The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-16
THE MILITARY
EXPERTS ARE
FIGURING
IN the Absence Of ANY Definite
News From Lord
CRONJE'S COMMUNICATIONS
with BlOomfOntein, However, Are
Nov Reported to Rave Been

LONDON, Feb. IS, $3.50 a. MAS the
wires are closed to correspondents with
Lord Roberts, and rs nothing further
from him has been communicated to the
public, the military adopts spend their
time in studying maps OF topography
and hgurinE out the possibility Of Lord
Roberts communication and what
there IL left for the Beers to do.
Gen. CronJe's communications with
BloemfOrteln have already been cut.
The best news England could hear
would be that he elects to give battle
among the low hills and ridge1 west OF
Kimberley. Should he determine not to
do this. he must raise the Siege of KIM
berley and retreat to a pelnt where he
would prefer to hght.
This retirement could be a long de-
tour around the head OF the British ad-
vance to Bloemfontein, or, as seems to
military students more practicable, he
could withdraw to the north, using the
railroad for his guns and heavy bag
gaze, moving 70 Fourteen Streams sta
tlon, and thence into Transvaal terri
tory.
The Beers have made no preparation
10 defend Bloemfontein and there is no
particular reasoU why General cronte
should risk a battle to protect the capl-
tol of the Free State. Operations else
where are apparently suspended. A
correspondent writing from Chleveley,
February 10, says: we are still hope
full Of relieving Ladysmith.'
Colonel Baden-Powell, In dispatch
from MaiekIng, dated January %, af-
ter mentioning matters already sent
out by correspondents, gives his total
casualties up to January %, as follows:
Killed. fve officers and sixty men;
wounded eight officers and 1913 men;
missing. thirty-four men. No word
has been received regarding General
Gatacre's 1900 men at stormberg. The
Impression is that these forces are on
the way to Lord ROBBERS.
BoER LAGER. NEAR LADY
SMITH, TUESDAY. Feb. 1s-Yesterday
General Botha, with a small force,
crossed the Tugela to deserted Brit
Ish crmp. where he found fifty Lancers,
Of whom thirteen were killed, i've
wounded and nine taken prisoners.
One of the prisoners was sent to tell
the British to fetch their wounded.
BoER HEAD LAGER. LADY
sAnTH, Monday Feb. 12.--slnce Friday
everything has been quiet. The Eng
lish with their cannon. have moved to-.
wards Chleveley. They found the
Boer position unassailnble on the up
per Tugela.
LONDON, Feb. l5.-The house of
commons, this evening. adopted the
governments military scheme by a
vote Of 2Ss against "a. the minority
consisting chiefly of irish members.
British Evacuated Rensberg.
LONDON. Feb. 1s.-The Cape Town
correspondent OF the Daily Chronicle,
telegraphing Wednesday. says;
ut is reported here that the British
have evacuated Rensbers and retired
to Arundel"
LONDON. Feb. 1s.-'rhs correspond
en-. OF the Times at Lorenzo Marques,
teleEraphing Wednesday. says:
THE republics are now obtaining
substantial supplies OF sugar. coffee,
and hour through Dclagoa Bay Hrm,
and further heavy conslgnmentE are
expected within q fortnight. 1t Is be-
l!eved also that munitions are still
Passing"