The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-05

LONDON. June s. asO a. m.-of ofy,cia,
intelligence regarding what "a trsnsp,r.
ing outside Pretoria there is little or
nothing to-day. Lord Roberts is silent.
Nevertheless, 10y piecing together items
from various correspondents. IL would
Seom that Lord Roberts immense army IL
all employed north OF Johannesburg ex-
eept one biisads which Is at Johannes.
burg. and that sS columns are convorg-
ing on Pretoria.
Prospect Of Pretortn'a Surrender
An undated news agency message from
Pretoria, via Lourenzo MARQUEE June 4,
SAYS; Pretoria IA now Invested by the
British. No resistance viii he offered.
The city viii he surrendered nv the burso.
master as soon as formal demand Is
made"
This message pnrrorts 10 come In ci-
pher. President Kruger commands the
telegraph eastward from Pretoria, and
telegraphic news from Pretoria 10 iour-
enxo Marauex has closed. but the mess
engers of newspaper correspondents con-
tInue to pass to and fro on the railway.
military Leaders In Council.
The latest 10 arrive at t.ourenao Mar.
ques bring events at tho Boer capital
down to late hour Friday night. At
that time. according 60 these sources Of
information. the military leaders had
quite recovered from the psnic. and had
determined To defend the town, one
message, which is dated June l. ssv-i
Pretoria Is fun az strange burxhers.
but most of tho comms snders ,ssv In iasE-
.aru tai, A .f
erals has juHt concluded its delibera-
tions. The decision ms 20 the future mil
i,ary course has not becn made known
Louis Botha and Deiarey sat in the eoan.
ell"
hitter AGstaat kvuaSr.
Another dispatch brought 10 Lourenso
Marques by messenger. and dated at Pre-
toria Friday at midnight. says
'srhc war council assumes tho powers
OF the government. Its members declare
that the capital may attn be successfully
defended. One commander declared:
with the hrip OF God. the hour will
come when Great Britain viii acknowi-
edge the independence OF the two r~pubs
lies A tremendous change viii yet come
over the situation.
'e,en. Delarey said that rretosis would
n every chance that we will yet beat tho
enemy out of tho country.
Biuer Agsia.t Harshsrs.
President Kruger IL somewhere 70 ths
eastward. but IL IN constant wire com
rnunicatinn with the leaders here. There
l., hosever. n deep feeling of anger
against him on account Of whAi is now
called his unnecessary night. and because
he and tho oniriaia took all the gold and
left iheiT suhordlnAtes unpaid The latest
phase ~ public opinion II marvellous re-
visRI 81 courage.
Frun f,ourenro Marquee comes dis
patch dated June saying.
1t is known that some great movement
is y progress outside ~ Pretoria.
Preparing for pIiaht.
The mysterious movements of preei.
dent Krugsra secretary and physicisn,
particularly their visit 10 the Dutch wnr.
ship FrieHiAnd. whirh ~ IN TIE harbor
here. has aroused suspiciobs that import
ant personAgea are expected
Minor Thester. OF w...
The news from the minor th~aiefs is
ioss cryptic The Bosg operations 70
break Lord Roberts ofnmunica fions have
sen completely hasTlod ahd she B0sfs are
in danger % being surrounded ~ the
British forces ~ Flekrburg. Eauskai He'd
hfgn and r4B3iev- Gen Runfie Instead
of thro~inE himself against he nears rs.
irenc hsa as HvdaiphberE. moved toward
FlekEburK ard established caBnsuniaa-
tlDn with Gen Brahanf TIE noerm
u4Ats he'd parallel .lth RuaaIs. Intending
20 seize strong position ou tbs Firka-
hurs rnad. but Gsn Randis xos there nrst.
The - Beers ~ho were in this move
nsFst ase noS reported 10 bo going eiss-
whsro- The correspondents Nth Rgsdis
continue 20 point cut ths hardness ~ ana
agbt q iss; TusEtsY h1, they t~l3svs I.
viii - 'hs sast fsal resistance ca. How'd
tartfe wounded
Drummer Haynes. while aiding Col
Lloyd, ~as shot 30 ne hand. Nhieh pas
resting near 90. coionsls heart
The Othsr Commands
Gen bvller's guns tar0w smell es two
'owaFd the botr positions in front u him
OCCASIONALLY.
Gen haden- Powell - Eti3 At Matching
Gen. Hunters column ia marching into
the 1ransyaai beyond t4cstsuberg
oh.truetion az the Cape.
neN phase ~ me Anglo Dutch conflict
IL oIealng ia Cape Colony. The leaders,
of the AfrlSan1er bund propose. IL is
asss4tsd- - tlsck business Ia tho cape