San Call The FranciscoAY, VOLUME LXXXVTI-91. SAN| MARCH gj|11900.1 1900. PRib^^gl^cpjgi^ WAR OFFICE ANNOUNCES THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH No.Authoritative InfliGation ofMat:Lord:Roberts Will Do/Next, Hut He, Mau Build a Bpandh Railroad/ Across the Velflt to Lessen tlie Dif- ficultie^of Transportation?Foocl Badlu Needed
LONDON, March 1, 9a, m.?lt is officiallyan- nounced that Ladysmith has been relieved. LpNDON, March 1, 9:52 A. M.?The War Office has received the following dispatch frotn General BuUer: "Lyttleton's. Headquarters, March 1, 9:QE>, morning.?General Dundonald withthe Natal Car- bineers and a composite regiment entered Lady»
- ? - crV3IIIILIImif'hlci^f'nic'ili'f"IcloL ? '- " lll^ilLt v The country between here and Ladysmith is reported clear of the enemy. lam moving on Neithorpe." a March i, 4:15 a. m.?General Buller's distinct successin storming... PietersVljill LONDON,brings the rescue of Ladysmith near, biitthe War Office.intimated late last evening that immediate announcement of relief need not be expected. The goings to and fro at mld-° night of officials and messengers suggested that important news had been received^ !Ifthis were the case Lord Lansdowne obviously desired to sleep on itbefore taking the'public into his con- fidence. V As his message reveals, General Buller's successful attack came after the.hard fighting > of Friday, and it was improvised and its execution begun during the armistice of Sunday.. In pro- posing the armistice the British commander stipulated that both sides should be free to move, but privileges immediately ON THE TO LADYSMITH. that neither should do any shooting. He was therefore within his in >be- " ADVANCE ' ? ? . From Harpers' Weekly. . The picture shows a moment when the English Horse Artillery gun had a narrow escape from a well-directed Boer si General Buller's tidings come weighted with'a long' list of casualties. . His losses inJthe four attempts to get General White out aggregate 4000. Ladysmith is in desperate straits. Charles Williams, the military expert, says he learns on MEETING OF CRONJE BULLER PREPARING TO very high authority?presumably that of Lord Wolseley?that "General White's' force. is almost ANDLORD ROBERTS SEND HEAVY DEATH LIST ¦ ' ' ., ..i GREAT BRITAIN'S BIG at gasp." -^~: ¦ "(Ma- its last ...... P PAARDEBERG, .Tuesday, Feb. 27 LONDON. Feb. 23.? The War Office has day, a. 'm^lr-The^rftlshcamp wsrs The water of KlipRiver is not available .for drinking, and to boil it is'impossible, because,. Juba 8 received* the following dispatch* from Gen- awakened; bjr? the 'rattl».of; riflej eral Buller: :-?".'? _ puirid t cpniin* wed LIST OF CASUALTIES -\ of the scarcity of fuel. Itis thick.\yjth ammal'matter.Teamade of ith'as'a siw 'daybrcakj^and [artfved, AND tin':at ~ the7»etr». i:*HEADWATERS LANDWANIK. tea. by sewage camps:?' ,: that th« while ¦^unatngVa Fe.b. 28. 5 a. m.? Finding that the passage something like beef Itis^caused the from :: ?:','.: : Canaat^nsr N LONDON,Peb.. 2(B.? ¦Lord the-Boer^ itKeT*nemy/\weYe' WjS\ Roberts has forwarded 'an*additional of Langewachtes Spruit was :oldieHo ¦ ? ; commanded ( list-of the British during Mr. Williams adds that when news like this passes under thvo thumb of the censor itmore-- *bfetic'hfHtffteit of fifty,yards.. The casualties the three days' flghting'at by strong entrenchments. Ireconnoltered -* fusitlftd'ed a'ranfre Paardeberg, showing twelve killed, ¦four another passage ? eighty-two for. of the Tugela. One jolly may heliographed Ladysmith: * \ Canadians gallantly worked ;forward and wounded and than offsets whatever news be from . ? missing, and including was found for me below the cataract by occupied the edge. of the trenches along ~seven*'offlcers' ' and four Canadian privates ~ ? Colonel Sandbach. Royal Engineers, en yet Lord likely ? wounded. -\ There is no authoritative indication of what Roberts willdo next. Itseems the river |entirely enfilading |the Boers. February 