Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-06-13
CITY TAKEN.
LORD ROBERTS FORCE OCCUPY
JOHANNESBURG
MOVE ON TO PRETORIA
Rumor That President Kruger Has
Been Captured Not Confirmed
BY British War Office.

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patch from Lord Roberts has heen re.
:eived at the war Office here:
Johannesburg May 31.-2 T. M
Her majesty's forces are now in pos
session of johannesburg and the
British flag floats over the government
buildings"
The war office has from Lord Roberts
/ dispatch dated Germiston, May 30
p. m, saying: The brunt of the fight
ing yesterday fell upon Ian Hamilton
column. I have sent him, as already
mentioned, to work around to the Yves,
II johannesburg in support of French's
cavalry. which was directed to go north
aear the road leading to Pretoria. ]
nave not heard from French yet, but
Hamilton. in report which has Just
reached me. states that at about /
o'clock in the afternoon he found his
way blocked by the enemy strongly
posted on some kopjes and ridges three
niles south of the Rand. They have
;wo heavy guns and several field guns
ind pompom. Hamilton forthwith at
acked.
The right was led by the Gordons,
Nho after capturing one extremity of
he ridge wheeled around and worked
along 1t until after dark, clearing 1t
II the enemy. who fought most OBJ
'tiDately. The One Hundred and
Fourth led on the other flank and
would not be denied. The chief share
I the action. rs in the casualties, fell
to the Gordons, whose gallant ad
vance excited the admiration of all.
Lord Cecil Manners, son Of the duke
of Rutland and who is acting as
12wspaper correspondent, was among
tie prisoners captured by the Beers
] ring Lord Roberts advance May 90
tUMOR THAT KRUGER IS CAP
TURED.
The Westminster Gazette says 1t is
rmored in a quarter likely to be well
II formed that President Kruger had
5een captured by the British six miles
beyond Pretoria.
The war office here knows nothing
about the reported capture Of Presi-
lent Kruger. At last accounts Kruger
was at Watervalboven. 130 miles from
Pretoria.
Belated messages from Pretoria con-
irm the reports of the departure of
President Kruger with his cabinet and
itaff officials Tuesday night and the
selection at meeting of a citizens
committee to administer the city pro-
Fisionally.
Since this telegram left on Wednes-
day nothing apparently has reached
Lourenzo Marquee by telegram from
Pretoria. Possibly the wires have been
;ut. Possibly the Boer censorship at
Iome intermediate point intercepts
kilograms.
Although the war office has not re-
:eived word about it no one in Lon
don harbors the idea that the Boer
capital Is not already In the hands of
the British or about to be there.
The possession of Johannesburg, at all
vents. as Lord Roberts has tele-
yraphed. is a fact.
States Attorney Smuts did not de-
part with President Kruger. but re-
NAMED in Pretoria.
SEAT OF GOVERNMENT MOVABLE.
The present seat of the Boer govern
nent, according to a dispatch from
Lourenzo Marquee, dated yesterday, is
Middleburg, but 1t will probably be
Ihifted further east. The Beers lately
confronting Lord Roberts appear to
have gone eastward also toward the
Lydenburg region.
The defendeds of Lalng's mex, when
their position, becomes too perilous, will
probably trek straight northward to-
ward Lydenburg. When this concentra-
lion takes place there will be possibly
10, 900 men who may hold out for a time,
with scattered bands of guerrillas else
where.
The press dispatches from the head
quarters OF Lord Roberts give no esti-
mate as to the number Of Beers who
were fighting General French and Gen.
sral Ian Hamilton Monday and Tuesday
but they all agree that the Beers re-
tired and that the British casualties
we're slight.
Bennett Burleigh. wiring to the Daily
Telegraph from Eiandsfontein Tues
day, says:
Much rolling stock and seven engines
have been captured by Lord Roberts
column. The principle losses in the
lighting have been sustained by the
mounted infantry, but the casualties
are trifling. General French and GEN.
sral Hamilton were engaged to the
west Of johannesburg.
"Since Sunday the western column
have been fighting, but although guns
were used the actions were never Sc
rious. In fact they were only big skir-
mishes. The Beers are retreating to Pre-
toria."
MASSING NEAR PRETORIA.
Prevcst Battersby. In q dispatch to
the Morning Post from Germiston,
dated May 80. says:
The enemy fought a rearguard
action. retiring from the south to the
north of the town with their pompoms
and artillery In the morning and with
drawing their rinmen through the town
In the afternoon. We captured nine en-
gines and over hundred wagons. Two
trains ere leaving tonight for the Veal,