The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-01

nag floats over the government buildings"
No More News From Pretoria.
LONDON. June I. SIS "A. m --Belated
messages from Pretoria confirm the re-
ports OF the departure OF President krii.
ger with his cabinet and stan officials
Tuesday night and the selection at a
meeting of citizens % q committee to ad-
minister the city professionally.
Since these kilograms left on wednes-
day nothing apparently has reached Lou
fenxo Maruuez by telegraph from Pre-
toria. Possibly the wires have been cut.
POSSIBLY the Boef censorship AZ some In
termediate point in,ercepts teiesrams.
Although the war Office has not received
word about II, no one In London har-
bors the idea that the Boer capital II
not already In the hands of the Isritish
ar about to he there The ,,ossearion of
Johannesburg AT all events as Lord Rob-
crts has autographed. IL fact. States
Attorney SHUTS did not depart with
President Kruger, but remained IN Pre-
toria.
Boer Capital In On wheels.
The present scat Of the Boer govern
mcnt. according 10 dispatch from Lou
rcnzo Marauez dated yesterday, II Mid
dlesbnrg. but 1t will probably be shifted
further east.
The Boers lately confronting Lord Rob-
erts appear 20 have gone toward the Iy~
I.ainxs mex. when their position becomes
too pefiioas viii probably trek straight
northward toward i.sdcnhurR when
this concentration takes place there viii
be possibly aolea men who may hold out
for time with scattered bands nf gucr-
rilIas everywhere. The press dispatches
from the headquarters of Lord Roberta
give estimate aa TO the number of
Beers who were nghtInH t,en French
and Gen. Ian Hamilton Monday and
Tuesday. hut they all aKrco that tho
Boers retired and that the British caauais
ties were slight.
Much Rolling stock Captsr~d.
Bennett Burleigh, writing 60 the Daily
Telegraph, from Eandsfontein. Tuesday.
says
Much rolling stock and engines have
been captured by Lord Roberts column.
The principal iosssa In the fighting have
been SUSTAINED by the mounted Infantry.
French and unn. Hamilton were engaged
90 the west Of Johannesburg.
No serious Actisss.
Since Sunday the western columns
have been fighting, but although guns
were used, the actions were never rsrt-
Gus In fact, they only big akir-
mishes. The Beers are retreatsng TO Prs-
toria."
Hear Gsara rtsht
Provost fiattefsby. in a dispatch a. tha
Morning Post, from 0TTmieton, dated
May 30 says
The enemy fought rear saard action.
retiring from the aeuth - thn nerth ~
the town with their pafnpems and artli-
iefy Ia the morning apd withsiss Wing
their ffnemeu through the town 81 ih@
afferngon. We captured ninr engines And
over "a hundred wagons Two trains are
leaving tonight fer tbn vMal
I'VE aurcsedsd ~ eutiimg the nns ~
three directions snd isaprisonluT All the
rolling stock tn Johannesburg II was -
splendid niece - work The enemy wasa
astounasa "a she rapidly ot uBf al
vance
Borrs ws..ias AE~ia.
Another correspondent. telNzraphinR
froHs Ciefminten. the Hane day. says
u learn that tha ft0eFs are Fssaasaua sis
miles south ~ Pretoria for n nsw ara aes-
peraie stand. with ftont u tweifs
miles
other rliinnrs IN the eansp ~ Lord Rob.
effs are that trestdepf Kruger f. ~ .,
I.YdsubufK. and shat The arnmanftipp q
the raors ie raaHiBE short
Ready 30 Surrender.
The Imgy Msfi says 81 has resolved -.
hle diHph fHhas this AttMtbnnn easnpiatriT
confirming L.afa RoeaiyBn atspatGh u
yezfefsas. annaancina ths imminent fail
~ the 60 pltai u the TfanEgmai
Roberts Related Report
rhs war ufiscn haa raselwed the fgslpv-
fnE HtHuafCH 7f"fn fsrrA 1fNAHstaf bstef
dafe - fieFmisfsu May ~
'fn aunweY tn o ehg - truce I 8eNi TO
IahAan~abHgR fhlG raNfnanE. shN cNfn@
YaarAanf rafae tu Her me We hHE%Ff RE
fa AsSrg entering fhe tygsn ~ fNnrfr.
four hours an there @ere r1aa1 ufWsf
targhsrp ettli inside : agreed 81 fhiH -
kfn most anx{aaE 20 avert the nGHafhiiffg
af ans thing IKE 9ssfatAaucH 'Htpie tAe
tosr oaf ~ sssdirs - fhh enemy see HNFH
hntdlrr fiis fitls in re immediate nftrh.
fhfhaa6 from wHiCH faeF W4H haFs 70
fs cleared ~ sAfaTeherd
'FsguNls ssNoFfH fhAf re Hfsst&ef
large party - Hoere uNar 4faeka5 au &aF
= IL aaid niF caa4aIttss ~err naf HeA ~
''usaha ~ reports fhsf H0 Nay p 80
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