The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-15
B0THA THREATENS BRITISH.
THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT HE
COULD STAND so LONG.

BOcr Report Says the British Right
Wing Was Driven Back Five
N.Ies-kruScr Is Issuing Notes
Instead of Paying Out His Gold.
Beers Are Getting Fresh Supplies.
Butler Must Wait Until the Dam
aged Tunnel Is Repaired.
London, June 10, $3.50 a m.-That Com
mandant Louis Botha should have been
able to stand for two days against Lord
Roberts and then to retreat without los
ing any guns or having any of his men
captured is taken to mean that he has a
force which The British must stll reckon
as formidable when acting defensivey.
The pacification of the whole of the
Transvaal especially the wide spaces far
from the railways. is looked upon as a
business requiring months rather than
weeks.
Meanwhile everything goes well for the
British arms. A Boer bulletin issued June
II, at Machadodorp, said:
Both wings of the fedearl force touched
the advancing enemy at 10 a. m. yester-
day east of Pretoria. Fighting continued
until dark. The enemy, though in over
wheiming numbers, were checked along
a line of thrty-six miles, and the burghers
succeeded in driving back their right wing
five miles. Two burghers were killed and
ten wounded"
Another Machadodorp announcement is
that the first regiment of Gen. Buffers
force to attack Almonds Mex was "anni-
hilatcd' but as the British were in over
whelming force, the burghers were com
PEELED to abandon the mex Z
a dispatch from Lorenzo Marques dated
yesterday says:
president Kruger is holding on to his
gold and lis issuing paper notes from. a
press in his executive car. The Boer
governments coin stock is exhausted, ana
the officials are now paying out plain gold
disks unstamped. Some who have declin-
ed to accept notes have taken their sala-
ries in gold bars fThe Boer government
is stil paying out much gold in that way"
More Supplies for Beers.
Two steamers arrived at Lorenzo Mar
ques yesterday. bringing several thous-
and tons of supplies consigned to Portu-
guese Merchants, but destined for the
Beers.
One hundred Americans, Frenchmen,
Germans and Hollanders have arrived
there by various steamers, en- route for
the Transvaal
Mr.. Grove, the British Consul General,
has large stocks of clothing for the Brit
| ish prisoners; but he will not forward
these until he gets assurances that the
Beers will not take them for their own
use
Gen. Butler will be unable to advance
further until he gets supplies He will
probably wait until the tunnel has been
cleared. Nearly every farmhouse his
troops passed few white flag. The Brit
ish took nothing without paying for H.
and brisk business was done in milk
eggs, bread and chickens by thrifty house
wives, who were pleased 10 get so much
English money.
Gen Rumble had a sharp sklrmlsh al
Ficksburg on June 12 The Beers had been
| aggressive all along the whole Ficks burg
Senekal line and menaced Ficksburg in
force. The British outposts retired 10 the
village, Gen. Runde held the attention
of the Beers in front with two guns. while
yeomanry were sent to their rear and
drove them off with loss TO the British
of three wounded. Two patrols were also
wounded.
President Steyn is at Uitxop His pres
ence there is supposed to account for the
Boer activity.