The evening world. Newspaper, February 24, 1900, Page 1

PRICE ONE CENT. ~ PRICE ONE CENT, — BULLER BEATEN; BOER VICTOR’ RONJE REPORTED SAFE. ” a A IBRITISH DRIVEN BACK IN > FIGHT AT THE TUGE BERLIN, Feb. 24---6,02 P. M.---Several newspapers here BOER HEAD LAAGER, Natal, Friday, Feb..23.—Yesterday the Brit announced that they learn from private sources that Gen, |croseed the Tugela in large numbers with cannon and over sixty wagons. Cronje has succeeded in forcing his way through the British attacked the Ermelo and Middle-Burghers’ commando, ‘but were forced to ret Hace, under a heavy Mauser fire. A renewed attempt to storm the Ermelo men was made this morning, but ” The Evening World has no advices from ‘leat confirming the Berlin rumors, Heretofore reports from the/the British were again driven off. The fighting continues. a German capital have not been thoroughly reliable, but there is a chance of Gen. Cronje’s escaping through the British lines and The Evening World prints the despatch for what it is worth. - The British losses were very heavy. Eight ambulances were employed in collecting the dead and wounded. SHELLS ARE RAINED |GRIM DIARY OF Ladpamith feed few shalls tha moruing t.cke ouiposte tt Sail ON BOER LAAGER KIMBERLY SIEGE,|tow To Long Tom. PAARDEDERG, range Pree Sate, He cannot coape, but he won't su- Cia te, Pinte, Poe Sterns hh Wn tien, ia tae art's Son Killed, of Flames. ——S=n aaa ‘Thureday, Feb, 22—There is iietle| *4*r- correspondent ot Kimberley give an ine/eht into the trials of the garrisce. 10} .M. EX r RA LONDON, Feb, 4.—The War Office re-| MODDER RIVER, Feb. change in the situation, There was! Hf) NEWS IN LO LONDON, 1 EA MEP STARTS FOR RID celvea to-day from Gen, Buller a Hat of | heavy shell and rife fre was ‘ fi casualtion resulting from the fighting of It Killed—Liewt. The Hon, RB. Cathoart that left here se { ee ss BERLIN REPORT THA CRONJE HAS HAT sen BULLER'S HOT FIGHTING. |CRONJE'S LAAGER Gen. Wynne Wounded and Thirteen |Shell ang Rife Fire Makes Other OMcers—Lerd Cath- sleged Beer Camp a Naw fag the night o large supply column arrived. \ It is reported that 2,000 Boers are| ,,WONDON. Feb. aThe Keepin | Jap. 18.—Fifty. typholds tn the hospitals. opereting northward of this place. | *fternoon, shows “that the condition of Jan. 16.—The military authorities have commandeered all the foodstuffs Gen. Cronje, apparently, had no'| and other stores. Leave has been granted to the inhabitants to shoot emal! Yesterday evening, after the last | changed for the bettey or worse up (©! birds for food, Ag Gen. ‘Cronge's ee anneal we cerned entaias i» terestets Jan. 13.—Typhold is very prevalent. Neglect to boll the water is the} |; probable cause. (son of Lord Cathoart), of the Rife Brigade; Leute. Coe and Parker, of Lancashire Regiment. Wounded—Four- yme days ago for Rio. WA) teen Moers, including Major-Gen. Wynne and Col. Harris, of the East Burreys. Gen. Buller concludes: “Owing to the continuous fighting tt o'clock, end word was sent ¢ Produce Rachange. No reason por’. The Wads- | le Imporsible at present to give the num- ongess and genera’ cargs.| ver of men killed or wounded.” — Jan. %.—A small, family sbell-proof shelter hes been dug in nearly , the! every garden. = Feb. 11.—Twenty-fve hundred women and chiléren were lowered into Frank Lozerchriet mhperfenny= ye an elevator this afternoon and was FIGHT AT ARUNDEL, | ‘rsiyshur Tarouthowt ee cr and to this is due his wonderful a es ~ MILLER REPORTED WILLING TO TELLALL “ — |Mery, omer, of 6 meas sues British Whe Were Repuleed ie ifs if up the vigorous ha started. Possibly ¥ ae ee at Last +p eatiglvemgeen, Deegdladie | Ee determination to endeavor | signals were observed announcing Gen, French's approach. ees cdr ca tart theta cre M Senne tMeat- | raptonia, Pray, Me Ss peal ees scene Of}ic starve out Gen. Cromje’s gallant Clouds of dust from the rapid advance of the © had offered to turn Siatos evidence, provided he was promised | despatch from Colesbers. date! Thure- cavalry were then seen, and, 7 He lees that he fs likely to spend @ | lay, Feb 2, says that Commandant De- ape Other late Paardeberg despatches say |A04 almost simultaneously the enemy was observed limbering up aad fleeing ae 4 cocupies & position and mortor, Gen. | ime Boers’ plight 1s still hopeless and | eastward. ; et- Attorney Clarke. it-was said. decttned te com. | Arey mov = a icf fe ita ina $ even} that Lord, Roberts is ready to meet iad tidings spread with marvellous eats east and south of Arundel, where “e inte intro mt sss aon someone men nesteles & Geieome Ge tenen . ion , gies ghey or 4 Wa bulletin published in Pretoria ee At sunrise the British attacked the Bed B cas communication with Gen. remaining bolsted FIRE CHIEF LALLY’S $ FRIENDS COMPLAIN Boers with cannon, infantry and cave peo lye ghavwally +2 Fragile eras oy airy, the Boers replying. Leate in the | Emrew ft reports of heavy Aghting occuring cast Pax iat ening, when ihe Beers wate. sthesties | alam of Gen Cronje's laager have been re- LIFE LE TOLD A LIE “ th Ratt mn, refused eo afternoon oar vee by a force presumably from | Sms amd in a~-—_ des { lie had protested to the Baste Moard.op | Naancopoort, rendering the Boer pout | palhatantss ‘ 2 ‘ee * pher cannon, but were re RELIEVED oe eet tierce thn dtneteaysseuit trom: wiies [Rain Ste ual ae 107 mone cAguaL ———— The Boer casualties, as far as known, i Von. 21—Nath tat oer Faith. were (wo men wounded, ‘ Cot. Pinar has Aaron Lap Pee, staty youre Hendy of Lally say that they know oat ThomeaJ. Akeara, the aid to be south ‘ana | Mire strovt, who euhered Believes coent Neting Depuly Chief, heads the \lst, and thet Lally ie fourta, Trey L Pitgnitgee ae ME | covet ~ say thir @ due to © trivigl complaint mace ageing Lally ip 1607, end] « pj Sonate . aver that an fndistive isdone Lally i» placing him $0 lowe