The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-21
p)tR WAR STILL GOING ON.
.,nurryG BUTCHERS ARE now
KEEPING ROBERTS BUSY.
ne British General Gives notice
rbat Any Further Wreckins Of
railroads VIII BE Followed by
- nestruction of More Farms.

,ovr,oS June q. a. m.-The British
80 penetrated the Transvaal territory
~ far as Machadodorp. Passengers who
s,v,ved Yesterday at Lourenzo Marquee
from the Transvaal assert that the heavy
syttlIery was engaged, and that the Beers
sbandoned Machadoaorp' retfihs hoiNn-
ward.
president Kruger Is still at Alkaamar.
poer bulletins regarding Gen. Dewet's
orerations along Lord Roberts communi-
cations assert that two conveys were cap
sured and 300 workmen, with Atty military,
taken prisoners.
n is rurnored from Iourenzo Marquee
FRAT a resident Of Komatipoort has been
arrested and shot by the Beers for COM
picity in the breakdown of the Malana
bridge
President Krueer's unstamped SOW
ereigns have been offered for sale in
Lourenzo Marquee at 20 shillings.
A member OF the British house OF COM
mons. who has had an important connec-
ton with South Africa, is telling a story
OF a telegram alleged to have been re-
ceived from Cape Town. which says that
Mr.. Kruger has really escaped and is
already on the seas bound for Europe. and
that the person occupying the executive
chair is not Mr.. Kruger, but is sub
stitute.
Advices from Pretoria dated June I,
ray that an official warning has been is
sued 10 the effect that any further wreck
Ing OF communications will be followed
BY the demolition OF the farms for Ave
miles on both sides.
The Pretoria correspondent OF the Daily
Telegraph. In dispatch dated Sunday.
says: IAN informal truce for Ave days
10 in operation between Lord Roberts and
Cofnmandant Gen. Botha'
sounds Like n Spanish Report.
LONDON, June 20.--The war Office has
received this. dispatch from Lori Roberts:
ldx mr. .tf.I
gersdorp without opposition June Is
Methuen, who was escorting large con
voy 10 Hebron yesterday. routed a force
under Christian Dcwet, who endeavored
10 prevent him from entering the little
Town. Methuen had only three casual
ties. Baden-Powell left this city today
try Is quieting down in that direction.
This satisfactory state OF affairs will be
materially assisted by the capture he
tween hero and Rustenburs. Tune 10. of
Two guns by Hutton's mounted infantry
from a body Of the enemy under Com
mandant Duplessis. All Is quiet here and
=, ,hs The shops az. open
crowded and businessiikc."
News From Lord Roberts.
Lord Roberts this afternoon reported
that Gen. Hunter had occupied Kruger
dorp west OF JohannesburENw without OPP
position, and that Gen; Methuen June 10
bis entry into Hebron and the orange
river colony
The silence OF Lord Roberts since June
~ had disposed some quarters to believe
that his line Of communication had again
been cut, especially according TO advices
from the Orange river colony whore the
Beers were known to be still lowering.
Lord kitchener's Narrow Escape.
LONDON, June se.--According 20 a Cape
Town dispatch of this date Gen. Kitch-
cner had narrow escape from capture
In the engagement at Leeuw spruit. June
H. He was sleeping IN the repair train
when II was attacked and many of the
engines were captured. Gen. Kitchener's
sleeping car was at kopies station when
the Beers under Gen. Dewet suddenly
opened FIRE AT n. IN. Gen. Kitchener
managed 10 reach his horse and galiopei
to Rhenuster. two miles distant. The Beers
numbered 600 men, with three guns They
destroyed the eulvert. which had just been
rebuilt. and dcrailed the train. The Beers,
who are alleged 10 be hemmcd In by Gen.
Rumble. began Smelling Ficksburg yester-
day, June 10. II II said they apprehend
that q force Is marching on them. and
hence they will endeavor to break through
southwark.