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    The Omaha Daily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE ., 1871.
OMAHA, If HI DAY" MOHXIG, JSLAHCU 'J,
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TOOO-TWELVE PAGES.
SIXGfLE COPY FIVE C15NTS.
GALLANT NEBRASKA),
Lieutenant Joan Afhton Boyle of Kearney
Disticgulthes Himself.
WINS LAURELS IN THE f'
With a Squad of Ten Man He Routs Large
Bed; of Filipinos.
HE FACES A DEADLY RAIN OF BULLETS
Charges a Hundred Insurgents and Entity
Puts Them to Ilight.
FIVE Or THE INSURGENTS AHE KILLED
Hero of (tic Untile if Mnnllnuo Make
a l'iiic Itiourd for 1 1 1 iti 1 1' In
llii' InIiiiiiIk of Die
I'nr 1'iinI
WASHINGTON. March 1. (Hpoclnl Telf-Krami-Tho
Wnr department lias received
an Interesting iiorount o( the gallant con
dnrt of two ofllciTH In the United Stales
army in the Philippine, ono being n Ne
braeknn, the other a Virginian.
Tho story koch on o nay that after tho
Twcnty-llrst Infantry hatl ilrlvon the In
surgents out of Cnlamba they oocuple I
trcnchpH sorrni distance from thn town so
nn to protect II from IioIiik attacked by tlio
enemy. Thn Insurgents, finding that the
United States forces showed no disposition
vo follow- tlieni, established a poat some
llttlo illKtancu away In front of tho Amer
IcaiiH and would rally out at night and en
deavor to surprise our men In tho trenches.
Altogether tho In lrgent post was anything
but tielghliorly. Finally First Lieutenant
Frank Key Meade, then In command of
Company K of the Twotity-llrst, volunteered
to capture or disperse tho otictny liy a plan
of his own, which, on being revealed to
tho commanding olllcer, was heartily ap
proved by him and Mciulo began to put his
plan Into execution.
Selecting twenty men, under cover of
night ho proceeded toward the enemy. In
tending to strike them from a certain
point, whllo Lieutenant Juan Ashton Iloyle
of Kearney, Neb., alHO of tho Twenty-first,
with u Hquad of ten men, made a wide
detour so ns to approach and strike the
Filipinos from another point. For come
dltftanco they had to crawl on their hands
nnd knees. Doyle, In his cagorness, got
considerable distance In ndvance of his
men, and when within twenty-live yardH of
tho enemy was discovered. Then they
;nndo a rush. Ono hundred gunn were
leveled at lloylo Just as ho rose, and It Is
said It was a miracle ho was not killed.
Klvo of tho Insurgents wero killed, n num
ber wounded and tho remainder driven to
tho jungle. With tho exception of some
llght scratches tho AmericanH camo off
uninjured.
Lieutenant Doyle is the son of Juan lloylo
rf Kearney, wbero bo has resided since bo
was 7 year olil, liay luir beep Jjorn lu Mary- I
rnn'rl. He is a gran(.HOii of tho late, Comma
oro Doyle of tbo navy and of Colonel
Henry Asbton of this city.
Tloth Mcudo and Hoyle were In the Spanish-American
war and participated In tbo
Vittle of Bantlngu. Iloyle captured tbu
Spanish colors ut VA Cnney, for which
service President McKlnley gave him u
commission In the regular service.
To .Settle with (lie ImllmiN.
Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma was in
structed today by tho house committee on
Indian atTaltH to report favorably Congress
nan Shark's bill to ratify the settlement
between tho Otoe and Missouri Indians of
Oklahoma and settlers In Kansas and dago
county, Nebraska. An amenUmont was
ngreed upon compelling those delinquent
settlers who refune to abide by tho settle
ment concluded between tho IndlaiiH and
other delinquent settlers to pay up within
ninety days. Congressman Lacey of Iowa
voted against reporting the bill, as did
ITetchor of Now York and Thayer of Massa
chusetts. Senator Kyle was before tho senate nub
commttteo on Indian alTalrs having charge
of tho appropriation hill today In behalf
of his amendment appropriating $5,000 for
I ho construction of a telephone lino be
tween Chamberlain, S. D and the Crow
Creek agency. Senator Kyle said tho line
was absolutely ewentlal, as the agency was
nearly thirty miles from Chamberlain and
very often It was necessary for the depart
tnont to got quick narvlce with the Indian
Bgont. but under present conditions dis
patches hnd to bo delivered by horsemen.
Senator Thurston went to tho front today
for four Winnebago Indians, John Four
Timid. Itobert Lincoln. Henry French and
I'homas Decora, who have been In Wash
ington for tho last ten days on a wild goose
rhaso affecting matterH connected with the
Winnebago agency. The Indians wero here
without authority of the Indian ofllee, and
r 'they bail no money .they were in a fair
way of bevomlng a public charge. Thurston
urged nn abatement of the secretary of tho
Interior's order refusing to provide trans
portation for Indians In Washington with
out authority of the agent or the depart
ment, nnd Secretary Hitchcock finally recog.
jilted tho Justice of bis cause, by ordering
that transportation be Issued to tho Wltino
bagocB and they will leave for Thurston
county tomorrow.
Sooth Dakota Matter.
Senator PottlgroWs hill extending the
tlmo for tho completion of tbo bridge across
tho Missouri river at Yankton until 1001
patted the senate today.
Congreisman tlamble received a favorable
report on his bill to treat with tho Itose
bud Indians for cession of their lands In
Gregory county, but the bill was amended
to provide that the agent of tbo Interior
department negotiate tho treaty Inste.td of
the commission, ns provided In Gamble's
Mil.
