Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-04
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Of PRETORIA
ALL LONDON IS CONFIDENT THAT
ROBERTS WILL SOON MARCH
INTO THE CAPITAL.
B0ERS CAPTURE SMALL
PARTIES OF BRITISH.
Foreign Fighting Legions are Fleeing
From Pretoria-Lieutenant Run
die is Captured by Burghers.

London, June 4.-London is today en-
joying the Whitsun Monday bank holi-
day undisturbed by descriptions of en-
gagements between the British and Beers
In South Africa and public here is full of
confidence of Lord Roberts entering Pre-
toria before many hours have elapsed.
The latest theory of the day is that Rob-
erts is moving his flanks so as to envel-
ope the Beers in the neighborhood Of
Pretoria. In the Orange River Colony the
burghers are reported to be keeping close
watch on President Steyn to prevent him
leaving the commandos in a lurch.
Maseru, Basutoland, Friday, June l.
General BrabantS horse have been the
subjects of several small captures at the
hands of the Boers Lieut.. Rumble, with
twenty men, while searching a farm
house in the Ficksburg district, were
captured. Two of the men were wounded.
Lieut.. Lees and two men were captured
While communicating. Another patrol of
the border horse numbering twenty men,
While pursuing a small party of Beers
We're surrounded and captured.
Count Gleichen sent thirteen men of the
provincial horse under Lieut.. Bowker
with flag of truce to Senekal to demand
the surrender of that place. The Beers
captured the entire party and, after rob-
blng the men of all but their clothing,
managed to escape. Most of those who
succeeded in eluding their guards, how
ever We're recaptured.
Capetown, Sunday, June 3-The tele-
graph to Pretoria is still open but the
town is in great confusion. There has
been general exodus, among those
taking part in it being the foreign fight
ing legions. Six special trains left on
Wednesday and one of them is reported
to have been derailed. No British
refugees have arrived.
London, June 4.-Lord Lansdowne.
secretary of state for war. has received
the following from Lord Roberts, dated
Orange Grove, June 2:
Johannesburg is quiet. The people are
surrenderlng arms and ponies. Only
three Boer guns were left in the fort.
The Queenslanders captured, May 80, a
ammunition
London, June 4.-The Daily Telegraph
has the following from Senekal, dated
May 80:
General Rundle's action made yester-
day, entirely secured the object for which
withdrawn from Lyndley, and Colonel
Spriggs has been able to extricate the
Duke of Cambridge's yeomanry from
their difficulties.
London, June 4.-lne war once mas
received the following additional ad-
vices from Lord Roberts. dated Orange
Grove, June 2:
lowing to the interruption of the tele-
graph lines I only today received a re-
port from Colonel Spriggs that his bat
talon of imperial yeomanry was attack
ed between Kroonstad and Lindley May
20. Casualties to follow.
1.-The shops in Johannesburg are being
opened and there seems to be general
feeling of relief at the peaceful ocupa-
ton of the town.
'The proclamation announcing the an
nexation of the Orange Free State was
made at Bloemfontein, May 26, by Cen
eral Prettyman (military governor) The
troops under General KellyKenny form
ed square, the royal standard was
. hoisted the troops saluted, royal salute
was fired and the queen was cheered.
The name "Orange River Colony" was
we'll received.
Received report yesterday that four
prisoners had escaped from Pretoria
Chicago June 4-Montague White, the
Transvaal agent at London, who came to
Chicago today, in advance of the Boer
ENJOYS, said, when asked if the Beers
would continue the war to the extent of
waging "a guerrilla conflict:
"What else can they 90? They can get
no terms from the English; Salisbury will
not leave them a shred Of independence.
Even if the situation is impossible in a
military sense, politics dominates it and
the mountain warfare is the only alterna-
tive. They can keep up some sort of re-
sistance there for a year."
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