El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-17
The Beers Mysterious Move
ments Pulling England
Today
A COWBOY CAPTURED
From The British Which Is a
Serious Loss To French
And Arouses Fresh
Fear

LONDON, Feb. 17.-Breakipg into
the rejoicing over French 3 success and
the belief among the more thoughtless
that the war is nearly over, comes
news that is causing uue asiness. Cen
eral Cronje, with his guns aud the
Boer army, hadsdisappeared from Ma
gersfontein, though barely escaping,
as some of his rear guard and ammu-
milton and supplies were captured.
Now comes a dispatch dated Jacobs
dal Feb. l6, which SAYS that the BOer
commander fell upon the British rear
gusrd at Waterfall Drift, capturing
large convoy after severe fighting.
The capture of the convoy is a serious
loss to Freoch and indicates that the
Beers are moving between his position
and that of Roberts, standing menace
to the British line of communication
The same telegram says that Cronie
with 10000 Beers is retreating toward
BloemfOntein presumably to protect
the Free State capital. Here there is
a lurking fear tn st he has planned, aud
move against Roberts or French and
Will be heard from soon.
General French, his officers and men
were given q great reception at Kim
berley. The officers were dined at
the Kimberley club.
General Kelly-Kenuy, with fuckers
division, is supporting rench.
KELLY-KENNY'S BIG CAPT URE-
LONDON, Feb. 17.-Gen. HoDarts
cables the war office from Jacobsdal
under todsy's date as follows:
"Kelly-Kenny yesterday captured IS
wagons OF stores, two wagons of Maui
sers, eight boxes ofshell= and ten N les
of explosives, besides large qusntisies
of general supplies belonging to Con-
je's Lager which was being shelled
when Kitchener dispa tched the mes
senger.
This is the first intimation of Kit
chener's Whereabouts. From the
above dispatch it appears that Kit
chener himself is after Cronje. He
will probably be the man TO lead the
British against the Boer chief ia oat-
that CrOnje is retreating OF Bloem-
fOncein.
CHEERING FRENCH
LONDON, Feb. 16.-Cape Town dis
patches describe the enthusiasm with
which news of the relief of Kimberley
was received there. Crowds formed
and marched through the streets,
cheering Roberts and Frencb,and sing
ing patriotic songs.
The house occupied by Roberts here
and the residence of the governor. Sir
Alfred MOlner, we're visited and cheer
ed wildly. Similar demonstrations
took place in front of the homes of the
popular Cape minister, while those of
the unpopular ones with Boer leanings
were greeted with groans.
AT POINT OF BAYONET
LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch to the
Chronicle from Jacobsdal, under yes
terday's date, says that after the
sixth division (Kelly-Kenny)e evacuated
Jacobsdal on Thursday in order to
move north, the Beers reoccupied the
place. After three hours, however,the
DOSTS were QTlVeO OuG aU tnS DOlnt OF
the bayonet. The dispatch adds that
some OF the London imperial voluu-
teers took part in the attack and be-
haved like veterans.
BOERS HEMMED IN.
LONDON, Feb. ia Cape Town
dispatch says that the Beers remaining
at Magersfontein are hemmed in by
Methuen on the south, Roberts on the
east and north, aud Mcdonald on the
west of Koodocsberg.
A BATTLE IMPENDING
JACOBSDAL, Feb. .l7.-General Kelly
Kenny overlook Cropje's rear guard
this morning and battle is i'm pending
The Beers had to stop to save their
transport.
BOER ATTACK.
STERKSTROOM, Feb. 1.-THE Beers
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