Kdgar n. Henderson, stenographer, of
Omaha, has been tendered a position with
Ibo senate committee on Indian alTalrs by
Senator Thurston.
K. A. WllU of I'ender. who Is lu the city
In tho Interest of taxpayers of Thurston
tounty. says unless something Is dono by
rongrrss looking to levying of a tax nn
the Unds allottr-l to the Indians In sev
eralty Thurston county will become
bankrupt. This Is Intended to relieve ex
isting conditions In Nebraska and in every
other state whore Indians are enjoying good
roads. Khools, etc.. at tho .expense of w hite
settlors.
Senator Thurston today Introduce.l a bill
making lands owned by Indians who beeomo
ntltled to the benefits of and BUbJect to
the laws of any state liable to local assess
ment and taxation.
Tho opposition of Senator Kyle anil Con
sressmcn Gamble and llurke of South Dt
kota to the nomination of Or. M:Chesney
to be Indian agent at Rosebud was with
drawn today, the senate committee on Indian
jLtfutrs having authorized tho chairman to
report the nomination faorably. Sena'or
Kyle and tbo .ongressmen resented the ac
tion of the department In renominating M -Chc-'ney
without Inning been consulted, and
It was for the purpose of showing tho Rosa
bud agent that there were others to bs seen
outside the department that prompt"! their
opposition. Now everything Is harmonious.
I'm' IIoiiicnIc ad mil.
liffr n v" work Is being dono by the friends
homostend bill, and the prospects
nr.isure will be called tip for
in. (ongressmen (iambic
born particularly active 'n
this lonneTnWr It Is learned that several
Iioiim' loaders who fought the bill last winter
will not oppose it when It Is again called up
for nMlon.
The mcmnrhl adopted February 22 by
tho governors of Utah, Nebraska, Colorado,
Wyoming, North Dakota, Idaho and Arizona
at their meeting In this city was presented
in the house today by Representative Shaf
roth of Colcrado. Tho memorial recited
thai the governors of the far-western states
will meet at Salt Lake City on Aptll 10 to
consider remedial public land legislation
and asks congress to suspend action upon
pending public lund legislation until after
the proposed meeting. Tho memorial was
shown scant courtesy, Representative Payne
nf New York objecting to having It read.
Western members nro Indignant at this ac
tion, which Is, however, they Bay, In lino
with tho usual Meatmen: ai-orded by east
ern members to western mat tors.
Spen. er Cgglcston was today recommended
to b. postmaster at Uaucroft, Kingsbury
county, S. 1). Joel A. Frev v.ns today ap
pointed postmaster at Noble, Washington
county, la. An order was Issued tnd.iy estab
lishing a pnstofllcn at (Inner. Kmmet
' ounty, la., with Van Cl.tlllu as postmaster,
also at Kiiio, Gregory county, S. D., with
Swan M. Nelson as postmaster.
CONDITION IN THc PHILIPPINES
War Department HcccltrN Cahlcil He.
port t'rniii OIU MimiliiK SiilUfiic;
lorj (niiilltliin In InIiiuiI.
WASHINGTON. March 1. Three cable
messages from General Otis were received
' at the War department today. One con
I tnlncd a long list of casualties among tho
I troops In tho l'hlllpplnes since tho last re
i pi rt. A second announced tho arrival at
I Manila today of u government transport
from the east coast of Tayabas province with
eight Amerlcau und 410 Spanish soldiers
recently relieved from captivity among the
insurgents.
The third measacc stated that since the
recent opening to commerce of the Island
ports 1.1.U00 tons of hemp and "0,000 bales
of tobacco had been received at Manila
and that large shipments of tho commodl
tleii named will tsoon bo niado to tho United
States and other countries.
Tho fact that General Otis has not re
ported any mllltnry .operations since tho
departure of General Dates' expedition to
southern Luzon to complete the plan of
opening the hemp ports la that quarter Is
accepted by War department otllclals ns an
Indication that the campaign Is progressing
satisfactorily and that our forces havo not
met with any serious opposition hv the In
surgents In recent movements.
Secretary Root has made a postlve denial
of tho published report that ho Is worried
at tho long silence of General Otto In re
gard to military operations In the Philip
pines nnd bad cabled him to make an Im
mediate report of tho situation. Tho secre
tary said that, on tho Contiiiry, ho was
satisfied with the situation. The ofllclala
aro confident that the backbone of the in
surrection Is broken and that there would
bo no further hostilities on a largo scale
nnd that affalra In the archipelago will bo
lu fairly good shape by the time of the
nrrlval of tho Philippine Civil commission,
about tho nilddlo of May, for tho proposed
transfer of government control from the
mllltnry to tho civil authorities.
General Otis Is expected to return to tho
United States on leave of absence soon after
tho arrival of tho Phlllpplno commission.
It In ditdrablo that he should meet the com
mission and glvo It the benefit of his knowl
edge of affairs in the Philippines.
General MacArthur will assume tempo
rary command of tho military forces on
tho Islands when General Otis leaves.
FILIPINOS AMBUSH CAVALRY
Scatter nn Kurort of Ten Men ami
Capture Homes anil
Pro yInIimin,
MANILA, March 1. A hundred Insurgents,
seven miles from San Fernando do la Union,
ambushed ten men of tho Third cnvalry, who
wero escorting a provision train. Tho Amer
icans scattered and while returning to camp
ono man was killed. Tho InsurgentH cap
tured four horses and a quantity of pro
visions. A subsequent rcconnaiseanco of tbo
locality developed tho fact that thcro were
entrenchments there and a force of Filipinos
estimated to number S00 men.