23. We commenced making an that a branch railway willbe built across the veldt to lessen the difficulties of transportation. This imovement was followed by a cessa- The rapidly growing casualty lists are being classified as approach thereto, and on February 26. tion of fire, except an occasional solitary quickly as possible. They show that up to this morning the total finding that Icould make the passag* Girouard, who built the Soudan railway, is with Lord Roberts. The strain west- practicable, I guns bag- Colonel t on the. shot. number of casualties are 12,834, rf which 2319 were added dur- crossed the and Suddenly a regiment stationed on the last Ten gage back to the south side of the Tu- ern railway is seen from the fact that the population of Kimberley, two weeks after the relief, con- ing the. fortnight. of the eleven Scotch regiments lost about gela, up bridge crest of a hill;perceived a white f.agr and took the pontoon on Mon- cheers, announcing 2050 men and eight of the Irish 2000. Then come the day night and relald the new rite, tinues on reduced rations. Lord Roberts' troops thus far have been only partially fed- burst into thus first .and Gloucesters it at the surrender of General Cronje. Northumberlands, while of nearly 200 Colonials the Royal which Is just below the present marked ~ ? .¦¦ ? ? It is quite clear to the technical heads that those who talk of an immediate and rapid ad- Shortly! afterward a note reached Lord Canadians lost 121 and the Victoria mounted contingent 26. The cataract. . . . tidings of the un- "During all ,time the Roberts bringing ' Boers' casualties are classified thus: 1993, 6838, | this troops hart vance far the Free State do not realize the transport conditions. The Boers, as it now Pretty- v Killed wounded ' missine' scattered,. crouching hastily intp appears, conditional surrender. General 3173, disease \ : been under man was sent to accept the surrender. At V .830. a ?., . . . constructed small stone shelters and ex- have built a"railway from Harrismith to Kroomstadt to facilitate the movement of their troops J about "7 o'clock a small group of men .ap- TOTAL LOSSES ON' BOTH SIDES TO DATE. posed to a Railing shell and rifle fire, and between Natal and the Free State. peared in the distance crossing the plain ?:"-,.? throughout they maintained the most ex- The - latter being /:0 -./-.'?; / ''; Barton, toward headquarters. -; : ; : cellent spirits. Tuesday General Mafeking was holding out on February 16. At that time the.-Boers were showing apprised of General" Cronje's approach ?s ? i»J *: .? v i; with two battalions, of the Sixth Brigade ' unusual , ,the ' ??:??:?> r . .- ?.. 993 to the front in s^WoundedVv* ? . Fusiliers, crept Lord Roberts went . ;-...?¦ .-?..;. and the Dublin a activity firing , ...... ;... 6,838 about inflammable shells. . , ',which he 'sleeps and or-, .. and : 'modest cart in . . mile and a half . .¦> ;.;^. down the banks of th*» dered a guard of the Seaforths to line up. '.?'>.¦:*:?¦;..?, ¦>;.:. 73 river and ascendingan almost perpendicu- The Boers who hold positions south of the Orange River have been weakened. Died;from disease ... .^i * A group of horsemen then approached...... *.:...... -.., 630 lar cliff of about 500 'feet assaulted and Barentzen, writing on behalf of himself and of other On General Prettyman's right,rode an eld- carried the top of Pieters Hill. hill, Lieutenant Scandinavian prisoners, *;To* :>; This erly man clad in;a rough short overcoat, al * ?"???'? » to a certain- extent, turned the enemy** : # - ?- 12634 ? hat; ordinary .* .* mercenaries in the Boer army and no volunteers a wide-brimmed -tweed ? . ?¦--.-. . v 'Fourth" Brigade, affirms that there are no who receive a penny for . '..' Boers (from British sources) \? -i- . left." and'the under Col- and brown shoes. It was the re- trousers .Kllled'arid wounded on Natal onel Norrott, and the Eleventh BrlgaJe. their services. . ?_'] doubtable Cronje;- -His face ,w'*s>burned- side: . 