Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-05-31
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JOHANNESBURG
General Roberts Announces That
He Will Enter the City
at Noon.
is CAMPEO NEAR THE TOWN
Expects to Enter the Place Without
Any Opposition From
Beers.
is CAMPE0 NEAR THE TOWN
TO BE AT PRETORIA FRIDAY
Transvaal Government Again lse-
ported to Hnyc Opened Negotia-
lions for Peace French
Has Some Fighting.

lions for Peace 80 French
Has Some Fighting.
London, May 30.-At dinner given
him by the London Conservative Asso-
citation, last evening, Lord Salisbury
arose, holding paper i'll his hand and
said
81 find that Lord Roberts has en-
tered Johannesburg"
This announcement was followed by
wild cheering for "Bobs," and singing
of God Save the Queen"
London, May 3O.--'rhe following dis
patch has been received from Lord
Roberts:
"Gcrmiston, May 30, 6:3o p. m.--We
arrived here this afternoon without
being seriously opposed. No casual
ties so far as am aware in the main
column, and not many, trust, in the
cavalry and mounted infantry. The
enemy did not expect us until tomor-
row, and had not, therefore, carried
off all their rolling stock. We have
possession Of the junction connecting
Johannesburg with Natal, Pretoria
and Klerksdorp by railroad.
Johannesburg is reported quiet,
and no mines, understand have been
injured.
II shall summon the commandant in
the morning. and if, as expect, there
is no opposition, propose to enter
the town with all the troops about
noon"
Gcrmiston is suburb to the south
east of johannesburg railroad juno
ton, and Roberts mentions it in his
message to the war department prob
ably because Elnndsfontein station is
further eastward.
Additional evidence that the mines
are intact comes in message received
today by mining company here from
it's Johannesburg representative,
dated May go, via Delagoa bay, say
ing, ".All right
Lord Roberts dispatch is regarded
MS announcing the virtual occupation
of Johannesburg, and apparently the
Beers have again effected retreat, as
there is no mention of any prisoners
or captures except of rolling stock.
There will be some little anxiety pend
ing the actual occupation of johann
nesburg, as there are runors that the
town has been mined with the inten-
ton of blowing up Lord Roberts and
his staff OH their entry into that place.
London, May 30.-Lord Roberts is
biyouacling i'm the suburbs of Johan-
nesburg and intends to make vic
torious entry at noon today. Judging
from his dispatch, he must have pri-
waite information regarding the dis
position of the garrison in the fort, as
he does not seem to expect opposition.
Lord Roberts cavalry has followed
on beyond Johannesburg. A portion
is understood to be at Seurfontein,
seven miles north of johannesburg,
and within twenty miles of Pretoria.
Lord Roberts, although with broken
bridge at Nerceniging and u wrecked
railway behind him, has somehow
managed to get forward sufficient sup
plies for his large force.
AS he has been able to do so much
it is considered possible that he will
be outside of Pretoria Friday. The
extraordinary achievement, even by
grudging continental critics.
The Beers, who were expected to
fight along the line of hills known as
Kip Riversberg,' abandoned the east
ern end of the range, near Lord Rob
erts, advance line. but they stood
their ground at the extreme right
near Van Wyck's Rust, where they
met General Frcnch's turning move
ment. The fight continued all day
and the result is as yet mere conjcc
turc. Probably the Boer rear guard
succeeded in keeping General French
off, and is now in the hills northwest
of Johannesburg.
The Standard has the following ad
vices from Pretoria under Mondays
date:
"'rhc Transvaal government ha.
opened or is about 10 open, peace ne
gotiations. 1t has cabled final i'll
quiry to it's agents abroad, asking
them whether any hope exists ofaaid.
Without doubt the presence of Lort
Roberts with 10000 men Mt Johannes
burg will hasten the Transvaal's dc
cision.
Dispatches from Lourenzo Marrque,
yesterday described President Krue
ger as "wavering, but demanding /,
guarantee that he shall not be exilet
to ST. Helena"
The fighting burghers still continu,
to desert, and the total collapte o.
the Boer military organization is no.
far off. Bennett Burleigh, wiring from
Lord Roberts headquarters at Vereen
lying. on Sunday, says: -. "
"Nrause, acting as special compand
ant at Johannesburg, issued cireulal
| to tine officials concerned, waEnin.
them of the necessity of controlling
the foreign element in the towlrAnt
directing them to resist all attengsk
to destroy property or life, meetiht
force by force" s.!
The Netherlands Railway comfsan,
yesterday notified the authorities a,
Lourenzo Marquee that they must de
cline to-accept goods for delivery a
johannesburg. Johannesburg tele
grams are still accepted, subject. t.
stoppage at Pretoria.
The news that Lord Roberts was
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