The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-22

Beatcn on the british. ss Boer
Reports Have It-yoers Arc Lra~-
ing Natal and the Investment Of
Laaysmith wui End This Week.
LONDON. Feb. %. n. m.-isord Rob-
erts' list OF forty-nine killed and wounded
officers, including two generals, IN the en-
eagementS up to Sunday evening. causes
anxiety. especially as In the officers list
neither the losses OF the Welsh and Es-
sex regiments nor those OF the mounted
infantry are included This Is about tho
number that fell at Colenso. where the
nancommissioncd officers and men
brought the total losses 20 seA
Much Un~a.tpcs. Felt.
II Is considered strange that whom send
ing his casualties Lord Roberts gives no
information as 60 the result Of the night
ing III he has sent such a report the war
ONCE Is Withholding IT, Moreover. MOTH
ing is known as 10 what took place Mon
day. Tuesday and yesterday. The ab-
sence OF details from Lord Roberto ais-
patch. oontrastcd with his rather fun mar
ratives during the frs; part OF HIS oper-
atious. produces uneas,nesa among milt-
tary observers All the comment IN the
morning newspapers, both editorial and
critical. Is threaded with the disturbing
suggestion that despite hard fighting.
Cen. cronje has been able 10 beat OF hts
pursuers. has escaped Rnd is being
inforced by rail- from Ladysmith and hv
forces on foot and horseback from the
northern country. as we'll as tho late be-
leaguerers Of Kimberley.
wh~s the ne~ps say.
rs tho correspondents with Lord Rob-
er,s are silent the taicwrams from Ispev
sources receive some countenanar The
latter aver that cronte. while the British
were endeavoring 60 surround him be-
tween paardeberg and Koodoos rand.
received reinforcements under Dewitt, and
that together the Bocr commanders
fought the British 60 a standntili
However all this msy be- public opinion
hero will not be resssurod until the war
Office Issues explicit statements OF sue
oesses. which. of course. would clear
away tho gathering doubts respecting tho
uninterrupted success OF Lord Roberts
forward movement.
trhr III Temporary HescSSees
No ono doubts his ultimate SUCCESS bu,
there Is fear of temporary dlsappoint-
ment. and that n lDt ~ hard nWhtins IL
set ahead ~ tho British.
paIl~r Nearing Indysmitb.
Tho latest report regarding Gen Rulief.
circulated IN the house ~ commons last
evening was that an agent ~ the n.
Beers Company had rcosived cablaHram
from Cape Town. witch natssl havs passed
the censor. 20 the effect thar Gsn. Har-
toms faslIier brigade had reached the hits
conipianftlnE LadYsmith Quite APART from
thia. fowever and FROM every other rv-
NOR. the early relief Of the bolsaEuered
garrison - thought inevitable
War once Gives NOTHING owt
Many distinguished persons en the wav
horne from The thsatsrs and clubs. csllea
ht the war office 70 inquire for news Ths
ladies' lobby Was open 8nttl rai6nixht
The arrival ~ the war Office ~ several
prusnipent people after n o'clock save
substance ~ . report that important "a
formation from lord Hetefts had boea
received, bat m announcement was soon
forthcoming that no fsrther bulletins
would be poaied during The night
cea. HniI-r Criticized.
Spencer Wilkinson. REVERSING ths sniii.
tary sitaa,iaa n the Msrnlhg Pas,. says;
'ssir Redyerr Butler can hardly he sx-
psciea "a follow Hp she Beer army - 1r
through the ps@s@a but ~ is rather sar.
pFfsing that ~ should have atigwed shn
fiosfs 70 make good their fetreat from
Natal Nisaoat desperate effort sither 80
hah them fast or 10 convert their re-
treat Into r0ut
ssThe ust rssuis wlil b. the aGdiisoa IN =
~eak'H time af from is.sao 20 saHg rnss So
| THE Boer army cenfroniips Lord Hais-
arts' command. The intfer probably has
I twenty thousand raen available ~ Faar.
I dehsrg
"A ero!oaRsd s9hs from Frfssv ~ Mon.
I day seems 20 arFae ErnsfhtnK like a bal
nnee between Gsn. crpA1es ard Lord
I Roberts forces
'sTha question. fbsrsfcrs il Yhich site
l is able 20 Est ihe iarEeat Immediate re-
| iuforaemsnts Tbn most susstanitS1 re-
| imforremnnts ayafAaols fag Lord aeherta
l are fhn divisions now in &ataf has Il
I wiii t.ka tirne ~ move them Wousd
that me Eighth dfFislqu had been hald
ready ~ Care Town Instead ~ AZ Nidsf-
shot The purpose ~ ihe British govern
I msnt il 10 crisah fhs BQer array, and this
purpose implies gosneNsion - lis com
| rnander. .lns-ehief Of au assured and grow
ing numerical sgperi9nty7
Beers ciaIm yiefsry.
LONDON. Peb s2-The Daily AaE hrs
the following elspaich from I,omenzo
Alsrauez dated February 2
.pocr naanpapers dated Febraary n
re1ast that fgsn t1ewN wea d brilliant
victory over Tie British troops ~ MQeaer
river
Gen Dufolt reports halag defeated hr
the British cavalry column, which got inss