The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-23
FIGHT TO The END.
TranSvaal Government will Not Con.
slider Unconditional Surrender.
WILL DEFEND JOHANNESBURG.
NOn.Combatants Being Sent from There
to Pretoria.
PROLONGED CONFERENCE WAS HELD.
Kruger, Steyn and The Other Leaders
Agreed on Further Resistance.
PEACE, HOWEVER, Is SAID TO BIZ. DESIRED
Claimed that Overturcs Have Been
Sent Via Observation-Disclosures
Is Again Moving.
Kruger, Steyn and The Other Leaders
Agreed on Further Resistance.
'EACF, HOWEVER, is SAID TO BE DESIRED
Sent Via Amsterdnm-Rober
lis Again Moving.

London, May $3.50 a. m)-The
Transraal government has informed the
correspondents at Pretoria that it has not
considered and does not intend to consider
unconditional surrender, but will fight
to finish.
The foregn consuls have been informed
that johannesburg will be defended and
the government announces that it will not
hold itself responsible for injury to per-
son or property resulting from the defense
measures.
Pretoria dispatches affirm that Presi-
dent Kruger, President Steyn ana all tho
most prominent leaders Of both republics,
after a prolonged interchange OF views.
are determined to continue the resistance,
bat that majority OF the leaders advo-
cate surrender without terms. Mrs. Reitz,
wife Of the Transvaal state secretary. and
her family, with the families OF other
officials, have gone TO Loureuzo Marquee.
johannesburg and Pretoria are beng
cleared OF n-combatants. The Boer
chiefs who now recognize the possibility
that they will have TO defend these cities,
are preparing with the utmost haste. The
Boer spirit has been rising from low
ebb and is now ready for steadfast re-
sistance.
Nevertheless according to the Daily
Chronicle, long messages in Dutch have
been received by the British governme'
by way OF Amsterdam, in which Pres'-
dent Kruger seeks peace. According to
one account he will surrender uncondl-
tonally; according to another he asks Tor
terms,
There seems to be good reason for be-
lieving that he is earnestly endeavorlng
to secure terms, but cable inquiries fail 10
confirm the assertion that correspondence
has recently passed between Great Britain
and the Trausvaal respecting terms
LORD Roberts is again moving. The
British infantry left Kroonstad Monday
and Headquarters were expected to leave
Yesterday. The galway has been restored
and the first train is due TO arrive to"
day.
The Beers are blasting for gun en-
placements along the Rhoonister river.
General Dewet commands, as General
Botha is i'll.
The advance OF Lord Roberts VIII proc
ably be swift. 1t is the expectation OF
weiI-informed observers here that the
Vaal river eight miles below Kroonstad
will be crossed by the end of the week
Sir Redvers Butler In general order 20
his troops congratuiating them on the re-
suit of their ten days operations. says
they were only checked at Laings Mex by
r. fresh commando sent from the Trans
vaal.
General Cleary, with cavalry brigade,
engaged the rear guard OF the Beers Mt
Laings Mex Sunday, captured a number of
wagons and TOOK some prisoners His ar.
tillery tnelled the Mex The Beers Ia
their retreat laid waste to the territory,
blew up bridges and burned several honses,
as many as six in New. Castle The ma
cIneis of the navigation colllcres was
ruined.
General Butler replying to residents OF
New Castle. who presented TO him a
| trophy. said he expected 10 return from
Pretoria soon,
Nothing new concerning the relief Of
Mafeking has come through. All the ac-
counts of the engagement on May 16 extol
the bravery of the Canadians. Colonel
Mahon's column arrived at the rendezvous
one hour after Colonel Plunmer showing
with what accuracy the movements were
/ timed.
| Sir Alfred Miner, speaking at Cnpa-
town Monday before an enormous Assem-.
blago celebrating me relief of Mafekins.
referred TO the remark of previous
speaker. who condemned the Boers ~
"cowardly scoundrels."
He said: There are many among our
| enemy who deserve TO be honored for their
( herosm. Although cases OF ,raachcry and
barbarity have occurred. they have been
2 a rft- III. A.
( that of brave men lighting for bad GanrN
/ Yet they are entitled TO respect
| One OF the morning papers suggests I n Z
/ the men of England should present
sword TO Lady Sarah Wilson, the Daily
Z Mall correspondent at Mateklng during
1 the siege.
/ The British who are In the hands Of tine
Beers at Pretoria. by some extraordinary
means learn OF the British victories as
econ as the Transyaal authorities and they
build bonhres and sing God Save TIA
Queen" The Pretoria people are lppre-
T henisiye Of a rising OF the prisoners and
aeiitaie TRANSFORMERS Of the whole num-
her to a point outside the British lineg
saying that 1000 mere or less make no
! difference.
Tho morning papers continue 70 discuss
| al length President MeK!nley's refusal TO
1 intervene. pointing out he collapse Of the
Beer hopes.
The Times says: The Boer delegates
! In the United states have had an inter
Wow with President Mckinley and the
answer is exactly what he had a right 20
expect from the CHIEF magistrate OF
great friendly Nation. II Is Just as we'll
as things have turned out. that Mr Nc
Kinley made tender Of good ofnces 70
I ord salisbury. which we did not appre-
ciate when we first heard Il. for the an
swer which the presidents suggestion
! necessarily called forth has served don-
I bic purpose. as II made the position o.
/ this government and ration rnrn.sta kanic
10 the world ane armed Mr.. Mckinney