Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-03-02

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from The Hague to a prominent Dutch
resident of New York, printed in the
Evening Journal, says:
CDR Leyds has received the following
dispatch from President Kruger:
Free State and Transvaal forces to-
gether south of Paardeberg Reinforced
and well entrenehed'"
/ Cronje's Band of Spartans.
London, Feb. 25.-General Cronje and
his spartan army still hold out in that
terrible valley of death on Modder river.
Their numbers have been sadly reduced.
None, indeed, knows how many survive
of that brave 5000 who almost week
ago chose death rather than surrender.
! All Europe looks on in mingled horror
and admiration at the magnificent but
heartrending tragedy. Already mighty
voice of protest is rising up from one end
of the continent to the other. French and
Germans and Russians unite in crying:
"These men deserve to be free. Great
Britain shall not crush such a nation of
heroes"
England herself is aghast at the spec
tacle. She suddenly realizes that she will
have no friend left on earth, least of all
America, if she permits the deliberate
slaughter of these 5000 helpless patriots.
No Boer victory, however great, could so
damage the British cause in the eyes of
mankind as the completion of this whole
sale execution with lyddite.
| Some realization of this fact has reached
Roberts and Kitchener, for the lombard
ment at last accounts had slackened and
become almost perfunctory
Report From Berlin.
Berlin, Feb, 25.-Several newspapers an
nounce that they learn from private
sources that Cronje had succeeded in fore
ing his way through the British lines.
Gather in BOer Prisoners.
Paardeberg, Feb. 25.-There is still no
change in the situation. There was in
termittent Smelling today and during the
night large supply column arrived. 1t
is reported that 1000 Beers are operating
northwards of this place.
After the last gun had been fired the
Shropshires rushed forward 200 yards far
Their towards the head of the river and
found a number of Boer dead.
General French captured IS more pris-
oners who had previously escaped the cor
don and a patrol on the westward side
took 80 more.
| Roberts Maintains Silence.
London, Feb. 25.-Since 2:l5 o'clock
Saturday afternoon nothing has been re.
ceived from the scene of what London
papers call General Cronje's death strug-
GLE" the war officials announcing at mid
night that they had nothing to give out.
They stated that they believed it impos-
sible for Cronje to escape the grip Of Lord
Roberts. The report circulated in Berlin
that Cronje had succeeded in making his
escape came from the Boer headquarters
in Brussels, where it was stated that de-
tails We're still lacking
The only news from other parts of the
seat of war received during the night is
a special dispatch from Colenso, under
date of February "a, stating that the
British, in spite of strong opposition, were
advancing slowly but surely and driving
the Beers from the kopjes between Gro
bler's Kloof and Hlangwane hill.
Ladysmith reported by heliograph on
Friday that the Beers were retiring north
ward in large numbers. Meanwhile the
certainty of relief is so strong at Durham
that the authorities are actively preparing
train loads of provisions Injuries and
medical comforts for dispatch to the be-
leaguered town as soon as communications
are restored.
| Operations on the Tugela,
Boer Head Lager, Natal, Friday-Yes-
terday the British crossed the Tugela in
large numbers with cannon and over 60
wagons. They attacked the Emelo and
middle burghers' commands, but were
forced to retreat under heavy Mauser
fire.
A renewed attempt on Ermelo men was
made this morning. but the British were
driven off. The fighting continues. The
British losses were heavy. Eight ambu-
lances were employed in collecting the
dead and wounded. The generals report
that the commands are fighting bravely
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ing at our outposts till silenced by 'Long
Tom"
Fighting on the Modder.
London, Feb 25-A war bulletin pub.
lished in Pretoria said communication
with Cronje was still open, and that re.
ports of heavy fighting which occurred
east of Cronje's lager have been received
Colony Dutch More TractabIe.
London, Feb. 25.-The retreat of Cronje
seems to be having an effect on the Cape
Beers, as a Dordrecht dispatch, dated
Thursday, says they have opened negotia
tions for submission. General Brabant
is treating with them, and in Difference
to the wishes of the governor of Cape
Town, is offering lenient terms, meanwhile
ceasing operations.
Butler Tells of Casualties.
London, Feb 25.-The war office today
received from Butler a list of casualtie:
resulting from the fighting of February
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