Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-06-02
LAST STAND TO BE
MACHODO DORP
Brave Dom Paniand his Burehers
VIII Make a Determined
Stand There.
CAPE COLONY CONDEMNS WAR
The Peoples Congress of Cape
Colony Unanimous that
War was Unwarranted.
TRANsvAAL CLOSED TOPUBLlC

Lorenzo Marques, June president
Kruger yesterday was still at Machado-
dorp, about half way between Pretoria
and the Portuguese frontier, on the
railroad between the Transvaal capi-
tai and Delagoa Bay. Boer commands.
total ofabout 10000 men. held Thurs
day, all the positions and hills around
Pretoria. Another large command was
at Bronkhursts Sprnits, about forty
miles from Pretoria, on the railroad
leading to Delagoa Bay. Telegraphic
communication with the Transvaal is
closed to the public. Feverish excite
ment prevails here owing to the al
most total absence of news from either
side. The object of the trip of Frichie
-Eloff, President Kruger's sonrin-law.
and DR.. Heyman. the presidents ply.
sician, appears to have been to place
large amount of gold in safety.
/ Cape Town, June PA dispatch from
Delagoa Bay says: Pretoria will sur
render. President Kruger is said to be
at Middleburg. The last stand of the
Beers will be made at Machadodorp.
London, June 2-Lord Roberts re
ports as follows: johannesburg
French's report of his operations of
May 2Sth, 10Th, reached me today.
He was opposed throughout the march
but managed to drive off the enemy
from strong positions, they successive
ly held with little loss, and is now
holding the place | directed him to do,
north of johannesburg Two officers.
were wounded, two men killed, twenty
seven wounded.
London; June 2-The war office re-
ceived the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts: johannesburg, June 1
Sir Henry Colville, in reporting the
arrival of the Highland brigade at
.Heilbrun, May goth, states he was op-
posed more or less the whole way
from Ventersburg. Eight men were
killed, four officers, thfrty-two men
wounded.
Rumble telegraphs his casualties
thirty-two killed. $50 wounded
Maseru Basutoland. May s1-Gener-
al Brandt has practically surrounded
the Beers Ave miles outside of Ficks-
burg The only side open for retreat
is the Basutoland border, where
thousand of Basutos, under Chief Jo--
nathan. are waiting events.
Graadreinet, Cape Colony, May 81
The peoples congress opened here to
day. OF those present, many were
Dutch clergymen, commoners and
hondites. Mr.. De Villiers, brother of
Chief Justice de Villiers, presided.
Mr.. Pretorius, member OF the legisla-
tive assembly, offered resolution de.
claring that in the opinion Of the ma
Jority OF Cape Colonists, the chief i'm
mediate cause of the war was unwar-
ranted int0ferable interference of the
ministry in London, in. the Internal af
fairs Of the South African republics.
A member speaking In support of the
resolution. said it would be impossi-
| bile to hold ouf the hand of friendehin
after the war and asked:
"Can we take the English by the hand
that perhaps is stained with the blood
Of my brother?"
The chairman advised moderation in
all the speeches. The resolution was
adopted unanimously. Other resolu-
tions presented afirmed that If the re
publics were annexed, the peace and
prosperity of the country would be