The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-23
LORD ROBERTS Is BUSY
GEN. sTEYN's FORCES ARE GIVING
THE BRITISH CONSIDERABLE
ANNOYANCE
COMAUiICATl0IS MAY BE- CUT
BRISK FIGHTING IS LOOKED FOR
WHEN THE BRITISH LINES
ARE TIGHTENED
PRESIDENT KRUGER,s TERMS
Asks to Be Permitted to Remain In
the TransvaaI When the War
Is Ended-Baden-POv-
ellis Bold Dash.
COHHUIICATleyS MAY BIZ CUT
PRESIDENT KRUGER's TERMS

LONDON, June %, $3.50 a. m.-Gen
Steyn's force in the Orange River Co.ony
! is for the time drawing most of the at.
tention of Lord Roberts, rather to the
neglect Of Commandant General Louis
Botha and President Kruger. The sew
erance between the Transyaal and the
orange River Colony was completed YES.
terday, as Lord Roberts said 1t would he
by the arrival of Gen. Buffers advance
guard under Lord Dundonald at Stander-
ton The wide net around the 5000 or 5000
men under Gen. steyn will now contract.
Adroit maneuverlng and brisk fighting are
likely to take place, because until all re-
sistance south of the Vaaal is at an end
the British line of communications VIII
not be safe.
President Kruger's sons, who surren-
dered to Gen. Baden-Pewell, are back on
their farms and working peacefully. Gen.
Baden-Powell rode wi only 300 men from
Mafeking, and he made the last section
OF his raid to Pretoria with only thirty
five. Lord Roberts met him In the out
skirts of the town and escorted him 20
the presidency.
Gen. Dewet's farm houses have been
burned by the British.
Gen. Butler has issued special order
eulogizing the vices of strathcona,s
horse.
Capt. Jones and the brigade from H.
M. 5. Forte have been ordered back to
the ship at the admirars request.
LORD ROBERTS REPORT.
Lord Roberts reports that Gen. Ian
Hamilton reached the Springs Yesterday
en- route for Heidelberg, to join hands
with Gen. B1tllnr who is expected to
reach Standertor tomorrow. Otherwise
there is no news of iuportance from
South Africa. The dispatch of 1,ot.i
Roberts in full is as follows:
Pretoria, June 22-Ian Hamiltor's
column reached the Springs yesterday,
en- route to Heidelberg where they will
join hands with Buffers trocps. who
reached Paardekop yesterday and Will
oe at 6tanderton tomorrow, thus open-
ing up communication between Pretoria
and Natal and preventing any ioint ac-
ton between the TransvaaIers and the
people Of the Orange river colony.
"Eaden-Fowell reports from Rusten.
burg that he found the leading Beers
very pacific and cordial, on his return
journey hence. Commandant Steyn and
two actively hostile field coirlets mad
been captured during his absence.
Lord Edward Cecil, the administrator
of the Rustenburg district, has to date
collected 3,00C rifles.
Ihe commissioner at kroonstad re-
ports that oh rifles have been HANDED in
at Wolmarnstad."
EXPULsIONs FROM TRANsvAAL.
AMSTERDAM. Juno 22-The Neither
lands Railroad company, of South Africa,
mas received official notification of the
expulsion from the Transvaal of l,400 Of
ITS employees, with their families.
The Dutch consul at Lourenzo MARQUES
tetegraphs that a pre- clamation has been
issued to the effect that the company's
officials who refuse to DO british military
transport Work will be sent to Europe,
Via East London, Cape Colony.
DUNDONALD's BRIGADE.
KAATSBOsH. June 22-Gen. Dunden-
aid' with the Third cavalry brigade oc-
cupied Standerton today, without oppo-
sition. The burghcrs lett yesterday. after
having blown up the railway bridge and
doing other damage. The infantry
marched twenty-five miles today and
camped at KaatsboEh Snruit tonight.
PRESIDENT KRUGER's TERMS.
LoURENzo MARQUES, June 22.-
President Krugers principal condition
Tor immediate peace is that he be al
lowed to stay in The country.
There are ;',j9J British sick and wound
ed at Pretoria
Mrs. Reitz, wife of the Transvaal state
secretary, and her family, who arrived
here en- route for Europe, had SO little
money that the Dutch consul purchased
second-class steamship tickets for them.