The sun., 1900-06-09
IRANSVAAL WAR NEWS
kruger Urged to Treat For Peace, 1t
Is Reported.
INTERVIEWED BY HOLLIS.
Supposed In London Tint Three
Thousand Five Hundred British
Prisoners Have Been Re
covered by Roberts.

London. June S-1he drihlcts of news
fitcring from tile Transyaal fail to throw
much light on the situation in and around
Pretoria. Public interest centers largely
in the fate Of the British prisoners, but it
seems probable that about 3.aUU have
been recovered, including 120 officers.
The federals therefore have removed
about Il thousand as hostages.
\ dispatch to a news agency from Lou
renco Marques says: United States Con
sui Stanley Hollis has returned here from
Machadodorp, where he visited President
Kruger, with whom he had close con
ference which lasted for two hours. 1t
is stated that Mr.. Hollis was the bearer
of friendly dispatches from the United
States government to President Kruger,
urging the latter to treat for peace"
The dispatch is creating some comment,
but there is little disposition to regard
Mr.. Hollis alleged mission as in any wise
official.
A special dispatch from Pretoria says
that, curiousy enough, the only shell
which took effect in the town the day
prior to the occupation of Pretoria hit
the United States consulate.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Hammonia says that on Monday night a
strong force of colonial troops and a num-
ber of battalions of Imperial yeomanry
located Boer laager eight miles north
east of that place. They returned to
camp without exchanging shots.
President Steyn is said to be at Beth
lehem with small band Of desperate
men.
A dispatch from Campbell, Griqualand
1uf 1,N-
Warren with strong force encampcd
here today. On the march from Fabcr's
Spruit the Canadian artillery shellcd Il
position which the enemy had taken up
ut Knoifclfontcin, but failed to get any
reply"
PIMmcr In Xeerust.
A dispatch from Mafeking says that
Colonel Pmmer has occupied Zcerust with
out opposition This district is regainina
lis normal condition. Supplies are arriv-
ing daily
dispatch from Cape Town announces
that the work of organizing the govern
mcnt Of the Transvaal is proceeding. A
part Of Sir Alfred Miners staff has gone
10 Pretoria to start the machinery. So
that the proclamation Of The annexation
Of the Tlansyual may be speedily cx-
pccied.
The following has been received from
Pretoria, dated June >:
1T is stated that Commandant General
Botha himself asscnted to the surrender
of the town.
Seven guns We're taken from the town
last evening. Gordon's mounted mon cap
turcd Maxim iii Il wagon, while the
New South Wales men and the West
Australians took up the rails three miles
to the north of here.
The procession of British troops
marched steadily into the town from 2
O'Clock until half past 4 in the afternoon.
Before leaving here State Attorney
Smuts forced the national bank to give
up all its available gold, which was car
ried away.
"A staff officer of the guards brigade
visited the presidency today. A Dutch
clergyman who met him informed the
officer that Mrs. Kruger still resided
there and asked the officer to step up on
the porch.
Mrs. Kruger, attired in a black silk
dress and wearing a white cap, came out
of the house to meet the officer. She was
perfectly collected and exchanged courte.
sizes with the officer. who explained tc
her that soldier guard would replace
the burgher guard around the presidency.
The latter then placed their pistols and
ammunition on the asphalt pavement
near the white lions and retired"