The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-05
JOHANNESBURG QUIET.
Roberts Reports That Arms and
Ponies Are Being Surrendered.
Col. Sprigg and His Battalion OF
Imperial 1eOmanry Attacked Be
tween KrOOnstad and LfndIey
No News From Pretoria.

Lourenzo Marques, June 3.-Presi-
dent Kruger Friday was still at Mach
adodorP (about half way between
Pretoria and the Portuguese frontier
on the railroad between the Trans
vaal capital and Delagoa bay). BOer
commands totaling about 10000
men, held, Thursday, all the positions
and hills around Pretoria. Another
large command was at BrOnkhursts
Spruit (about forty miles from Pre-
toria, on the railroad leading to Del
agoa bay).
London, June 4.-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 peO-
pie are surrendering arms and ponies.
Only three BOer guns were left in the
fort. The shops are being opened,
and there seems to be a general feel
ing of relief at the peaceful Occupa-
ton of the town.
The Queenslanders captured May
80 n Creusot, with II wagons of stores
and ammunition.
'Commandant Botha, of ZOutspans-
berg, his field cornet and 100 prison
ers were taken in the fighting around
johannesburg, some belonging to the
foreign cOntingents and the Irish bril-
gaGe.
Owing 20 the interruption of the
telegraph lines, only to-day received
a report from Col. Sprigg that his
battalion of imperial yeomanry was
attacked between Kroonstad and
Lin&ley on May 90. Casualties to fol-
low.
THE proclamation announcing the
annexation of the Orange Free State
was made known at Bloemfontein on
May 20 by Gen. Pretyman, military
governor. The troops under Gen.
Kelly-Kenny formed n square. the
roy al standard was hoisted, the troops
Saluted, Il royal salute was fired and
the queen was cheered. The name
Orange River Colony was we'll re-
ceired.
Received a report yesterday that
four prisoners had escaped from Pre-
toria."
There is no direct news from 4 re-
tOria of later date than Thursday
evening. Gen. French's cavalry were
then at Irene, eight miles south of
Pretoria, and firing was heard there.
Lord Roberts messages about secOn-
Diary operations elsewhere and the
situation at Johannesburg. dated at
Grange Grove, a farm four miles
northeast of johannesburg. show
that on Saturday at 9:1O p. m. he was
% miles from Pretoria.
The correspondents with Lord Rob-
erts have not got through a line about
the operations after the occupation
of johannesburg. Official messages
continue 10 come through. but press
kilograms are held up, probably to
avoid their giving hint as to what
may be the pending Opera&Ons. From
the other side there filters through
Lourenco Marques a mass of state
ments, some contradictory, others OH |
viOusly improbable, but ali PurPOrt- |
ing TO be facts.
Passengers arriving at LOurencO |
Marques Saturday direct from PretO- |
ria say that the capital was prepar-
ing to surrender when they left on |
Thursday. The first trains were dis /
mantled. The r5oer guard ut Komati-
poort searched all trains and turned |
bacA most Of the fUgitives, among |
them deserving foreigners who were |
trying to reach neutral soil.