The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-26
NEAR JOHANNESBURG
British Horsemen Within 40 Miles
Of the Rich Transvaal City.
Report That President Kruger, since Mafs-
kings Relief, Had Applied for an Ar
mistice, Is Dsnied-PeAcs seems
Long Way on.


London, May 22.-British horsemen,
according to a dispatch from Lou
renzo Marques, are now close to the
Vaal river, within 40 miles of Jo-
hannesburg. The migration from
Pretoria has begun. Women aud
children are being sent in trains to
Machadadorp, ON the way to Lyden-
burg. Trains are arriving at Louren-
20 Marques filed with passengers,
among whom are many Germans who
are bound for Europe.
Baden-Powelrs hardest blow TO the
besiegsrs was the capture of Com
mandant Sarel Eloff, President Kru-
gers grandson, and HIS men.
The war office announced this
morning that II vessels will leave
home ports during the next 80 days
with 3,s69 officers and men and 1885
horses.
Twenty-one war correspondents
have been killed or have died of dis
ease during the war. In this respect
the Daily Mail has been particularly
unfortunate, ten OF its representa-
tives have been put out of service by
death or illness.
Kruger Has Not Asked It.
London, May 22.--There is no truth
in the report that President Kruger
has sued for peace and no communi-
cation from him on the subject is ex-
pected in the immediate future.
The concensus of opinion Is that
the Boer delegates will exhaust every
effort in the United States before
President Kruger sue, directly,
though Lord Salisbury himself does
not believe that the delegates will ac-
complish much in America
1t is announced that Col. Baden
Powell will be made a major general.
Mafeking was actually relieved by Col.
b. Il. Mahon, who served in the DON
gola and Nile expeditions with Gen.
Kitchener.
Under the circumstances, there
seems no probability that immediate
peace can be had, as the recent speech
of Mr.. Joseph Chamberlail has made
IL quite plain that none of the things
which the Beers are standing out for
will be conceded them by the British
government. Unconditional surren
der, with political disfranchisement
and other disabilities to follow, ar,
the best terms they have to expect
together with the breaking up Of
their territorial divisions and re
distribution of them into new admin
istrative districts, to be governed al
crown colonies.
Celebrating the Relief Of Msfsking.
London, May 2o.-The whole Brit
ish empire has been carried off il
feet by the news Of the relief of Mafe
king. Even the demonstrations oil
Ladysmith day pale before the spon
taneous trasports OF delirium recorde
In cablegrams from all parts of tn
world where floats the union jack
0verstrained feelings have found ven
in an expression OF heartfelt enthusi
asm which, starting from variou
news centers, spread like prairl
fire through the united kingdom an
the colonies and converted every con
munity into aggregations of shouting
; cheering, singing, half-frantic, bu
for the most part, orderly humanity
Bosr Force at Mafsking Captured.
London, May 2l.--A dispatch to tn
Daily Mail from LourenTo Marques
dated Sunday, says: ION Thursda
the entire Doer force around Maf'
king, including the guns, was cal
, tured by the British"
Gen. Dswst Ready to Surrender.
London, May 2l,--A special dispatc
from Kroonstad says that Gen. d.
Wet has sent word that he is prepare
TO surrender coHditionally with h
: entire commando.