The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-26
Roberts Reports That the Adj
vance of His Army
Has Entered the Territory of
Dom Paul Kruger.
QUEENS BIRTHDAY.
No Beers to Be Found South Of
the River.
Burghers Reported to Be Giving
Up the Fight.

London, May 26.-3 2. m.-The war
office has received the following dis
patch from Lord Roberts: Wolve
Hoeck COrange Free State), May 2e-
An advanced portion of this force
crossed the Vaal river on the queens
birthday, near Parys. Hamilton's
column is at Boschbank. Our scouts
are now at Viljoen's drift Con the from
tier north of WoIve Hoeck).
The local mines are uninjured and
work is going on as usual. There is no
enemy his side of the river.
Hunter reached Vryberg, May "a.
MURDER CHARGES WITHDRAWN
Pretoria, May 25.-Prosecution has
withdrawn the charges of murder in
connection with the explosion at the
Begbie fOctOry at Johannesburg against
Messrs. Longville and Perret, B~elgians,
VIM. Begbie and Thomas Richards, a
colored American. All the accused were
acquitted An application was made
that the men be re-arreSted and put
over the border, but this was refused.
BUTCHERS STOP FIGHTING.
Newcastle, Friday, May 25--Louis
Koch, a magistrate of the Free State,
has surrendered. He says that ali the
burgherS in the Harrismith Vrede dis
trict have returned to their farms and
refuse to continue fighting. If, as is re-
ported, President Steyn is in Vrede he
will probably go northWard towards
&AA-0o @FCN ~ H. 0--o 0IL
TO SEM MORE TROOPS.
London, May 26.-The secretary of
state for war, the Marquis of Lans-
dOwne, discussing military matters in
the house of lords today announced that
Il, 1000 troops would be sent to South
Africa next month.
JOHANNESBURG NEXT WEEK
London, May 26.-As anticipated the
first news from Lord Roberts after his
long silence was the announcement that
~ D.s4s-L l,z .-zr-aI 4ha Veal fx-l
This is probably Gen. Hutton's column
which crossed at Parys and may be ex-
t<pected to make a dash at the railroad in
the -neighborhood of Potchefstroom
whence there is direct communication
with JOHANNESBURG Gen Ham1lton'S
column is at Boschbsnk, which is close
to the river, about eight miles north
west of Wolve Hoeck,. Lord Roberts
headquarters, and may be expected to
also cross the Vaal river and create a
diversion On the flank of any federal
force in the neighborhood Of Vereening-
ing.
As he has only about Is miles to ira
verse, a speedy announcement may be
expected that the British commander in
chief himself has gained a fOothold in
the TranSvaal and that he VIII reach
the federal position south of Johannes
burg in the middle of the coming week
The same secrecy which ShrOuded the
movements of the main army envelops
Lord Methuen'S and Cen Rundle col
umnS, so probably the next official dis
patches will show decisive movements
of these wings. Rumble ought to be
close to Bethlehem by now and the ex-
perts expect to hear of some decisive
movement on the Harrismith railroad
in which part of Gen. Buffers force will
cooperate in the direction of Van
Reenans pass. Should the Pretoria bull
letin announcing the r-eoccupatiOn OF
Hebron by the federalS turn out to be
true, it will be a totally unexpected de-
veIopment as Gen. Ian Hamilton occu-
pied Hebron Tuesday and nothing has
been heard from there since.