The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-08
MOVING ON PRETORIA.
Lord Roberts Forces Are Converg-
ing in Six Columns.
President kruger Has Created q
Deep Feeling Against Him ny
Hts tnnecessary FIiEht
with All the COLD.


gcnce regarding what is transpiring
outside Pretoria there Is little or
nothing. Lord Roberts Is silent
Nevertheless, by piecing together
items from various correspondents, it
would seem shat Lord Roberts imme-
diate army is all employed north OF
Johannesburg. except one brigade,
which is az Johannesburg. and that
six columns are cohverging on Pre-
toria.
An undated news agency message
/ from Pretoria. Via Lourenco Marques,
SAYS: pretoria il now invested by
the British. No resistance will be Of.
frred. The city will bc surrendered
I by the burgomastcr as soon as for
mai demand ~ made"
This message purports 20 come in
cipher. President Kruger commands
the telegraph eastward from Pretoria,
aud telegraphic news from Pretoria
20 Lourcnco Marques has ceased. but
the messengers of newspaper eorrc-
spondents continue to pass 60 and
fro ON the railway. The latest Go ar-
rive az Laurence Marques brings
events az the Boer capital down 10 a
late hour Friday night. 40 that time.
according To these sources Of infor-
nation. the military leaders had quite
recovered from the panic aud had de-
tci mined Co defend the town. One
message. which j. dated june I. says:
Pretoria Is full OF strange burghcrs.
but most Of the commanders are
! Iargered outside. A great war conn
cil OF generals has just concluded its
deliberations. The decision a. Co he
future military course has not been
made known Louis Iiotha aud De-
hrey sat In the council"
Another dispatch brought To Lon
rruco Marques hy messenger. and dat
"a 40 Pretoria Friday az midnight.
avs; The war council assumes the
powers 81 the government. Its mem
5crs declare that the capital may s;ill
he successfully defended. One com
mnnder declared. With the help 81
tod. the hour VIII siili come when
Great Britain VIII Acknowledge the
Independence of The two republics.
A tremendous change win yet come
over the situation
Gen. nelares said that Pretoria
goold be defended 20 the utmost.
alding; There j. every chance that
We will yet heat the enemy out OF the
kanntry'
- sr,i. M y ~ c6nsrsnt wire
ss1mn .inication with the leaders here.
There il. however. a deep feeling Of
anger against him on account Of what
j. now called his unnecessary flight.
ard because he and the officials took
all the gold and left their subordi.
mates unpaid. The latest phase Of
public opinion IL q marvellous revival
~ courage"
Prom Lourcnco Marques comes a
dispatch dated June 8. saying: lit i
known that some great British move
ment il In progress outside Of Pre-
toria. The mysterious movements of
President kruRcr's SECRETARY and
physician. particularly their visit to
the Dutch warship Friesiand. which is
IN the harbor here, hive aroused aus-
pieions that Important personages are
expected"
The correspondents with Gen. Run.
die continue 90 point out the hard
ness OF the fight 81 last Tuesday. but
they believe that II will be the last
real resistance. Col Lloyd was thrice
wounded. Drummer Haynes. while
aiding Col. Lloyd. was hit in the hand
which was resting near the colonels
heart.
Maseru, Basatoland. Friday, June T..
Gen. Brabant's horses have been
the subjects OF several small captures
az the hands OF the Beers. Lieut..
Bundle. with 20 men. while searching
a farm house in the Ficksburg dis
irict. were captured. Two of the men
we're wounded. Lieut.. Lees and two
men were captured while command
erinR. Another patrol OF the Border
horse numbering 20 men, while pur-
suing a small party of Beers were
surrounded aud captured.
Count Gleischen sent 10 men Of the
Provincial horse onder Lieut.. BOwker
WIN nag ~ Aiu' ~ 'thehai 10 ut-
mand the surrender OF that place.
The Beers captured the entire party
and. after robbing the men OF all but
their clothing. sent them 20 Uredo,
hence some of them managed 30 es-
cape. Most of those who succeeded
In eluding their guards, however. were
recaptured.
Gen (.onex fn uayana