The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-26

-s.l't.~g. ,,'...... gi,e state Nrl.c~-
"ay. t''h. -i--rhr iua-,h day Of Zen, al
'ro"i"'S .iu~ defense opened IN startling
. fashion Soon after dawn 4 most terrific
. rditl" "f lif'- fi:c h:Ok" uu- walking; the
Sleeping s.n.p. L. Wa lr.. E-.,yl..e. IRE
dult' H.. var. and .,'! awaited with c.fr-
h"'iiE:s lGr T.w~ ~ IT. -T-.,
u soon GrN-!op-d tna' tH.. C.url,, ~it'rt.r<
''''i t--~'..'S nIi lost their wsH ami ns.t
'iN'Havk"I ia error. close :. tr" Eo,r
f'a:"I "'' iEr n"lJH side of ;h.. river. -
H''"n H. they We" u-r',-I.cl 10y the .uvnIy.
ne latte; fu>iliau-G. N"wdrrful {" ,,.l. 'i:"
Hil'i>A casualties w'T- Practically hone.
ih'.:r was d">uit.ry nIiur all day Ions
"n h"tn Tie north and south banks. Gen
'."Hi hn"N'- h:iead. holding and p.~hiuE
forward ih" lin" S"uin 81 lite river. whit
''"rriui smith pD:Tirr. ou th, north -idc.
worked toward JE, iaac-r Meann n;!- ten
'raI FIrEch advanced. in a FAR .aStrriy
direction. near koPi- held hy a strong
tor" q Troujrs men. r"-cnf"I,rd BY i
I-a'iy>fnitn contingent a the SANE tim
'T'h"iIt bIUJdw Gods brigade. with - bat
'"ry ~ hnf>r artillery. tool. Un positions To
~ l"it ard rear - tn" same kopj-.
The ifoui uf the hill Was thoroughly
searched hN = Iahinp iir- Suid-UIy the
i'"-Is h"l'~t from Every side low and Geo
-! French. VII" h"ai'-,i toward liz. drIft.
>h".iins vigorously. y great uamb'r '~-
'Ar"i. hUi many weTr Killed nv SurIl,n-i.
~ soon a. ih- kopir w:< ,.,,cuat-d rhis
CORRESPONDENT visited g.. Tht. position Ma
found |" b" wuit,!,i;uli, strolr materially.
ana Il form thu real kry p" ti' position
IN the 'a~r "i d~f-u>e as.rinS; Hurr Ir--u-
forc- rn-ats advancing, rom tti.. ..t~r.
rf'r MS contact with the l.adl~n
f!"eIS WA SIg g!iHTIy unfortunate f"r them
4 great deaf ~ :"laSr, prov i>j"nS and "q'iip-
;n"ni 49, captured ami III" k"plr wa> ,i--
q"entiy dotted Win n.p"d. sn"winE tuar
mauy wound-d HAD brr,, l-nluvrd
The Eo.v method "f removing ih,ir dead
j. 20 H. = "pap!- az I-u> I" ji,. h,.ly. iii. n
j. thus dragged off L.. two hu:>r- at :Gil
Sai!op.
Their wer" several pour paIi-,s i"-,il, ou
III" s'.bi-rt II a short armisjlcr. /, seems
that General ''I"r e j. willing to SURRENDER.
hnt that 'h' y"uns Tran>yaal,:s r.f'.s.-.
The other ie!vasu~i-d Beers ar, auNi"!s
ip "iy~ an
\ British doctor. Ia visited The Boo
lines To Sc ih, Wounded. fuYui thu. trenches
along ;h- river rIll q: wonud-,! and sIw
many dead.
4 des"rter whu caa.- into ann. last night
SAYS IHat yesterdays bonlbar,im-n, WIS
appalling ia it, Effects especially in .u..
'as'- Of the ho.i-zrr batteries -rti.adiEg
the river.
The position to-day * practically The
Sam- The i'v-:S are STRENGTHENING ,Erir
iuiI"n"nineutS around fh- laas-I. hu; IN.
cas-. j. hopeless The capt rrr If ;r.. kopi,.
To-day has given the British a sp-;ldid
position and "ill prevent R"-r Irli,-.iug
force reaching Ctonie
Everybody admir'S ih,. splendid etagt Of
TIL hUGGh-I~. hut from a humanitarian
point of view ia = c"n.sc-..-d tha' further
resistant" an NJ part "f ';-n.III ,'ruIi,
viii h.. criminal. Every shrapr-I shell ;.u,is
victim. and unless 4 miracle. u.,u'> ni4
force must In N!F.-d ',..E cipf !..f'.
TIE f"rm"r r-suII j. t-Irih- tu ,uai.ni-
plate. bur although IL would i-4i.ire I, i..u
taN@. ir would h- Easy L" accomplish.
To-day Lord Roberts INT 'i-l..t.,l -, me-.
OFF, OF a S..i,. s.uud,lC' Tor :h.- women
and chil!r"n. together with :: free pass 20
any point th.-In. and Also ga ui''r pf
doctors ami m-,iiris... Gr"ni-'s reply va =
curt r-flsal snd ,-.ulf"ry shrllinx wr- -
pIfp,-f