Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-31
IN JOHANNESBURG
The British are Now In Possession
Of That Important City In
the Transvaal.
BOBRS FIGHT STUBBORNLY
Battles at Senekal and In the Hills Sur
rounding johannesburg : Generals
Rundle, French and Hamilton De-
feated the Federal Troops.

ceived the following from Lord Rob-
erts under date of Germiston. May 30;
TN answer to flag of truce sent to
Johannesburg this morning, the COM
mandant came to see me. He begged
me to defer entering the town twenty
four hours, as there We're many armed
burghers still inside. I agreed to this.
as am most anxious to avert the pos
;;bility cf anything like disturbance
inside of The town, and as bodies of the
ercmy are still holding the hills in the
immediate neighborhood, from which
they will have to be cleared Off before
hand.
FIGHT AT SENEKAL.
"Rundle reports that he attacked a
large party of Beers near Senekal on
May 2S He said his casualties were
not heavy.
SOME HEAVY FIGHTING.
1.-THE brunt of the fighting yesterday
fell upon Ian Hamilton's column. sent
him, as already mentioned, to work
around the west of Johannesburg In
support of French's cavalry, which was
directed to go north near the road lead
ing to Pretoria. have not heard from
French yet, but Hamilton, in a report
which has just reached me, states that
about 1 o'clock in the afternoon he
found his way blocked by the enemy
strongly posted on some kopjes and
ridges three miles south of Rand. They
had two heavy guns, several field guns
and .pompoms. Hamilton forthwith at
tackled. The right was lead by the Cor
dons, who, after capturing one extrern-
ity of the ridge, wheeled around and
worked along it until after dark, clear
ing it of the enemy, who fought most
obstinately.. The 1O4th led on the other
flank, and would not be denied the chief
share of action Hamilton is now at
Florida, due west Of Johannesburg.
French is few miles further northeast.
The Gordons, cavalry, mounted infan-
try and the seventh division are hold
ing the heights of the town. The elev-
enth division, with batteries H and G
and heavy artillery, are south of Jo-
hannesburg."
WILL REACH PRETORIA SOON.
London, May 31.-Lord Roberts latest
dispatches show that Pretoria Is not
yet in the hands of the British, though
there is no reason to doubt the authen-
ticity Of the report that Kruger. vacated
the place, and the municipality is,ready
a1 n6-
rior numbers. At 8 o'clock last night
the final forward movement to the
Transvaal capital had apparently not
commenced All of Lord Roberts dis
position of troops appear to apply to
Johannesburg, and though the British
seem certain to reach Pretoria within
a day or two, they will not occupy 1t
without fighting If the opposition of
the Beers around Johannesburg Is any
criterion. General French's movement
appears not so much an immediate ad-
vance on Pretoria as part Of a plan to
surround johannesburg, from which
last night he was only a few miles dis
tant. Roberts himself is at Elandsfon-
tein Junction.
BOERS CORNERED.
London, May 81, 4:26 p. ma dis
patch from Germistown, a suburb of
Johannesburg, says that several hun
dred Beers sought refuge in mine,
where the British grenadiers cornered
them and barred all escape.
JOHANNESBURG OCCUPIED.
Germistown, Transvaal, May 30, 5:25
D. m.-Johannesburg is practically In
British possession. The mines are un-
injured. The remnants of the Boer
guards fought in the streets, but were
easily cleared by the grenadiers. Gen.
French Is now at Elandslaagte. The
guards hold Elandsfontein and Gcrmis-
ton. The state entry into johannesburg
will take place tomorrow. The Beers
have gone to Pretoria. The railroad to
the Vaal river Is uninjured.
OCCUPIED TODAY.
London, May 81, 9:0s p. m.-Lord
Roberts reports that johannesburg was
today by the British troops.
HEIDELBERG OCCUPIED.
Cape Town, May 31.-The British
lhave occupied Heidelberg, on the rail-
road connecting johannesburg with the
Transwaal frontier town Of Volksrust.
ON the Natal frontier, near Laing's Mex.
PRESIDENT KRUGER CAPTURED?
LsnApn, May 31.-The Westminster
Gazette says 1t is rumored tonight in
a quarter likely to be well informed
that President Kruger had been cap
tured by the British six miles beyond
Pretoria.
JOHANNESBURG SURRENDERED.
London. May 31.-The Evening News
received dispatch from Pretoria to the
effect that johannesburg has been
handed over to the British.
IEW JERSEY DExOCRATS.