Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-01
Cronje Still Holding Dogged=
ly His Position.
Butler Yet Unable to Raise
Ladysmith Siege.

that they would rather defend their
own farms than fight elsewhere. The
Pretoria government is paying its
debts with bar gold the English pro-
fesslonal coiner having refused TO
work
Not Raising the Siege.
London, Feb. Winston Church
i'll, in a dispatch to the Morning Post
from Frere Camp, Sunday says: The
idea that the beers are raising the
siege of Ladysmith is premature. The
advance is being pursued in the face
of the most stubborn opposition and
heavy loss President kruger's grand
son is among the beers killed.
| Churchill then proceeds to describe
the heavy fighting last Friday in which
the Inniskillings approached within
| 500 yards of the summit Of the rocky
| boer position and then CALAMITY
| charged in the face of hail of bullets.
! He says After repeated attempts,
! however, and having lost heavily,
they recognized they were unable TO
prevail. Neverth eless they refused to
retreat but lay down on the slope, be-
hind the shelter of the walls. the
| Connaughts and Dublin fusiiers were
sent to their support but night closed
in before the main attack developed.
Enormous Naval Increase Planned.
London, Feb. Eth introducing the
naval estimates in the house OF COM
mons yesterday George j. Goschen,
first lord of the admiralty, said there
was nothing spasmodic or sensational
therein. The total, with the expected
additions, he added, would be e30.000-
600. There had been complaints that
the estimates would be sensational but
the government fully realized the sit
uaton and knew the nation expected
the navy to be prepared for all emer-
gencies and the estimates were framed
on that footing. Goschen said Great
Britain was not menaced by any naval
lpower. Europe knew her strength and
THE number Of ships she possessed.
There were times when demonstra-
Ition was advisable, but the government
did not think it advisable upon this
occasion Regarding the export Of
local. Goschen announced that the gov
eminent could not prohibit il unless AT
war with a foreign power. or IN an
emergency very different from the
present. The admiralty, he further as
serted was considering how it could
organize in conjunction with
the colonies for the consrnc-
ton Of fresh ironclads. Goshen
remarked that the Hague convention
already seemed thing of the dim past
Great Britain alone, he added suggest
= ed the reduction OF ornaments bnt
nothing had been done and in six
months since the conference more gi-
gantc programs are stretching forward
eight, sixteen. eighteen years
than ever before had entered the minds
OF the powers. Great Britain proposed
to spend in 900 ana 1901 IS 10000;
Russia G4300000 and France EAi5i-
600. Material he said was 40 per cent
and labor 10 per cent higher in France
than in England He therefore judged
the cost Of shipbuiIdng in France and
Russia averaged 20 per cent dearsr
than in Great Britain Therefore,
he explained "onr expenditure o.
eS. 460. 600 gives Great Britain an adj
vantage Of Cf,700,o00 or enough 70
J build an additional ironclad and
cruiser These large foreign program,
must not alarm the country but we
must keep abreast Of these great da.
yelopments Of naval power which have
occurred not only in Europe but 10 tho
United States and Japan
Brave irish Troops
London. Feb. GA dispatch from
t Paardeberg. dated Friday says several
: thousand beers are now lowering iR
E that neighborhooa The Times has
ire following from Pietermarlzburg
t dated Feb 22 THE Dublin fnsillers
, have again distinguished themselves
, by volunteering To take Groblera
! kIoog which they Did This gallant
. battalion. which began the campaign
$50 strong can today muster On parade
only 200 81 It's original members
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