Tho Third cnvalry Is preparing to drive the
Insurgents out. Tho recently-purchased ua
val traiiErt Alava, sent to Ragay. In tho
Gulf of Liberate, for Spanish prisoners, ban
returned here, bringing GOO persona, Includ
ing prloBtn. oitlcers, soldiers and civilians
anil ten Americans,
The navy ofllclals being Informed that tho
prisoners were carclepsly guarded, hurried
the Alava to Ragay, manned by twenty blue
jackets. Six omcers from the Hrooklyn and
fifty marines accompanied tbo transport.
CiKnnlt)- 1. 1st from Oil.
WASHINGTON. March l.-General Otis
has transmitted to tho Wur department the
following list of killed nnd wounded In ro
cent mllltnry operations:
Killed: Luron January 13, Dangar, Mi
chael Berry, Charles Reason. Company C,
Third cavalry; January 9, Santo Thomas,
llatangas, Walter Hosklnnon. Company R,
Thirty-ninth Infantry; January 23, JgHnpl,
Timothy Heneguu; Januaty IS, San Fran
cisco, llatangas, William Salisbury, Com
pany H. and Joe Hums, Company C, Thir
tieth Infantry; Jnnuary .19, Jolo, Ilangao,
Tawlt.iwl group, Kgbert V. de Wolfe, Com
pany H. Twenty-third infantry; Sergeant
Webster, in Gaboons.
Wounded: Luzon December 8, Patrick
J. Murphy, Company G, Thirty-fourth In
fantry, arm. slight: Jamw Smith, thlgb.
dg!ii: Fred Carr, arm, slight. January
:.", Lcgaapl. Ross Ilarton, Company 0,
Forty-seventh Infantry, first sergeant, arm.
moderate; Matthew- Galivan, Forty-neven!h.
head, nevero. January 18, San Francisco,
llatangas, Frank Junker, Company C, Thir
tieth infantry, leg, severe; Harry Walte,
corporal, abdomen, severe; Victor McKIl
len, hand, slight; Christian Anderson. Com
p.my K. tb4sh. slight; l.eiWe Tracy, arm,
slight; Horace Ilulne. Company II, trachea,
slight. January 27, San Luis, Jerry W.
Stevens, Company II. Twenty. eighth In
fantry, chest, slight; Charles W. SwIUer,
arm, slight; Major Charles II. N. Mulr,
heel, moderate. January 1, Calamba, Wil
liam nucholde, Company G, Thirty-ninth
Infantry, corporal, knee, slight; Reuben
Nichols, Company H, thigh, sllsht; Frank
Yew ell, arm, slight: Jay niaUdell, knee,
slight: Jack Noel, Company O, leg. slight.
January 30, Jolo, Dongas. William T. Car
ter. Company II. Twenty-third Infantry,
lumbar region, novere; John Galohouse,
neck, severe. January 30, Panay. Madalag,
0. L. Short. Company II, Forty-fourth In
fantry, tblgb, moderate.
amPrnlBW
I LONDON HYSTERICAL
News from Ladjtmith Sets the Stolid Cock
ney Wild with Joj.
ChMZy DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE STREETS
Thoroughfares Choked with a Struggling
Mass of Shouting Humanity.
INDESCRIBABLE CLAMOR ON ALL SIDES
All Thought of the Terrible Price of the
Victory is Forgotten.
WORST OF THE WAR IS YT TO COME
Torrllle Nliuiulilor Mont Occur Ilcfore
the llrltlxh Force Finally Defeat
llrnvi Itoi-r Patriot liKlitliiK
for Their Homes,
(Copyright, 1300, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, March 1. (Now York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram. l-London cel
ebrated tho relief of Ladyumith by a riotous
enthusiasm without parallel. The entire
population went frantic with Joy nnd the ex
citement, feeding upon Itself, found vent as
the hours sped In demonstrations of delight
amounting to posltivo dementia. In the pop
ulous city and west end tho carnival of self
ailmlrntlon uttalned its moat astonishing
manifestation, but even In tho quietest
suburbs both collectlvo nnd Individual ebul
litions of enthusiasm assumed nn absolutely
grotcsqtio fotm. Iluslness was suspended
on the Stock exchange, whllo its members
abandoned themselves utterly to the Influ
ence of the occasion, marching about In
fours with linked arms, singing tho na
tional anthem nnd "Soldiers of tho (Jueen."
It was tho reverse side of tho modal from
tho black week of Magersfonteln, Colenso
and Stormberg, when the same Individuals,
their nerves shattered by successive .disas
ters, displayed their feelings by equally
puerile ovldences of panic. In the suburbs
It was no uncommon thing to see well
dressed women careening In tho middle of
the road in a species of spontaneous carmag
nole, whllo omnibus conductors wero shout
ing In childish frenzy: "To Pretoria. All
tho way, 'i pence."
In the west end a gang of students from
tho university college commundeered heavy
freight vans and dragged them along
through tbo principal streets, loaded with
others of their number, waving Hags, cheer
ing und singing patriotic songs, which were
taken up by tho throngs on the pavement,
until the strcetB partook of the aspect of u
bedlam.
HiiKlncHN Siifiieailcil.
From early afternoon all business In the
city was at an end and many stores wero
closed altogether. Others wero deserted by
their employes, who poured Into the packed
streets, where all wheeled tralUc had be
come impracticable, whllo hatless, nnd In
many cases coatless, tbey paraded, shrieking
their delight over Bullcr's belated success.
