Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-24
IN SOUTH AFRICA
A General Review Of the Situation
In the Country Where the
War Rages.
HAS CRONJE GOT. AWAY? /?
General Butler Reports List of Killed
and Wounded Officers, But the Num-
Der of Privates Lost Gan Not Be
Told Now.

little change in the situation. There
was intermittent shelling to-day, and
during the night large supply column
arrived. 1t is reported that 1000 Beers
are operating northward of this place.
Yesterday evening, after the last gun
was fired, the Shropshires rushed for
ward 200 yards further toward the bed
Of the river and found a number of
Boer dead. General French captured
seventy-five more prisoners, and pa
troll on the westward side took thirty
more.
GOING TO SEE FIGHT.
Lorenzo Marques. February 2S.--The
French steamer Gironde arrived here,
bringing American and French mill
tary attaches bound for the Boer camp.
CRONJE'S CONDITION..
London, February "a, 2:15 p. ma
dispatch from Paardeberg, dated
Thursday made public this afternoon,
shows that the condition of Gen. Cronje
apparently had not changed up to
Thursday, and a dispatch from Durham
der is regarded as doubtful announce
ment.
The arrival of the British supply COL
umn at Paardeberg may have given
General Roberts an opportunity to re-
sumo the fierce attack on Cronje's laa-
ger, for doubtless he could not keep up
the vigorous cannonade with which he
started Possibly the long wait may be
due to a determination to endeavor to
starve out Cronjes gallant force.
Other late Paardeberg dispatches say
the Boer plight is hopeless, and Lord
Roberts Is ready to meet all re-enforce-
ments.
CAPE BOERS SUBMISSIVE.
From Butler there is nothing new, but
the retreat of Cronje seems to be hav-
ing an effect on the Cape Beers, as a
Dordrecht dispatch, dated February o.
says they have opened negotiations for
submission, Sir Alfred Miner offering
lenient terms, meanwhile ceasing often
sive operations.
BOERS IN FORCE.
A dispatch from Arundel says: "The
Beers have formed strong force seven
miles west of here. General Clements
has kept up searching fire on the
kopjes. We expect to take their posi-
tion before sunset"
HEAVY FIGHTING.
A war bulletin published at Pretoria
February % said communication with
Cronje was still open February 81, and
reports that the heavy fighting occurred
east of Cronje's laager had been re-
ceived.
HEAVY LOSS.
A Sterkstrom dispatch of February %
says British refugee from Heidelberg
asserts that the Beers admitted losing
500 men in an assault on Ladysmith
January 6, and General Joubert Is no
longer in command.
CRONJE MAY HAVE ESCAPED.
Berlin, February 24.-Several newspa-
pers here announce that they learn
from private sources that General Cron-
je has succeeded in forcing his way
through the British lines.
CASUALTY LIST.
London, February 24.-The war ONCE
to-day received from General Butler a
list of casualties resulting from the
fighting of February %, as follows:
Killed-Lieut. r. c. Cathcart, son Of
Lord Cathcart, of the rifle brigade;
Lieuts. Coe and Parker, Lancashire
regiment. Wounded-Fourteen officers,
including Major General Wynne and
Colonel Harris, Of the East Surveys.
Butler concluded lowing to the con-
tinuous fighting 1t is impossible at pres
ent to give the number of men killed or
wounded
THE BRITISH REPULSED.
Pretoria, Feb. 23.-Dispatch from
Colesberg dated February %, says.
"Commandant Delarey moved out and
occupied position east and south Of
Arundel, where the British we're en-
camped. At sunrise the British attacked
the Beers with cannon, infantry and
cavalry, the Beers replying. Late In
the evening when the Beers were at-
tackled In their rear by force presum-
ably from Naaupoort, rendering the
Boer position untemable, the British at.
tempted to storm the Boer cannon but
we're repulsed with heavy loss. Boer
casualties as far as known are two men
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