Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-09


LONDON, June 8, 3:15 a. m.-Gen.
Butler has at length taken the offensive
and by maneuvering, he has secured
position west of Laings Mex, by which
he believes he can make the Boer POI
sitions untenable. Presumably he will
Immediately follow up his success.
Lord Roberts has communicated
nothing for three days nor permitted
the correspondents to wire what is go
ing on. London's inference is that he
is resting, although he is possibly
disposing his army for a reach after
Commandant General Botha.
A blockade of the wires, owing to
the crush of official correspondence
may account for the scanty press dis
patches. Some kilograms filed a week
ago are only just now arriving Among
these are spirited descriptions of the
fighting at Elandsfontein. According
to one of them the streets were filled
with women and children. Rife shots
could be heard everywhere. The Brit
ish soldiers would stop firing and join
in the chase after chickens. The
Burghers surrendered to any one. KAT
frs went about looting the Jewish
stores and mounted infantry galloped
hither and thither.
Lord Roberts army has new song.
1t runs thus:
Were marching into Pretoria,
1t belongs to Queen Victoria"
The Daily Telegraph has the follow
ign from Pretoria dated Wednesday:
The one thousand prisoners who
were deported from Waterfall were told
that they were about to be given up
to Lord Roberts. They entrained
cheerfully and were conveyed to Nooit-
gedache instead of Pretoria.
Gen. Louis Botha, with a rear
guard of two thousand, left Pretoria
during the night The British advance
guard on entering was upon the very
heels of the retiring Beers. Botha has
sworn to carry on the war in the
mountains"
A special dispatch from Pretoria de-
scribes the visit made by officers OF
Lord Roberts staff to the presidency
Tuesday, June 5th. 1t says:
I'VE were received by Dutch pastor
and shortly, were joined by Mrs. Kru-
ger. The latter wore a black silk
dress and white cap. She composediy
exchanged greetings with her visitors
who notified her of their intention to
replace the burgher guards by a guard
OF British troops. The burghers there
upon laid down their arms on the as
phalted porch of the building, near the
lions guarding the entrance"
The war Office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Gen. Butler:
yellow Boom Farm, June Son
June Gen. Talbot Coke, with the
Tenth brigade and the South African
light horse, seized Van Wyke hill
The enemy made some resistance. and
a good deal of sniping occurred. Our
casualties were abount four killed and
thirteen wounded.
During that day and the following
we got At and two 70 FOUNDER naval
guns to Van Wyck hill and two
5-inch guns onto the southwestern
spur of 1nkewelo. Under cover of
their fire Gen. Hildyard to-day as
sauplted all the spurs OF the berg be-
tween Botha's Pass and Inkewelo.
The attack, which was well plan
ned by Hildyard, and carried out with
immense dash by the troops, for whom
no mountains were too steep, outfank-
ed the enemy, who were forced to re-
tire from their very strong position.
81 think we did not have any casual
ties, and hope l have obtained a po-
sition from which l can render Laings
Mex untenable."