The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02
jOHANNESBURG'S GATES.
Lord Roberts Was There Ready to-
Make a Victorious Entry
MAJ 80.
THE FATE OF THE REPUBLICS SEALED.

London, May 80, $40 a. m.-LordE
Roberts is bivouacking in the suburbs
of Johannesburg and intends to make
4 victorious entry at noon to-day
Judging from his dispatch he must
have private information regarding
the disposition of the garrison in the
fort, as he does not seem to expect OPP
position.
Flowed ON Beyond johannesburg.
Lord Roberts cavalry have flowed on
beyond johannesburg. \ portion is:
understood TO be at Z~uurfontein, seven
miles north of Johannesburg, and
within 20 miles of Pretoria. Lord Rob-
erts, although with a broken bridge
and a wrecked railway behind him has.
somehow managed TO get forward suf'
ticient supplies for his large force.
Outside Pretoria Friday.
As he has been able to do so much,.
it is considered possible that he Will
be outside of Pretoria Friday. The
rapidity of his advance is thought an
extraordinary achievement, even by
grudging continental critics.
stood Their Ground Against liz
The beers. who were expected to
| fight along the line of hills known as
Klipriversberg, abandoned the eastern
end Of the range. near Lord Roberts
advance line, but they stood their
ground on the extreme right near Van
Wyck's rust. where they met Gen.
French's turning movement. The fight
continued all day, and the result is
as yet mere conjecture. Possibly the
Boer rear guard succeeded in keeping
Gen. French Off and is now in h hills
northwest of Johannesburg.
The Standard has the following adj
vices from Pretoria, under Monday s.
date:
Peace Negotiations Opened.
THE Transvaal government has
opened, or is about to open peace ne
gotiations. 1t has cabled a final in
quiry to its agents abroad whether any
hope exists of aid. Without doubt the
presence of Lord Roberts with 10000
men at Johannesburg, will hasten the
Transvaal's decision"
Considering Only Himself.
Dispatches from Lourenco Marques
yesterday described President Kruger
as "wavering. but demanding Il guar
antee that he shall not be eXiled To
St. Helena"
Continue to Desert.
The fighting burghers still continue
to desert, and the total collapse of the
Boer military organization is not far
off. Bennett Burleigh, wiring from
Lord Roberts headquarters ut VERGE
niging, on Sunday, says:
The Irreconcilables.
Il doubt if President Kruger can
muster $1,000 men, as many of the
burghers have gone to their homes"
The stauncher Beers are sending
their families, with wagons and stores.
10 the ~Zoutpansberg district. Whether
Pretoria will be defended is uncertain,
although 4 Pretoria message. dated
Sunday, pictures the work of defend
ing the capital as going on with
feyerish activity
PretOria'x Defensive Works..
Pretoria is situated in a wilderness .
of kopjes and ranges, and is provided
with defenses that require at least
10000 men to man them property
There may still be one nard nut for
the British to crack.
VIII Protect Property and Life.
The last message out of Pretoria is
the following, dated May IS. and
censored by the Boer government:
"Krauz. acting as special command
ant at johannesburg, has issued a cir
cular to the officials concerned. warm
ing them of the necessity of control
ling the foreign elements in the town
and directing them to resist all at
tempts to destroy property or life.-
meeting force by force"