Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-02
ROBERTS REPORT
MYSTERIOUS.
British Do Not Comprehend His
Latest Message
10000 BOERS AT PRETORIA
Discussing the Payment OF War EN'
penses-PeopIe's Congress Fa-
yors Boer Independence.

London, June 2.--Lord Roberts last
report OF the movement of the British
troops in the Transyaal IS somewhat
mysterious. From the fact that Gen
French's report took two days TO reacn
the commander-in-c chief at Johannes
burg, It IS believed that either French
must be many miles north OF that city
or that he Is having troubles with his
communications. The former Is gem
orally accepted as the most probable
and 1t is surmised that Lord Roberts
vague phrase setting forth that French
Is now holding the place which direct
ed him TO do, north Of johannesburg
means that his position Is quite close
to Pretoria.
WONDERING WHAT is THE MAI
TER
The additional fact that Lord Roberts
dispatch. published today is Gated Iour
hours earlier than the one given out
yesterday. aud that 10 takes the pro-
Cecdings no further than May III, Ieaus
to the conclusion that some important
movement is on foot or that LORD hoh'
erts himself has not been able 90 Keep
his lines clear behind hin, Possibly
the next place Lord Roberts viii De
heard from will be Pretoria. IL seems
that French should certainly be- Wilhlh
striking distance of the camps today
Gen. Rumble appears Iu have re-
Is.sN HsIf. OBJ
ward. and c0ntemplates an early Tor
ward movement.
Boer prisoners say that utty men
were Killed and many wounded In their
recent night
PAYING THE PIPER.
The Cologne Gazette publishes a let,
ter from state Secretary heitz, dated
April 26 saying
"The British government promised the
Brlufh naL1u thar lhe cost of thc Wat
wiN pc betrayed by the Beers. But as
ne aier win not be- 30 a position 20
pay Great Britain must obtain iht
money nom the GOLD mines which Wih
thereby be- mulCted of hall me net
profits. whereas tne Iransvaal never
ledei special ,aX GA gO.d. me nsu-
gators 1i the war; Rhodes, WERNER
Belt and others VIII suffer most. I'm
addition the pfiiish VIII have to main.
tain a garrison 0l 10000 men, thc cost
OF which the mines W'li also have TO
nay. AS soon az the British troops are
Withdrawn, wars and reheilions VIII
break out. not for years bdt for cen-
turtles. FoI England this means D.ns
stant source OF trouble, annoyance ana
biOodshed
THIS SHOWS FIGHTING
The war office has received The fol-
lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts at
234 %. M.
Johannesburg. June 1, 30 p. m.-Sir
Henry Colyile in reporting the arrival
of the Highland buga Be- az Heilbrdn,
May 20, states that boz was opposed
more or less the whole way from Nen-
tersburg Eight men were Killed and
four officers aud thirty-t"o men We're
wounded
"Cohille says the Lancashire battery
of field artillery did excellent work
Grants naval guns were most yalu-
able and the troops behaved. in "a most
soldierly manner throughout the t} ING
march
bundle telegraphs that bis casual
ties were 81 killed and l5o men wound
cd
MANY Beers At PRETORIA.
Lourenzo Marques. June 2.--President
Kruger Yesterday was still az Mathauu-
dorp. tabout half way between Pretoria
and the Portuguese frontier on the rail-
road between the Ttausvaai capital and
Delagoa bay. Boer commands, Toe
falling about 10000 men, held, Thurs
day AN the positions and hills around
Pretoria Another large command was
at Bronkhurstsspruit about forty miles
from Pictorial on the railroad leading
10 Delagoa bay.
Telegraphic communication with the
Transvaal is closed 10 the public.
Feyerish excitement prevails here owe
ing 20 the almost total absence OF news
from either side.
The object OF the trip here Of Friechie
El0n. President kruger's son-in-laW,
and Dr. Heyman, the presidents
physician, appears 10 have been 10
place a large amount of gold Ia safety,
BoERs ARE SURROUNDED.
Mazeru. Basutoland, June 2.-Gen.
Brabant has practically surrounded the
Beers Eve miles outside of Ficksbufg.
The only side open for tine retreat ia
me Basut0land border, where thou
sands OF Basut0g. under chief Jona-
than. are awaiting events.
The grenadier guards we're the heavl-
est sufferers during Gen. Rundle's
aghting They lost thirty men killed
and had lightweight wounded.
PEOPLES CONGRESS.
Graadreinet cape Colony, Thursday
MAY sl.-The peoples congress opened
here today. OF those present many
were Dutch clergymen cummonefs and
honditeg Dir. DeYllliers, brother Of
chief Justice Deyilliefs, presided. Mr.
.prg turius q member Uf The legisla-
tive assembly offered % resolution de-
Glazing that 90 the opinion OF ma
iority OF Cape C0lOnists the chief Inn
mediate cause OF The war was the UNI
warranted lntolerable interference Of
the ministry in London Ia the internal
affairs of the South African republics.
a member speaking in support OF the
resolution. said ID would De impossible
20 hold ont the hand oi friendship after
the war. and asked. Can we take the
English hand that perhaps Is stained
with the blood 0f my br0thcr?'
The chairman advised moderation IN
an the speeches
The resolution Was adopted unanl-
m0usly.
AGAINST ANNEX ALTON