Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20

kimberley: The British came through
Blaunbank and attacked In TWO col
umne. While the Beers were buslly
engaged with Lord Roberts, Gen'
French. With 1900 cavalry and SIX guns
succeeded I'm breaking through The
Boer lines. The Beers ala not seriously
oppose Gen. French's advance, nut
confined their eSorts to preventing me
provisions getting through, IN TINS
they succeeded, capturing 1000 mead od
cattle. 100 wagons OF proVisions ana lVV
men.
The ChIeveey correspondent Of the
Daily News. telegraphing yesterday
says: we now occupy all the hills
to the right Of Colenso, on this Side OF
the Tugela, including Hlangwaha,
which the Beers evacuated last hlsh'
Sunday.
"Thls capture OF Hlangwana hill Is
of great strategic Importance, as the
hin commands the Hank oil tue Boer
defeuses at CoensO, a successful ad-
vance and the recapture Of the railway
may be expected
The paily Mail has the following dis
patch. dated Monday, from Plerer-
nlAIliLUufEt IL - lAINAANA AAtNN go
Redvers Butler has captured Hang
wana hill. Large numbers OF free
statars have left TO meet Lord Rob
erts' force II IL believed that . num-
Der Of tho Beers big guns have been
taken back across the border"
ROBERTS SUCCESS.
The Standards correspondent at
Modder river under date OF Sunday
February 18th, writes as follows.
THE magnificent success OF the plan or
campaign Of Lord Roberts must be as
crlbed In great part, after full credit
has been given for careful ana
brilliant strategy, TO the extreme
mobility Of the newly organized forces
employed. but this mobility has to be
paid for. 1t involves a great eXpendi-
ture In horses, Those of the Beers, for
instance. are not nearly finished.
III we are TO retain our advantage
there must be an unstinted drawing
upon every possible source OF supply
throughout the empire. Otherwise we
shall " without enough horses OF the
suitable kind to furnish the necessary
remounts.
"The infantry under Lord Roberts
have done some marvellous marching
mostly at night. Their pluck and en-.
durance have gone on very far toward
insuring the safety and success Of the
cavalry operations"
CRITICAL STAGE
Berlin, Feb. lg.-The latest news from
South Africa Is regarded here as OF the
greatest importance The Berliner
Tageblatt says that the war Is doubt
less now in the decisive stage, and this
view is oorroborated by the utterances
OF most Of the German newspapers, al
through the agrarian organs continue
to affect to believe that the Beers have
permitted the British to penetrate the
Free State only to annihilate them later
on.
MORE FIGHTING AT TuGELA.
Durham, Feb. lg.--There was contin-
uous fighting yesterday from the Brit
ish positions on Gun hill and Huzzar
hill. The troops advanced from the for
mer towards Monte Christie There was
a heavy bomhardment with three AZ
inch guns and the l00-pounder siege
gun, supported by infantry, against the
BOer position on HlangWana hill, which
NuIDlIn AOnlt AAilhAht AllI u let@A NV
as the key TO Groblers Kloof, The FIR
ing was particularly active from HUI
Ear hill on the strong Boer entrench-
ments at the extreme end OF Hlangwa-
ma hill These entertainments were
strengthened with sand bags The fir
ing stll continued at o'clock yester-
dav evening.
During the day the gun Lady Ran
dolph" came on an armored train from
the direction Of Colenso.
It was reported that we have cap
tured over 100 prisoners.
The naval gun Knocked out the Long
Tom on Hlangwana hill at the first
shot for which Gen. Butler especially
compllmented the gunners.
Hlangwana hill lies between two
bends Of the Tugela river. The Beers
have erected bridge between Hang
wana and the northern bank OF the
river.
TRAIN TO KIMBERLEY.
Capetown, Feb. l9-Repalrs TO the
railway have sufficiently advanced 10
enable the dispatch tonight Of the first
train 10 Kimberley, laden with coal
After that the military requirements
will be the first consideration, second
foodstuffs and then passengers. which
latter train II is anticipated viii start
on Wednesday or Thursday.