Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07
BRITISH CONQUER.
Beers Surrender Johannesburg
Without a Struggle.
President kruger's Whereabouts are
InkDOwn-LOrd Salisbury Makes
All Important Announcement
The South African War
Nearing All End.

British governments South African
| policy.
"Ihe 'stop-the-war' party have used
my name said the premier, in sup
| port of their ideas, by stating that I
| promised there should be no anneXa-
| tioF of territory, or annexation of
| gold fields. ! never gave pledge. |
never meant to give a pledge.
Il state simple historical fact. We
We're accused of going to war for lust
| OF gold and territory We went to
war to abate oppression of the
| queens subjects in the Transvaal and
| because our remOnStranCes were met
| by am insulting ultimatum. to which,
! if the queens government had sub
mitted, her power, not only in South
Africa, but over her colonies and de-
| Tendencies would nave been at an end.
| We were forced into war by the ac-
ton of our opponents.
I'VE have made a tremendous sacri-
flee of blood and treasure in this con-
| tlict. and the only certainty of pre-
| venting recurrence of this fearful
| war is to insure that never again
shall such vast accumulations of ar
maments occur, and that not a shred
of the former independence Of the
republic shall remain.
"We are not yet at tne end of the
war. but | shall venture to lay it
down as a primary condition of any
future settlement that precautions
will be taken of such a character that
such a war will never occur again"
Cape Town, May 3O.-Lord Roberts
has announced to his troops the an
| neNatiOn of the Free State. which
hereafter will be called the Orange
| River State.
A dispatch from Lorenzo Marquee,
dated Wednesday, says Command
| ant KrauS has surrendered Johannes
burg to Lord Roberts"
1t is reported that a special train
from Pretoria, with fugitives was de-
rallied on the 1ransvaal side of koma-
ii Poort, number of passengers be-
ing killed or injured.
| BY the release of the British pris-
oners at Waterfall a full brigade will
be added to the army of Lord Rob-
erts, as there were III officers and
4,1S2 priNateS among them.
London, June 1.-Belated messages
from Pretoria confirm Inc reports of
the departure of President Kruger
| with his cabinet and staff officials
tuesday night and the selection at a
meeting Of citizens of a committee to
administer the city professionally.
The present seat Of the Boer gov
erpment is NIddIcburg.
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toria IS no" 9uSP'ho'"'
lhe peace party appeared 10 ne III
the ascendant; and' as soon as fTesi-
dent Kruger and his cabinet ir1t IRE
torIa to organize new caplta'' the
citizens committee persuaded lne
commandantS OF the foftS TO WITH
draw some OF the troops from the
defcnSeS, perhaps with the view OF
keeping order IN the town. II mes
sengerS were sent 10 the BRUSH or
if the British, bslng two hours
march from Pretoria ON Wednesday,
entered it then or at any time prior
to Friday noon, Lord Roberts Wou@d
certainly have telegraphed TINS fact
| pla,. fo,.oo hat,vaan prn+ori, and In
honncsburp.
The Times has the following from
Lorenzo Marquee. dated June I: RE
ports of the most conflicting charac-
ter are current here, due to the ac-
tivity OF the Roer agents. While one
| section declares that BrcSIdcnt kru.