The daily news., 1900-02-17

Is NapiuriH- Nast Suanii tfS oi
stores aud Ihor-.- .ds 3 C4tiIe-
Gen. Freu the
Happy Il:I
LONDoN. I a J8cObsdal
dispatch last night says that Gen.
Crouia. with nine thousand men, The
fan force surrounding Kimberly. l.
Iu full retreat. with Gen. Ki,}yk-nuy
pursuing.
Crouj4'- forces ara travelling light,
;hey having been compelled to abau-
dau ;heir provisions and ammuui-
JIou trains. which are being picked
Up by the British cavalry.
The forces of Killykenny are har-
.a-Siug the BoeIs in the rear. and
many prisoners are falling into the
hands OF the Br;stish.
CrOnie is makin all possible haste
toward BlOemfontein and il is r+-
ported that the Beers are leaving
Spytfontein, going in a northwest
erly direction.
The Beers captured large convoy
- the result OF Thursdays fighting
az RIet river, but, in view Of the
tremendous bOmbardment, the Brit
ish casualties We're very slight. only
sA wounded and one killed.
Lord Roberts official dispatch to
she war office says tha: Gen. kIlly-
henny yesterday captured - wagons
II stores and ammunition from
trDnle'S forces. Including two
wagons Of MauSer rifles. eight boxes
.. shells. ten barrels Of explosives
aud a lar"a quantity OF stores
The Borr lager was still being
~l-il-d by the artillery when Gen.
kE:-henoT dispatched hI~ messenger.
The Chrcaicle's second edition to-
day prints "A dispatch from Water
NaaI Gritt which avs that Lord
Roberts with the sixth and seventh
divisions and the cavalry division
l,ud,zvoused at En-lin. then march
Cd toward the Free State.
Tne sixth division CLOSED Riet
river al Watervaal drift and march
g along al" right banF.
The Beers showed Il ri-t and there
were several casualties.
The division then marched t.
JacobSdal a"G tle cavalry captared
Brown = drift on jhe lyfy fauk of the
Boer~ main position.
-
uorthward. The Beers have thus
lar made no determined stand.
Thousands Of cattle and stock have
been captured.
Gen. French's troops were enthu-
-IaStically received by the Kimberly
officers aud were dined at the cluo
last night.
The Fight is On.
\ JacobSdal dispatch says that
killy kenny overlook CrOnje's rear
guard the morning and at once be- .
gan the attack. A great battle is
now imminent.
Crouje had to stop TO protect his
transportation trains.
Kitchener i directing Killy-
aeuny's operations.
Capture Of JacobsdaI
The story Cf the capture of Jacobs
dal l. that in their march west
ward the sixth diviSioa -,0Ok that
place but evacuated il to proceed on
their Journey toward Kimberly.
A. soon a. they left the Beers re-
occupied the place but their stay
wa- short lived.
The fifteenth brigade, Including
tae London Imperial volunteers. at .
tackled and shelled the position. The
men advanced in steady and splen-
lad order aud drove the enemy over
tie ridges to the nOrthward.
The volunteers who had secuted
20 the right and left showed veteran
ike pluck and steadineSs.
The Staffordshires made a b7yOnet .
charge. but the enemy did not Uait
a A. nfrnr a Of
tiglt of three hours, the mounted in
1antrv pursuing the fleeing Beers.
A Cape Town dispatch says the
Beers At MagersfonteIn are now COM
pletelv hemmed in by Methuen's
forces AT Modder river, Roberts
men at Kip drift and McDonald's
HI-hlauders At kodolsberE.
\ Sterk-troom dispatch says that
the Beers are advancing this morn
;ug coward MaltenO and have sew
raj large guns. They fired upon
;iatacTe'S pickets. some of them ad-
NaucIng within lifis range distance.
Hci icing at Cape Town.
\ Cape Town dispatch says tn to
when the news Of the relief OF Kim
a-rly reached there immense crowd-
Iu-n-d 10 the government house,
where Jhey sang patriotic songs and
rhrerea enthusiastically. They
t.I,d 10 get Governor Miner 10
-naak but he declined.
Cable interrupted.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-THE Anglo
AMrrIcau aud Direct Cable Com .,
any gave uotice to-day that COM
r.gaicat.Ou with Kimberly II again
i-ta-rupteG.
To-Day's Fire.