Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-06-16
SATURDAY, JUNE 1e 1900
REPUBLICS FUTURE.
1ransvaal and Free State to Be
/ British Crown Colonies. ~.
MILNER FOR HIGH COMMISSIONER

Meantime the British War once
Gives Out Cheering News From the
Seat of War, While the Boer. Tell
OF Victories For Their Side.
London, June 13.-It is learned by
press representatives that the govern
ment has at last decided upon a plan
for the civil settlement of South At
fica- The details are kept most secret,
but 1t can safely be said that the
Orange River colony and the Trans
vaal will become crown colonies, the
latter probably being renamed the
Transvaal colony. Sir Alfred Miner.
1t Is declared, is to be high commits
Sioner OF South Africa, in spite of the
opposition he has incurred. The crown
colony form Of government can best
be understood by reference to the sys-
tenn in vogue in the West Indies,
Sierre Leone and Ceylon. Endeavors
VIII be made to put this In force as
soon as possible In the Transvaal and
Orange River colonies, though It Is
scarcely expected that the details will
be announced or some parts of the
work to begin for a few months. It
Is believed, though It cannot be veri-
he'd, that PORTION OF the Transvaal
Will be partitioned OF to Natal.
Two pieces Of news encouraging to
the British in the official dispatches
are that the broken communications of
Lord Roberts are In a fair way to be
mended by the forces moving north
ward and southwark and driving of
the rowing commanders, and that Sir
Redvers Butler is at last master of
Laings Mex.
Telegraphic communication with
Lord Roberts Is expected to be restored
today, as a dispatch from Bloemfon-
TEN, dated yesterday, says that the
railway Is In British possession again
and that the work of repairing the line
is going on rapidly with the abundant
material warehoused at Bloemfontein.
From the subjoined telegram It
would appear that Gen. Hunter was in
command of the troops referred to by
Gen. Kelly-Kenny ia his dispatch from
Bloemfontein:
"Bloemfontein, June -: Gen. Hun
ter is coming up rapidly from the
northwest, having severely defeated
n large commando OF Beers. who had
destroyed two miles OF railway north of
Kroonstad."
The Boer government Is also issuing
news cheering to its sympathizers. The
following bulletin, the Boer version of
the disaster to the Derbyshires, was
posted by President Kruger on Sunday
at Machadodorp:
ION June four divisions OF burgh-
ers. commanded by Steenkamp, Prone
man, Duploy, Fourie and Mel, attacked
the British at Roodeval, killed 200,
took 200 prisoners and captured i'm
mense stores Of food and ammunition. "
According to dispatch to the Daily
Express from Machadodorp, dated June
10. via Lourenzo Marquee, those around
President Kruger say that Louis Botha
and Delarey have been offered indirect
ly 10000 a year to lay down their
arms. and President Kruger expects
the same offer to be made to himself,
President Steyn and De Wet. Presi-
dent Kruger believes that the British
make these offers to close the war on
the principle that it would cost less
than to fight it out.
The war Office casualty returns IN
TO June aggregate 1864, besides 792
Officers and 1885 men sent home as
invalids, but not including the sick
In South African hospitals.