The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-01
KRUGER CAPTURED?
SRlisht Confirmed, but
Nothing Further.
ROBERTS OCCUPIES JOHANNESBURG.
French and Hamilton Have Had
Continuous FishtiAg-naerS Said
TO Ne Masslng SouaA Of Pre-.
tofia For Desberate Stand,


LONDON, June 1.-Belated messages
from Pretoria confirm the reports OF the
departure OF President Kruger with his
cabinet and staff officials Tuesday night
and the selection at meeting Of citizens
Of a committee to administer the city
professionally.
The war office here knows nothing
about the reported capture OF President
Since. these kilograms left on Wednes.
day nothing apparently has reached Lou
renco Marques by Telegraph from Pre-.
toha. Possibly the wires have been cut.
Possibly the Boer censorship at some in.
termediate point intercepts kilograms.
Although the war office has not re.
ceived a word about it, no one in London
harbors the idea that the Boer capital is
not already in the hands Of the British
or about to be there. The possession of
Johannesburg at all events, as Lord Rob-
erts has telegraphed, is n fact. States
Attorney SHUTS did not depart with
President Kruger but remained in Pre-
toria. F 1
The present seat OF the Boer govern.
ment, according to dispatch from LOU
renco Marques, dated yesterday, is Mid
dleburg, but it will probably be shifted
farther east.
The Beers lately confronting Lord
Roberts appear to have gone eastward
also toward the Lydenburg region. The
defenders Of Laingsnek, when their posi-.
ton becomes too perilous, will probably
trek straight northward toward Lyden.
burg When this concentration takes
place, there will be possibly 10000 men
who may hold out FOR time, with scat.
tered bands of guerrillas elsewhere.
The press dispatches from the head.
quarters OF Lord Roberts give no est.
mate as to the number OF Beers who
were fighting General French and Cen
eral Ian Hamilton Monday and Tuesday,
but they all agree that the Beers retired
and that the British casualties were
slight.
The following dispatch from Lord Rob.
erts, dated johannesburg, May, 81, p.
M, has been received at the war office
here:
"Her majesty's forces are now In pos.
session of Johannesburg, and the British
flag floats over the government build
ings"
Mr.. Bennett Burleigh. wiring to The
Daily Telegraph from Elandsfontein
Tuesday, says:
"Much rolling stock and seven engines
have been captured by Lord Roberts
column. The principal losses In the
fighting have been sustained by the
mounted infantry. but the casualties are
trifling. General French and General
Hamilton were engaged to the west of
Johannesburg.
"Since Sunday the western columns
have been fighting; but, although guns
were used, the actions were never seri-
GUS. In fact. they We're only big skirm-
ishes. The Beers are retreatng to Pre-
toria."
Mr.. Provost Battersby in a dispatch to
The Morning Post from Germiston, dated
May 30, says:
"The enemy fought rear guard ac-
ton, retiring from the south to the north
Of the town with their pompoms and an
tillery in the morning and Withdrawing
their riHemen through the town in the
afternoon. We captured nine engines
and over 100 wagons. Two trains are
leaving tonight for the Vaal.
1--WE succeeded in cutting the line in
three directions and imprisoning all the
rolling stock in Johannesburg. 1t was
splendid piece of work. The enemy were
astounded at the rapidly of our ad-
vance"
Another correspondent, telegraphing
from Germiston the same day, says:
II learn that the Beers are massing six
miles south of Pretoria for a new and
desperate stand, with front Of II
miles,"
Other rumors in the camp of Lord Rob
erts are that President Kruger is ill at
Lydenburg and that the ammunition Of
the Beers is running short. Mr.. M. Ii.
Donohe, correspondent of The Daily
Chronicle, was captured yesterday.
Some discussion is going on in London
as to what will be done with President
Kruger il he is captured. One idea is
that he will be sent TO st. Helena, anoth-
er that he will be tried for treason. The
Daily Express says:
"Mr. Kruger's London agent has in
vested 100000 of the presidents money
in land and miues. This took place be-
fore the war broke out, and to this fact
may be nscribed the failure of the Trans
wall authorities to blow up the mines"