Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-03-03
LADYSMITH RELIEVED.
Gen. Buller'S Army Entered the
BsSleSsd City,
Gen. Clements Enters cOlesbsrg and
Receives Big Reception.
Beers Attack British Bsfensss At Msfsking
ana Are Rspulsed.
TRAssvAAl AsnrEs sErREATnS.

London, March LII Ia officially an
nounoed that Ladysmlth Ia relieved.
General Butler oabled to-day. "The
country between me aEd LadysmIth is
reported clear Of the enemy. am NOV
lag on Nelthofpe."
News OF the relief Of Ladysmith was
received with more enthusiasm than any
previous event OF the war Flags were
Immediately hOisted on the hotels and
other buildings aud Bullers success was
received everywhere with the heartieVt
satisfaction. The lord mayor OF London
Immediately telegTaphed his congratula.
tlons 10 Generals White and Butler.
When the queen received the news NJ
Windsor castle, bells on the curiew tower
OF the castle were rung In honor OF the
event.
The war office received the following
dispatch from Lord Roberts: "Paarde-
berg. Feb. 26.--Gieneral Clements re.
ports that on hearing that Colesberg
junction was evacuated. he sent force
10 Ocenpy ColesberR junction aud rode
into Coleaberg where he received en.
thuslas,io welcome. lie secured GER
tain amount Of ammunition and arrested
several rebels, then returned 10 Rens.
berg. He reported the railway line
clear and WORKING. He will report to-
morrow ~ 10 the culyerts which have
been blown up. ColesbeTg and Coles
bsrs junction are held by our troops"
KNTkRRD BRsi EGED TOwN.
London, g;52 3. m.--Ihe war Office has
received lhe following dispatch from
General Butler: Lyttleton's headquaf
ters, March 1. 300, morning General
DundonAld, with the Natal Carbinesrs
and = composite regiment, entered Lady
smith last night.
B0ERs REPULsED.
London, March LA special irom
Cape Town says telegram has been re.
oeived there from Matching announcing
shat the Beers made q severe and pro
tracted assault on Rsts aary "a. but wer,
driven on at all points. The truce whict
10 usually observed on Sundays wa,
broken ON the 25th BY another fierce at
tack but by the determined lighting oI
the garrison the Beers were repulsed
with the loss OF forty killed and wounded
The defenders we're able 10 take adyan
tage Of the shelter Of the earthworks an,
Ost only two killed aud three wounded
way cROSJE SURRENDERED
Kimberley. March l.-DesertsTs repor
that Cronje inleaded 10 cut his way ou
through Roberts forces on sunday night
bat the failure outside the British line
70 slsEe kopje to sid him frustrated thI
project, 80 he surrendered. Several womeI
aud children were among the prisoners
I Ia declared here that the British cap
tuFed four Krupp aeld guns. two Wicker
MAxims. several ordinary MAxims AM
) 900 amall arms. The Boer entrench
menls we're simply deep narrow trenche,
British found In them all sorts OF domes
SIC apDlianees. Trunks and boxes wer
sunk 10 the level OF the ground and be
side many OF them partially filled wit
food aud cooking utensils. The tremen
dous British she'll llre seems 10 have pro
duoed scarcely any appreeiable effects
The list OF Beers wounded during a.
week the laager was held was only abou
eight. The number OF dead Is unknown
british KSTGR ooLEsBKRG.
RensbsFg, Feb. 95.--General Clements
escorted by q squadron OF InniskillingI
entered COlesberg this morning aud re
eeived Gn enthusiastic reception. IN
Beers are In tUli retreat. number Z
the leading men have been arrested. n
inhabitants are we'll and not staFylnI
They suffered many indignities at th
hands OF the BOeFs, bus no violence.
BRITISH CAPTURE A HILL.
CoIensO Camp. Tuesday, Feb. 27.--Tl
day, the anniversary OF Majaba hill, n
British successfully siOrmed the Boz
position At PieteI's aill. From ear
thls morning the ,rPnehes directly opp
aiso the British front and the Mex sepa
atlng the Peters hill from another hi
were simply stFewn with lJddits shel
aud shrapnel Il appears marVelOl
that anything human could live on n
hill this afternoon. Infantry chargl
and took Pieter's hill with fixed bsyOneI
Here they we're met with heavy musket
liFe. The British now command RAJ
way hill and the direct road to Lad
smith.
HORRORS on WAR.
PaAFdebeTg. FEB. 2s.--It was q pI
turesahe seems when CTonie was brOug
10 Roberts headquarters camp. CFon
bore himself with digniaed slmpliei
accepting with u bow . chair viii
ROherts profered him. Tney talked sOT
minutes. CFonie'a secretary. Keizsr.
terproting CrOnje said II was imp'
slble for him 10 hold against the posltl
the British had gained. The Boer lsad
accepted the situation with foftitut
sven occasionally smiling grlmly. .
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