The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-03-23
BLOEMFONTETN
IS EVACUATED
Lord Roberts Takes Possession Of
Orange Free State Capital.
BURGHERS LEAVE HUURIEDLY
British Generals Headquarters
Are Now at President Steyn's
Palatial Home.

Advices reaching London Wednes-
day announced that Bloemfontein sur
rendered at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. The city was occupied at noon.
President Steyn, with a majority Of
the fighting burghers, fed north.
General French was within five
miles Of the place at o'clock Monday
afternoon. He sent a summons into
the town threatening to lombard un-
less it surrendered by am. Tuesday.
A white flag was hoisted Tuesday
morning and deputation OF the town
council, with Mayor Kellner, went out
to meet Lord Roberts at Spitz kop,
five miles south of the town, making
a formal surrender of the place.
Lord Roberts made a state entry at
noon. He received a tremendous ova-
ton. After visiting the public build
ings he went to the official residence
OF the president, followed by a cheer
ing crowd, who waved the British flag
and sang the British national anthem.
They were in a condition of frenzied
excitement.
On Monday afternoon previous to
the surrender there had been q little
shipping and Smelling, but the enemy
then retired.
Lord Roberts has his headquarters
at the presidents house and there are
many Of the British wounded in the
building.
ROBERTS DISPATCH.
The following is the text of Lord
Roberts's dispatch to the war Office
announcing his occupation of Bloem-
fontein:
"B1oEMFoNTE1N, Tuesday, March
10, 8 p. m.-By the help of God and
: by the bravery of her majesty's sol
diers, the troops under my command
have taken possession of Bloemfontein.
The British flag now flies over the
presidency, evacuated last evening by
Mr.. Steyn, late president of the Orange
Free State. Mr.. Frazer, member Of
= the late executive government; the
mayor, the secretary of the late gov
eminent, the Landrost and other Off
Gals met me two miles from the towI
: and presented me with the keys of tn,
Q public offices:
s "The enemy have withdrawn from
s the neighborhood and all seems quiet
y The inhabitants of Bloemfontein CAV
J the troops a cordial reception"
: LONDON REJofoEs.
Lord Roberts dispatch caused
feeling of great relief in London. Th'
absence of the news eagerly looked TO
} had provoked some apprehension dur
Of ing the earlier part of the day that tn
g. British had met with q check befor
Bloemfontein, and anxious inquire
were made at the Office in the lobbie
of parliament.
= At Windsor the news was receive
I'd with much joy. The queen commanc
pit ed that it be Immediately publishe
nt and she instructed her equerry, at th
- dinner table, to send note to the o
= fcers of the household brigade.
81 The battalion was on parade at 10:1
of p. m. Major ST. Aubyn read her ma
it esty's note and called for cheers for Il
or queen aud Lord Roberts. The bar
- played GOOD Save the Queen. F."
~ Wherever Lord Roberts dispatt
N was read, his reference to the 'lat'
or President Steyn and the ''late" exec
re, tive was Immediately fastened upon
,tb highly significant The lord may
- announced the news at banquet
'uO the masters Of the city compani
Ve- which was in progress at the mansi
he house.
It was recesved with great cheeriI
the company rising and singing &c
no Save the Queen.
The evening papers in Liverpo
Is Manchester and Glasgow publish
in special editions, causing joyful dem'
per STATIONS in those cities.
IRON MOLDERS GET ADVANCE