Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-30
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burg will hasten the Transvaalers de-
c.sion. Dispatches from LouronZo MAI
ques, yesterday, described President
Kruger as wavering, but demanding q
guarantee that he shall not be eXlled
to st. Helena.
\ The fighting burghers still continue
to desert, and the total collapse OF the
Boer military organization is not 1ar
off. Bennett Burleigh, wiring from Lord
Roberts headquarters at NereenlSlhS'
I Sunday, says: Il doubt II President
Kruger can muster 1000 men, as many
of the burghers have gone to their
| homes"
The stauncher Beers are sending
their families, with wagons and stores
to the Zoutpansberg district. Whether
Pretoria will be refended is uncertain,
although a Pretoria message dated
Sunday, pictures the work OF defending
the CAPITAL as going on with "feversh
activity"
Pretoria is situated in wilderness
of kopjes and ranges, and is provided
with defenses that require at least 90
900 men to man them properly. There
NAV still be one hard nut for the Brit
| ish to crack.
The last message out of Pretoria is
| the following, dated May 2S. and Gen.
sored by the Boer government:
| .Krause. acting as special command
ant at johannesburg, has issued a cir
cullr to the offic ais concerned, warning
them of the necessity of controlling
| the foreign element in the town and di-
recting them to resist all attempts to
| destroy property or life, meeting force
| by force"
The Netherlands Railway Co. yester-
| day, notified the authorities at Louren-
| 70 Marques that they must decline
to accept goods for delivery at johann
nesburg. Johannesburg kilograms are
still accepted, subject to stoppage at
Pretoria.
While the townspeople at Fleetwood
were cheering the announcement that
Lord Roberts had occupied Johannes
burg, the German crew of the Henri
eta, an English vessel that was sold
to a German firm. cheered President
Kruger. Several conflicts occurred be-
tween the Germans and the English
and the chief officer of the Henrietta
was mobbcd. Ultimately the police
force was doubled.
Cape Town, Monday. May 2S-The
Free State was formally annexed. to-
day. 1t will hereafter be known as
Orange River State"
1t is rumored here that Gen. French
has cut the Bocr communications he
tween Heidelberg and Boksburg, with
in few miles of Johannesburg.
New Castle. Natal. May 29-The
British guns at Ingogo have been
heavily bombarding the Boer positions
since daylight. The Boer guns have
replied internationally
Kip River Transvaal. Monday, May
2S.-The Beers after preparing good
position, fled early. The train bearing
their last detachment was nearly cap
tured by the West Australians. Pris-
Oners taken state that there was no
intention Of blowing up the mines de
clarinE that the threat was made sim
ply with the intention Of frightening
away the burghers. The British al
vance force Is now within l. miles Of
Johanncsburr.
Pretoria Monday, May 2S.-The Brit
ish occupied Zcerust. this morning. and
large force is marching on Lichtcn-
| burg.
An official bulletin states that the
British crossed the NaaI river. Sltur-
day. Gen. Lemmer had severe fight
at Kip River. Five of the burghcrs
were wounded and two We're captured.
The British were 5000 strong.
| BY an order recently issued. the
| President decreed that. May p ana the
two following days. be observed by the
whole country as days Of prayer, hu-
initiation and the confession Of sins.
and that petitions should b. offered for
relief from oppression.
Fighting took place at NanWytrust.
Is miles south of johannesburg, with a
large force of British, which broke
through from Kip River
London, May 29.-Lord Salisbury
who was entertained at dinner, this
evening. by the City of London Con
scrvative Association, made an impor-
tant announcement regarding the gov
ornment's South African policy.
The 'stop-the- have used my
name" said the premier. lin Support
of their ideas by stating that | prom
| ised there should be no annexation OF
territories. no annexation Of gold fields
| never gave a pledge. | never meant to
give 4 pledge. loud chcersD | stated
| q simple historical fact. We are accus-
ed of going to war for lust of gold and
territory. 1t was one of those atrOcious
calumnies which under the favoring in
nuence of DR.. Leyds, spread itself over
the press of Europe.
Nothing could be more untrue. We
went to war to abate oppression of the
Queens subjects in the Transvaal and
| because of our remonStranceS being
met by an insulting ultimatum, t.
which if the Queens government had
submitted. her power not only in South
Africa, but over her colonies and de-
pendances. would have been at an end
We were forced into war by the action
of our opponents.
ITO say that because we repudiatec
the greed of territory we therefore
| bound ourselves over to annex any ter
ritory is a most ridiculous misconstruc.