3400 Colonel Kitchener commanding, the whole curly Kimberley side (including ...... almost black,and his beard Paardeberg,...estimated 1000) command General "Warren, Bowles, member of Parliament for Kings Lynn, was^ at .* under of as- Gibson Conservative who was much struck tinged with gray. Lord Roberts walked, !South of Orange ? 3^50 River . '-. '.-... ?? sailed the enemy's position, whicn. was by the statement of Cecil Rhodesthe other day, that the profits of the De Beers Company last to and fro in front of the cart until th«/ ;.V; r magnificently carried by the South Lan- Boer- general arrived,' when the British" cashire Regiment about sunset. We took year were 2,000,000 pounds sterling, and that there are diamonds in 'Kimberley now valued at commander advanced gravely and 'kindly :^!oners .^^-^''r^^^^; sixty prisoners and ;1 ? > -; ;? ;-'^-:; about scattered the Cronje's. ; Total - - -'^- saluted the Boer commander. : : ? ¦;'; ¦ >^. \ ;-.:.. enemy in all directions. There seems t,-> 167,000 pounds sterling, intends to suggest to Mr.Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, absolutely impassive, exhibiting, j.; . 'V :: .::,12,409 that the face was v be still a considerable body of them left property.be distributed among the troops as salvage, orat least applied no sign of his inner feelings. on |and under Balwano Mountain. Our rescued be to the relief of Roberts was surrounded by his Lord addressing losses, Ihope, are not large. They cer- the widows and orphans of the iallen. staff when General Prettyman, BOERS SAID TOUSE tainly less than they would hare the field marshal, said: . Y1 '? . ROBERTS IMPRESSED are.much. .Cronje. com- been were Itnot for the admirable man- "Commandant sir." The BULLETS ner was his ihat in salute and' EXPLOSIVE BY CRONJE'S in which the served. mandant touched INGENUITY especially the guns'manned.by the Royal FUSILEERS MOWED TERRIBLE CONDITIONS CRONJE WAS DECEIVED Roberts saluted Inreturn. The whole Lord ' ?LONDON, March I.? force the Natal Naval Volun- group then dismounted' and Lord Roberts Winston Churchill. LONDON. Feb.' Naval and , BY THE BOERS AT THE CAMP OF CRONJE BY Ina dispatch from dated Tuesday,. 25.-The War Offlee has teers." . . DOWN ROBERTS' TACTICS stepped forward. and shook hands" -with '~- Colenso" ' received following dispatch ? says: the.; from .'< ¦ < the Boer commander.. ?* . .. ;.; " " '/;'?;? .'-/ . .Roberts: :I ': . ? Lori LONDON. March I.?A dispatch to the LONDON, March I.?ln a dispatch from PAARDEBERG, Feb. "You made a gallant defense, sir," was :The'condltion- ' of the wounded who- were j"PAARDEBERG; Feb. 28}-CronJe QUAY SOON TO RESUME 28.-A corre- tintended on hillside Sunday was *' 'with Daily Telegraph from Colenso, dated Men- Paardeberg, dated Tuesday, February 27, spondent haa conversed many the first salutation of Lord Roberts to tha the \ so' h S 111 }ett here >^terday in chlrge the famous of with Boer vanquished Boer leader. ,He ? then |mo- painful-that General Buller sent a flag of- ofiMajorf?? SENATE day, describing advance a- staff correspondent says: prisoners, both!Free Staters and . : truce', General Prettyman.and HIS PLACE IN Friday, says: Trana- Cronje to a seat ina chair to' the enemy ;and it.was arranged the escort of the City Imperial undlr the Inniskillings on "On my first visit to General Cronje's vaalers. All seemed convinced now tioned General Volunteers company and that which been brought for his accommo- that ; throughout fSunday military move- ' and' ? , "Icaw the first waver Inside, the war, must end In a British had Mounted Infantry. ?_ :i the Pennsylvania!!. a sheet of well-directed camp Iwas admitted even before victory dation and the two officers 'jconversed ments ,should continue- on both sides, but "Later in the day remaining ?enrose Declares then br*ak before the British guard. At every ten paces- 1 Theyihad never before believed that the nrtaon- Seated, hail, within a minute not a be the through an Interpreter. General