The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18


Daily at Durham and Are BEING
Placed on the Hospital Ships
Quiet Has Been Restored In Zulu
1and-BOers Reported to He Ner-
vous and to Have Stayed Advance.
LONDON, Feb. 1S.-The war office made
the usual statement at midnight that it
had no news, but at about the same time
came dispatches from Durham, dated late
Saturday evening, giving reports of the
renewed fighting on the Tugela, when the
censor stopped all the kilograms.
Arrivals at Durham from the Tugela
say that important operations are pro-
crossing, and that fighting has occurred
daily since the commencement of the
week. In these engagements the British
casualties have been comparatively light.
According to these unconfrrned reports,
Gen. Butler had reoccupied Vaal Krantz,
and the Beers had retreated in the di-
rection of the Free State.
In the meantime wounded officers and
| men are arriving daily at Durham, and
are placed aboard the four hospital ships
now there
Dispatches from Zululand received at
Durham say the country has quieted
down, thanks to the appearance of the
| flying column. The Beers appear nervous,
and have stayed their advance.
CONFIDENCE IN KITCHENER.
With Gen. Cronje In full retreat and
Gen. Kelly Kenney harrassing his rear,
hopes run high that decisive action will
oil
| Dispatches from Jacobsdal confirm this
belief, saying Gen. Cronje has been
obliged to "out-span," in other words
form laager or camp, in order to rest
his oxen This explains Gen. KellyK Ken
ny's latest dispatch referring to shelling
the lager, which also brought long-ex-
pected word of Gen. Kitchener's where
abouts.
| That the general who SO relentlessly =
pursued the kahlifa to his doom is super
| vising the pursuit of Gen. Crouje adds I
| greatly to the confidence of the nation, I
i row so eagerly awaiting, further news. I
II. Gen. Tucker, with the Seventh divis-
ion, Is able to effect the projected junc-
ton with the forces of Gen., I<elly-Keft- :
ny, while the Ninth division, under Gen.
Coiville, is rapidly coming up from the
rear, the hero of Khartoum should have
sufficient force to decisively engage
Gen. Cronje and prevent him from reach
ing Bloemfontein with an effectiye force.
Over the whole Modder river district
there is such tremendous military activity
that it is hard to realize the area COW
cred or grasp the full meaning of the
movements. The Beers, though retreat
/ jpo from MaparGfor1taip are active plSe-
where. A special dispatch from Orange
River, dated Friday, Feb 16, says they
are attempting to cut the British line of
communication at Gras Pan, but it is
said they are not likely to effect serious
| result. They are, however, undoubtedly
making strenuous effort to cut tho
| British lines to De Aar. On the other
| hand comes the news that Gen. Macdon-
ala has again occupied Koodoesberg.
| What precautions Lord Roberts has
| adopted against counter attacks are not
! yet known, but the war Office and public
| are thoroughly convinced that he is fully
| able to cope with all contingencies, and
| that, If 1t is within human possibility, he
| will infiict the defeat on Gen. Cronje that
is so much more important than the re-
|
latter achievement.
DR.. LEYDS CONFIDENT.
A special dispatch from Brussels says
that DR.. Leyds refuses to talk to press
representatives regarding affairs in South
| Africa further than to say that his con-
| fidence is still absolute and that he does
not fear an invasion Of the Free State,
the burghers in that republic being armed
| and prepared to resist the British DR..
Leyds has telegraphed to the pope ask
| Ing an audience of his holiness, which
will be accorded. 1t is certain, however,
| that he will not be received by King
Humbert.
AMERICAN ATTACHE SAFE.
| Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper publishes
/ this morning dispatch from Modder
River, dated Friday, Feb. 16. saying the
1 American and Austrian attaches are
missing. A dispatch dated Jaccbsdal the
Lsame day says Capt. Slocum and the Aus
| trian attache are there
CHEERING FOR "BoBs." :
Dispatches from Cape Town announce
| that great demonstrations followed the
/ announcement of the relief of Kimberley.
! Government house was surrounded by
1 huge crowds, and the British high COM
missioner and governor of Cape Colony,
| Sir Alfred Miner, received an ovation.
| The house which Lord Roberts occupied >
on his arrival at Cape Town was sim
| ilarly feted There We're parading through
| the city, cheering for "Bobs, flag flying
and hostile demonstrations outside the
| offices Of the newspapers sympathetic
| to the Beers, and before the residences
of ministers supposed to be in sympathy
with the burghers. The relief Of Kimber-
ley was similarly celebrated in other
| towns of Cape Colony.
BOERS ATTACK MoLTENO.
special dispatch from Sterkstroom,
| dated today says the Beers. with artil-
| lery, commenced attack early this
morning on Molteno. near that place.
occupied by troops commanded by Gen.
| Gatacre.
| Gen. Roberts reports the British cas-
| ualties during the fighting at Jacobsdal
! as follows: One killed, fourteen wounded
and three missing. i
ATTACK ON avAAL KRANTZ.
Telegrams to the Evening News from
i 7 .ourenzo MARQUES dated today say that
| from Roer sources it is reported that the /
/ british are attacking the Boer position
a. ysal Krantz and that the Beers are
stil1 holding the position. This report is
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