As night camo on tho throngs grew denser,
tho demonstration btcamc Tvilder and nice
unrestrained, finally degenerating Into a
seemingly universal orglo. Saloons did a
roaring trndo everywhere and scenes of mad
revelry ensued. Hands of men and women
took possession of omnibuses, which could
only proceed at a walking paco with fre
quent stops, maintaining an indescribable
clamor, waving union Jacks, indulging in all
manner of horseplay, which with tho clangor
of countless church bells created nn Inces
sant din ami turmoil, showing that tho
usually stolid cockney had for once gone
stark, staring mad. In the seething Infec
tion of excitement all thought of tho ter
rible toll of dend nnd maimed, tbo bravest
of their poldlera, which had been paid for
this victory, was forgotten. It was, on tho
whole, a painful exhibition of Jubilation,
telling a significant tale of abysmal despond
ency and terror from which it was the un
healthy reaction.
In tho Houso of Commons when nalfour
read Hullor's second dispatch, stating that
ho had been In Ladysmlth and brlelly de
bciiblng tho poignant horrors of tho be
sieged, thero was soino encoring, but no Im
moderate) transport. Earlier William Red
mond had Indignantly protested against Im
prisoning Cronjo on a flagship at Capetown,
crying out: "You send your gallant captive
to jour hulks." Tho members, too, hnd Just
bad a Boberlzlng reminder of tbo grim re
alities of tho situation by receiving tho nrmy
estimates for tho ensuing year, revealing
an lucrcaso of $200,000,000 on tho calculation
that 200,000 soldiers will havo to bo main
tained in South Africa until September 30,
AVorHt Xvt to Collie,
N'owhero umong politicians did the World
correspondent find any coutldence that the
nllef of Ladysmlth would bring tho Uueis
to their knees. On tho contiary tho atncr.tl
conviction Is that the worst of the war Is
yet to eomcw Tbo St. James Gazette, tho
typical organ of rabid Jlngolem, confesses:
"No ono need Imagine we shall win through
to the cud without lighting more desperate
than any thcro has yet been or without
louses heavier than any yet reported."
What J(alfour called tbo unhappy entan
glement of Ladysmlth has already cost, ex
clusive of heavy unestlmated casualties of
tho last week, an aggregate of 6,912 nlllcers
nnd mon killed, wounded and mlalng,
which cnablca tho full meaning of tho St.
James Gazetto'a prophecy to bo appreciated.
The IJocrs aro now falling back on their
second and moro effective line of defense,
and nothing earthly can prove nt their an
n. hllatlon, except tho mediation of tho
United States, when Kngland, by tho weight
of numbers, has made solitude of tho Trans,
vaal, and not till then will tho fullest
aspirations of the party now running this
government be realized. There Is a strong
body of enlightened Kngllsh opinion in
favor of peace, and Justice for tho dauntless
Ilocr patriots, but the aristocracy and mob
are allLd lu perpetrating a national crime,
one actuated by tho pentlment of tho dom
ineering cajtc-, the other drunk with a bru
talizing Imperialism. It is a nation running
amuck.
CAPTURED OFFICIALS SULLEN
Io Not ItnUe 1'lnnr nn finvcrnmcnt
IIiiIIiIIiikt I utll the Crouil
CompclN Them.
(Cup) rlsrht, 19, by I'Tess Publishing Co.)
CAPKTOWN. March l.-(Nov York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram. )--Tbo first
great burst of enthusiasm yot experienced
In Capetown was when the oflhial report
that Ladysmlth had been relieved was spread
abroad about 10 o'clock. The Hiitlsh ele
ment was out thousands strong nnd the
town was ollvo with flags of every descrip
tion. Thcro was an Immediate rush for
tbo govrrruent house, where Mllner faced
an onthuslistlo throng of Kngllsh nnd Dutch
natives singing thn uatlonal anthem and
"Rulo Hrltannla" In many keys. Never
bofore was there sM-h genuine Hrltlsh feel
Iuk, never before such striking evidence of
tho disloyalty of tbo Cape officials. It
was a dramatic moment when the crowd.
leaving the government house, passed along
mo Riroet wnere tno government om 'es j
concealed tbe minions of n bold few with
sad faces looking out stolidly on the crowd
who wero too good-humored to litter more
than perfunctory groans Hut when the
largo throng reached the front of the llours
of Parliament and found no Hags Hying
things looked more serious. Amidst strains
of the national anthem mingled cries for tho
otllclals to ralso tho Hag. At last one small
pennant, carried by a patriotic volunteer to
tho roof, was tun up tho llagstaff. The
doorkeeper, with trembling hands, excused
tho oversight on tho ground the Hags could
only bo raised by order of the speaker for
a special occasion. So, although the news
was already two hours old. tho Houses of
I,ir1l.impi Mm mill- hnllriinrn In Cnne-
town wnero mo union jacs. was not seen.
The temper of tbo throng was not to bo
trilled with and ut last tho flag was raised.
Army olllcern urge tho great need of
horses. Capo Colony Is practically de
pleted and more aro required every day.
OPINIONS OF THE EXPERTS
London Military Writers Unite I nccr
t ii I It n n to What (he liners
Will Do.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, March 1 (New York World Ca
blcgram Special Telegram.) Tho lender
expert says: "Iluller tells us nil tho enemy
Is cleared off except a small rear guard ho
I surprised on the hill a mllo northwest of
tho Junction of the Newcaatlo und Harrl-
smith railways. Just ns we nntlclpated.
