The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-05
EOERs' MILITARY POWER BROKEN.
The Wal is Practically Ended. declares spen-
ser Wilkinson.
BY the Associated Press.)

London. June 3.-(Sunday.)-Spen-
~ Wilkinson. reviewing the events Of
rhr week in South Africa for the AS
tciated Press. says:
The situation can clearly be under
food if We. in the first instance neg
Irrtrd the Pretoria kilograms. Lord
Roberts advanced from the Naal in
Two columns. he himself with the
main body. followed the line OF rail
way, and Generals French and Ilamil-
Ion keeping pace yith him Il short
march To the left uld slightly in adj
laurr.
ION Monday night General Roberts
was M Kip River station. the left
'Ut@ column being south of Kip
Ij'trSberg. The Beers retreated be-
lore General Roberts. but resisted the
left wing.
o Tuesday night General Roberts
WIS al Germiston and the left wing
near Florida. Just west of %Johanne--
burg.
ION Wednesday morning. General
Roberts summoned Johannesburg tn
surrender. and agreed 10 give twenty
toHr hours delay before entering the
jp"n. which,. however. he surrounded
with troops.
Generals French and Hamilton
We're kept ava" from the town and
pushed forward.
"On Thursday General Roberts en-
Tered Johannesburg and made Il for
mad occupation. He had n review Of
TWO divisions and then leaving 4 hri-
eadr TO garrison the town. he pat his
nam body into camp to the north on
Thee Pretoria road on Friday morn
.HiF NJ thai tinn Etannh and linn
l.ton were we'll toward Pretoria.
Very likely General French was east
"l the railway and the remainder OF
Nh" army within two easy marches
'i f'r hoer capital.
"N"au1ilne. Lord Roberts com
nUnlcati0ns were we'll covered and
''r Free State forces We're receiving"
punishment. On Tuesday General
fftndlr defeated the Free StaterS near
>ru"kal and received reinforcements
.Eoln the Third brigade. On the same
clay The Highland Brigade which had
marched north from Nentersburg. en-
Tered Hebron.
ON Thursday the Free Staters near
f"E~burg were reported from MaSertl
n" have been surrounded by Generals
H@alant and Rumble. which proves
'Aa' General Rrabant has an infantry
'E'@Hd". which though not Rundles
"'" Inc Chermside's.
Now to Pretoria. On Wednesday
|rr~'dent Kruger left. The Roer
troops We're dismissed from the forts
"' Pretoria, and the town resolved
' surrender and made its arrange
'"'u'I. The ~burghers were in Il panic
'"'1 believed that Roberts was close
'' hand. These facts were telegraph
veg mere IN IEn inlananlnnt wit paCcnc.
''|r news of Lord Roberts was TWEEN
.f-'"Ir hours old and there was moth
.'t t~H'robahle in his troops being
Pretoria reported them to De.
"'''ipir we were ready to belieYe
,r,' pretoria would be occupied on
"'ISlaN. Now it is clear that the
''ifa trIfgrams expected the occii-
'..,'" Two or three days too soon.
''rl''ral Roberts must now be be
pretoria, but the evidence IS not
.'''''',' I" enable us to Judge wheth-
me- has met serious resistance.
"'i' might be Slight difficulty il the
nave re-occupied the forts. br1
"' probability the entry into IRE
r" VIII nor he long delayed. Inc
'"liifarN power Is now com
> nr"kcn and the war practically
'I}h"H@h the complete occupH-
,.,' '' ihe country will take some
' ana probably will be delayed
many guerilla bands.
l.., ''Sl"rnt Kruger may form q
Cam "' Gutenberg. which. however.
N:u VII" ~" harm. as General Butler
0.. move l'p 10 the Dclagoa Bay Rail
,,l |''i Stop krHger's supplies. 50
n' ' IN" British have all the rail
n h\in@ columns will quickly
AN f"d to all local opposition