El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-24
And All The World Is Look
ing In Mute Ad-
miratiOn
At THE INTREPID MAN
Even The Gallant Men Of
England Compliment
ing His Sturdy
Heroism

LONDON, Feb. 24.-London is full of
rumors of British victories in the
Orange Free State and Natal. but
there is no news. The prolonged ten
sion is grating on the peoples nerves.
A Cape Town correspondent OF the
Evening News, wiring under date OF
February %, says he hears that Butler
and White have joined forces. A dis
patch from Durham, dated yesterday.
says it is reported there that the Beers
at Paardsburg have surrendered, los
ing 100 men. including Cronje. The
rumor also has it that Kitchener is
wounded in the left arm.
A curious feature of these rumors is
the fact that each emanates from OPP
posite sides of the country from which
the reported events took place. Amaze
ment, mixed with admiration, views
with anxiety the way Crouje is hold
ing out. From press dispatches it ap-
peared that he has been undergoing
bonn bardment too deadly to endure
and yet four days passed since this be-
gan and up to noon today no word has
come from Roberts's reported victory.
BoMBARDMENT CONTINUES.
PAARDEBURG, Feb. 24.-French's
cavalry patrols have captured two
small detachments of Beers who had
escaped through the Gordon surroun-
ing Cronje's army. A hundred and
five prisoners were taken. Bonn bard
ment of the Boer lsager continued un-
all day today. The
Shropshires have advanced 200 yards
more on the Beers line. They rushed
a trench last night just after the bonn
bardment had ceased and found many
dead Beers.
TRAIN DERAILED.
CAPE Town, Feb. PA train bear
ing the City of London volunteers to
the front was derailed early today at
10 miles outside of Cape
Town. The accident was caused by
several lengths of the track being re
moved, probably by disloyal colonists.
The damage was not serious.
BOER REINFORCEMENTS IN SIGHT.
PAARDEBURG, Feb. 24.-Gen. Rob-
=
and the bonn bardment of the Boer's
lager continues with greater fury
than ever. There is no silence for five
minutes at q time night or day. Every
visible object in the Boer camp has
been destroyed. The BOers have ap-
perently dug deep into the mound.
Boer reinforcemen ents are approaching
h. 90
num- Der 1000.
BULLER'S WAY BLOCKED.
LONDON. Feb. 24.-The reports of
heavy fighting on the road leading to
Ladysmith have confirmation in Bull
Ier's report of casualties on Feb. %,
which shows that five officers were |
killed and fifteen wounded.
8OERS HOLDING THEIR OWN EVERY
WHERE.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-Dispatches from |
Pretoria dated yesterday report that
Zen. Clements, continuing his advance
,orth from Arundel, attacked Coles
,urg Feb. 22nd with large force of
but was compelled to retire
ram also of yesterdays date said that
he Beers were In force several miles
o the west of that place and that the
British were bombarding their posi-
ion.
ROBERTS SINGLORIOUSLYD DEFEATED"
LONDON, Feb. PA dispatch from
doscow says that citizens of that place
eld q great jubilation there on re-
eipt of telegram from ST. Peters
urg saying that Roberts had been in
loriously defes
70 VICTORIES CERTAINLY OR THEY
WOULD BE REPORTED.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-Up to late
.our this evening the war office has
eceived no news from either Roberts
n Butler.
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