Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-16

Loodon, Feb. 16.-4:20 a. MAS the
wires are closed to correspondents with
Lord Roberts and as nothing further
from him has been communicated to the
public, the military adopts spend their
time IN studying maps, topography. and
figuring out the possibilities of Lord Rob
erts' communication and what there is
left for the Beers to do. General Cronje's
already been cut. The best news Eng
land could hear would be that he elects
to give battle among the low hills and
ridges west of Kimberley. Should he de-
,termine not to do this he must raise the
siege of Kimberley and retreat to a point
where he would prefer to fight. This re-
,tirement could be along the detour
around the head of the British advance
to Bloemfontein. on, as seems to military
students more practicable, he could with
draw to the north. using the railroad for
his guns and heavy baggage, moving to
Fourteen Streams station and thence
into the Transvaal territory.
The Beers have made no preparations
to defend Bloemfontein, and there is no
particular reason why General Cronje
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ital of the Free State. Operations else
where are apparently suspended.
A correspondent writing from Chieve-
ley, February IL, AVS
I'VE are still hopeful of relieving Lady
smith,"
Colonel Baden-Powell, in a dispatch
from Mafeking, dated January 20, after
mentioning matters already sent out by
correspondents, gives his total casualties
up to January 25 as follows: Killed, five
officers and 60 men: wounded, eight Off
GERS and 1873 men; missing, "a men.
No word has been received regarding
General Gatacre's 10000 men, at Storm
berg. The impression is that these forces
are on the way to Lord Roberts,
Mr.. Chamberlain's announcement in
the house of of the. intention of
the government to encourage the 7Zulus
to defend themselves from the Roers is a
contingency the Beers seem to have an
ticipated, as they have been doing every
thing in their power to win the good will
of the Basutos, who have thousands Of
good rifles. The Beers gave 1900 Basutos
a safe conduct. If the British loose one
tribe the Beers will probably let loose
another.
The war office has issued orders for
the formation of p new batteries and
three battaiiGns of infantry.
The bin council was in session yes
terday for two hours. 1t Will meet again
| today. This is quite unusual.
New York, Feb. 15.-Fifty-seven men,
nearly all young and stalwart, sailed to-
! day on the French line steamer La Cas-
| cogne on their way to the Boer lines in
South Africa.
Most OF them We're Irish-Americans.
The corps was recruited in Chicago by
the United Irish society. They marched
to the French line pier, headed by Major
Edward T. McCrystal of the Sixty-ninth
regiment and Patrick Egan, ex-minister
to Chile. They presented a fine appear
ance and were frequently cheered., They
carried American and Red Cross flags.
The corps Is in charge Of DR.. J.. p. Nc
j Namara, chief surgeon They will GO
from here to some southern European
port, whence they will sail for South
Africa.
London, Feb. 16.-Spencer Wilkinson
i in the Morning Post today advocates the
a~dvisability of forming tenth, eleventh
and twelfth divisions and sending them
to the Cape to be ready for emergency
as we'll as the information and. training
at home of as many additional battalions
as possible. He says ln
Lord ~Rosebery's speech in the, house
ef lords last evening probably expresses
the universal feeling and the universe.
temper, and it will do great good il
accusing the country. Lord Rosebery il
to be congratulated upon urging the ne.
cessity of preparing the army"