The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-27

fed the war office that the number of
Boer prisoners apprOximateS 1000, of
which about 1850 are citizens of the
Orange Free State. The remainder are
citizens of the Transvaal
Twenty TraHsvaal officers were cap
tured and eighteen Free State officers
were made prisoners
The guns captured from the Trans
vaal forces were three 75-centimetre
Krupps, one 9-pounder and one Maxim
gun. From the Free Staters, the Brit
ish captured one IS centimetre Krupp
and one Maxim gun.
ROBERTS CAUGHT SOME GER
MANS.
London, Feb 27.-7O7 p. m.-The Off
GERS captured by Gen. Roberts besides
Gen. Piet Cronje, include the following
we'll known commanders: Chief Com
mandant WOlverans, a member of the
Volksraad; Field Cornet F'rus, a Scan
dinavian; Major Albrecht, the famous
German artilleryman; Major Won
DEWITT, the distinguished German Off
Ger responsible for most of the splendid
engineering works of the Beers since
the commencement of the war.
ROBERTS LOSSES.
London. February 27.--7;51 p. m.-The
war office has received the following
dispatch from Lord Roberts:
''Paardeberg, Feb 27.-In a very sue
cessful attack made by the Royal Ca
madam contingent on one of the en-
6Uly ) II6HCneS lnlS morning MAJOR
Pellemier was wounded, eight men were
killed and % were wounded.
Gen. Macdonald is expected to re-
turn to duty in few days"
A COSTLY VICTORY.
London, Feb. 27.-6:35 p. m-The war
office has issued a list of 721 non-com-
missioned officers and men wounded in
the fighting at Paardeberg Sunday, Feb.
1S, including 63 Canadians and 273 High
landerS.
EXCITEMENT KILLED ONE
London, Feb. 27.-The enthusiasm ex-
hibited in parliament over Lord Rob-
erts' graphic details of the surrender of
Gen. CrOnje spread quickly to the
streets. Crowds of people again gather
ed about the war Office and the other
bulletin places, in spite of the rain that
was falling at the time and which had
been falling since morning. Frequent
cheers were given for "Bobs" who is
the hero of the hour and one old soldier
became so excited in recounting the de-
tails of the victory that he fell dead.
In the most frequented parts of the
metropolis flags were few and far be-
tween and in Pail Mall, where the war
office is situated, there was not a single
bit OF bunting flying. While only one
flag flew over the Strand. But in the
east end of London there were many
small flags waving from the windows of
squalid dwellings,, and as the evening
fell Londoners gave themselves up to
unrestrained rejoicing.
On all sides the gallantry of the Ca
nadians was much commented upon.
Gable dispatches poured in from the
different colonies and the settlements
announcing that the rejoicing in those
parts of the world over Lord Roberts
victory was no less enthusiastic than in
Great Britain itself. Bombay and Gil
braltar for instance reported that their
cities became a mass of bunting and
that cheering crowds filled their streets
1t is reported that Lady Roberts, the
wife of the field marshal, Lord Roberts
will shortly start to join her husband.
GREAT REJOICING.
London. Feb. 27.-There was a much
more outward display OF rejoicing of
Roberts success in the provinces than
in London. The Glasgow and Liverpool
stock exchanges were greatly excited.
The members sang God Save the
! Queen" repeatedly and cheered for
little Bobs." Flags were literally dis
played on the municipal and public
buildings in all the large towns. Windsor
was very jubilant at the news which
the queen disseminated Immediately
after it reached her and the inhabitants
| seized the occasion of her ma jeSty driV-
| ing through the town on her way to
! take a train for a visit to the wounded
| South African soldiers at the Netly
hospital to give vent to their delight
The queen, who was looking remark
! ably WELL showed evident signs of deep
satisfaction, smiling continually and
/ bowling in response to the cOngratula-
tory cheers greeting her on all sides.
1 Her majesty took quantities of flowers
/ to distribute to the wounded.
All the garrison towns and naval
/ ports received the news with the live
/ liest satisfaction, soldiers and sailors
/ vying with each other in displays of de-
i light.
ONLY 5000 MEN.
London, Feb 27.-4:3S D. m.@The sec
/ retary of state for war, the Marquis of
/ LansdoWne, announced in the house of
/ lords this afternoon thai the prisoners
! captured with Gen. Cronje numbered
/ about 5000 men,
Gen. Cronje will be sent to Cape Town.
/ CONCENTRATING IN FRONT OF
ROBERTS.
London. Feb. PA dispatch to the
1 Daily Mail from Lorenzo Marques dated
4 Friday, February %, says:
1T is reported here tnat 5000 burghers
! have left Ladysmith for the Free State.
! The Beers are concentrating their forces
! thirty miles outside of BloemfOntein
and the Free State government is NOV
/ ing to Windburg.
/ 'Reinforcements from all parts are
passing through Bloemfontein hourly.
/ President Steyn has telegraphed Presi-
! dent Kruger that Lord Roberts is with
in a few hours of Bloemfontein and he
urges that every male, irrespective OF
nationality, should be commandered.
President Steyn is said to favor
| peace. The BOer general who was in
! command al ColensO sent a message to
| President Kruger saying that he had
/ been smashed up there and recommend
/ ing overtures for peace. The burghers
| at Mafeking are also reported to have
sent word to Kruger that they would
rather defend their own farms than
! fight elsewhere.
The Pretoria government is paying
debts with bar gold. the English pro-
fessional coiner having refused to work
! Understanding how continental share
/ holders are affected by the closing OF
| the Robinson bank President Kruger
allowed the institution to reopen
Winston Churchill in a dispatch to
the Morning Post from F'rere Camp
| dated Sunday, says: