The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-24
CRONJE NOT YET DEFEATED.
HE CONTINUES FIGHTING AGAINST
TREMENDOUS ODDS.

nara Ia L nuerstnnd HOW lie Can Nc-
siSt So LOng-Hc Is Hcmmed In on
All sides, and n Deadly Fire Is he
ing Maintained Upon His Force.
Butler Gaining Ground, But So Far
He Has Met Determined Opposi-
tiOn.
London, Feb. "a. AIS a, m.-Gen. Cronje
is presumably still unbeaten. No other
construction is placed upon the three days
silence of Lord Roberts
Yet no one sees how It Is humanity pos
sible. judging from the descriptions of his
situation Wednesday morning for him to
resist SO long. Great Britain does not
Withhold admiration for the valor of a
losing fight against such odds.
The Daily News says:
I'm position covering only a square
mile, hemmed in on all sides, circled with
a chain of fire from rife, Maxim and How
itzer, played on by deadly lyddite. bursting
in its own sickly green light. his hastily
built trenches enhladed by stream of lead
sweeping down the river from the north
bank. Gen. Cronje still elects to fight. ID
is a magnificent courage"
Gen. Cronje's wife 1t Is said by the prls-
oners, urged him TO surrender, in order
to save the lives Of his men, but he would
not.
The British cavalry patrols sent by Lord
Methuen north of Kimberley discovered
the Beers concentrating, whether for Of
tense or defense is simply conjecture.
The Beers seem TO be retiring from Gen.
L.,
der to reinforce the Free Staters.
Ladysmith Not Relieved.
Ladysmith had not been relieved when
the latest news left Natal, two days ago
The Beers had then retired half way be-
tween Ladysmith and Colenso. If only
6,OOO went to The Free State, as both the
Boer and British accounts assert the 12,-
eco who are left may purpose to maintain
the siege and to resist Gen. Butler within
contracted lines although the impressian
at Gen. Buffers headquarters is that the
Beers are merely covering retreat.
The editorial in the morning papers
complain, more or less vigorously, Of the
insufficieney of the governments naval
proposals, especially in view of the i'm
mense naval efforts of Germany and other
Powers.
Fighting Mt Close Range.
London, Feb. 2S 10 p. m.--Every hour is
expected to bring news of Gen. Cronje' S
surrender
On all sides wonder is expressed that
the gallant yet ghastly, battle at Paarde-
berg drift has not yet ended in what is
considered TO be the inevitable. With fifty
guns bearing upon the devoted band with
in the terribly short range of 1000 yards,
surrender or utter annihilation can be the
only result, unless all reports of the
strength of the Boer relnforcements are
| wrong.
The critics canvas every untoward con-
tingency that can affect Field Marshal
Roberts and see nothing that can save
Gen. Cronje from the terrible wise in
| which he has been caught Even
an unexpectedly strong attack on
| Lord Roberts lines of oommunica-
tion could scarcely materially af-
feet the result, according 10 these
kelly-Kenny's Heavy Losses.
| The severe losses Incurred by Gen. Kel-
| ly-Kenny Sunday have produced some ad-
verse criticism, but 1t is pointed out that
had he fought less furiously he would
have given the Beers the opportunity 10
| entrench themselves and perhaps effect
further flight to a more advantageous po-
| sitlon.
Gen. Buffers progress towards Lady
| smith is so slow that ii scercely appeals
to public interest. Gen. White appears to
be still full of fight and to be endeavoring
TO assist Gen. Butler by a vigorous bonn
| bardment.
Advices received at Cape Town yester-
| day said IL was reported the British were
| gradually driving the Boers out Of North
| ern Cape Colony and that many of the
| burghers had recrossed the Orange river.