The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-08

East of Pretoria-The President De-
mics That He Took sc 900 900 when
He FIed-Encouraged by Recent Sue
cess In the Orange River ColoDy-The
British Prisoners.
London, June s, a. m.-The executive
offices of the Transvaal government
are in railway car which is shunted
on a switch at Machadorp station, east
of Pretoria, on the railroad to Lorenzo
Marquee. President Kruger caused the
interior of the coach to be Reconstructed
some time ago with a view to contih-
gencies that have now arrived. A cor
respondent of the Daily Express who
went from Lorenzo Marquee to see Pres
ident Kruger, was received yesterday
The president sat smoking long pipe.
He looked worried, but his bearing was
quiet and determined. He did not make
the least objection to being interviewed.
The correspondent was equipped for the
interview by cables from London.
"Yes," said President Kruger ut is
quite true that the British have occupied
Pretoria This however does not mean
the end Of the war. The burghers are
fully determined to fight to the last.
They will never surrender as long as
500 armed men remain in the country.
I feel deeply encouraged by the fine
work Steyn and Dewet are doing in the
Free State" The correspondent sug-
gested that the war was over inasmuch
as the capitals had been taken. "The
10, lie - 1oi i111n Mr. with
energy. What is capital? 1t does
not consist of any particular collection
of brick and mortar. The capital of
the republic, the seat of government
is here In this car. There is no magic
about any special site. Our country is
inNded, it is true, but it is not con-
quered. The government is still eff |
fective."
Referring to the reasons why he left !
Pretoria, Mr.. Kruger said: ~ was not so
foolish as to be taken prisoner. I have |
this as a means of locomotion. 1t is
necessary that I should be able to move |
quickly from place to place. That is all. |
Bye and by this car will take us back |
to Pretoria. For the present it enables |
me to keep away from Pretoria, where
could be of no service, and where l |
should only play into the hands of the
enemy"
'"They say, Mr.. Kruger" remarked
the correspondent, that you have
brought with you gold to the value Of
G 900, ,OOO?"
''It is not true" replied the president
*'Whatever monetary resources I may
have with me are simply those which
we require for state purposes. At the
same time I am not going to tell you
where cur treasure is. Let Lord Rob-
erts find it if he can
"They also say in England, Mr. Kru-
ger that you contemplate taking ref
uge on a Dutch man-of-war at Lorenzo
Marquee"
"That, again, is a lie," retorted the
president with vehemence. II know of
no Dutch war vessel. I am not contem-
plating taking refuge anywhere. I shall
not leave my country. There will be no
need for me to do anything of the
kind"
The correspondents '"Then, sir, there is
much surprise at your having left Mrs.
Kruger behind
President Kruger-"But why? Mrs.
is quite safe in Pretoria. She
ience here All communication between
us is stopped, of course; but she will [
await my return with calmness and j,
She is brave woman. I am
here awaiting further information We !
are surrounded by faithful burghers E
and are quite safe
State Secretary Reitz remarked: "You
nay depend upon it that the war is not
yet over. Guerilla warfare will con- ,
.inue over an enormous area We in
end to fight to the bitter end and shall
retire upon Lydenburg, where
We can hold out for many months" s
Eyes" observed Mr., Kruger, 'it is ),
,nly now that the real struggle has be- q
run. I fear that there will still be J
much bloodshed, but the fault is that +
If the British government" Then, y
aising his voice to an almost passion T
tie height, Mr.. Kruger exclaimed: "The Il
ime has passed for us to talk. We r
lave done plenty Of that, but it has y
one us no good. There is now nothing +
eft for us to do but to keep on fighting G
to keep on fighting" /,
The correspondent who secured the n
Interview telegraphed it direct from T
station yesterday when the ),
yires We're working as usual to Louren- !,
o Marquee. The Daily Express in COM q
nenting upon the interview refers to
he "unabated defiance of the chief of a
he Transvaalers. !,
Nine hundred British prisoners arriv- n
d Tuesday at Nooitgedacht They are :,
enned in a barbed wire enclosure of
our acres on the open veldt .
According to dispatch from Louren- ="
o Marquee, dated yesterday, Lord II,
.oberts is reported to have intercepted
wo trainsful leaving the vicinity Of
retoria. kilograms from the British
de are exceedingly scantv. Two brief te
mes received from Pretoria say that 10
[rs. Kruger is still occupying the pres z
lency and that a number of engines n
nd cars have been secured. The Brit w
h under Major De Lisle captured II
achine gun and caused the Beers vi
eavy loss. the British casualties being b
light Boer officials removed 9300000 Jl
gold from the National bank June 4, le
ut did not touch the cash holdings of til
lie other banks. in
Some of the Beers are surrendering
and the townspeople of Pre-
,ria are described as showing consid-
,able enthusiasm over the British ar