The Saint Paul globe., 1900-02-18
FIGHT ON TUGELA
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Continued From First Page.
probably Identical with the bombardment
of Blauwrantz, announced yesterday.
DRAWN BATTLE
A special dispatch at Birds river re-
ports a drawn fight between Brabant's
Horse and the Beers at Dordrecht on
Feb. 49, The engagement lasted eight
hours, until darkness set in. The Brit
ish loss was eight killed and four wound
ed. The Beers casualties are unknown.
The latter had burned the grass around
the position, SO that the British Khaki
uniform showed up distinctly against the
background. After the fight, the dis
patch says, the British entered Dor
drecht, but left later.
BOER AMMUNITIoNs CAPTURED.
A dispatch to the war office from Lord
Roberts says that Gen. Kelly-Kenny's
brigade Friday captured seventy-eight.
wagons of stores and ammunition belong
Ing to Gen. Cronje. Following is the text
of Lord Roberts dispatch:
'Jacobsdal, Feb. 17-Gen. Kelly-Kenny'
brigade captured yesterday seventy-eight
wagons laden with stores, two wagons or
Mauser rifles, eight boxes Of shells, ten
barrels Of explosives, and large guam
tity of stores, all belonging to Cronje's
laager, which was still being shelIed by
our artillery when Kitchener dispatched
his messenger"
BRITISH OFFICERS PROMOTED. ~
LONDON, Feb 1.-THE queen has pro-
NOTED Gen. French to be major general.
French, heretofore, has only ranked as a.
colonel in the army, with the local rank
of lieutenant general. Lieut.. Col. Keke-
wich has been promoted colonel, for
services in the defense Of Kimberley.
DOM PAUL UNDIsMAYED. IS
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE cablegrams
which President Kruger is said to have
sent to The Hague, since the successful
movement of Gen. French for the relief
of Kimberley, reached former officer of
Holland in this city today The message
which was apparently sent with a view
of Quieting the fears Of the friends Of
the Beers, reads:
mo uneasinesS. Federal operations
west fully planned
The recipient of this dispatch, who con,
ceals his identity from the public, re-
ceived and published q dispatch announc.
ing the defeat of the British at Spion
Kop twenty-four hours before the news
of that event was made known through
British sources.
TO SEEK HOSPITAL FUNDS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17-Miss Eta -Fitz
Stephen Palmer, an organizer well known
in England, arrived on the steamship
Lain last Thursday. She is in this coun-4
try for the purpose of raising funds for
an Irish-American hospital for soldiers
in South Africa She is not acting in
any official capacity for any organization,
but is acting upon her own initiative
Miss Palmer is of the opinion that Irish
antagonism to England is based on q.
misconception of facts. Miss Palmer for
four years was the editress of an English
society Journal and was the>founder and
is the president of the Shamrock Circle,
which figured so conspicuously in the
general elections Of 1892 and 1895, In the
cause of unionism cr
CANADIANS GIVEN A CHANCE
MONTREAL, Feb. IA cable dispatch
to the Star, dated Jacobsdal, Feb. 15,
says the Royal Canadian regiment was
given show In the operations which
have resulted in the occupation of Ja-
cobsdal by the British forces. The Cana
dians were In the Ninth division and par
ticipated in an attack on Waterfall. In
the advance from Wagedraal six Canadi-
ans fell out and are either In the hospital
or captured.
BOERS CLAIM VICTORY
PRETORIA, Feb. 16-It appears from
further reports of yesterdays fighting at
Jacobsdal that. 1000 British troops got
through the federal position at Modder
river and entered Kimberley. The fed
erals intercepted the rear guard of the