Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-06
!. Retention in Pretoria More
enthusiastic Than Anticipated
, SERIOUS RESISTANCE.
c.,ded Their Guns 20 the
''u Gins No Further serious
Fighting Expected

s..,or,o June s, 5:35 p. m.-The oc-
, of the town passed OF most
1..,tor.ly and the British flag Is
t.i.tsi on top OF the government
Tbs troops met with a much
enthusiastic reception than / an
s.,,.d. The third battalion OF the
.,1lsr guards lined the square when
I. march past took place
orloe 10 their having been on duty
.ne distance around the town, very
cavalry and infantry were able to
y. part 10 the ceremony.
s.gsral of our officers who had been
-,rsrs were among the onlookers'
vr York. June GA dispatch to the
s,ne from London says
y. nromenade from Capetown TO
4 100 was ended yesterday after a
n. N maneuyers, rather than seri-
n sehtIng. Lord Roberts gives a de-
. n description OF this engagement
Il i6slps thereby TO dignity the entry OF
\. Rdilsh troops into the capital. The
.s9s have a hollow ring, and II Is not
1, ihat the resistance offered by the
Z. Was serious. The Beers, when at
. IA bv the mounted infantry and the
. .,~snrv fell back upon position in
E. -ssr where they had concealed sew
Fl runs The naval guns and the Dat-
. = Of artillery moved up with the m
v brigade behind them and the
. IA retired. The Beers then made a
. IN attempt to turn the left flank OF
H British army, but were thWarted
u y. Gen Hamllton's column of
4 ,ied infantry filled the gap. The
r retreated. and Lord Roberts
ry after bivouacking over night, en-
. Pretoria yesterday afternoon, the
. Ia leading the way. The casualties
n n not heavy and the engagement
II ss series OK maneuvers on each SIDE
Il l5gi desperate on persistent fighting
he dense Dutch stronghold
+. frri Roberts was embarrassed by the
Il Idof ROsslyn's enterprise last week IN
. ang the helplessness Of panic
Il tsa1 Pretoria and the facility with
3tth 10 could be entered by the BRIT
"a hoops. and he was deprived Of the
lt Of forcing his way into the Boer
a since the eagerness Of the OIL
3 % surrender the town was pro-
f ned when he was not prepared 10
rei when he was not prepared TO
#iancp By waiting six days he gave
Fl Ae Beers time To- recover from their
& Id and 10 make some show Of de-
rg the capital. The account OF
Ia lays engagement and Tuesdays
J. b Is better reading for each side IN
Quence of the delay The Beers
tthe credit Tor making a final stand
n Sx Mile Sprult and of seeking TO
4 h1soade The British and then 20 out
rk them, and Lord Roberts. instead
II marching 10 several days after the
4 smy had scuttled out has the salts
u elton Of entering the capital In gal
~ style after a euccessful engage
|srt
n Lord Roberts does not appear TO have
II "a more than two brigades OF infan-
b With a strong body OF cavalry, and,
hh the heavy guns were kept Wen
. mont there was little work for them.
Aad stationed two brigades OF cav
Il b north OF Pretoria, and General
anlion' column to the westf and had
b attempted 10 concentrate his forces
p he B0er Commands were not
yong
At1 q few hours OF maneuvering
agIta was left defenceless. The
u. Ha b.. % ne NaIa NH the
n'-oWners and strengthened during
r gar were abandoned, the Creusots
" hiupps and the famous Long Toms
.an were 90 render Pretoria impreg-
' we're taken east TO the mountains,
" NE capital which President krug-
"A 1llghers had boosted would be de-
+ isl i0r month after month, was sur
4. llried after @ single feeble engage
Dc facility with which johannesburg
Pretoria have been taken leads
-! military men 10 suspect that
pas been a secret understanding
II aeen President Kruger and the Brit
. l9'ernment by which the war viii
"A Nolgh. Co am end without any UNI
+. sdiy loss of NE and wasteful des-
81 a.l OF property. This theory. while
. lo.e, cannot De proved since neith-
. resident Kruger nor Lord Roberts
aamIt thar there has been any Sc
Fl intrigue or that the closing scenes
Ie war have been prearranged IN
II 'snse The safer generalization Is
. J We Beers have fought calamity
sl lhe resources OF a mighty emf
+. -nu nave been finally overwhelmed
7. -ptlor numbers and energy and
n N'io Roberts has worked out an
problem IN the dynamics Of
ne lds known how much force
Il needed 700 the advance line. and
. ana OF force and how 20 protect
. 2 W communications most ef-
. XIV. uy operations on the eastern
under Cen Rumble.
campaign may now be said 90
Il snlel Vest Of the line drawn from
Fl 4 20 flcksburg General Hunt
F. a1,,isloh is reported TO have entered
. ,uoeis Lord Methuen win proba-
{. w up 40 P0tchefstr0om. and Gems.
a,FoWe.l and Darlington win oc-
. , r.rust and Rustenburg. The oc-
. wv Qi Pretoria will probably dis
II sE.ts lhe Free State forces and the
4, HarrismIth and Vrode dis
Il w! lr gradually overrun by
+ ~. a,lhllt's forces. The remaining
n sums of the war win be restricted
gutenberg district. to which the
.r.,,' ,tl h9ldIne Lalng's Mex must
4 A though Ermelo
II III, ufe many signs that the strug-
. ~. ,H END in the course of a fortniebt
III, oelalis Of The surrender Of Pre-
n communicated by Lord Roberts
III pot support this view. From
Il 81 NV, wv report It appears that the
\ driven back fairly into Pre-
n me-. ''..oinoay's engagement. and that
n a. ot the town was demand
Il ia,i., COMA proposed an armistice
H. plt.s lhe terms of surrender. and
4 y, replied that there could
n ~, 'nlllons Gen. Botha decided
a.. s-d,tl attemnt 20 defend the
sB,r, - ,ge c'yil officials arranged for
'.'n5sg . oi me troops during the az.
3rg az nad been done at Johannes
D. potssss Of President KRUGER and
A afit,..,s. remained IN the town and
a ban ~. was made 10 remove the
',lns.,.. ,s1aers 10 Waterfall All the
r,,a wv Doe speedily released aud
,ifg ,,, ,,' ,,. IN The Lydenburg dis
likely TO De serious
''S CAPTURE BRITISH.
sdrsfi,.. June while London was
Eanf5 Lord Rouerts' Pretoria