The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-06
B0ER GENERALS SAY
CAN HOLD PRETORIA
And There Seems 60 be Re
viVal cf Fighting Spirit.
TOWN PROBABLY INVESTED

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London, Jrne 5, 8 25 n1-of
ct6cial intelligence regarding what ia
transpir:ag outside Pretoria :hsre is
little or nothing today. lord ROB
ests is s:ian: S,egefthe!ess, By
pieo;rg together items from verious
correspondents, Il you'd seen ihat
Lerd Roberts immediate array is ali
employed north Of johannesburg,
eScep, Gre brigade. vh;ca is at
johannesburg, and ira: SIX columns
ere forging on Pretoria
An undated news agency message
from Pretoria, via Loreazo Marques,
June (, says: ..Pretoria is now
invested by the British No resist
ance will be offered. The city viii
be surrendered by the burgomaster
as soon as formal demand is made"
This message purports to come in
cipher. President Kruger commands
the telegraph eastward from Pretoria,
and telegrapnic news from Pretoria
to Lorenzo Marques has ceased, but
the messengers cf newspaper cores
pondenents continue to pass to and
fro on tie railway The latest to
arrive ct Lorenzo Marques brings
events at the Boer capital down to a
late hour Friday night. At that time,
according to this information, the
military leaders bad quite recovered
from the panic aud had determined
to defend the town One message,
which is dated June l, says
Pretoria is full of strange
burgbers. but most of the commsn-
does are laagered outside. A great
war council OF generals has just con.
cluded it's deliberations The decis-
ion as to the future military course
has not been made known. Louis
Botha and Delsrey sat in the coun
Gil I"
Another dispatch brought to Lc
renzo Marques by messenger and
dated at Pretoria. Friday at midnight,
says:
"The war council assumes the
powers Of the government Its mem
bers declare that the capital may
still be successfully defended One
commander declared With the help
of God. the hour will still come when
Great Britain will acknowledge the
independence of the two republics.
A tremendous change will yet come
over the situation
"Gen Delarey said that Pretoria
would be defended to the utmost,
adding There is every chance that
we will yet beat the enemy out of the
country
President Kruger is somewhere
to the eastward, but is in constant
wire communication with the leaders
here There is however, deep
feeling of anger against him on &C
count of what is now called his up
necessary flight and because he and
the officials took all the gold and left
their subordinates unpaid The latest
phase of public opinion is marvel
GUS revival of courage
From Lorenzo Marques comes a
dispatch, dated June 4, saying 1T
is known that some great British
movement is in progress outside
Pretoria The mysterious movements
of President Kruger's secretary and
physician, particularly their secret
visit 20 the Datch warsbip Friesland
which is in the harbor here, has
aroused suspicious that important
personages are expected"
News from the minor theatres of
hostilities is less cryptic The Beer
operations to break Lord Roberts
communications have been complete
ly bafaed, and the Boer forces are in
danger of being surrounded by the
British at Ficksburg. Senegal, He'll
bron and Llndiey Gen Rundie, ID
stead of throwing himself against the
Beers intrenched at Bedulphberg,
moved toward Ficksburg and estab
lished communication with General
Brabant The Beers marched paral
lei with Runde, intending to seize
strong position on the Ficksburg
road, but Gen Rundle got there first
The fifteen huodred Beers who were
in this movement are now reported to
be going elsewhere The cores
pondents with Gen Rumble continue
to point out the hardness of the fight
of last Tuesday, but they believe
that it will be last real resistance.
Col Lloyd was thrice wounded
Drummer Hanes, while aiding Col
Lloyd, was hit in the hand. which
was resting near the coloneps heart
Gen Buffers guns throw shell:or
two toward the Boer positions in
fropf of him occooeion afIv