The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-08


publishes the following dispatch from
the earl of Rosslyn, who was a pris-
oner at Pretoria, but who, as civil
ian, appears to have been released.
The dispatch is dated Wednesday at
II 40 a. M: =
Pretoria will be occupied in about
two hours without resistance. The
president has gone to Watervalhaven.
Burgomaster de Sousa Is authorized to
receive the British. He, with an in
fuential committee Of citizens headed
by Judge Gregorwski, has been ap-
pointed to preserve life and property
during the interregnum. Everything
is quiet, but the crowds are waiting
eXpectantly in Church square for the
arrival CT the British. Fearing pos
sfbre disturbance and bloodshed among
the prisoners Of war ut Waterfall
United States Consul Hay and Leigh
Wood insisted upon twenty officers be-
ing liberated on parole to go to the
men. Their action cannot be too
highly praised. l was permitted to
accompany the officers. Everything
was quiet
War Practically Ended.
London, June 1.-Yesterday at noon
the British We're only about two hours
march from Pretoria and the Boer
military forces had abandoned the
city. This intelligence comes from the
and from the earl of Rosslyn in a press
dispatch. The two messages left about
the same time. AT 2 o'clock this
M klo
cable from Lord Roberts which the Of
ficials would make public. but it is as
suned that the press advices are cor
rect. Most Of the London morning
papers, through the courtesy of the
Daily Mail. print Lord Rosslyn's dis.
patch and comment upon it. treating
the war as ended. Some of the more
cautious critics think that guerrilla
warfare is likely to be carried on for
some time in various parts Of the
conquered territories. All the Boel
| forces
| Are DissolvinE.
Lord Roberts apparently has not yet
taken any considerable quantities of
artillery. arms or stores. Large
bodies of Beers must still be some
where in the field. Watervalhaven
is no miles due east of Pretoria on
the Delagoa Bay railroad. 1t should
not be confused with Waterfall, ten
miles north Of Pretoria, where the
| British prisoners are. Waterfall.
haven is a small place in mountain.
Gus country. The seat of the Boer
| government-whatt there is left of tt
will probably be Lydenburg.. A dis.
patch from Lourenzo Marques, dated
Wednesday, says: "Commandant
Krcus has surrendered Johannesburg
to Lord Roberts. BY to-night's train
arrived fugitives who said they were
told .
| To Leave Pretoria
on Tuesday. They affirm the train
on which they left was shelled away
by the British, and that half the train
was cut off, the remainder steaming
away. This incident probably &C.
tcurred Tat Elandsf6ntein Junction:
Passengers from Pretoria assert tllat
tie town is utterly demoralized. There
is mad rush for the coast. Five
train loads of fugitives are expected
here tonight The correspondent
thinks the border trouble between the
Transvaal and Portugal may come to
a head at any moment. Komati
bridge is strongly defended. Yester:
day the Portuguese authorities were
preparing to resist possible engage.
ment. \ mule battery was sent to
the front. The Lourenzo Marques
correspondent Of the Times says:
! "It would not be surprising if
large proportion of the rebel Dutch
sought temporary refuge on Portu.
guese" territory. Although the au.
thorities here are reticent they are moi
bling to such possibility
Release of British Prisoners.
BY the release OF the British prison
ers at Waterfall full brigade will bt
added to the army of Lord Roberts. a.
there were III officers and 4,1s2 pri
Yates among them. Events every
where in the field of war seem t.
dwindle in comparison. Gen. Hunte,
re-ertered the Transvaal at Mari
bogopan Tuesday. The advance wa.
made off the railway. Water i.
scarce and all the farms are deserted
Yesterday Gen. Hunter reached
Greysdorp with ten days supplies
:, Gen. Baden Powell is invading fur
Their north without opposition, Com
mandan Snyman having gone toward
Pretoria. In Northern Natal Utrech
has surrendered to Gen. Hildyard ant
Gen. Lyttleton is moving to Vryhcid
Three different correspondents esti
mate the number Of Beers at La;np'.
Mex at about 100000.
Praises Consul Hay.
The Times says this morning: 9Th,
war is practically over. BY this tim,
the British flag is floating over Pre-
toria. Mr.. Kruger has fed and is un
doubtedly on his way to Delagoa Bay
Mr.. Hay, son Of Secre
tary Of State Hay, who holds the of
flee Of American consul at Pretori,
and who, in that capacity, tool
charge Of our affairs, thoughtfully in
sisted upon special step for safe
guarding the large number of Brit
fish prisoners"
4 Fischer's Dramatic Utterance.
4 Boston, June 1.-"Even IL the Who'll,
country is taken and the leaders i'm
i sprisoted the war will cease only 70
q time md it will be renewed aeai,
H need be until we get our liberty.
4 was the dramatic utterance of NJ. a
Fischer, one Of the Boer envoys
IswheI he was shown the Associate.
II Press bulletin from London annonnr