb. 2I.-II5 u. H.
General CronJc nnd all OF his fore.
cnpitulated unconditIonaliy nt daylight
and is how prisoner In my camp. The
strength OF his forcc VIII br cotnmun'
ica,ed later.
Il hope that her maJcsiy's govern
mcnt will consider this event sa,isfac-
tory. occurring ns IL does on the an
niversary of Mnjuba."
London. Feb. 2s.-i-at- this after
noon the war office published dis
patch from Hob-ris suppi"m"niins his
announcement Of CronJ-'- surrender
aud explaining how II was brought
about.
Tn. dispatch. which l. dated l'nnr.
icb-rr. February -. nj ii:S u. ni.. l.
ns follows: From Information iur'
nIsii.i by til. Intelligence department
II became apparent thni Cr"nJc's I"r'r'
was becoming very depressed; 'iin'
there was discomfort among his troops
and that dlsconi among his leaders hnu
rapidly Increased. That ir-lins was
doubtless accrniunt-d by dl-npp"ih'-
incni when the liocr r-inforcrinrn'-
which tried To relieve CronIc were dr'
fcntc,i. February .ir'i.
II resolved therefore to bring pres
.urr I. bear on the enemy. Each night
III. trenches were pushed forward to-
ward the cnriny's inng-r - ns 10 sFHu'
,inIiy contract his position. ~ the same
time I b1tni,ar,i-,l II heavily WIFI nr-
tillcry, which yesterday WIS materially
aided by III. arrival OF -iS.inch h"wi,z-
.rs which I had ordered up from DE
Anr.
I'm carrying out these measure. n
cnp,ty. balloon gny. great assistance.
keeping Us Informed nr the cnciiis
dispositions and movements.
".Nt . 70. III. today the Canadian I"sI-
mcni aud some engineers. -upi'"rt.u ''s
tL. First Gordon liirhiandcr- nnd sec
ond Shropslircs male in"-i ha-hi"G
advance. which resulted In our gniihhs
a I.oIn, GO yards nearer the enemy nnh
within eighty yards III his trenches.
where our troops cnircnchcd thcin'
.cly.. and maintained their position
until morning. II was gallant ucci'
worthy Of our colonial comrades. wh'.i.
I am glad io LAY. was attended WIZ
comparatively slight luss.
.J'hI. apparently ciinchcd matters,
for nj daylight u letter signed wv
Cronjc. In which lie stated lie surr'h'
dcrcd Internationally. was brought !"
our outpcsts under n nng of truce, VI!
reply told Cronjc lie must present hiih'
self In my camp and that Ills force
must come ont Of their inaS'r "i'''
laying down their arms.
at u. III. | received Croiijr ana his-
Matched "a telegram announcing tue
fact. In the course OF the conversation
with the Bocr general. lie asked Tor
Kind treatment for his men NJ our
hands. and also that his wife. crailh d..
son, private secretary. nulh'hh' anu
servants might accompany him wntr-
ever he might bc sent. | rcassurc1 MN
and told him his request wo,ild We
complied with. and further inforihc'
him that u general officer would az
,omNiny him to Cape Town, 10 DC azure
that he would he treated with proper
respect on route.
"II, will star, this afternoon under
charge of General prcttyman. who VIII
hand him over to the general COM
manding nt Cape Town.
..Tbc prisoners number about 3WH.
These will he formed into comnnhuos
,indrr their own officers. ana hhNc
here to-day. reaching Moddcr to-ihor-
row. whence they will he taken I"
Cupc Town in dcinchmcnts.
II is stated that the condition OF ar
fuirs in the camp Of the Beers was
something frightful. They had run en-
tircIy our of food. except trek cattle
and these were eaten as rnpiuly as
they were killed by the British sh'iis:
Their ammunition had given OUT an"
most of their artillery was badly daii-
aged by the British fire. MOST "t '"''r
wagons were burned.
The news Of Cronjc's surrender
ronchrd London during sudden
downpo,,r of rain. and spread bS Woru
nf mouth almost before th" extras ap-
penrcd. Englishmcn thnwcu NJ once.
Ahsnlutr strangers stopped IN ihc
s,rnots shook hands nnd slapped each
nthrr on the back. In the office n'iid-
iurs some went down the 'ofrIuorS
hnmmcrinu the doors ana shouting 'h'
clad tidings Many rushed I" t"icsrnPn
offices. while excited throhss o'o'h'"
,yinL,ws and flags We're run up every
,,.nnrn A stranger entering London
,.nnIL not have known the town. lhr
rs,,I stnid Englishnnn for the mo-
mont was insane with JOY. proceed.
;mrs IN thc stock Exchange opened
iii th, singing Of God save the
r,,cr and then the iubilant brokers
,.hncrrd Roberts. Kitchener ana every
hndy connected with the war. again
md again. ,,,,,,, ,r,,,,
London. Feb. .2I-Twcnty-nine Trans
,.,,,i nt,icrvs were captured ana rlgi'-
,rnn Free state officers were inhdr
Thc guns captured from the Tinns
,,,I forces were three scvcnty-hVe-reh.
t,mer Erupps. one nine-ponnucr ana
me Maxim gun. From the Free Stairrs'
the British captured one scNcnls-naS'
centimctcr Krurp ana one MhNir, III, h",,'
,,ors c,niurcd by General Roberts, be-
S,Irs General pict Cronjc. include i.'e
rnjlowinr well known commanders!
,,hier Commandant VI. j. Wolvcrnns. II
member of the volksrnnd; Field Cornc'
,Sr,,s n scandinavian: Major Albrechi,
:, s,,,,ns Gcrmnu artillrrymnn. Ma