The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-31
BRITISH AT PRETORIA Kruger F|ees and With draws the Boer Forces
 From the City,.
NOW AT MATERNAL BOWEN
THIS PLACE I3O MILES EAST OF
 THE DUTCH CAPITAL.

Taken for tho Safety of the British
 Prisoners-London Papers Consider
 the War Over
 London, May 31.--2 a. m.-The Daily Mail publishes the following dispatch from the Earl of Rosslyn, who was a prisoner at Pretoria, but who, as a civ ilan appears to have been released
 '.Pretoria, Wednesday, May 30, LAO a. m.-Pretoria will be occupied in about two hours without resistance. The president has gone to Waterval Bowen. Burgomaster De Sousea is au- thorized to receive the British. He with an influential committee of citi- zens, including Chief Justice Grego- rowski, has been appointed to preserve life and property during the interrug- mum.
 Everything is quiet, but crowds are waiting eXpectantly in the church square for the arrival of the British.
 Fearing a possible disturbance and bloodshed among the prisoners of war at Waterval, United States Consul Hay and MT. Leighwood insisted upon twenty officers being liberated on pa role to go to the men. Their action cannot be too highly praised. I was permitted to accompany the officers. Everything was quiet"
 London May 31, 3 a. m.-Yesterday at noon the British were only about two hours march from Pretoria and the Boer military forces had abandoned the city. This intelligence comes from the Reuter- agent at the Transvaal cap ital and from the Earl of Rosslyn in press dispatch. The two messages left about the same time.
 At two o'clock this morning the war office had received no news from Lord Roberts which the officials would make public; but it Is assumed that the press advices are correct. Most of the London morning papers through the courtesy of the Daily Mail print Lord Rosslyn's dispatch and comment upon it, treating the war as ended Some of the more cautious critics think that guerilla warfare is likely to be carried on for some time in various parts of the conquered territories.
 Although the Boer forces are dissolv ing, Lord Roberts apparently has not yet taken any considerable quantities of artillery, arms or stores. Large bodies of Boers must still be some where in the field.
 Waterval Bowen or Waterfall Bowen, where Kruger has fled is one hundred and thirty miles due east of Pretoria, on the Delagoa Bay railway. It should mot be confused with Waterval ten miles north of Pretoria, where the British prisoners are. Waterval Bowen is a small place in mountainous coun- try The seat of the Boer government .-what there is left of twill probably be Lydenburg to the north.
 A dispatch from Lorenzo Marques dated Wednesday,, says: Command | ant Kraus has surrendered Johannes | burg to Lord Roberts. By to-nights train from Pretoria arrived few | Greeks, who say they were told to leave Pretoria Tuesday. They affirm | that the train in which they left was l shelled by the British and that half of | the train was cut off, the remainder | steaming away. This incident proba ply occurred at Elandsfortein Junc tion. Passengers from Pretoria assert that the town is utterly demoralized. There is a mad rush for the coast. Tive trainloads of fugitives are expect ,ed here tonight. It is reported that special train from Pretoria, with fu gitives was derailed on the Transvaal side of Komati Poort, a number of being killed or injured"