The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02

London. Feb. 23.-Lord Roberts list
OF 1orty-nine killed and wounded If.
hcers, including two generals in the
engagements up to Sunday evening.
causes anxiety, especially as in tho of.
hciai lists neither the loss Of the Welsh
and Essex regiments nor those of the
mounted infantry are included. This
Is about the number that fell Mt
ColeEso, where the non-commissioned
GERS and men brought the total
losses to about SEQ. 1t is considered
strange that when sending his casual.
tlcs Lord Roberts gives no information
as to the result of the fighting. If he
mas sent such n report the war office
is Withholding it. Moreover noth;nc
is known as to what took place Mon
DAY, Tuesday and Wednesday. There
was absence of detail from Lord Rob.
efts' dispatch contrastcd with his ratl-
or full narratives during the first part
OIL his operations, which produces I'M
easiness among military observers.
me morning newspapers. both cdi-
torlaliy and critically. express the
opinion that Gen. Cronie has been able
10 peat his pursuers and is being rein.
forced by rail from Ladysnith and
ny forces on foot and horseback from
Northern Cape Colony as we'll as the
iate beleaguerers Of Kimberley. AS
tie correspondents with Lord Roberts
are silent the kilograms from Boer
sources receive some cre,lencc. The
latter aver that Gen. Cronje, while
the British were endeavoring to sur.
round him ut Praadcrberg and Kco-
does Rand, received rcnforcaments
under Dewel. and that together the
boer commanders fought the British
To II StandstilI.
However all this may be, public
opinion Will not be reassured until the
war Office issues explicit statements
OF success, which. of course. would
GEAR away the gathering doubts re-
speeding the uninterrupted success Of
Lord Roberts' forward movement. No
one doubts his ultimate success, but
there is fear Of temporary disaster
ana that lot Of hard fighting is yet
ahead of tho British.
The latest report regarding Gen.
Butler circulated i'll the house of
commons last evening was that an
agent of the De Beers company HAD
received a cablegram from Cape Town
which must have passed the censor to
the effect that Gen. Rarton's fusileer
brigade had reached the hills COM
mandinS Ladysmith. Quite apart from
this however, and apart from other
rHlEors. the early relief of the be.
lraguered garrison is thought ineyita-
Die. Many distinguished people stopped
on the way from the theatcrs at the
war otiice to inquire for news The
ladies lobby was open until midnight.
\ hustle ut the war office shortly
after midnight gave confidence in the
report that important news had been
received from Lord Roberts. but an
noCncemnnt was made after midnight
that nothing would he given out.
LadysmitI Relieved.
London. Feb. o3.--At meeting of
the town council Of Windsor Yesterday
morning. it was announced that news
had rcaclrd Windsor Castle that LII
dysnth had been relieved. The an
nouEcement was received with i'm
mense enthusiasm and shouts BRAVO.
Builer"'
The war office declares it is unable
10 sEhstantIatc the reports of the re-
lief Of Ladysmith. But this does not
prevent the public from believing the
queen has again forostalled the an.
thorit!es at Pail Mall ara preferred to
communicate the glad news direct to
the public. through the mayor Of
Windsor Just as. the previous day,
she dramatically announced through
Lord William Cecil, commander of a
military corps. the t:tiings of Gen.
Buffers success. hours before the war
office was able to relieve the impatient
anxiety of the United Kingdom.
Nevertheless, as the queens words are
not actually quoted in the last an.
nouncencnt. confirmation is eagerly
awaited. and especially as Gen. Full
er's dispatch is very generally regard
ed as fore shadowing juncture Of his
and Gen. Whites forces some time
during tho day.
Cronjc Fighting Stubbornly.
Cape Town. Feb. ga special cor
respondent Of the Cape Argus says:
Gen. Cronje is surrounded at Paader.
berg, but is Offering stubborn resis-
lance. The British are Smelling the
Beers vigorously and expect to capture
the whole force.
Canadians Lost Heavily.
Toronto. Ont, Feb. 23. - A special
cable to the Globe says the first Can
adam contingent was engaged at Mod.
der River all day Sunday and that
eighteen men Of the regiment were
killed and sixty wounded. Among
the wounded was Capt. Mason Of
Toronto. The Canadians forded Mod
der river after nights march.
Captured by Beers.
London, Feb. 23.-rhe Times has the
following from Lourenzo MARQUES,
dated yesterday: According to a
Boer account Gen. L,ne. claims to
have captured in an attack upon the
rear guard Of Gen. French's column
$50 wagons of provisions and ammu-
milton, $500 oxen. and So men,
Canadians Mourn.
Victoria, B. c., Feb. 23.-With every
flag at half-lnast the city mourns the
loss of 40 per cent of her volunteers in
South Africa. The flag OH the United
States consulate is among those at
half-mast.
No Danger of a Colonial Rising.