The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-08
he SEES KRUGER.
United States Consul Hollis
Visits Dom Paul.
Spends Two Hours in Close Con-
ference With the President.
BACK TO PRETORIA.
President Kruger Says He Ex-
poets to Return.
His Capital at Present is i'll a
Car.
BACK TO PRETORIA.

Lorenzo Marques, June S.-United
States Consul Hollis. who returned here
yesterday from the Transvaal by spec
ial train had a two hours interview in
close conference with President Kruger
at Machadorp. It is stated that Mr..
Hollis was the bearer of friendly dis
patches from the United States govern
ment urging Mr.. Kruger to treat for
peace.
RUNDLE'S DEMONSTRATION.
Hammonia, Orange River Colony,June
! Seen. Rumble made a strong demon
stration against the Boer positions, en-
ploying five hundred of Gen. Brabants
/ Queenstown mounted rifles, two guns
| and the Cape mounted infantry. Under
! Col. Dalgetty the BOer OutpoSts were
| driven back and their laager was loca-
/ ted, but the troops returned without a
battle.
WARREN MOVING NORTH
Cape Town, June S.-Gen. Warren with
| a strong force, including the Canadian
| artillery, is reaching north through Girl
qualand west. He encamped at Camp
bell yesterday, no opposition being Of
fered. Numbers of the rebels are hand
! ing in their arms to the British COM
| mander.
PLUMMER OCCUPIES ZERUST.
Mafeking, Tuesday, May 29.-Colonel
Plummer occupied Zerust yesterday
without opposition. This district is re-
gaming Its normal cOnQlIlOQ. supplies
are arriving daily
DOM PAUL INTERVIEWED.
London, June 8.-The executive offices
of the Transvaal government are in
| railway car, which is shunted on a
switch at Machadorp station. President
| Kruger caused the interior of the coach
! to be reconstructed sometime ago with
a view to contingencies that have now
arrived. A correspondent of the Daily
Express who went from Lorenzo Mar
ques to see President Kruger was re-
ceiVed Yesterday. The president sat
smoking a long pipe. He looked wor-
ried, but his bearing was quiet and de-
termined. He did not make the least
objection to being interviewed
The correspondent was equipped for
the interview by cables from London.
Yes" said President Kruger, 1T is
quite true that the British have occu-
pied Pretoria This. however, does not
end the war. The burghers are fully de-
termined to fight to she last They will
never surrender so long as 500 armed
men remain in the country. I feel deep
| ly encouraged by the fine work Steyn
| and DeWet are doing in the Free State -
The correspondent suggested that the
war was over inasmuch as the capital
had been taken.
The capital" explained Mr.. Kruger
| with energy, what is a capital? 1t does
not consist of any particular kind of
bricks and mortar. The capital of the
republic, the seat of government is here
in this car. There is no magic about
any special stte.-Our country is invaded.
it is true, but it is not conquered. The
country is still effective"
Referring to the reasons why he left
Pretoria, Mr. Kruger said:
I was not foolish enough to be taker
. prisoner. l provided this means o1
lOcomotion precisely for the same rea-
son as our burghers supply themselves
; with horses when they take the field.
1T is necessary that I should be able
to move quickly from place to place
: That is all. By and by this car will
take me back to Pretoria. For the pres
away from Pretoria, where 1 coulc
be of no service and where Ishould only
D play into the hands of the enemy
; They say. Mr., Kruger" remarked
= the correspondent, that you have
: brought with you gold to the value o.
100000 pOundS?"
: 1T is not true" replied the president
Whatever monetary resources I may
have with me are simply those which
we require for state purposes. At the
5 same time am not going to tell yol
/ | where our treasure is. Let Roberts finC
| it if he cam
D ''They also say in London, Mr.. Kruger
that you contemplate taking refuge OIL
t a Dutch man-of-war at Lorenzo Mar
5 ques."
THAT again is a lie" retorted tn
< president with vehemence. "I know o
r no such Dutch war vessel. I am no
contemplating refuge anywhere. I shal
not leave my country. There will b
no need of my doing anything of tn
kind"
The orrespondent-Then, sir, there i
d much surprise DIT your having left Mrs
Kruger behind.
President Kruger-But why? Mrs
. Kruger is quite safe in Pretoria Sh
n would only be put to personal incon
S venience here. All communication be
- tween US is stopped, of course, but sh
], will await my return with calmnes
and courage. She is a brave woman
e am here awaiting further information
y We are surrounded by faithful burghel
" and are quite safe.
Secretary of State Reitz remarked
You may depend upon it, that the wa
10 is not yet over. Guerrilla warfare wi
q ! continue over an enormous area. W
intend to fight to the bitter end an
10 | shall probably retire upon Lydenbur
- where we can hold out for man
10 months.
only now that the real struggle has be
is gun. I fear that there will still h
,e much blood shed, but the fault is ths
= of the British government"
10 Then raising his voice to an almos
e nassionate height. Mr. kruger excIain
r ed THE time has passed for us
talk We have done plenty of that. bl
it has done US no good. The only thin
left for US to do is to keep on fighting
to keep on lighting
u WORRIED ABOUT HOLLIS.
London, June S.-The drfblets of new
e. fltering from the TransvaaI fail
ly throw much light on the situation
Id and around Pretoria.
er Public interest centers largely in IL
er fate OF the prisoners. but 1t seen
r probable that about $500 have been r
lie covered, including 129 officers. The fe,
ce erals therefore have removed about
.eI ! thousand as hostages.
rs The Lorenzo Marques dispatch to Il
ed effect that United States Consul Holl
has been comforting with Presidel