Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-05-31
THE BOE r W AR.
Pretoria Is Prepared to Resist a
Siege for a Year.
Lord Roberts Army Continues Its Pro.
~ress Toward the TransyaaI Cap-
itaI-Parties of Beers Surren-
der and Their Fighting
Forces Diminish In
Number.

ing that in the last "a hours a tele-
gram has been received at the for
egn Office, addressed to the prime
minister, from President Kruger. pro-
posing terms of peace. The exact
terms of the message cannot be sta
ted; but we believe it is couched in
an exceedingly humble strain
The boisterous rejoicings over the
news from Mafeking have become
riots in parts of London, Aberdeen
and Belfast and elsewhere in the Uni
ted Kingdom. In the Finchley dis
tirct of London a mob stoned the
railway station masters house and
smashed the windows of ii Diapers
shop, setting the building on fire also.
although whether by accident or de-
sign it is not yet known.
The Daily Telegraph is advised that
plot has been discovered at Pretoria
to depose President Kruger and to
surrender the Transvaal during the
present month.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Lorenzo Marquee, dated Saturday,
says: "On Thursday the entire Boer
force around Mafeking, including the
guns, was captured by the British
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Mequatling Mex, dated May 16,
says: Gen. Brabant is reported to
have captured 1900 Beers at Cloco-
lam"
London, May 23.-1he Transvaal
government has informed the CORES
pondents at Pretoria that it has not
considered and does not intend to
consider unconditional surrender, but
will fight to a finish.
The foreign consuls have been in
formed that Johannesburg will be
defended and the government an
nounces that it will not hold itself
responsible for injury to persons or
property resulting from the defense
measures.
Pretoria dispatches affirm that
President Kruger, President Steyn
and all the most prominent leaders
of both republics, after prolonged
interchange of views, determined to
continue the resistance, but that
minority of the leaders advocate sur
render without terms.
Mrs. Reitz, wife of the Transvaal
secretary of state, and her family,
with the families of other officials,
have gone to Lorenzo Marquee. Jo-
hannesburg and Pretoria are being
cleared of non-combatants. The
Boer chiefs, who now recognize that
they will have to defend these cities,
are preparing with the utmost haste.
The Boer spirit has been rising from
a low ebb and is now ready for a
steadfast resistance.
The Beers are busy blasting for
gun emplacements along the Rhonos-
ter river. Gen. De Wet commands, as
Gen. Botha is i'll.
1t is officially announced that Col.
Bethune has reported that while
marching in the direction of New
Castle, Natal, on Monday. he was
ambushed by a party of Beers and
that very few of his force escaped.
His casualties numbered &c men.
London, May 24.-Lord Roberts is
drawing near to the frontier of the
TransvaaI. His infantry are 50 miles
north of kroonstad, at the lthenoster
river. Some thousands of cavalry
are already across the river
The Beers are retiring toward the
Naal, with their heavy baggage. They
are reported from pretoria as already
across that river. Twelve thousand
men and Ii guns compose the retreat
ing army. Trains continue to run
from Neronniging, at the Naal, to
Pretoria.
Foreign engineers assert that Pre-
toria is able to stand years siege.
According to advices from Lorenzo
Marquee, the Pretoria fortitcations
are described as complete, but johann
nesburg has not yet been placed en-
tirely in a state of defense. The
Transyaal government papers and the
war chest have been removed to Ly
denburg. Foreigners continue to
leave the republic.
The Bocr forces dwindle. Some
correspondents assert that probably
only about $4,000 of the hardest
fighters yet remain, although there
are detached parties in various parts
of the Transvaal.
One of the curious pieces of gossip
sent from Lorenzo Marquee is that
several women tried to Kill President
Kruger, who was rescued by his body
guard. He rarely leaves the presi-
dency now, but works necessarily.
holding councils al daybreak and
during the night. 1t was announced
at Pretoria Sunday that the govern
ment purposed removing the Briti.h
prisoners from Pretoria.
Mafeiiin@ dispatches continue to
pour into London, relating the events
Immediately preceding the relief and
the entry of the troops. The cores
pondents agree that the Canadian ar
tIlery did splendid work.
Kimberley, May 24.-AbOut 800 |
Eoers have surrendered at Nryburg. |
north of Kimberley, and a little more
than half way between that place and |
Mafcking.
Woman Shoots Two Wen.