The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-14
Attempt to Dislodge General Botha
and a Strong Force of Beers
from Their Position.
GEN. DE VETS ARMY ROUTED
HIS CAMP CAPTURED AND HIS
BURGHERS SCATTERED.
Good Work by Methuen and Kitchen
er-EarI of Afrlie and other
Titled Englishmen Killed.

LONDON, June H. $3.50 a. ma dispatch
from Lord Roberts. given elsewhere, clear
ing up the situation at Pretoria and along
the communications stands alone. The
military observers noting that no mention
is made of prisoners. assume that General
De Wet got away with his forces prac-
tically intact. Lord Roberts reported that
his line of communication had been re-
stored by complete victory gained by
Generals Kitchener and Methuen over Gen.
De Wet at the Rhenoster river on June II.
The Boer camp was captured. and the
burghers, it is added. were scattered in all
directions Lord Roberts. on being noti-
fed of the cutting of his line of commune
ication, sent General Kitchener in all haste
to join General Metheun. On June IL Lord
Roberts attacked General Botha, who was
in stronge force fifteen miles southeast of
Pretoria. After strenuous opposition the
but General Botha, when Lord Roberts
left the field, was still undefeated. All is
quiet at Pretoria and johannesburg, and
Lord Roberts says the government need
have no apprehension about the security of
the army in South Africa, as it will not
take long to remedy the reverses and re-
pair the railroad.
General Butler entered volksrust on
Wednesday, passed through Charleston and
encamped near Laing's mex. The tunnel
was not much damaged. Both ends were
blown up. but the engineers think that re-
pairs can be effected in about four days.
The advance troops of General Butler saw
the Boer guard four miles distant
yesterday. 1t was estimated that 5000
Beers were withdrawing. The townspeople
at Ermelo counted fifteen guns. Three
hundred Free Staters released from guard
ing Van Remains pass, have gone to join
President Steyn's commando I'm the east
ern part of Orange River Colony. General
Rumble has sent notice to the Free Staters
that unless they surrender by June Is
their farms and other possessions will be
confiscated.
President Kruger, according to a dispatch
from Lourenzo Marques keeps a locomotive
with steam up attached to the car I'm
which he concentrates the executive Of
ficers of the government, and that he in
tends to leave Machadodorp soon and to
establish the Transvaal capital at Mel
spruitt, in the mountains. fine defensive
region. The state printing press is operat-
ing at Machadodorp. producing leaflets
containing war news for, distribution
among the Beers.
1t is again reported at Lourenzo Marques
that the British are advancing through
Swaziland. Lord Roberts. it appears, how
ever. countermanded the order given to
Strathcona's horse to land on the coast and
to penetrate to the Transvaal through the
Swazi country.
Mr. Schreiner, the Cape premier, and his
colleagues resigned last evening, Sir Alfred
Miner accepting their designations. The
London papers only recently abused Mr.
Schreiner for not making war preparations
Now they are complimenting his refusal to
follow the majority of the Afrikander bund
in opposition to the British military policy
General Buffers casualties June 10
have been issued by the War Office They
were 2s killed, 12e wounded and missing
A meeting OF women who object to the
war was held at Queens Hall last evening
Mrs. Howard Courtney presided and Mrs.
James Bryce moved a resolution declaring
that the war resulted from the bad policy
of the government This and other anti
war resolutions were adopted. The meet
ing Kissed Mr.. Chamberlain's name vigor-
ously.
NJ. II. Donohue. the Daily Mails corre-
spondent at Pretoria. insists that President
Kruger took fs5oo.00o gold in his flight
A dispatch from Lisbon says: THE
Portuguese government is again reported
fearing that the Beers will enter Delagoa
bay territory when forced to retreat from
Lydenburg The Portuguese have only 1,5oO
troops in East Africa and would be power
less to prevent an incursion."
A special dispatch from Cape Town re-
ports that the Beers recently captured a
train at Smaldeel and destroyed two miles
of the line. But subsequent dispatches show
that General Hunter routed all the Beers
in the neighbcrhood
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