New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-05
some of them managed to escape. Most Of those
who succeeded in eluding their guards, however,
We're Tecaptured
ANGER AT KRUEGER's FLIGHT

ANGER AT KRUEGERS FLIGHT.
GREAT WAR COUNCIL IN PRETORIA TOOK
UP THE POWERS OF GOVERNMENT.
London, June 5.-Of official intelligence regard
ing what is going outside Pretoria there is
little nothing to-day. Lord Roberts is silent.
Nevertheless, by piecing together items from
various correspondents it would seem that Lord
Roberts's immediate army is all employed north
of Johannesburg, except one brigade, which is at
johannesburg, and that six columns
verging on Pretoria.
An undated news agency message from Pre-
toria, via Lourenco Marques June 4, says:
Pretoria invested by the British No
resistance will be offered. The city win be sur
rer dered by the Burgomaster as soon as a
formal demand is made
This message purports to come in cipher
President KRUGER commands the telegraph east
ward from Pretoria, and teIegraphic news from
Pretoria TO Lourenco Marques has ceased; but
the messengers of newspaper correspondents
continue to pass and fro the railway. The
latest to arrive at Lourenco Marques bring hap
penings at the Boer capital down to late hour
Friday night. At that time, according to these
sources of informa ton. the military leaders had
quite recovered from the panic and had deter
mined to defend the town. One message. which
is dated June l, says:
Pretoria is full of strange burghers but most
of the commanders laagered outside A
great war council of generals has just con-
future military course has been made
known Louis Botha and Delarey in the
council.
Another dispatch brought to Lourenco Mar
ques by messenger. and dated at Pretoria. Fri
day at midnight, says:
The War Council assumes the powers OF the
Government. Its members declare that the cap
ital may still be successfully defended One
commander declared: with the help OF God, the
hour will still come when Great Britain will
acknowledge the independence of the two re-
publics. tremendous change will yet come
over q situation"
General Deiarey said that Pretoria would be
defended to the utmost. adding, There is every
chance that will yet beat the enemy out of
the country
President KRUGER is somewhere to the east
ward but is in constant wire communication
with the leaders here There is however a
deep feeling Of anger against him account
of what is now called his unnecessary flight and
because he and the officials took all the gold
and left their subordnates unpaid. The latest
phase of public opinion is a marvellous revival
of courage
From Lourenco Marques comes a dispatch.
dated June 4, saying:
It is known that some great British movement
is in progress outside Pretoria. The mysterious
movements of President Kruger's secretary and
physician. particularly their secret visit TO the
Dutch warship Friesland which is in the har-
Dor here have aroused suspicious that important
personages are expected
The Boer operations to break Lord Roberts's
communications have been completely baff1ed
and the Boer columns are in danger of being
surrounded by the British forces at Ficksburg,
Senekal, Heilbron and Lndley. General Rumble,
instead of throwing himself against the Beers
intrenched at Bedulphberg, moved toward Ficks-
burg and established communication with Cen
eral Brabant. The Beers marched parallel with
Rumble. intending 70 seize a strong position on
the Ficksburg road but General Rumble got
there first The fifteen hundred Beers who were
in this movement are now reported to be going
elsewhere.