The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-23
MICH SPECULATION
ABOUT lADYSMlTH
No Substantial Reports of Its
Relief Received.
lord ROBERTS STRATEGY

Hield Marshal Dividing Honors WIN
Butler Upon His Scheme to IRA"
tho Boers Awsy-Sntisfaction fei'
In London.
IoSDoN. Feb. 2i.-The war oflice de-
clares it is unable to substantla'e .A
reports of tho reliof of Ladysmlth'
this does not prevent tho puohc iroh
hal,euinp the queen has again lore
...,,ed the authorities ut Pail Mall ana
preferred to communicate the Slao ho"'
direct to the public through tho mayol
of Windsor, just as yesterday she uia,
natically announced. through Loro
William Cecil, ccmruander OF n mli'i"
corps. tidings Of General Buler 5 sue
cess hours before tho wax "ihce VIZ
Able to relieve tho impatient anSie'y u
the United Kingdom.
Nevertheless as tho queen "o;o "lo
not actually quoted i'll to"ny "u.
nonncemeut cific!al confirmation lS
eagerly awaited, especially as Gehoial
Rniler's dispatch of yesterday Is very
canerally regarded as foreshauoWiES
;nncIion of his and General W nite
3orces some time today. PuoIlo ih'ei
cot and anxiety therefore, sway uIo1s,s
inaly and impatent!y between i1"N'
smith uud Blocm!CrueH
The rroc;ical relief cf tho formel
place ia regarded as duo EIoro 10 fleiD
Eorshnl Lord Roberts brilliant STRAIT
eov in dawing eff the Doors thah u
General Bul!cr's numerous assI U,''
and pews OF tho results OF the o'tNAe oo
tween General Kitchener ana Nehcl"
Cronje, reinforced by tho loECss w w
drawn off from Lady smith, - expected
nouncement tnat GeAo1"t DN''eA ~
reached his Objective. ,.
"The comgl.shmont Of the latte
event, however, Is E&SnyyrHSSu4c &SniyyrSucHiy cripul
eonbaapC pCronjs, for the Boers' genera
has proved himself so clever and DARN
In slipping through the British line
that. even if Lord Roberts quickly occr
pied Bloem tcniein, there are many feaI
expressed that Gercral Cronjo migL
still preserve tho effectiveness of hi
mobile forces.
Tho war oflico this afternoon ar
nounced that it had no nows frcm 0thC
sources. There is yet nothing to thro,
light Oh tho main issues. Regariir
tho military conditions, tho mi!itar
critics IN the afternoon newspapers CI
press the keencSt satisfaction ~ III
phase of Sie campaign, as revealed b.
the latest news, drawing attention {
Vne kaCG tnlt "nH.ncr or not Lord lCt
srts succeeds in iuii,ctiuC y decisive 4,
feat, he has forced the Beers 10 re!Cas
their grip Oh Ladysmith, kmtcrley
Zululand and Lower Natal. though n
mitting that tho siege Of AIafesIug ina
be made more severe by the arrival OF
portion of tho Boer force driven Q.
from Kim 6crlev. ondcaYGriip't invest
itser h-si- Or btit were buftled ~ the smart
maneuvertEg OF tho British mounted
troops.
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes is expected to or.
rive in Capo Town Fob. -.
Further details OF TIE attack made bv
Colonel PIun:er's force on the Beers
position defended by q l2-pcunde-. near
Crocodile Pools. uot far from Gabe.
rones, show that as the British were
struggling up the hill il tho dark.
through net of Earbed wire, they
alarmed the Boer watch dogs, who gavo
the alarm. The Beers opened fire and
the British charged, but tho Beers ex.
Ploded dynamite mines, doing much
damage and the British retreated.