The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

Power Shows That They Are Not
Yet Crushed-Feeling Of Relief ut
Johannesburs.
London, June 5.-Lord, Lansdowne,
secretary of state for war, has re-
ceived the following from Lord Rob-
erts, dated Orange Grove, June 2:
Johannesburg is quiet. The people
are ~surrendering arms and ponies.
Only three Boer guns were left at the
forts. The Queenslanders captured,
MAY 80, a creusOt with eleven wagons
and stores of mmunition. Com
mandant Botha Of Zo%utpansberg, his
field cornet and 100 prisoners were
taken in the fighting around Johannes
burg, some belonging to the foreign
contingents and the Irish brigade.
The Thirteenth yeomanry We're at
tackled May 20 between Kroonstad and
Iindley. There were some casualties.
Imperial Yeomanry Attacked. F..
lowing to the interruption Of tele-
graph lines 1 only to-day received a
report from Col. Sprigg that his bat
talon Of imperial yeomanry was at
tackled between Kroonstad and Lind
lev May 20. Casualties to follow.
The shops in johannesburg are being
opened and there seems to be a gen
eral feeling Of relief at the peaceful
occupation Of the town. The procla-
nation announcing the annexation OF
the Orange Free State was made
known at Bloemfontein May 26 by
Gen. Prettyman, military governor.
The troops under Gen. Kelly-Kenny
formed a square, the royal standard
was hoisted, the troops saluted. a royal
| salute was fired and the queen was
| cheered. The name Orange River
| Colony was well received"
London, June 4.-There is no direct
news from Pretoria of later date than
Thursday evening. Gen. French's
cavalry was then at Irene, eight miles
south Of Pretoria, and firing was
heard there. Lord Roberts was con.
Quoting secondary operations else
where. The correspondents with Lord
Roberts have not got through a line
about the operations after the occu-
patton of Johannesburg. Official mes
sages continue to come through, but
press kilograms are held up, probably
to avoid their giving 4 hint even as
to what may be the pending opera
tons. From the other side there filters
through Lourenzo Marques a mass OF
| statements, some contradictory, others
obviously improbable, but all purport-
ing to be facts: Passengers arriving
! at Lorenzo Marques Saturday, direct
! from Pretoria, say that the capital was
Preparing to Surrender
when they left Thursday. The forts
were dismantled. The Boer guard at
| Komati Poort searched all trains and
turned back most Of the 'fugitives,
among them deserving foreigners who
were striving to reach neutral soil.
Immense Boer conveys Of provisions
| are between Pretoria and M~iddleburg.
| Fifteen trains are sent daily to Mach
| adasdor with supplies for Lydenburg.
| Pretoria is pictured by the refugees as
in a state of indescribable conf usion
and chaos. The populace are dis
mayed and the British are expected
hourly" Some foreign attaches have
arrived at Lourenzo Marques to COM
municate with their governments
For Orders to Leave,
as they consider that organized wal
on the Transvaal side is at an end.
Flying among the Beers are reports
that the British have been beaten back.
; at Lindley with heavy loss, that the
, main attack on ElandfOntein failed
! and Lord Roberts was forced to retire
| to Klipsriverburg; that the railway
! has been cut behind him south OF
V%ereeniging, and that q provision train
has been captured. Without crediting
, any Of the Boer bulletins everything
from the field Of war behind Lor1
| Roberts points to a great effort last
! week to paralyze his advance by q
| bold stroke from the eastward at q
railway north Of Bloemfontein. Unless
four Boer columns were In q move
4! ment seemingly with this oDjectlve.
there was a commfndo IN 1ront OF
| Gen. Brabant, near Ffcksburg; another
| faced Gen. Rumble near Senakal, a
third occupied Lindley and pressed to-
ward Kroonstad. These operations,
assuming them to have been %independ-
ent, all
Appear to Have Failed.
"A revival OF Cne .0OeF HSHllAS VvHef
east Of Lord Roberts advance, al
though fruitless, is a symptom that the
Beers are not yet crushed. In Gen.
Rundle's attack on the intrenched
Beers, seven miles east of Senekal
| NAV %, the British did not see a Boer
all day. SO completely were they
screened. The British infantry did
not get within 1000 yards Of their
rifemen. The 1872 losses wired by,
Lord Roberts were suffered by the.
Grenadiers and Scots Guards while ad.
yancing over q level from which the
grass had been burned. The soldiers,
clad In khaki, were q conspicuous tar
get against the black burned ground.
Gen. Rumble withdrew his whole force
at Shutdown to Senekal, having sue
ceeded in drawing the Beers from
Lindley, allowing the threatened force
to get away safely.
CHILD KIDNAPPED.
- n.-Yn M.w Yng3wamAN<A6 ne RI Lfuar