Deseret Evening News | 1900-02-27 | Page 4 | Local News

len Cronje haS hall to Lord Hobert with his force torce ot of Uti men Unable to es escape hui ho made a defense for or ten days against an army which It at the Jow estimate at the limo the victorY II achieved was IM itt fit teen times time than his own and with Ii a superior equipment ot of arose Ny der the h military authorities praise his kiil and the courage and lighting qualIties of the tho hoer Boer an and the men under huts hIli command i it this recognition ot of their valor an failure In which on the ot of the was the tho Primal au their early failures will have hae the effeCt or of securing for tor the Dutch In South AfrIca that regards them all ak interior beIngs than has tas been the tho case heretofore the tho result of BritisH success may be n a means ot of Improving conditio liS which have prevailed hut ut while thIs vie tory toi y may lUay murk uthe beginning of the end of the struggle It Is early yet ot tu to predict when that end will 11 come