Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-20
BoERS ASSEMBLING.
THEY MENACE THE FRONT OF
GENERAL RUMBLE NEAR
FICkSBURG.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pilot.)

tby telegraph to Virginian-Pilot)
London. June 20.-S:25 a. m.-The
casualties made public by the War
once, including long list of missing
showed British losses in engagements
hitherto not reported. In an attack On
reconstruction train Leuuw Spruit.
June IA. 80 men were killed five
wounded and sixty captured. Leuuw
Sprut is forty miles mort, of Kroons-
lau. rms was the day of the Zund
river attack. eighty miles distant. An
other list shows nine wounded and
eleVen missing in an action at Vrede
Tort on June z, no previous mention of
Wnicn has been made.
The Daily Mail points out that A. 4.
quite possible the wires have again
peen cut In Lord Roberts rear. as NO
dispatch later than June 16 has been
received.
Beers THREATEN RUMBLE.
Inc BoerS are gathering in force in
'front.' of General Rumble near Ecls-
burg. His forces stretch forrv n,Iias
AS some parts of the line are weakly
held, the British fear that the ,Roars
may break through. Out post Skin
inishes are of daily occurrence. The
noers mere are commanded by Devil
hers and Hermann.
porary capital of the Free State. Ac-
cordtls to dispatches from Lourenzo
MIDI queS. dated yesterday the Aial,
lana bridge has been DESTROYED. One
account says it was blown up. Another
asserts that IT was undermined by n
n ,d from swaziland. and SO collapsed
uluer the weight of train. This will
temporarily interrupt the flow of sim.
pltes to the Beers from Lourenzo Mar
ques. ei@o MIDI
inc Bloemfontein correspondent Of
Inc Daiiy Mail telegraphing June l6
Tor thirty thousand men and IS mr..
ranging re-transport for a part of his
army, although his plans are NOT TO
take effect Immediately.
STOLE KRUGER'S BAR GOLD.
Inc 6ourenzo Marques correspondent
Oh the Daily Express says:
"A German American. W,sll-known m
the New York police. is alleged to have
plsIrl1leu Il urSperare HuremDt TO Steal
some of the bar gold from the trucks
attached to President Kruser's travel
ing capital. He is said ITO have on rrInd
or some bars before he was discov
cred" ""''oV
line Lourenzo Marques correspondent
of the Times saws
Three escaped British prisoners are
believed to have tempered with Malona
bridge. a freight train pitched into the
IL.
WAKERSTROOAr GUARD SURREN-
DERS.
Valkrust, Transvaal, June 19.-The
town guard OF Wakerstroom has sur
rendered to the British. and a number
of Mauserss. with several rifles OF Amer
lean manufacture. have been handed
in.
General Hilyard has returned home.
1000 GUNS SURRENDERED
London. June 10 (2:20 p. m.)-No i'm
portant developments mark the pro-
ceeding of the British in the TransvaaI
Lord Roberts reports that over 1000
stands of arms have been given I'D at
Pretoria since the opposition of the
capital. These will be utilized by the
released British prisoners. OF whom
there are las of cases and 3.039 men. OF
the former twelve and of the latter 24S
are in the hospitals.
The total of the British losses June
4. says Lord Roberts. amounted to 9
killed and 1 officer and 4S men wound
ed.
General Butler reports that the first
train through passed Laing's Mex Tun-
mel Monday. June is, and proceeded to
Charlestown. The first batch of Mafe-
kings sick and wounded arrived at
the hospital at Deelfontein June Is.