Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-31
AT JOHANNESBURG.
LORD ROBERTS WILL MAKE VICTOR.
iOuS ENTRY TODAY.

kOhO hO6Eh = WILL MAINE VIII SlOh-
iOuS ENTRY TODAY.
as Soon It Is subjugated-Not Shred
of Independence VIII BE Lsft-Lord
Salisbury Announces Policy.
LONDON, May 30.-The following dis
patch has been received from Lord Rob-
erts:
"GERMIsToN, May s9.-We arrived
here this afternoon without being Sc
riously opposed. No casualties SO FAR
as am aware in the main column and
not many, trust, in the cavalry and
mounted infantry. The enemy did
not expect US till tomorrow and had not
therefore carried off all their rolling
stock. We have possession of the
junction connecting Johannesburg with
Natal, Pretoria and Klerksdorp by
railroad. johannesburg is reported
quiet and no mines, understand, have
been injured. I shall summon the COM
mandant in the morning and if, as l
expect, there is no opposition, propose
to enter the town with all the troops at
noon"
LONDON, May 3O-Lord Roberts is
bivouacking in the suburbs of Johannes
burg and intends to mike victorious
entry at noon today. Judging from his
dispatch he must have private informa-
ton regarding the disposition of the
garrison in the fort, as he does not seem
to expect opposition.
Lord Roberts cavalry have flowed ON
beyond Johannesburg. A portion is
understood to be at Zurfontein, north of
johannesburg and within 20 miles of
Pretoria. lord Roberts, although with
broken bridge at Vereeniging and
wrecked railway behind him. has some
how managed to get forward sufficient
supplies for his large force. AS he has
been able to do so much it is considered
possible that he will be outside of Pre-
toria Friday. The rapidity of his ad-
vance is thought an extraordinary
achievement, even by grudging CONT
mental critics. The Beers, who were
expected to fight along the line of hills
known as Klipriversburg, abandoned
the eastern end of the range near Lord
Roberts advance line, but they stood
their ground on the extreme right near
Van Wyck's rust, where they met Gen
eral French's turning movement. The
fight continued all day and the result is
as yet mere conjecture. Probably the
Boer rear guards are keeping General
French off and he is in the hills north.
west of Johannesburg.
Il The Standard has the following adj
vices from Pretoria under Mondays s
date: 1.-The Transvaal government has
opened or is about to open peace nego-
tiations. 1t has cabled final inquiry
to its agents aboard, asking whether any
hope exists of aid"
i Without doubt the presence of Lord
Roberts with 10000 men at Johannes
burg will hasten the Transvaal's de-
cision.
The fighting burghers still continue
to desert and the total collapse of the
Boer military organization is not far off.
Bennett Burleigh, writing from Lord
Roberts headquarters on Sunday, said
81 doubt if President Kruger can mus
ter $4,000 men, as many of the burghers
have gone to their homes.''
The stauncher Beers are sending their
families with wagons and stores to the
Zoutspansburg district. Whether Pre-
toria will be defended is uncertain, al
though Pretoria message, dated Sun
day, pictures the work of defending the
capital as going on with feverish ac-
tivity." Pretoria is situated in will
derness of kopjes and ranges and is pro-
vided with defenses that require at
least 10000 men to man them properly.
There may still he one hard nut for the
British to crack.
The news that Lord Roberts was
practically master of Johannesburg was
received in London with noisy enthu-
siasm. procession Of students
marched through the West End cheer.
ing and singing. The announcement at
the various places of amusement was
followed by singing of the national an
them and cheers for "Bobs.''
Sir Redvers Butler and the Beers had
an artillery duel all day yesterday with
out marked result.
The equilibrium in Natal seems still
maintained.
On Sunday the British killed two
Beers and captured ten near Muller's
pass.
No Vestige of Independence.
LONDON, May 30.-Lord Salisbury,
who was entertained at dinner last
evening by the Conservative association,
made the following important an.
nouncement regarding the government S
South African policy: "Our only GER