Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-01
.Cro1jc'S Forces Were En-
flladed BY Canadians.
RECEIVED BY ROBERTS
Who Congratulated the Boer General
on the Gallant Defense he Had
Made-B0ers Are Said to be Using
Explosive Bullets. ri

Paardeberg, Tuesday. Feb. 27.-Majuba
day. 3 a. m.-The British camp was
awakened by the continued rattle Of rifle
fire at daybreak. and the news arrived
that h Canadians. while building ] a
trench quite close to the ensmy, wereifu-
SHADED at q range of so yards. The Ca
nadians calamity worked forward and
occupied the edge Of the trenches along
he river, entirely enfilading the Beers.
This was ollOwe by q cessa-
ton Of fire except an occasional solitary
shot. Suddenly a regiment stationed ON
the crest perceived a white flag and burst
into cheers. thus first announcing the
surrender of General Cronje. Shortly at
erward a note reached Lord Roberts,
bringing the tidings of the Beers un-
conditional surrender.
General Prettyman was sent to accept
he surrender. At about Z o'clock a
small group of men appeared in the dis
lance. crossing the plain toward head
quarters. The latter being appraised of
General Cronie's approach. Lord Roberts
walked 30 the frordt in the modest coat
in which he sleeps and ordered a guard
of h Seaforths to line up. A group Of
horsemen then approached. On General
Prettymanis right o an elderly man
clad in a rough short overcoat. a wide
brimmed hat. ordinary tweed trousers
and brown shoes. It was the redoubta-
BILE Cronje. His face Was burned almost
black and his curly beard was tinged
with gray. Lord Roberts walked to and
fro in front of his al until the Boer
general arrived. when the British COM
mander advanced gravely and kindly sa-
luted the Boer commander.
Cronje's face was absolutely impressive,
exhibiting no sign of his inner feelings.
Lord Roberts was surrounded by his
staff. when General Prettyman. address,
ing the field marshal, said: Command
ant CrOnje, sir"
The co,nmandant touched his hat in
salute, and Lord Roberts saluted in re-
turn. The whole group them dismount-
ed, and Lord Roberts stepped forward
and shook hands with the Boer comman-
der. -
"You made a gallant defense, sir"
was the first salutation of Lord Roberts
to the ~vanquished Boer leader. He then
motfoned General Cronje to a seat in a
chair which had been brought for his
accommodation, AND the two officers con-
versed through an interpreter.
General Cronje afterward breakfasted
with the British officers.
London, March LIN a dispatch from
Paardeberg, dated Tuesday, Feb. q. a.
staff correspondent says: On my first
visit to General Cronje's camp I was ad-
mitted inside. even before the British
guard. At every 10 PAGES I came upon
the swollen carcasses of horses or mules
tainting the air. It seems impossible
that thousands could have endured such
a frightful stencil. The river banks were
honeycombed with trenches such as had
ley been seem in warfare. These were
really underground dwellings. Unless a
shell were to drop straight down into the
opening 1t would not reach the interior.
The Beers We're lying or sitting ON the
ground. Their faces were haggard and
wan. They said there was mot a drop
of spirits in the laager. Every counte-
nance showed joy at the end of the
dreadful siege. Some of them laughed
and said they hoped they would soon get
whisky.
Nearly all the Free Skaters spoke
English, but there was not a word about
fighting for liberty: the only expression
being those OF JOY over their present de-
Hverances. One man, shaking his fist in
the direction of General Cronje, exclaim-
ed: THAT man deserves to be shot!"
Not a woman or child in the camp had
been hurt. except one girl, who showed
an injured finger tip. There were hear :
lending Paintings between several men
and their wives and many of the women
cried bitterly. Several youths of from
16 to 10 years of age were in the camp.
The ~TransVaalers appeared to have
lost their former t~ruculency.
London, March Winston Churchill. in
a dispatch from C~olenso. dated Tuesday.
"The condition Of the wounded
who were untended on the hillside Sun
day was SO painful that General Butler
sent a flag of truce to the enemy and
1T was arranged that throughout Sunday
military movements should continue on
both sides, but there should be no shoot
ing.
This truce terminated at dusk, The
Beers then resumed a furious musketry
attack ON the British left. The ATTACK
was repuised. Fighting continues vigor-
ously. We shall see who can stand
'bucketIng' best, the Briton or the Boer,'
Mr.. Churchill goes on to say that there
Is abundant proof Of the Beers using q
large proportion of illegal bullets, no few.
er than five different kinds of explodinls
or expanding bullets having been found
He also asserts that the Beers are EN-.
ploying armed Kafirs. and he adds: -
have always tried to be fair toward the
Beers, but after making every allowance
It must be said that they show, when IL
distress, a very dark, cruel and venge.
ful underside Of character"