The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-20
Did Beers Want 10 Surrender.

Oiu 6Oers VIZ ant 20 Surrender.
LONDON. June 10. I a. m.-General Bull
ier's operations against Laings Mex is de-
sribed by correspondent as brilliant,
but details are added to the official ac-
counts.
Cne version credits the Boer command
er with offering TO surrender on Thurs
day upon certain conditions, and states
that Butler declined to treat with him.
AS Butler himself neglected to report this
detailed Information, 1t is probably /un-
trustworthy. There was no official con-
frmation yesterday of the retirement of
the Beers from Laings Mex. Nearly all
the dispatches related to events at least
three weeks old, such as the occupation
or Senekal by General Rundle anu the
useless sacr.hce Of life by the NJ .udlesex
eOmanry. aid details of FrenCh's oper-
ations against Johannesburg.
fresh,r detail was the fac that the ar
rival or General BADEN Dwell was ex-
pected at Cape Town, and lnte-esting &
plt or statistics was the official return
That thirty-six Peers a1d twenty-ses en-
members OF Commons were serving the
Queen IN South Africa.
The War Once closed at midnight with
out reporting restoration of communi-
cation with General hoLerts. 1Hc ireak
heu been suspected since Wednesday.
Owtrg to absence OF offiCiai infOrmaLIoA
respecting release of pr.soLers at water
Nbois Wh-th fsoOtANS WOuAl HdNt
reported.
That day wires were cut at Roodeval
station, North kroonsIao, by Fiee state
raiders, estimated to be zCO0 strong with
between General Methuen at Lsndley and
lenerai ColvIlle at lie. ibrCn, ana reach
ed the railway near RhenCs.er river.
This stroke must be set cow1 To the
ere dit OF Dewet, who has snCwa himself
10 be daring commander during the
npaign. He contrived 80 capture the
Vslrr ma ~ In ueaif IA nf HT.o 1Ftl
from Senekal and Methuen's reed
marches for the relief of the garrison.
Z he Free State burghers are making a
much better hight than the Traasvaal
Beers. but they can hardly expect to hold
out long against the superior forces
which are to be massed against them.
hat Butler osys.
LONDON. June "a belated dispatch
from Mount Prospect. via Newcastle.
Natal, dated Thursday, June Z, throws
light en- the arnistice agreed upon by the
British ard the Boess recently. 1t ap-
pears that General Butler met General
Christian Botha on June 2 at O'Nens
farm. between Omguela anu MaJuba. and
summoned Botha 10 surrender. Botba
said he was not empowered to accede to
the demand.
General puIIer replied: Every WELL" and
turned to go away, when General Botha
pressed him to make a proposal. GeaeI al
Butler said he had no proposaI to make,
Tut pointed out that the beers were sur
rouhued aad referred tee the use.essness
OF shedding unnecessary blood.
What 40 you want us to DOR asked
GeneraI Botha, beseechingly.
"heturn to your farms, cave your big
guns ard await Lord RCberls' dec. sion,
replied General Bulier.
, The Federal commandant said he would
refer the question To the bErgners.. Cen
eral Butler then acceded to MS tGenera
Botha's) appeal for an arm.stice until
daybreak on June 6, which shows The
Boer reports of General buiier having re-
quested an arm.stioe 10 have been incor-
rect.
are understood to have twenty-three guns
in position, but II Is doubtfuI If they Can
remove them. Their only line of retreat
Is In the direct on of Lycenburg-
General Buffers d.sDatcn Cf yesterday
evening shows that the Bun ghers u-ti
mately decided not to surrender.