I They had shown a bolder nnd ever bolder
! front to Iluller until they had got their big
guns safely away ami then they vanished
j and passed tho garrison, which had not tho
j power left to Interfere with them. There Is
nothing to show which railway they have
j elected to use, probably both, for some of
tbo guns would certainly no ciurnincu ror
Pretoria and tho lighter guns for tho Free
State. Tho enemy has done us every tlmo
In tho matter of his guns. When he has
fchlftcd ho has taken them to bis new i
sltlon, when ho has retired ho has carried
them off, and tho Doors havo continued
lighting Jurt to tho moment when they hnd
niado sure their guns and stores wore really
safe.
"Kitchener, without waiting for Cronjo's
surrender, has been sent by Roberts evi
dently to pull together Gatacre's and Clem
ents forces for ono combined move ucross
tho Orange river, whoro thero muy bo no
lighting nfter nil beyond a little sniping.
Roberts Is turning his eyes east nnd north.
How far ho will modify his plan of campaign
In eonsequonco of what has happened to
Cronjo nnd at ladysmlth remains to be
seen, but essentially it must bo tho same as
when he stnrted."
Tlio Post expert Bays: "Tho Doer nrmy
nt Ladysmlth has escaped. The cavalry prob
ably ascertained tho direction of ,tho Hoer
lllght, but If Iluller hns reported tho War
ofllco has not made the report public. Tbo
relief of Ladysmlth must bo attributed not
only to Iluller, but to Roberts, Tho cam-
palgn In Natal, nnd perhdps tho British
1 force In Natal, may spend a few daya rcst
! Ing whllo tho railway to Ladysmlth Is re
! paired. In tho western theater war opera
tions will bo rapidly continued, If not already
In full swing. A correspondent sends two
accounts of tho Hoer forces In a tolegram
from Klmberloy en tho mriu tho S8tl,
describing tho surrender of' I'aardcberg. He
says that the force was about to attack tho
enemy's reinforcement, but that Roberts
forbado a thot to bo fired until tho prison
ers wero all In camp. On tho evening of the
28th Ilattersbv tclecranhed from Paardeberu
that tho Remingtons wero in touch with tho j
enemy 7,000 strong to tho eastward. That
must bo toward llloemfonteln. Tomorrow
will probnbly bring news that the touch has
become closer or tho enemy retreating.
Thero Is no slacking of resolvo to bo ready
for nny emergency that might bo produced
by tbo possible action of other powers. Tho
! rejoicing which greeted the news of tho re
lief of ladysmlth will strengthen tho hands
of tho government for all necessary meas
ures by rovenllng tho Intense feeling with
which tho nation has thrown ItHelf Into tho
catiKo for which Its best men nro fighting."
WOMEN STAY WITH HUSBANDS
They IMect to Share the llarilxhlp
I'.niliireil liy Their Dear (lam
at the Front.
(Copyright. 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
PAARDHHKRO, Feb. 27. (New York
vnrl,l lnhlnirrrim KnnMul Tnlecnini.l Thn
surrender of tho Hoers from both banks tool: I
place on tbe south side. Tho burghers,
nfter piling arms, forded the river from thn
laager, taking only their personal effectti
with them. The Huffs Kast Kent regiment
received tho burrender.
Thcro wero numbers of weeping women,
many of them carrying their babire in their
arms. They were In a pitiable plight and
appeared much emaciated. Tho first
umnnn mot wis Mrs Cronle She was '
woman mot was Mrs. (. rnnje. a no was
seated In a buggy with hor son and with
tears in her cyea. She askel for news of;
her husband, fearing he would bo shot. The
Hritlsh olllcets rcahsured her nnd oho then
aked to be allowed to go to him
Tho Hr.tlsh converucd with many of the j
prisoners. All seemed heartily sick of tho 1
war and glad their part was over. Somn ,
inqutrcil llu.Muuaiy .1 '.uvj nuuiu uu ouui
by tho Hiitlsh and were glad to hear their
fears wero groundless. Tho women wero In
a stato of terror and ran hither and thither
begging 'for mercy. It took hour3 before
their Team wero allayed. Ono gray-halre.l
woman who lookod about SO yenrs of age
plteously Implored tho first officer she met
bands and brothers was heartrending. When !
to intercede for her and havo bor llfo spared. thu fore,Kn 0(lco t h 'C0'M ',,; '"0'
It took tho ntorpreter half an hour to con- , tlu. Ass!0cute(1 ,, tat , , J u "
vin.o her sho would not bo hanged. Tho panot. s,atcmcnts , tm, conlry (j,.rmany
grief of tho women mourning for their hua- Clther knows of :iv nwt tn i.,..,ii
nsKc-l w ny inty remaiuei in iuo muger iney
replied that they profcrred to sharo tho Hiithiislnnui lu Xovu Neotin.
privations of their husbands, who wero HALIFAX, March 1. Tho relief of Lady
llghtlng for their country. ! Rmlth caused great excitement and was
A number of old mon scarcely able to . hailed with satisfaction by military and
walk wero anion, tho prlkonern. Albreeht, civilians alike. At ait early hour bells wero
who w.is among the captured, said tho war
will upset all preconcerted Mens. Eu
ropean military experts expressed tho great
est admiration for the British nnd praised
the strategy adopted slnco the nrrlvnl of
Roberts. The war, however, was by no
means nt an end. Thcro wero Htlll "5,000
republicans In tho Held. Tho surrender, he
wont on to say, was directly traceable to
a blunder committed by Concral Cronje
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in lui'twuri iuv-ii in a auie nisieaii
of occupying kopjes. IIo declared that there
wero only 4.000 Hoeis In tho trenches at
Magersfonteln and not all were fighting.
