Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-23
KIMBERLEY IS RELIEVED.
ARE FIGHTING ON TUGELA.
Gen. BUll~r ActiNe-LOrd Roberts He
ProMOted-kruHer TeleErnphx.

tHO usual tIlll IL lElu UO new :,
but at about the same time came dis
patches from Durham dated late Saturday
evening, giving reports Of the renew ed
lighting on the Tugela, where the censor
stopped all telegrams Arrivals at Durham
from the Tugela say that important OPP
erations are progressing and that fighting
has occurred daily since the commence
ment Of the week. In these engagements
the British casualties have been compar-
atively light According to these uncon-
tirmed reports, General Bti.er has le occu-
pied aal krantz and the Beers retreatel
i'll the direction OF The Free State. In
the meantime wounded officers and men
are arriving daily at Durham and are
placed aboard the hospital ships there.
Dispatches from Zululand, received at
Durham, say the country is quieting down,
thanks to the appearance OF a flying col
umn. The Beers seem nervous and un-
certain and have stayed their advance
The following dispatch has been received
at the war office from Lord Roberts:
"Jacobsdal, Feb. ls.-General Kelly
kennys brigade captured IS wagons laden
with stores, two wagons OF Mauser titles,
eight boxes OF shells, ~ barrels OF cx.
plosives and large quantity OF stores,
all belonging to Cronje's laager, which WAS
still being sheled by our artillery when
Kitchener dispatched his messenger
With General Cronje in full retreat and
General Kelly Kenny harassing his rear,
hopes run high that a decisive action will
occur if it has not already been fought.
Lord Roberts reports the British casu-
alties during the fighting at Jaeob,.lal as
follows: One killed, II wounded and
three missing.
The queen has promoted General French
to be jor general. French hitherto has
only ranked as il colonel in the army,
with the local rank OF lieutenant general.
Lieutenant Colonel kekewich has been
promoted colonel for services in the de
Tense OF Kimberley
A special dispatch from Sterkstrom says
that the Beers with artillery commenced
an artillery attack on Molteno, near that
place, occupied by the troops commanded
| by General Gatacre
Arundel Feb ls.-The retirement OF
the British from Rensberg was most order
ly. The railway had withdrawn the stores
on the previous day and the baggage
wagons left before the evacuation took
place.
A part OF the two companies of the
Wiltshire regiment which was missing and
the members of which We're presumably
asleep after being on outpost duty have
since arrived The other members OF the
companies have probably been taken pris
oners
The western border has been cleared
by General Roberts first stroke, since the
relief of Kimberley carries Mafeking with
it and secures British control of the West
Barkley district and Bechuanaland. Gen
cral French, by leading the way 10 Aim
berley. has become the Sheridan OF tins
campaign, while "Bobs' halting in tr
umph at Jacobsdal before turning east
ward, is in fair way TO win a kingdom
if he goes on without check or reverse Il
Bloemfonteln and Pretoria Nor ought
Kitchener to be left out of view He has
transformed an immobile British force
which was tied up to railways, into III
army remarkable for mobility with sys
TEN OF flying transport, and II all goe'
well. he seems destined at the end OF th'
campaign To succeed Lord Wolsley a.
commander in-ehief and to reo1ganize Tn
|, military forces Of the British empire.
Various suggestions are put forth as Z
the movements of General CTonle, ant
DIR. Leyds. who has been interviewed will
respect to the situation, has expressed TN
opinion that the Boer eommandant ba
deliberately allowed General French Z
enter Kimberley so as to cut him oil iron
communication with his commander IN
chief.
London is fairly ringing with praise
OF General French. Every mounted OF
fcer will now want TO serve under him
|, 1t j, learned that the young duke 0
Westminster, who is step-son OF Georg
Wyndham, will join Freneh's divisiol
when he arrives at the Cape and not sery
on sir Alfred Miners staff.
Kimberley had been invested l23 days
The garrison consisted Of 2JOe men.
The Beers Tell of Jncobsdrl.
Pretoria. Feb. ls.-It appears from fur
e ,her reports Of Yesterdays fighting a
: ,Jacobsdal that 2om British troops g.
through the federal position at Mode
river and entered kimberley. The federal
intercepted the rear guard of the Brltis
ana captured many oxen and a numbe
: OF prisoners
British seized u Steamer.
: Port Elizabeth, Feb. l9.-The br1ti-
steamer Sabine, Captain Taylor, from Me-
t York, January 4. with miscellaneou
!. cargo. has been seized by the British gur
: boa, Thrush and brought TO Algoa ba,
1 on suspicion of having on board srtiels
: contraband OF war. Before the sabin
a sailed from New York 1t was rumored ths
$ she had on board large quantity OF Pr'
$ visions, arms, ammunition, army blanket
and general merchandise, but no confirm;