Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-09

A@putbN, Juuc ut ulIDletS VI News
filtcring from the Transvaa fail to throw
much light on the situation in and around
Pretoria. Public interest centers largely
in the fate of the British prisoners, but it
seems probable that about $500 have
been recovered, \including 123 officers.
The federals therefore have removed
about Il thousand as hostages.
n dispatch to n news agency from Lou
renco Marques says: limited States Con-
sui Stanley Hollis has returned here from
Machadodorp, where he visited President
Kruger, with whom he had a close con-
ference which lasted for two hours. 1t
is stated that Mr.. Hollis was the bearer
of friendly dispatches from the United
States government to President Kruger,
urging the latter to treat for peace"
The dispatch is creating some comment,
but there is little disposition to regard
Mr.. Hollis alleged mission as in any wise
official.
\ special dispatch from Pretoria says
that, curiously enough. the only shell
which took effect in the town the day
prior to the occupation of Pretoria hit
the United States consulate.
\ dispatch to the Central News from
Hammonia says that on Monday night a
strong force of colonial troops and num-
Der of battalions of Imperial yeomanry
located Bocr laager eight miles north
east of that place. They returned to
camp without exchanging shots.
President Steyn is said to be at Beth
lehem with small band of desperate
men.
A dispatch from Campbell, Grqualand
West. dated Tuesday, says: General
Warren with strong force encamped
here today. On the march from Fabers
Spruit the Canadian artillery shelled a
position which the enemy had taken up
Mt Knoffelfontein, but failed to get any
reply"
Plumer In Zeerust.
A dispatch from Mafekng says that
Colonel Plumer has occupied Zeerust with
ont opposition. This district is regaining
its normal condition. Supplies are arriv-
ing daily.
A dispatch from Cape Town announces
that the work of organizing the govern
ment of the Transvaal is proceeding.
part of Sir Alfred Miners staff has gone
to Pretoria to start the machinery, so
that the proclamation of the anncXation
of the Transvaal may be speedily ex-
pected.
The following has been received from
Pretoria, dated juno D:
at is stated that Commandant General
Botha himself assented to the surrender
of the town.
"Seven guns We're taken from the town
last evening Gordon's mounted men cap
tured Maxim in Il wagon, while the
New South Wales men and the West
took up the rails three miles
to the north of here.
"The procession of British troops
steadily into the town from
o'clock until half past in the afternoon.
"Refore leaving here State Attorney
Smuts forced the national bank to give
up all its available gold, which was car
ried away.
"A staff officer of the guards brigade
visited the presidency today. A Dutch
who met him informed the
officer that Mrs. Kruger still resided
there and asked the officer to step up on
the porch.
Mrs. Kruger, attircd in a black silk
dress and wearing a white cap, came out
of the house 10 meet the officer. She was
perfectly collected and exchanged courte-
sizes with the officer, who explained to
her that soldier guard would replace
the burgher guard around the presidency.
The latter then placed their pistols and
ammunition Oh the asphalt pavement
near the white lions and retired