The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-06-01
BRITISH IN PRETORIA.
Boer Forces Rapidly Dissolving and
the War is About Over.
COmmnndnnt kraus Has Surren-
dered johannesburg to Lord
ROberts-PresideEt Kruger Is
Now at Waterfall Bowen.

London, May 31.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from
the Earl of Rosslyn, who was pris-
oner at Pretoria, but who, as a civil
ian, appears to have been released:
pretoria, Wednesday. May 30, 11:4O
a. m.-Pretoria will be occupied in
about two hours without resistance.
The president has gone to Waterfall
bowen. Burgomaster de SOuza is au-
thOrized to receive the British. He,
with an influential committee of eiti-
zens, including Chief Justice Gregg
rowski, has been appointed to pre-
serve life and property during the in
teregnum.
Everything is quiet, but crowds
are waiting expectantly in Church
square for the arrival of the British.
Fearing possible disturbance and
bloodshed among the prisoners of
war at Waterfall, United States Con-
sui Hay and Leigh Wood insisted
upon 20 officers being liberated on pa
role to go to the men. Their action
can not be too highly praised.
Il was permitted to accompany the
officers. Everything was quiet
The war office has received no news
from Lord Roberts which the officials
will make public, but it is assumed
that the press advices are correct.
Most of the London morning papers,
through the courtesy of the Daily
Mail, print Lord Rosslyn's dispatch
and comment upon it. treating the
war as ended Some of the more eau
tious critics think that guerrilla war
fare is likely 20 he carried on for
some time in various parts of the con-
quered territories.
The Boer forces are dissOlving.
Lord Roberts apparently has not vet
taken any considerable quantities of
artillery, arms or stores. Large bodies
of Beers must still he somewhere in
the field.
Waterfall Bowen, or Waterfall Bowen,
is $50 miles due east OF Pretoria, on
the Delagoa Ray railway 1t should
not be confused with Waterfall. ten
miles north of Pretoria. where the
British prisoners are. Waterfall Boz
yer is small place in mountainous
country. The seat of the Boer gov
ernment-what there is left of it
viii probably be Lydenburg, TO the
north.
\ dispatch from Lourenco Marques,
dated Wednesday, says: ''Comman-
dart Kraus has surrendered johann
nesburg TO Lord Roberts. By to-
nights train from Pretoria arrived a
few Greeks, who say they were told
to leave Pretoria Tuesday. They af-
firm that the train in which they left
was shelled by the British and that
half OF the train was cut off. the re-
mainder steaming away. This Incl
dent probably occurred at Elandsfon-
tci1 Junction. Passengers from Pre-
tOria assert that the town is utterly
demOralized. There Is a mad rush for
the coast. Five train loads of fugi-
tivcs are expected here tonight"
BY the release of the British pris-
oncrs at Waterfall a full brigade Will
be added to the army of Lord Rob
erts, as there were III officers and
Ass privates among them.
Events elsewhere in the field of war
seem TO dwindle in comparison. Gen.
Hunter re-entered the Transvaal at
MaribOgOpan Tuesday. The advance
was made off the railway. Water is
scarce and all the farms are deserted.
Yesterday Gen. Hunter reached Geys-
dorp with ten days supplies.
MaribogOpan is half way between
Nryburg and MafekIng. GeysdOrp is
from II to Is miles east. Gen. Hunter
meets with no resistance.
Gen. Baden-POwell is invading fur
Their north without opposition, Com
mandant Snyman having gone toward
Pretoria. In Northern Natal. Utrecht
has surrendered to Gen. Hildyard,
and Gen. LytletOn is moving to Vry-
held. Three different correspondents
estimate the number OF Beers at
Laing's Mex at about 10000.