Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-06-07
JOHANNESBURG IS OCCUPIED
Roberts and His Army En-
ter the City.
KRUGER FLIES FROM PRETORIA
Transvaal Forces Are Said to Re Headed
for the Lydenburg MOuatains-NO
News Out Of Pretoria.

london, June 2.-The following die.
ra,Ch from Lord Roberts has been 10.
veived at the war office:
Johannesburg, May 31.-HeH
ma. ssty's forces are now in possession
nf johannesburg and the British flag
floats over the government buildings"
Related messages rom Pretoria con.
Jim the reports OF the departure of
President Krguer with his cabinet and
staff officials Tuesday night, and the
selection, at a meeting of citi zens, OF q
government to administer the city pro-
,isionally. Since these kilograms left
,ednesday nothing apparently has
reached Lourenco Marques by telegraph
from Pretoria. Possibly the wires have
i'een cut, or the Boer censor at some
intermediate point may intercept tele-
grams.
The Beers lately confronting Lord
Roberts appear to have gone toward the
I.ydenbury region. The defenders OF
Laing's Mex. when their position be-
comes too perilous, will probably trek
straight northward toward Lydenburg.
When this concentration takes place
there will be possibly 100000 men, who
may hold out for time, with scattered
hands OF guerrillas everywhere. The
press dispatches from the headquarters
~ Lord Roberts give no estimate rs to
the number of Beers who were fighting
General French and General Ian Ham.
iIton, Monday and Tuesday, but they
81, md
that the British casualties were slight.
The Daily Mail says it has received
cable dispatches this afternoon from
retoria, completely confirming Lord
Roberts dispal CHI OF yesterday announc.
ing the imminent fall OF the capital Of
the rransvaal.
Bennett Eurleigh, writing to the
Daily Telegraph from Elandsiontcin:
Tuesday, says:
Much rolling stock and seven
engines have been captured by Lord
Eoherts' column. The principal losses
in the fighting have been sustained by
the amounted infantry; but the casual
.es are trifiiny. General French and
General Hamilton We're engaged to the
the western columns have been fight.
ing. hut although guns were used, the
actions were never serious. In fact,
they were only big skirlnishes. The
l:oers are ietreatiny IT, lretoria."
Provost Battersby, in Il dispatch to
the Morning Post, from q ermeston,
dated May 30, says:
1.-The enemy fought rear-guard ac-
ton, retiring from the south to the
north OF the town with their pompoms
and artillery in the morning, and with.
draw ing their ritlemen through the
town in the AFTERNOON. We captured
nine engines and over 100 wagons.
Two trains are leaving tonight for the
Naal We succeeded in cutting the
line in three directions and imprison.
ing all the rolling stock in Johannes
burg. 1t was splendid piece OF work.
The enemy were astounded at the
xapility OF our advance"
Another correspondent, telegraphing
from Germeston the same day, says:
81 learn that the Beers are massine
six miles south of Pretoria for new
and desperate stand, with front OF Il
miles. Other rumors in the camp OF
Lord Roberts are that President Kruger
is i'll at Lydenburg, and that the ammu.
nj ton of the Beers is running short"