Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-08
IlICER AND THE
BOER CAPITAL.
l.. On a Railway Car for
Quick Movement
\, WAR HAS JUST BEGUN
,. statement 10 a British
p ,,oaent-An Interesting
Interview

NNANA
gary Dispatched
lime S. a. m.-The execu-
'a'n' Of the Transvaal govern
q, a railway car which Is
an A switch at Machadorp
resident Kruger caused the
n he coach 70 be Fscon Is, ,,,',,
fI ,.,re ago with a view 70 con-
90, ,hat have now arrived
gee ',oo5sut OF the Daily EN-
Alls' yent from Lourenzo Mar
'.% ss President Kruger, was ne.
o,.r3ay The president sat
long pipe. He looked Wor,,
la. Nd beariag was quiet ana
l.' Ha aid not make the least
l'- N being interviewed, me
...- r3ent was equipped for the IN
by cables from London.
.ad President Kruger, 1T Is
! tue tnat we ~
e.-torla This, however does
,be war. The burghers are
~ ,srmined 10 fight TO the last
I'm never surrender so long as
men remain in the country
." 1..nly encouraged by the hne
s.y6 and Dewet are doing In the
.
I. correspondent suggested that me
~. over inasmuch as the capilal
i y ~ 'Dseltal." exclaimed Mr. Kruger
,srry "what Is a capitaly II
N consist OF any particular col
Of bricks and mortar Inc
"a N the republic the seat Of gov
IL here In this car There is
4 III, about any special site. our
mn Il Invaded. 1t Is true, but 1t is
,saered. The government Is stlll
.ys' ,.u
4 ,i.-riBg 10 the reasons why he left
"A M Kruger said: II was not
4 uough 10 be taken prisoner. /
8ai his means of locOmotion for
gne reason as our burghers sup
Asnselves with horses when they
b. hth.
I necessary that ] should be able
,s quickly from place TO place.
sall By and by this car VIII
ne back 20 Pretoria. For the
an d enables me 10 keep away
Pretoria, where 1 could be OF no
En- and where ] should only play
d. hands Of the enemy
ny say Mr. Kruger remarked
uresD0ndent. that you have
b. With you gold 10 the value OF
$500"
not true" replied the presi-
Whatever monetary resources
ny have with me are simply those
'Qg.ie fOr state purposes. At the
TINE. ! am not going 70 tell you
OUT treasure is. Let Roberts
.Af he can
l,sy also say In London, Mr., Kru-
hat YOU contemplate taking ref
h % Dutch man-of-war at Lour-
Nauues"
Tli again Is a lle." retorted the
.sai with yehemence. II know
lCh Dutch war vessel. / am not
i1patng refuge anywhere. I shall
Fave my country. There will be
~ Ot my doing anything OF the
~ c0tresp0ndent-Then sir. there
ND surprise at your having left
Kruger behind2
1sisnl Kruger--But why? Mrs.
flH 3 quite safe In Pretoria. She
only be- put TO personal incOu-
fa here An communication be-
n us is stopped. OF course, but she
await nay return with calmness
mluse She Is a brave woman.
lsis awaiting further lnforma-
We are surrounded by faithful
.hH and are quite safe.
fiay Of State Reltz remarked:
nay depend upon IL that the war
let over Guerilla warfare VIII
ne over an enormous area, We
% hight 90 the bitter end and
No9aby retire upon Lydpnburg.
We can hold out FOR many
e observed Mr. Kruger. 1T Is
@s that the real struggle has
M ! fear that there viii stln be
oQolshed but the fault Is that
b1llsh government" Then. rails
4 4 voice 20 an almost passion
sll' Mr Kruger exclaimed:
une mas passed for us to talk.
als done plenty OF that. but Il
-ne us mo- good. The only thing
u " 70 do is 90 keep on fighting.
lepon hghtIng'
Nifesgondant who secured the
wv. wv eiegraphed IL direct from
--oIp station Yesterday. when the
\ va working as usual 10 Lour-
.i-y Express IN commenting up
-l,,f,lew, refers 10 the undated
d NE chief OF the Transvaal-
!. 7Alnqred British prisoners ar
\. -,slay 90 Nooitgedacht. They
Dlsl 20 a barbed wire field OF
$3.50 10 the open yeldt
r--l- 10 a dispatch from Lour-
IL. ~ 4uts dated yesterday. Lord
~, .I,gporied 20 have intercepted
h,rs f''ing the vicinity OF
$500 Rom the British side are
.sF3 s,'nly Two brief ones
lapr 'val Pretoria say that Mrs.
ri al .1Hl occupying the presl- !
l s6. lnat a number OF engines
N 1--we been secured
l,s,.1 w under Major De Isle
~ 49,, machine gun and caused The |
Y asht '"7 nil'lsh casualties
B al h.. we national bank June ain |
n hbt, ''u'h The cash holdings OF |
'as,,,a 'he Beers are surrenderlng
'slas ~. sha Che townspeople OF |
tata e,, lt,s. fi1ed as showing con-
pa Nr Ipssilsm over the British |
s,ts ,o ~, !, Provost Battersby in a
Q data H.. 'ioInlng Post from Pre-
i,s - y June 18TH, says:
l'y R5,-. pledged themselves "a |
lla b,l.oal oIlcers not 70 take the |
pa 'o.Aefs away II these ofieers
.eas NJ. lhem and prevent an |
isrs,.S, e'eriheless thew began
it brH,S After 900 had been |
q E.s,- ,a shells struck n train tbat
'tsi ana the Beers deslsted |
% le-ve ,II'iyefs az Daspoort re-
5lsf c,,,, slelr quarters and made |
/. him n, ..loant a prisoner. re.
Z be so,lS midnight on condition |
VA of =. N cancel the order Tor he |
F. ilrs ~ "" prisoners. The Pre-.
% r,rs,tfe found without c,,ns
.e,lAsf 5i',y had been got awav.I
\ hrt,b r ,lch says. Sixteen hun.
7 As poy,.. .soners were removed |
I, o N. eminent had taken away
Z Dee bss s15s The burshers we're
% Ba1,lha si 70 help themselves.
= eo NJ ioilnd was a few hun
Pouee ana sugar"
y Isl ffpahVfa.4. -.