Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-28
MFRS FIGHT HARD
NEAR LADYSMITH
,.,Isr,s Forces Repulsed with Heavy Loss
Rattle Continues Congratulations
on Roberts Success
pleters. Feb, q, describes The engage

ment;
Last night the Innlsklllen fusileers,
MIXED with some Of the Dublin fus-
ileers and the Connaught rangers, at.
tempted 10 carry Railway hill from
Pieters. They were under continuous
fire. through which they passed up the
heavy broken ground to the first Boer
trench. Halfway up the hill the Beers
retreated to the crest and then came
back on either flank OF the irish troops,
enaladlng the captured trench with q
savage cross as well as a direct fire
"All night and until 9 o'clock In the
morning our men held the position IN
der ceaseless fire, and al terrible cost.
At roll call only five officers and one
hundred men answered 10 their names.
"Col. Thackeray and Major Sanders,
Of the Innisklllens. Col Sitwell, OF the
Dublin fusileers: CAPTAIN Maitland, OF
the second Gordons. and Col Thorold ~
the Welsh fuslleers, were killed. Two
hundred and fft.-two OF the rank and
file were killed or wounded
Gen. I.yttleton's brigade relieved
them at 10 o'clock this morning when
the Boer artillery pounded the troops
holding the center kopies without
IdhTff bhN WIN AAhNfA NANNNf'
WILL SEND MORE TROOPS.
London, Feb. 2s. 4SO a. m-From
John OGroats TO Lands End there has
been cheering for the queen and uni
versal singing OF the national anthem
This mutual cOngratulation was the
Briton's way Of celebrating the most
cheerful day of the war.
The British are already taking stock
of the situation and measuring the
future. There is no disposition TO over
estimate the success. The government
entertains no Illusion. As announced
In the house Of commons. 10000 addi-
tlonal troops win Immediately go out
and the effective force VIII be kept near
100000.
Lord Roberts has done more than to
apture 1000 Beers and few guns He
8 within striking distance Of one OF the
}oer capitals, and IS master Of a large
district Of the Free state. lie has given
3 shock 10 Boer confidence and i'm
ueasurably restored the spirit OF his
lWn troops In capturing Cronje he
las taken q leader whose presence
alone was worth thousands to the Boer
ause.
The best opinion here Is that the
rransyaalers are certain to continue
The fight with undmnlshed yalor, but
It Is not 50 certain about the Free
Staters.
Lord Roberts has not allowed the
corps Of descriptive writers with him
TO supplement his plain narrative as
get, and there are some points In doubt
sMALLNEss OF CRONJE's FORCE
SURPRISING,
II is not clear whether the 1000 prls-
oners include those taken in small par
ties before the equalization. What has
become Of the rest Of the Beers who
held the Magersfontein lines, and where
are the big guns? The smallness Of
Cronje's force causes some wonder
ment
The morning papers, without excep-
ton, comment on the achievement OF
the Boer leader and men In holding on
for ten days a force from six to eight
times as large as their own. British
opinion is far more generous in victory
than In defeat.
a special dispatch from Capetown,
dated Monday, says: Gen. Cronje last
night attempted 10 escape with party
OF Beers, but he was driven back"
QUEEN CONGRATULATED.
1t is understood that the queen and
the prince Of Wales have received a
telegram Of generous cOngratulatiOn
from Emperor William on the victory
at Paardeberg. King Humbert and
Queen Margherita also wired congratu-
lations 10 the queen.
Reports from all parts Of the coun-
try show nag-hoistlng. bell-ringing and
great jubllation In celebration of the
victory Of Lord Roberts.
in the house OF commons Mr. Balfour
and modestly allowed Mr..
Wyndham TO make the announcements |
and to read the dispatches Of Lord Rob !
erts. The references 90 the Canadians
were most enthusiastically cheered.
AT all the theaters and music halls |
last evening the widest enthusiasm |
was displayed. Everywhere patriotic |
pictures, songs and illusions were ap- |
plauded TO the echo. When the news |
arrived az the house of lords there |
was a very small attendance OF peers. I
but the prince Of Wales entered the /
chamber lust as Lord Lansdowne was /
reading the message from Lord Rob
srts. He Immediately walked over and
sat with Lord Salisbury entering into
4 long conversation with the premier.
The morning papers are jubllant, but
hey all warn the nation against over
confidence.
Beers OVER MATCHED,
The Standard says: III Lord Roberts
had been allowed TO prosecute the cam
)aign in 1891 how different history