The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-16
PRETORIA OCCUPIED.
Transvaal Capital Surrenders With
out Struggle.
Lord Roberts Reports Occupation
Passed on Quietly-Much Cele-
brating I'm London-Disaster
to Irish Battalion.

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London, June 7.-Lord Roberts tele-
| graphed to the war Office as follows:
| Pretoria, June 5.-The occupation OF
| the town passed Off most satisfactorily
and the British flag is now hoisted on top
of the government offices. The troops
| met with a much more enthusiastic re-
ception than 1 anticipated The Third
| battalion OF the grenadier guards lined
the square when the march past took
| place.
owing to their having been on duty
at some distance around the town, very
| few cavalry and infantry were able to
| take part In the ceremony.
Several Of our officers who had been
prisoners were among the onlookers."
Scenes In London.
London, June 6.-England has been
celebrating the fall of Pretoria very
much as she did the relief of Mafeking.
Drunkenness has been a trifle less than
when Baden-Powell was the hero of the
moment, but in London and in other
large TOWNS the scenes were practical.
" a repetition of those which marked
the other victories, and long after mid
night uproarious yelling, the footing
of horns and discordant chants ascend
ed from city streets usually at such an
hour as silent as the grave. During
the evening professions marched along
the Strand, Piccadilly and the other
leading thoroughfares.
In the music halls and theaters the
mention of Lord Roberts at Pretoria
brought every audience to its feet in a
second, and it was almost impossible
for the performers to hold the interest
of those in front of them. Every build
ing possessing an illuminating device
used it for all it was worth until the
metropolis was ablaze with light. The
clubs on Pail Mall were lit up with
huge torches and the staid old street
of murky buildings was scarcely rec
ognizable. Around Marlborough house
and the war Office the crowds continued
thick.
Throughout the country illumina-
lions occurred on a grand scale. Eff
figies of Kruger were burned and in
Vulnerable kilograms of congratulation
were sent to the little field marshal
who had made England so happy.
Irish Battalion Overwhelmed.
London. June 6.-Lord Roberts re-
ports to the war office that the Thir-
teenth battalion of the imperial yeo-
many Qrish) was overwhelmed by
the Beers at Lindley." Lord Methuen
made magnificent march to the res
cue" but was too late. Following is
the text of the dispatch from Lord
Roberts announcing the disaster to
the Thirteenth battalion of the i'm
perial yeomanry:
Pretoria Station, June 81 regret to re-
port that the Thirteenth imperial yeo-
many had to surrender to a very SUI
perior force of the enemy on May 81. near
Lindley. On receiving information of the
battalion being attacked, l ordered Me-
thuen to proceed with all speed to its as
sistance Methuen was then on the
march, on the Hebron side of Kroon-
stad. and, in half an hour after the re-
ceipt of my telegram on June /. he start
ed of. BY ten a. m. Of the following day
he had marched "A miles in % hours, but
he was too late to rescue Col Spragges
yeomanry. Methuen attacked the Beers,
who were between 1000 and 1900 strong,
and after a running fight of five hours
completely routed the enemy. 1t Is very
regrettable circumstance; but I trust 1t
will not be very long before the Irish yeo-
manry are released from captivity"
Movement of BulIer.
London, June 9.-Gen. Butler has at
length taken the offensive and, by
maneuvering, he has secureda position
west of Laing's mex, by which he be-
lieves he can make the Boer positions
untenable. Presumably he will i'm
mediately follow up his success. The
following dispatch has been received
from him:
yellow Boom Farm, June Son June
Gen. Talbot Coke, with the Tenth brig
ade and the South African light horse,
seized Van Wyke Hill. The enemy made
some resistance, and good deal of snip
ing occurred. Our casualties were about
four killed and 10 wounded. During that
day and the following we got two Al and
two 12-pounder naval guns on to Van
Wyke Hill and two fve-inch guns on to
the southwestern spur of Inkewelo. I'm
der cover of their fire Gen. Hildyard to-
day assaulted all the spurs of the Berg
between Botha's Pass and Inkewelo. The
attack, which was well planned by Hid
yard and carried out with immense dash
by the troops. for whom no mountains
were too steep, outfianked the enemy,
who were forced to retire from their
very strong position. think we did not
have any casualties; and 1 hope 1 have
obtained position from which can rem
der Laing's Mex untenable.'
Roberts stiIl silent.
Lord Roberts has communicated
nothing for three days, nor permitted
the correspondents to wire what is GO
ing on. London's inference is that he
is resting, although he is possibly dis
posing his army for a reach after Com
mandant General Botha. A blockade of
the wires, owing to the crush Of official
correspondence, may account for the
scanty press dispatches. Some tele-
grams, filed week ago, are only just
now arriving.
Public interest centers largely in
the fate of the British prisoners, but 1t
seems probable that about $500 have
been recovered, including 129 officers.
The federals therefore have removed
about 1000 as hostages.
Filipino Leader Captured.