Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-05-31
BRITISH IN PRETORIA.
The War in South Africa Is Prac-
tically at an End.
PRESIDENT KRUGER HAS FLED.

Left Pretoria For vatervaibaven,
Giving Burgomaster De souxa Au-
thority to Receive the British-Con-
sui Hay'& Prompt Action.
London, May Sly Yesterday at noon
the British were only about two hours
march from Pretoria, and the Boer
military forces had abandoned the
city This intelligence comes from the
Reuter- agent at the Transvaal capi-
tai and from the Earl of Rosslyn, in
a press dispatch. The two messages
left about the same time.
The Earl of Rosslyn was a prisoner
at Pretoria. but, as a civilian, appears
to have been released. His dispatch,
dated Pretoria, May 80, 11:40 a. m,
is as follows:
Pretoria will be occupied in about
two hours, without resistance. The
president has gone to Watervalboven.
Burgomaster De Souza is authorized
to receive the British. He, with an
influential committee of citizens, in
GLIDING Chief Justice Gregorowski, has
been appointed to preserve life and
property during the interregnum.
Everything is quiet, but crowds are
waiting expectantly, in Church square,
the arrival of the British Fearing a
possible disturbance and bloodshed
among the prisoners of war at Water
val United States Consul Hay and
Leigh Wood insisted upon 20 officers
being liberated on parole to go to the
men. Their action cannot be TOO high
ly praised"
At 2 O'Clock this morning the war
Office had received no news from Lord
Roberts which the officials would make
public, but it is assumed that the press
advices are correct. Most of the Lon
don morning papers, through the cour-
tesy of the Daily Mail, print Lord Ross
lyn's dispatch and comment upon it,
treating the war as ended.
Wateryalboven is 100 miles due east
of Pretoria, on the Delagoa Bay rail-
road. It should not be confused with
Waterfall, ten miles north of Pretoria,
where the British prisoners are. Water
valboven is a small place in a noun
famous country The seat of the Boer
government-whatt there is left of it,
will probably be Lydenburg, to the
north.
The Lourenzo Marques correspond
ents think the border trouble between
the Transyaal and Portugal may come
to a head at any moment. Komati
bridge is strongly defended. Yester-
day the Portuguese authorities were
preparing to resist possible engage
ment
BY the release of the British prison
ers at Waterfall full brigade will be
added to the army of Lord Roberts, as
there were 1T officers and 4,1S2 pri-
Yates among them.
A dispatch from Lourenzo Marquee
dated Wednesday, says:
"Commandant Kraus has surrender
ed johannesburg to Lord Roberts. By
tonight's train from Pretoria arrived
a few Greeks, who say they were told
to leave Pretoria Tuesday. They as
sert that the town is utterly democrat
lied. There is mad rush for the
coast"
Fhs Times says this morning: "The
war is practically over BY this time
the British flag is flying in Pretoria
Mr.. Kruger has fled and is ere this
half way to Delagoa Bay. Mr. Hay
son of the United States secretary OF
state, who holds the Office of American
consul at Pretoria, and who, in that
capacity. took charge of our interests
thoughtfully insisted on a special steI
for safeguarding the large number OF
British prisoners"