Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-05

LONDON. June $3.50 a. m.-Of
official intelligence regarding what is
transpiring outside Pretoria, there is
little or nothing to-day Lord Roberts
is silent. Nevertheless, by piecing to-
gether items from various correspond
ents, it would seem that Lord Roberts
immediate army is all employed north
of johannesburg except one brigade,
which is at johannesburg, and that
six columns are converging on Pre-
toria.
An undated news agency message
from Pretoria, via Lourenzo Mar
ques, June 4, says:
Pretoria is now invested by the
British. No resistance will be Of
fered. The city will be surrendered
by the burgomaster as soon as a for
NAL demand is made"
This message purports to come in
cipher. President Kruger commands
the telegraph eastward from Pretoria,
and Geographic news from Pretoria
the messages of newspaper CORE
spondents continue to pass to and fro
on the railway. The latest to arrive
at Lourenzo Marques bring events at
the Boer capitol down to late Friday
night. At that time, according to
these sources of information, the lead
ers had quite recovered from the
panic and had determiner to defend
the town. One message, which is
dated June 1, says:
Pretoria is full of strange burgh-
ers, but most of the commanders are
laagered outside. great war coun-
Gil of generals has just concluded its
deliberations. The decision as to the
future military course has not been
made known. Louis Botha and De-
larey sat in the council"
Another dispatch brought to Lou
renzo Marques by messenger, and
dated at Pretoria, Friday at midnight,
says:
''The war council assumes the pow
ers of the government. It's members
declare that the capitol may still be
successfully defended. One COM
mander declared, With the help of
God the hour will still come when
Great Britain will acknowledge the in
dependence of the two republics. A
tremendous change will yet come over
the situation
Gen. Delarey said that Pretoria
would be defended to the utmost, add
ing: There is every chance that We
will yet beat the enemy out of the
country
President Kruger is somewhere to
to the eastward, but is in constant
wire communication with the leaders
here. There is however, deep feel
ing Of anger against him on account
of what is now called his unnecessary
flight and because he and the officials
took all the gold and left their subord
mates unpaid. The latest phase of pub
lie opinion is marvellous revival of
courage"
From Lourenzo Marques come dis
patch dated June 4, saying:
1T is known that some great British
movement is in progress outside of
Pretoria. The mysterious movements
of President Kruger's secretary and
physician, particularly their secret Wis
it to the Dutch warship Friesland,
ed suspicious that important person
ages are expected
The news from the minor theatres of
hostilities is less cryptic The Boer OPP
erations to break Lord Roberts COM
munications have been completely sur
rounded by the British forces at Ficks-
burg, Senekal, Hebron and Lindley
Gen. Rumble, instead of throwing him
self against the Beers entrenched at
Redulphberg, moved toward Fricksburg
and established communication with
Gen. Brabant The Beers marched
parallel with Rumble, intending to seize
strong position on the Fricksburg
road but Gen. Rumble got there first
The fifteen hundred Beers who were in
this movement are now reported to be
going elsewhere.