The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-31
oe Are Demoazed Offer No Resistance at Either Place. and Abandon
Their Defensive Positions
Kruger fRS Small Town the Mountains Half Way the Border Of Portuguese
Iarhoy-TR War Considered Substantially Over Although There
May Be Considerable Guerrilla Hghtn9

LoNroN, May 81. a. m.-The Daily
Mall publishes the following from the
Earl of Rosslyn. who was a prisoner at
Pretoria but who. as a civilian. appears
to have been released
Pretoria, May 80 1l4o a m
Pretoria will be occupied in about two
hours without resistance. The president
has gone to Watervaboven. Burgomas-
ter De Souza is authorized to receive
the British. He, with influential COM
mittee of citizens, including Chief JUS
tice Gregorowski, has been appointed to
preserve life and property during the in
terregnum
Crowds Waiting the British Entry.
Everything is quiet but crowds are
waiting expectantly in Church square for
the arrival of the British.
Consul Hays Discretion.
Fearing a possible disturbance and
hloodshed among the prisoners of war at
Waterfall, United States Consul Hay and
Leigh Wood insisted upon twenty officers
being liberated on parole TO go to the men.
Their action cannot be too highly praised
II was permitted to accompany the Of
fcers. Everything was quiet"
The War Practically Over.
The Times this morning says:
'The war is practically over By .this
time the British flag is flying in Pre-
toria. Mr.. Kruger has fed and is ere
this half way to Delagoa bay.
mfr. Hay, son of the United States sec
retary of state. who holds the office of
American consul at Pretoria and who in
that capacity took charge OF our inter-
ests, thoughtfully insisted on a special
step for safeguarding the large number
OF British prisoners"
Boers Flee From Pretoria.
Yesterday at noon the British were only
about two hours march from Pretoria
and the Boer military forces had aban-
doned the city. This intelligence comes
from the Reuter- agent at the Transvaal
capital and from the Earl of Rosslyn in
a press dispatch. The two messages left
about the same time.
Lord Roberts Is silent
At o'clock this morning the war office
had received no news from Lord Rob-
erts which officials would make public.
but 1t Is assumed that the press advices
are correct. Most of the London morn
ing papers, through the courtesy OF the
Daily Mail, print Lord Rosslyn's Dispatch
and comment upon II. treating the war as
ended. Some OF the more cautious crit
les think that guerrilla warfare is likely
to be carried on for some time in va
rious parts of the conquered territory. All
the Boer forces are dissolving. Lord Rob-
erts. apparently, has not yet taken any
considerable quantities of artillery, arms
or stores. Large bodies of Beers must still
be somewhere in the field.
kruger's Present Refuge.
Watervalboven is 100 miles due east Of
tnrfa ha ala
1t should not be confused with Waterfall
ten miles north of Pretoria. where the
British prisoners are. Watervalboyen Is
a small place in a mountainous country
The seat of the Boer government-what
there is left of twill probably be Lyden-
burg. to the north.
Surrender of Johannesburg.
dispatch from Lourenzo Marquee
dated Wednesday. says:
"Commandant Kraus has surrendered
johannesburg to Lord Roberts BY to-
nights train from Pretoria arrived few
Greeks, who say they were told 10 leave
Pretoria Tuesday They affirm that the
train in which they left was shelled by
the British and that half OF the train was
cut Off the remainder steaming away.
This incident probably occurred at Elans-
fontein junction
Beers Utterly Demoraiized.
Passengers from Pretoria assert that
the town is utterly demoraIized. There
is mad rush for the coast Five train
loads OF fugitives are expected here to-
night"
Portugal viii Defend Her Frontier
a. m-The Lourcnzo MARQUEE oorre-
spondents think the border trouble be-
tween the Transvaal and Portugal may
come 10 a head NJ any moment. Ko-
matt bridge is strongly defended. Yes
terdav the Portuguese authorities were
preparing to resist a possible engagement.
4 mule battery was sent 20 the frontier.
Beers MAY Take Refuge There.
The Lourenzo Marquee correspondent
of the Times says
"It would not b. surprising Il a large
proportion Of the rebel Dutch sought
temporary refuge on Portuguese terri
tory. Although The authorities here are
retirtUt. they are not blind fa such a NOS