Commnndant Voltnarans glves a different
story. According to hlw evldenco there wero
C.OOO men at Magersfonteln. his own com-
mnndo nlono consisting of over 0.000. Ho
considers It hopeless to continue lighting In
the present circumstances.
Itohort nail Kitchener nt IC I mlierlc) ,
KIMHiniLnV. March l.-Lord Itoberts and
neiinml TTilflinfinr nrrlv.il hn.n t.l ...
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and wero warmly welcomed by tho municipal
otllclals and thanked for tho successful re-
Ilef of tho town. Lord Roberts said it had
given him grout pleasure to assist Ktmberley
In Us tlmu of need and that ho was glad ho
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DESCRIPTION OF SURRENDER
llatteislij- AVrltcn of llmr General
Cronje ApiienriMl When t'iitturcil
hy Holier!,
(Copyright. 190O, by Pres Publishing Co.)
KIMHDRLKY. Feb. 28.-9.2.1 n. m. (New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram.)
Firing which preceded Cronjo's mrrender
sent bullets whistling over Drltlsh head
quarters, none knowing tho origin or result
of tho engagement, darkness rendering
movement Impossible. There wero many
anxious moments while the lire rose nnd fell
nnd rumors of the possibility of a successful
sortie. Shortly after dawn Cronje surren
dered, arriving in charge of General Prelty
mnn at T:.10. He is u hquarc-bullt man with
a dark, broad beard, narrow and determined
eyes. He woro a felt hat and nn old green
overcoat and troupers und looked anything
but a soldier. He conversed with Roberta
through nn interpreter and begged 3,000 ra
tions for his men and immcdlntc aid for tho
wounded. IIo breakfasted with Roberts, his
wife arriving an hour later. They proceeded
forthwith to Capetown. The other prisoners
follqwed by commandos under their own
leaders. Action was about to begin with re
llevelng forces when Roberts forbade a shot
being fired until the Hoer prisoners wero all
lu camp. Thero wero excellent prospects of
success. The trenches about the Hoer laager
aro two feet wido and threo to four feet
deep, constructed with great natural acute.
net.s, not bearing evidence of military sci
ence. Tho Hoers scarcely suffered from tho
artillery lire, which produced the most dis
appointing results. Tho stench of tho laager
Is unspeakable. Rotting animals IIo every
where, killed and dismembered by shells.
Tho laager contained nbsolutely no food
for men or horses. Tho Hoers wero sub
sisting on Irtish meat. Very few of tho pris
oners exhibit an air of dejection. Forage is
still scarce nt camp. Cecil Rhodes Is mak
ing strenuous efforts to supply tho deficiency.
Tho spirit of tho troops it Is ImpoFsiblo to
Improve upon. UATTKRSHY.
MEN ENOUGH TO CRUSH BOERS
Iteliiforeeiuentn Will Continue Inn
lintetl Klft-M Thiinsiinil 31 on
Ilcfore .luly.
X
LONDON, March 1. In tho House of
Lords today the tocretary of state for war,
tho marquis of Lansdowne, replying to con
gratulations and a question, prefaced his an
nouncement of tho relief of Ladysmlth by
saying tho news had at last removed the
fear of an Impending calamity. IIo added
that he did not kuow whether mor.t tidmlra
tlon should lie given to (Jcnctal Whlto and
the gallant defenders of Ladysmlth or to
the bravo men under (lencral Iluller, or to
Lord Roberts, to whone vigorous anil sue
cessful offensive movement was due tho
prcssuro by which Natal was relieved.
Continuing. Lord Lansdowne said:
"Two recent successes will not bo m:'de
tho pretext for a relaxation of our efforts,
which will not bo relaxed. In the week
ending March :i eight ships will leave Unit
land, carrying 1.700 men. During tho week
ending Mnrch 10 fifteen ships enrrylng 11.S00
men will leave for South Africa. During
the week ending March IS eleven ships with
9,!)00 men will sail, and during the week
ending March 24 ulno ships with 8,1100 men
aro to sail. Finally, during tho week end
ing May 31 six ships, carrying 3,200 men.
will sail, totalling about 38,800 men, and
during tho following month about 17.S00 men
will bo ready, for whom ships havo not been
allotted.
"Tho stream of reinforcements will not
run dry."
Tho carl of Klmberloy, the liberal leader
In tho House of .Lords, congratulated Lord
Lansdowne, paying a special tribute to tho
Canadians. Tho prince of Wales, who was
Present, heartily shook hands with the- see-
rotary of stato for war und spoko words
of congratulation to him.
Tho marquis of Laiifdowno has Issued this
explanatory memorandum :
The estimates have been framed under tho
following adverse conditions:
A Provision has to be mudo for carrying
on the war In South Africa.
H It lias been decided to make nn nihil-
t'on nt once to tho permanent strencth of
the nrmy.
' V Temporary measures will havo to b
ii,orleil Mr Inerenslmr tho Uofcnso of the
fulled Kingdom.
as regards the vote Mr men (212,110) It
may bo regarded as n permanent balatuo
due to the war and the special measures for
home defense.
It Is estimated that the exoendlturo of
',!! t in ifUl lu ,. . .l r . .
"L,
addition to tho nrmy. ci.DSi.otM: temporary
k'-o,. ' ' ' :sv"J' "ml war charges,
NO SIGN OF INTERVENTION
Cemifiii Foreign Ollice ItcprcHciitntl vc
.inyn That Country I ,ot I'nr.
