Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-02-26
A Der LIN RUNOR.
German 4 Newspapers Hear That
General Cronje Has Gotten
sa Away.
British War Office Not in Posi-
tion to Confirm or Deny
the Story.

DIlIlSlftI stlDlIC FIAprtSSGS AuIIlIfa-
tion For Staying Qualities
Of Cronje.
BERLIN, Feb. 26. 500 D. M Several
newspapers here announce that they
learn from private sources that General
Cronje has succeeded in forcing his
way through the British lines.
PAARDEBERa, Thursday, Feb. 20. ~
There is little change in the situation.
There was intermittent shelling today,
and during the night q large supply
column arrived. u,
tits reported that 2, 900 Beers are op-
Grating northwards Of this place. .S 81
Yesterday evening, after the last gun
had been fred, the Shropshires rushed
forward 200 yards further towards the
bed of the river and found number of
Boer dead. 81 s;
General French captured 70 more
prisoners, who had previously escaped
the Gordon, and a patrol on. the westward
side took 80 more.
STILL AWAIT SURRENDER. h
British Public Have No Doubt Cronje Will
35 Have to Give Up. ss.F M
LONDON, Feb. 26. ----2:15 p. m. The
dispatch from Paarde eberg dated Thurs
/ day Feb. 20, made public during the
afternoon shows that the condition Of
General Cronje, apparently, had not
changed for the better or worse, up to
Thursday, and confrmatio ion of the Dur
ban report announcing General Comics S
surrender is eagerly awaited. At this
hour, the war Office has no news and it
is regarded as curious fact that the
first news Of the surrender, if true,
should have come from Durham. Lack
ing better authority the Durham dispatch
is regarded as doubtful announce
lnent. The arrival Of the British supply
column at Paarde eberg may have given
General Roberts the opportunity to re-
sumo. his fierce attack on General
Cronje' laager, for, doubtless, he could
not keep up the vigorous cannonade
with which he started Possibly the
long wait may be due to a determine
ton to endeayor to starye out General
Cronje's gallant force.
Other late Paard deberg dispatches say
the Boer plight is still hopeless, and that
Lord Roberts is ready to meet all their
reinforce s
58 Afecting Cape Beers.
From General Butler, there is nothing
new, but the retreat Of General Cronie
seems to be having an effect on the
Cape Beers, as q Dordrecht dispatch
dated Feb. ~, says they have opened
negotiations for submission General
Brabant is treating with them and, in
Difference to the wishes of the governor
of Cape Colony, Sir Alfred Minor, is
offering lenient terms, in the mean.
while ceasing offensive operations
A special from Arundel, under date
of Feb. %, says: The Beers have
formed q strong force seven miles west
Of here. General Glenn ents has kept I'D
a searching fire on their kopjes. Wes
expect to take their position before sum
set. = =
.S3 A war bulletin published in Pret toria,
Feb. az, said Cd n1nunic ation wit Cen
eral Cronjje was still open Feb. 81, ana
that reporrs Of heavy fighting occurring
east Of General Cronje's laager have
been received. &S 81
Al Sterkstroom dispatch Of Feb. 2s
says d British refugee from Heidelberg
asserts that the BoeAs have admitted
losing 800 men in the assault On Lady
smith Jan. 6, and that it was true Gen
era1 Joubert was no lon ger il command.
B He added that some of the Free Stat
ers were publicly fogged for cowardice
after the battle Of Belmont.
Il The British casnalt ties at Koodo doesbere
drift Feb. and Kip Kraal, Feb. is,
were officers wounded, 4 men killed
and SO men wounded.
M & nglishmen feel something like
pride in Gronje, even as a foe, & says
The Daily News. In a position cover
ing only square mile, shemmed Id on
all sides, circled with chain Of IRE 4
from rifle maxim and howitzer, PLAYED
on BY deadly lyddite, bursting in its
own green light, his hastily built
trenches enflidated with q stream of
lead sweeping down the river from the /
north bank, General Cronie still elects
to ofight. 1t lis d magnificent courage.
General Cronje' Is wife is described by
the prisoners as urging him to surrender
IN order to save the lives Of his men,
but he would not.
The British cavalry patrols, sent by
Lord Methnen north OF Kimberley dis
covered the Beers oilcentrating,
whether for offense or defense is Simply
conjecture. The Beers seem to be &.
tiring from General Gatacre's front ID