The daily news., 1900-02-22
MUCH SPECULATION
ABOUT LADYSMITH
No Substantial Reports of Its
Relief Received.
LORD ROBERTS STRATEGY

rt-.I Marshal DIVIDING TIonors with
Butler Ippn IIls scheme TO Draw
The Bs~r, Nay->aJisfactiUn Felt
Do LBudou.
I">uyN. Feb. sl.-The war Office de-
a5e- u - unable 10 sub>tantiate the
-,rorts of the relief OF Ladysmlth. But
rul- Goes not prevent the public from
tslev.ng the queen has again fore
t-al.ed TIE authorities al Pail Mall and
rrpterred % communicate the g.ad news
Greet 70 rhe public through the mayor
.. Wlnd,or, Just as Yesterday she dra-
.i atIcaly announced. through Lord
Ns.lam CGcll, commander of a militia
r8r.s. tldlug, Of General Buler's sue
CO.'S hours before the war OfnCe was
u5.e Co. relieve the impatient anxiety OF
lu- Q nIte4 Kingdom.
N-v-rtre e.s as the queen s words are
n.- ac:ualy guo'ed IN toaay's an
uuuurempuI ,tarlaI confirmation IS
eagerly awaited, especially as General
Iu..pr-s Gl,1atCE OF yesterday D verv
geuela " regarded as 1UresnaduWlnE a
-uncu0u o: hIs ana General W hite =
forces some time today. Public inter
-. and anxiety therefore. sway unceas-
luL.y and Impauenty between Lady
sailta auI BIOemtOnuen
gr,. gracuCal relief of the former
r.,... Is regarded as due more to Field
Is H--sHaI Lord Roberts brilliant strat-
rgy "a dawInG of the Beers than 10
D" -
ana news OF the results Of the battle be-
tween General Kitchener and General
trCnle. reinforced bv the forces thus
urawn OF from LadysmIth, is expected
20 almost synchronlze with the an
nouncement that General Butler has
reached his objective.
The accomplishment Of the latter
event. however. is regarded with greater
confidence than is the ability OF Gen.
eral Kitchener 20 thoroughly cripple
General CrOnls, for the Beers general
has proved himself so clever and daring
10 ssppIng through the British lines
that. even II Lord Roberts quickly occu.
r-ed BlOemfoniein. there are many fears
oppressed that General CronJe might
SAL preserve the effectiveness Of MS
Mobile forces.
me war Office this afternoon an
c-uuCed that IL had no news from other
-.--ces. There Is yet nothing 10 throw
s1t on the main issues. Regarding
gee military conditions. the military
-,lcs Ia the afternoon newspapers eX-
-ess the keenest satisfaction at the
ase Of the campaign. as revealed by
rae arest news, drawing attention 10
s.e fact that whether OF not Lord Rob
s-'s succeeds In Inficting a decisive de-
lat. ne has forced the Beers 10 release
-a-.- grip on LadysmIJh. kimberley,
q D. and and Lower Natal though ad-
-..-guC that the siege of MafekIng NAV
r- made more severe by the arrival Of a
, rl0n of the Boer force driven or
r.m hIm berlsv. endeavoring 10 avengs
-s-.t on Colonel Baden Powell
Arundel dispatches dated Tuesday,
3 .. 10 -hpw that the Borrs IA force
..fI- determined attempt TO invest
'-andei buJ were b@ill-d Nv the smart
. .an-uvcrIuE OF the British mounted
Er Cecil Rhodes Is expected 10 ar
-.s- ~ ,aue Town Feb. -
I--ruar details OF the attack made hv
...ue. P.umer's force on the Beers
-.ts.n defended by a - FOUNDER. near
.rr.l..e Pools. not far from Gabe.
u-e, show that as the British were
b ra-EhuE up the hal IN the dark.
'.r1ucn net Of barbed wire. thew
ID ,-uei the Boer watch dogs. who gave .
tie a arm. The Beers opened FIRE and
.- IrItsn charged. but the Beers ex-
; .i-1 dynamite mines. dong much
Image and the British retreated