(IcIpiltlllK,
,n Soutu ArrIc0i nor Iltt.nds Bllch 1Uclfi
rung, nnd tho citadel was decorated with
flags and bunting. At noon a salute of
twelve guns was fired from tho citadel by
tbo Iloyal artillery of tho Imperial service.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Mnrch 1. Tho news of
the relief of Ladysmlth was received hero
with every demonstration nf popular en
thusiasm. Tho governor, Sir Henry lMward
McCallum, who Is a lieutenant colonel In
hlK';i?S;:lfiCJ,arnC'1 " pUb"C
day lu honor of tho occasion.
.loalicrt t'liui'i'iilrnti'H llln I'oree,
(Copyright, lyon. by Press Publishing Co.)
HUUSSi:LS, March 1. (New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) It Is said
hero among Hoer sympathizers that Hloem-
1UIIIUII1 Hill UU git f 11 up wuuoui Hcrious
I resistance, also that Joubcrt Is conecntrat
InR the wholo Hoer army near Wlnburg. In
i tho Free State, whero tho ground Is slm-
iiur iu luai iiuum i.auysmun. it is an
excellent position for defense. It Is said
G0.0Q0 IJocrs will concentrato there.
-
i:tenl of liner London,
STKUKSPHl'IT. Capo Colony, Feb. 2S.
Tho Doers admit that their losses when
' Ilrabrant captured Jamestown wero fifty
i killed, 123 wouuded and J00 mitslng.
I HKRL1N. Marel, 1 In rnl ,
iuu
mm REACHES LADYSMITIi
General Dundonald Pushes His Way
Through and Raises the Siege.
OfflCIAL DISPATCH BV
Country Between the Main Army and
Town Clear of Boers.
NEWS CAUSES GREAT
Much More Enthusiasm Manifested Than on the Occasion of
the Surrender of Cronje Congratulatory Telegrams
Sent to Bullcr and White Queen Orders
Bells on Windsor Castle to Be Rung.
LONDON, March 1. It is ollieially announced that
Ladyamith has been relieved.
LONDON, March 1. J):52 a. in. Tho War ollice has re
ceived the following dispatch from (Jeneral lhiller:
;'LYTTL10TON'S JM5ADQUAHTKKS, March 1.-11:05,
Morning. General Dundonald, with the Natal Carbineera
and a composite regiment, entered Ladysmith last night.
"Tho country between me and Ladypmith is reported
clear of the enemy. J am moving on Nelthorpo."
The news of the relief of Ladysmith was received with
much more enthusiasm than any previous event of tho war.
Flags were immediately hoisted on a number of hotels and
other buildings and General Jiuller's success was every whero
received with the heartiest satisfaction. Tho news has not yet
alfected tho Stock exchange. The lord mayor of London im
mediately telegraphed his congratulations to Generals "White
and Uuller. When tho queen received tho news at Windsor
castle the bells on the curfew tower of tho castlo wero rung
in honor of tho event.
DETAILS OF RELIEF MARCH
Churchill Tel In lloiv Dtiiiilonnlil
Forced llln AVny 'riirough tilt
Hue my to l.nd j. nniltli.
(Copyright. IDuO, by Press Publishing Co.)
COLUNSO CAMP, March 1.-10:25 n. m.
(New York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram,) During tho nfternoon of the 2Slh
tho cavalry brigade pressed forward on tho
march toward Hulwana hill, Dundonald In
tho direction of Ladysmlth. Tho Hoers tired
on both with artillery from Hulwana. About
4 Major (lough's regiment, which was in ad
vance, found tho ridges surrounding and imii
ccallng Iadysmlth apparently unoccupied.
Ho reported to Dundonald, who thereupon
determined to rldo through the gap and
reach tho town with two squadrons of tho
Imperial Light Horse and Carbineers, the
rest being sent back to Hullor's picket line.
It was evening when we started and only
nn hour of daylight remained. Wo galloped
on swiftly In spite of tho rough ground, up
nnd down hill, through dongas, scrub ani
rocks until wo could see tho Hrltlsh guns
Hashing from Wagon hill howitzers. Hut
on wo went, fnster nnd fnster. Suddenly
camo tbo challengu from tho ecrub: "Who
goes there?"
"The Ladysmlth relloving nrmy," was tho
reply.
Then tattered, almost bootless men
crowded round us, cheering very feebly.
Hveti In, tho gloom wo could sen how thin
und palo they looked, but how glad. We
wero conducted In triumph Into town. At
headquarters we met White, Hunter, Ham
lltne and all tho heroes of tho defonso. It
"Kas au Impressive scene. CHURCHILL.
BURGHERS ALL GET AWAY
ltetrent from llullor'n Force Care
fully I'laiiacil IIiiith CoiieentriK
Iuk mi Army .Near Wluhtiru.
LONDON, March 2.-1:30 a. m. Hrltons
feel that they aro living In the presence
of momentous events. Tornadoes of pa
triotic excitement uro whirling through tho
country. ICvcn tho dullest soul must havo
been stirred by tho emotions of yesterday
and London's C.000,000 were raised to a
high pitch of patriotic exaltation.
It wan n wondcTful sight. Old men have
nothing In memory with which to compare
tho day. Some llkoned It to Lucknow,
others talked of tbo fall of Scbastopol. It
was a tme of singular abandon. Tho usual
conventions of society ceased to obtain
and everybody know everybody else, all
Joining in smiles or bellowing! as their
dispositions moved them.
