Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-03-03

enemy At splonkOp Old 3uller knows
what he IA doing. aud all are willing 10
follow him In spite OF his reVsrses."
ENGLISH REJOICE
London, Feb. 27.--"Msiaba avenged"
''Cronje surrenders Great British
victOFy" These are the expressions
being shouted all over London TO day.
The magnitude OF ,hs success IL almost
overlooked In thu fac. that II synehron.
lzed with the anniversary OF Maiuba
hill and wiped out q dishOnor OF mine.
teen years standing while this after
noon papers ell commented upon this
happy coincidence, theydo not forget the
splendid bravery Of the enemy. Further
details OF the dramatic surrender OF
CrOnjs are eagerly awaited. The For
commanders forces are yAflously sstl.
mated al 1900 10 5000. Speculation IS
rife as 10 how soon Roberts will b. Sble
TO press forward 10 BlOemtonteln, but
before he enters ths capital OF TIE Pres,
State he Will undoubtedly have 10 over.
come powerful forcs and take strong
entrenchmsnls. The queen tolesraphed
congratulations 10 Lord Roberts and his
troops,
BRITISH LOSS.
London, Feb. "a. $3.50 D. m.-The war
Office has issued hot OF 7gi non com
missioned officers aud men wounded In
the lighting 81 PAardebsrg. Feb Is. IN.
Guiding sinty.three Canadians and 27s
Highlandors.
FOUR THOUSAND PRISONERS.
London, Feb, q --G:25 .. nit Is nov
announced tina. Lord Roberts has notified
the war Office that the number OF BoeF
prisoners apprOxlmates 400, OF which
shout i,lo0 are citizens Of the Orange
Free State. The remainder are citizens
OF tho TrAn8yaAl.
B0KR PRISONERS.
London, Feb. at wenty nine Trans
VaAl officers aud eighteen FIRES State Of
hcors we're made prisoners. The guns
captured from the TfansyAAl forcs we're
three 70 cenIimeter krupps. niRs one.
FOUNDERS, One Maxim qua. from the Free
Skaters. ona IS .oentlmsisr Krupp aud
one Maxim gun.
PARTICULARS OF CROsJE's SURRENDER
London, Feb. 27--b:O2 o. IN The war
office hiss received the following dispatch
iIOm Lord Roberts "PaardebsrR, FEB. |
FILL - M. Tuesday From lnforma-
ton furnished daily 10 ms By tbs Intel.
iigenee department. 10 became apparent
that General CfODIsu fores wAs beoom.
ing more depressed. and the discomfort |
Of the troops and the diseord Of the lead. |
eFs was RAPIDLY Increasing. THIS feeling
WA doubtless seesntuated by ths disap. |
pointment osused when this BOsr rein
foFcemen1a which tried 10 rellsve Cronje
we're defeated BY our troops on
February 28. resolved, therefore.
10 bring pressure 10 bear upon the
enemy. Zach night ths trenches wsrs
pushed forward toward she enemy'a lAA.
ger. 20 A. 10 gradually contract hts posi-.
tion. AZ ths same time / bombarded II /
heavily With ARTILLERY which vas yestef
day materially sided By the arrival Of
four slx.inoh aoWit1ars, which ordered
10 from Dsaar. Ia carrying out those
measures captive balloon gave me
very much assistance BY keeping ns
Informed u the dispositions aud move
ments Of the enemy. At3A. N. to.day a
most dAshing advance was made By the
Canadian regiment And some engineers.
supported BY She First Gordon High
Ian iers aud ths second shropshifes, 70.
sultlnR Ia our gaining q point some 900
yards neafsr the onsmy aud within shout
eight yards Of his trenches, where our
msn sntFsnched themselves aud main
tained thsir positions tlll morning. q
gallant deed, worthy Of our colonial
comrades and which ! an glad 10 say
was attended By comparatively slight
loss
This apparently changed matters. Tor
II daylight, q letter signed By General
Cfonle, 10 Whioh be stated that he sur
rendered uncOndliionAlly, was brought
10 our Ouiposts under . nAg Of truce. 10
my reply, 1 told Cr0nle that he must pre-.
scot himself 81 my camp and biz foFeo
must oome out Of .hslr laAgsg after lay.
Ing down thelr arms. by an. Ire.
esiVsd CToula. and diapatchsd a talegfam
" you announcing The fact. la CONVEX.
sAfl0n b. Aaked Tor kind treat.
meat u our hands Alo0 that
biz wife. grandson. private soors-