Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-15
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TRIUMPHAL ENTRY MADE
Roberts Encountered Very Little
Opposition in Occupying
Bloemfontein.
STEM FLEEs TO KRoONSIAD1.
Dfd Not Stop to Reply to Roberts' De-
n1and for Surrender-Clemen Bri.
gade Joins Gatacrc,s Troops.
other News Of the wars

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: Press) Precisely at 1880 o'clock Tues
/. day afternoon Union Jack, specially
i made for the purpose by Lady Roberts
was hoisted over the presidency at
& Bloemfontein amidst the acclamations
of the commander-in-chief's battalions,
in which curiously enough, the Orange
Free State burghers appear to have
joined with remarkable heartiness
The opposition to the entry of the Bri-
tish troops into the capital was insig-
nifcant. The Beers were found occu.
pying few hills south of the place,
but, few shells drove them off and
at 10 o'clock in the morning some
newspaper correspondents entering
9 the town, found Mr.. Fraser and other
officials and guided them to where
Roberts stood on top of hill, wait
ing for them. Fraser asked protection
Z for life and property and surrendered
the keys. Roberts, accompanied by
his staff, rode at the head of caval-
scade 4 miis long to the presidency, re-
tceiving an ovation turnout the route.
On reaching the government buildings,
!, Roberts took possessionsof the city
isn the name of the queen. and then
repaired TO the presidency, where the
ceremony of hoisting the Union Jack
ended forever, according to the univer-
sal opinion here, the Boer government
of thesFree State. Steyn fled to
Krponstadt without replying to Rob
erts' demand forja surrender, and the
cornmander-in-chief remarked after
wards, during the course of CONVERSE
tom, that, the eN-president had be-
come a nonentity." The British troops
will, the exception of those necessary
to police the town, will remain out
side. Bloemfontein is now regarded as
sort of halfway house and base ope-
ratio MS for the advance on Pretoria.
, 1rhrealened to Fire on Town.
Cape Town, March 15.-(By Associa-
ted Press. The Transvaalers at
Bloem rontein threatened to turn their
guns ON the town if the peace advo-
Gates refused to fight, but the threat
was unavailing and the war party fed.
The British are now working on the
Free State railroad,
Clements Joins Gatacre.
. i !
Bethuliie Bridge Camp, Wednesday,
March ia -(By Associated Press -
General c lements' brigade has effected
a junction with Gatacre's troops at
Burgersdo rp. A patrol left today for
Aliwal north to join hands with Bra
bant."
Joubert Praises British Soldiers.
( Pretoria, Tuesday, March 1s.--(By
Associated Press Before returning
to the 'front.' today, Joubert said to the
press repres entatives: sThe courage
of the British soldier is beyond ques-
ton. They rushed the kopjes and en-
trenchments in a fearless manner, but
were not npatch for the Mausers,
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which simply moved them down."
Fall of Capital Announced.
Pretoria, Wednesday, March 14.-(By
Associated Press. State Secretary
4 Reitz this morning posted the follow
ing announcement t: yesterday Bloem-
fontein was occupied b the British
after the. burghe.rs had retired in a
northern direction. The seat of govern
,slnent of the Free State is already
transferred to Kroemstadt.''
ROBERTS TAKES BLOEMFONTElN
Occupies the capital of Free state
Tuesd,ly.
London, March 15.-4General Roberts
has entered Bloemfon tein in triumph.
and has announced that the Orange
Free State government has ceased to
exist.
General Roberts dispatch gave few
details, and its is triumphant in tone.
The British flag is over ,She capitol, and