Lord Lansdowno ch&so tho psychological
moment to announce estimates oxeeedlng
(51 ,000.000 and rather sturtled tho public
by unfolding tbo program of tho War ollice
to send out In nddltlon to the BO.OOO troops
now nllnat DC, 000 fresh soldiers. Lord Rob
erts will ultimately have a forco of a ipiar
ter of a million.
An order hns reached Woolwich for the
construction of 221 new guns, from three
pounders to twelve-Inch guns. Of theno
110 aro to bo naval guns. Already 25,000
workmen aro employed at tho awenal and
3,000 moro will be engaged. Theso deci
sions to send out more troops und to In
crcaso tho homo armament meet with uni
versal approval.
lloerN All i:oiiic Iluller.
Tho Hoers seem to huvo gotten quite away
from around Ladysmlth without losing, a
gun or their baggage. Van Reenan'H pass
is only about twenty miles from Ladysmlth.
Tho enemy had nrtlllory in nctlon Tuesday
and tbey probably utilized both ralltoads
in retreating, sending tho heavy pieces to
Pretoria and tho lighter ones Into the Freo
State. Dr. I.ey.! sayn that (leneral Joubcrt
Is assembling 50,000 at Wlnburg, seventy
miles northeast of Hlocmfontcln. Colonel
Albrechr, according to a dispatch from
Paardoberg, nfurros that tho Hoers have
75,000 men left. Whether Lord Roberts Is
ut llloemfonteln now or not bo doubtless
will soon bo dating bin diapntehes thcro und
using the town as his advanced base
Lord Kitchener's mlsHtnn Is to combine
the forces under General Clement and Oca-
lilLLEI! CONVEYS NEWS
REJOICING IN LONDON
oral (latacre nnd to advnnco along tho llns
of tho railroad to llloemfonteln. Tho rail
way will simplify Immensely tho perplex
ities of 'transport.
Tho conditions at Ladysmlth, somo of
which -wero explained by Charles Williams
and cabled to the United Mtalen, aro now
better understood, ns tho military authori
ties no longer retain their speeial Informa
tion. It appears that since the middle, of
January tho horses have been half starved
nnd are too weak either to drag gutm
or to carry cavalrymen. Hence the Impossi
bility of dashing out to help (leneral Iluller.
These half starved animals were carefully
saved for food.
Tho disposition to find fault. though
mildly, with the tiasslvllv or Sir r.
White disappears as tho facts beenmo
known. No one Is In the mood now to crltl-
j clso anybody, although two or threu of tho
morning papers gently refer to tho fact that
j the War otnee, at tho outset of hostilities,
rejected Lord Dundonald as being unfit to
be a soldier, whereas It was ho who organ-
I Ized tho Colonials.
Kmpernr William. Kmpernr Francis Joseph
,0ml King Humbert havo telegraphed con
gratulations to the quctin.
BRITISH OCCUPY C0LESBERG
llui'Klier I.'nrccN Cwicimtc the Tomii
mill the llutry It np
pimeil, '
LONDON. March 1. Tho War ofllco has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts:
"PAARDKIlKItd, Monday. Feb. 2fi.-Oen-eral
Clements rerorts that on hearing Colcs
berg bad been evacuated ho sent a forco to
occupy Colesbeig Junction nnd rodo Into
Colesborg, whero ho received nn enthusiastic
welcome. Ho secured a certain amount of
ammunition, arrested soveral tebels nnd then
returned to Reiisbtirg. IIo leported tbo
railway lino clear and working to Lano
welowan's siding. IIo will tepnrt tomorrow
'IH lO tllO few CIllVeitH U'hieh lnin i..
'blown up. Cnlesberg nnd ColoMierg Junc
tion are held by our troops."
j RKNSHlIRd, Feb. 28. General Clements,
i escorted by a squadron of Intilskllllngs.
entered Colesberg this cnomlng and received
llii! ..Ml hllulfibt In ft,.,.r.l If.n fVUn !)....
................ au . ,,,,,, , UU UUVin ,1 IT
In full retreat. A number of tho loading
men havo been nrrestcd. Tho Inhabitants
aro well and not starving. Thoy novo suf
fered many Indignities at tho hands of the
Hoers, but no violence.
SEVERE FIGHTING AT MAFEKING
liners MnUi Tno llcterinliied
naultH nil Ilie lle
f eimeN,
LONDON, March 1. A special from Cape
town says that a telegram has been ro
eolved thero from Mafeklng announcing that
thn Hoeia made a severe and protracted
assault on February 17, but wero drlvon orf
at all polntti. Tho trueo which Is iihiiuIIv
'observed Sundays was broken the 18th by
another fierce attnek, hut after di'termlii'il
lighting tho Doors wero repulsed with a loss
of forty killed and wounded. The defenders,
who wero able to take advantage of tbo
shelter nf tho earthworks, lost only two
, killed and threo wounded.
DETAILS OF TUESDAY'S FIGHT
Artillery I'lre Coiieeiitriilrd nn llnrr
I'onIIIuii llefure the
Clini'KC,
COLUNSO CAMP, Tuesday, Fob. 27. To
day, tho anniversary of Majuba hill, tho
iiriuaii succehsfully stormed thn Hoer posi
tion nn Ploter's hill. Slnco Friday's attuck
tho wholo faco of 'tho position hay been
shelled at Intervals, but from early this
morning thn trenches directly opposite tho
Hrltlsh front and tho nek separating Pletor's
hill from another bill wore simply strewn
I with lyddite shells and shrapnel. It appears
marveious tnat anything human coulJ llvo
on tho hill.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the batteries
fired salvos and nil tho heavy ordaneo was
In constant action, (leneral Harton led his
cutnmand to tbo xtretnu linht, Culoutl