The sun., 1900-06-02
D|SQuET|NG RUMORS
ABOUT KRUGER
WHO IS ILL
One Report Was That lie Had
Died Which is De-
MED.
LORD ROBERTS Is SILENT
Stated in London That il is Probable
He Intends to Recuperate His
Forces at Pretoria and Send
Flying Columns i'm Vari-
Gus Directions.

London, June IA helated dispatct
from Kroonstadt, dated Tuesday, May
30, reports that President Kruger is yer,
i'll and adds that the station master II
Kroonstadt says the president is dead
Bit this is not credited.
With Johannesburg added to the list %
British towns tho nation now eascril
awaits i similar transformation 1T Ire
taria. Douhtless Lord Roberts ere tins
has started for Tile TrNilsvaal capital.
Tire measure II resistance which ht
Mil cneaiintcr during the 80 miles wllicl
separate the Gold Reef City from IN
former sent af government Is still mat
ttr Of conjecture, though most of ~
critics agree iii believing it will not II
sufficiently strong 10 DELAY the occupation
of Pretoria. Once there the rccuRelMtinl
Of the forces will probably occur, Will
flying columns will ID srnt in ynliala "
rcctions t0 staulp ont opposition. estah
lsh garrsons and occupy important ran
road points.
4 apr Town dispatch says that nun
ber 0f colonial rebels recently surprised
a small body of British at Douglas. kill
ing 1G of them. including their command
er. Colonel Spence. There is no olticla
confirmation uf this story, and II must bt
received with caution.
By the Judgment Of Justice Matthews
h ,hc queens bench division of the higl
rourt Of Justice insurance companies
must pay policies on gold rrquisitioncd hA
tho Transvaal just prior TO the outbrcaE
Of the war.
Fwo claims. each for ElR0,0OO, have
hccn decided in favor of the plaintiffs
mining companies. the judge holding thai
no state of war existed at the time oi
the seizure of the gold.
Boers Rc-cnforccd Mt Lningsnei.
From various quarters come fepolti
which show that numerous though sea-
tered Bucr forces arc still III the ncla
The Beers at Lain=Snck appear to haN'
been le-cnforced and are holding then
position.
Near SCnekal Gcncral Rundle has at
tackled and driven back considerable
Roer force. In the southeast Of the ~
angc River colony two ut General Grt
bant's patrols have been cut up. Finally
at Rhcis. in Gruuaand West II laage
has been attacked and captured, will
some loss 10 the British troops.
The Times has the following from Ma
seru. Bnsutonnd, dated May 30;
Il Correspondence I6S hNtl l'tiit - -
house uf Commanlant CroWther shoWlni
that the Bocrs invited the BaS'ltoS d. rls
and drive the British into the SEA.
A dispatch from Brussels says:
'Consignmrnts Of gold continue 7
come to the Netherlands bank resularl
for the TrnnSvaal government. but thcs
have not hocn 50 large Of late rs former
". II is understood that DIR. Leyds ha
not had power to draw ut will since IN
arrival here Of the Roer peace delegates.
Emperor William. according to III
Berlin correspondent of The Daily Tex
graph. has sent Il telegram to the auee
" congratulating her upon the success 2
u Lord Roberts.
In reply to an inquiry the United State
consul, MIR. Adelbert s. Hay. has cable
VI to the United States embassy that l-oi
Rosslyn was liberated Wednesday, bl
was allowed to remain i'll Pretoria. l.ol
Y Cecil Manners, he adds, was also libe
ated. They were both acting as newspi
per correspondents.