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EARLY AFRICAN WAR NEWS
DET4ILS OF THE SURRENDER OF
BLOEMFoNTEIN
Little Resistance 10 British Advance
The Triumphal Entry of the Troops
Right OK President steyn-Lord Rob-
erts Alludes to Him as n NOneMtity.

London, March 15.-At 1870 o'clock OH
Tuesday afternoon a union jack, spec
Tally made for this purpose by Lady
ROBERTS, was hoisted over the presiden-
cy at Bloemfontein amid the acclama-
lions of the commandment chiefs bat
talions, in which the Orange Free State
burghers who remained after the sur
render of the town by the officials join
ed with heartiness.
The opposition to the entry of the
British troops into the capital was in
significant Beers We're found occupy
ing hills south of the place, but few
shells drove them off, and at 10 o'clock
in the morning some newspaper CORE
spondents entered the town, found John
Frazer, member of the executive gov
eminent, who was defeated for the
presidency by President Steyn, and
other officials, and guided them to
where Lord Roberts stood on the top of
a hill waiting for them.
AS spokesman, Mr. Frazer asked pro-
lection for life and property and sur
rendered the keys. Lord Roberts, ac-
companied by his staff. then rode at
the head of cavalcade a mile long to
the presidency, receiving an ovation
throughout the route, eliminating in
remarkable demonstration at the Mar
ket Square. Reaching the government
buildings Lord Roberts took possession
of the city in the name of the queen,
and then repaired to the presidency,
where the ceremony of hosting the
union jack ended forever, according to
universal opinion here, the Boer gov
eminent of the Free State
During his progress through the
town Lord Roberts stopped and ordered
the instant replacement of goods,
which were being looted from the ar
tilery barracks by Kaffirs, thus giving
the populace an earnest of the treat
ment they might expect from the. vic
tors
President Steyn fled to Kroonstadt
without replying to Lord Roberts de-
mand for his surrender and the COM
mander-in in chief remarked, afterwards
during the course of conversation, while |
breakfasting at the farm of President |
Steyns brother, that the "ex-president"
had become a nonentity" The Brit |
ish troops, with the exception of those
necessary to police the town, remain |
outside.
Inc press QlSpaCCneS giving most OF |
the above interesting details also settle
the point raised about the cutting of
the railroad and telegraph lines north
of Bloemfontein, showing that it was
plucky act. Major Hunter Weston of
the royal engineers accompanied by ten
men traversed the Boer lines and sue
ceeded in cutting the wires and blow
ing, up the track.
Bloemfontein is now regarded as a
sort of halfway house and base of OPP
erations for the advance on Pretoria.
The military authorities here expect
q period of comparative quiet while
Lord Roberts is establishing railroad
with Norval's Pont and
and giving the men and
horses the rest necessary to fit them for
the severe struggles which are believed
to be still inevitable. 1t seems likely !
that the next news of fighting will come
from Natal. General Warren's division,
which had reached Durham, has been
ordered to rejoin General Butler, indi-
eating that the outfanking movement
through the neck of Zululand referred
10 in these dispatches on March 10 is
about to begin. 1t is reported at Bloem- {
fontein that General Joubert is at
but other reports locate him I
at Biggarsberg.