The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-05-31
WILL FIGHT TO THE END.
PEEsIDENT KRUGER PROCLAINa
THIS TO HIH PEOPLE.
Lord Roberts Infantry Advance Ne.
Boers' Movrmcnts Myxt Res the
BritiAh-The Question Of Csu,inu.
Ing the War Coin: om Among tho
BOer Fishtin. Men,

Cape Town. May 24-President Kru-
ger. 1T Is announced here. has issued a
proclamation saying he will defend
johannesburg, and calling upon all the
Beers to fight to the bitter end
London, May 25.-3:3O d. m.-Lord
Roberts infantry advance is delayed
at the Rhenoster river for a day or two
by the depth Of the stream which is
not fordable. The banks, which are pre-
cipitous. are forty feet high, A pom
toon and temporary bridge construc-
ton are under way. The railway has
not been damaged to any great extent
between kroOnstad and Rhcncster. The
Transvaalers have offended the Free
Staters by destroying their splendid
bridges when retiring to kroonstad.
They refrained from doing this on the
retreat to RhenCSter, but now they are
destroying the railroad and bridges
>!most completely north Of the Rhen-
)ster
The British troops are in form of a
crescent, with horrs thirty miles apart,
with General French $ cavalry on the
left within twcntythree miles of the
Vaal, and General Ian Hamilton's
mounted men on the right, within
thirty miles Of the Eaal. The center
of the crescent is about forty miles
from the Naal.
Boer tele grams says that 5000 British.
with ten guns. near Vredefort,
which iS close to tn. Naal and close
to Parys. One correspondent refers to
the advance as Il ''i,romenade." An
other describing it as Il Beer hunt.
The Free SIatelS ale pictured as bolt
ing like hares' at the st sight of the
British. The latter. according to one
writer, do not even tiEd women and
children, as the fleeing farmers take
their families with them, in cOnSe
Iuence Of the reports current among
the Transvaalers that the British kid
nap all children over twelve years of
age.
The BOer rear guard was composed OF
russians. to whom was committed the
task of destroying the bridges. They
also looted freely.
What the Boeis are doing is an abso-
ute mystery. The embargo of news out
If Pretoria for the last twentyfour
hours has been complete. The move
nent toward LydenDurg. however, con-
tinueS and Il referendum on the queS-
ion of continuing the war is going on
among the Boer fighting men. 1t may
De Il fortnight before the results OF this
singular Vote are fully before the
TIinSVGaI gov tI nIneHI. II tic h-.eifoir
view of Buer d!ScOura cement Is one
half right, the Beers will vote to quit.
In Natal, General Dartnell's volun-
teers occupied Nc, : Prospect. Mon
!ay Lord DundonaId's cavalry is at
FirInstones. near Ing,SO. His infantry
ests at Sthoenshoogte. The names are
Ill Of fateful meE"ly in the first Boer
var. The British face Laings Mex.
here the Beers. through the range
..asses of the British, are occasionally
,isble. In the march across the Big
tarSberg. all the farms except one were
iound vacant. A temporary bridge has
been finished at Waschbanks. Trains
now 60 to Dundee. General Butler said
th, best way to celebrate the Queens
birthday was 70 repair the railway to
| Newcastle, and every man was put to
work.
| Earl de La War; who was supposed
! to have been ca"tEred at the time or
| the disaster thrt lefell the squadron
| of Bethunr's Horse. contrived to es-
| cape He lay all ni=ht with a wounded
leg behird sn antheap. reaching the
| camp next day.
| AS the railway is now open north or
| Mafeking an abundance of provisions
| is entering the town. plenty OF flour
| and meat and q few luxuries. The tele-
| graph messages will probably come
| from Maf-kinq direct over the north
| ern route in day or two
| South Af-ica mas another infliction.
| An extraordinary issue OF Gazette at
Durban arnorrc,e the death Of an
| East Indian frnr' the bubOniC plague.
| The government h"s put into force the
| most stringent preventive measures
| but fears are eXrressed that the pesti-
| Ierce NAV get arrnng the troops.
| The Transvaa National Bank has
| suspended gold +" vments. under au-
| thorization from the government, re-
! uuiring the acceptance OF bank notes
The institution has large assets ap-
| parentlv in London. One hundred and
| fifty thousand rounds We're seized al
Cane Town. and (rnnnds> $4,000 at Dur
ban Mr. Iucan. CNHirman of the Lon
| don committee "f ~" bank. says: Ihe
| Transyaal COVER. ut is laying hands
| unon every our, gold 1T can find
in the countr- "..e government has
| nothing to lose. and everything TO galf
| thereby. Financial circles here are in
terested in mar indirect ways. cs-
peciallv as 70 whether the TransVaal :
l. O. U will h. redeemed
The Rirrnircharn Argus which keep:
in pretty close t.nCh With the Colonia
| office saws: w ruderStand that {
| general election wiz he ordered as sool
as Lord PohertS obtain an addit1oni
success The govern mert Will ask tbs
| country what y wishes to do with thu
| conquered r"ruh''CS.
| London. Nav .t-1o:l5 p. m.-tnde
| the stimulus of to reiiaf OF Mafekin'
| and Lord RCtsrts' rn'id end success
| f,l prosress the Que. MS birthday ha
| heen celebrated thrNurhout the Empir
| with UNIQUE and alr>Cst unprecedente'
r.io;ciprs The twC-fCld nature of tn
| celebrations gave the oCra sion unusua
| brilIiancy The recent demonstration
only whetted the prhlir appetite 70
dispIays Of patriotic feelings and con
sanuent,y to-aa- vas chosen for al
kinds OF functio9s in connection Wit
the war and its furds. In London an
in the proyincial towns. there was tri
color eruption. Every private mouse WI
decorated with miniature union jacks
and a picturesque carn'Nal process"
a mile long Of cars enblematical rro
cessions and reviews IN the e"fi'
towns etc. were witnessed throushou
the country. The school children han
holiday. and at most places there va
a partial suspension OF business.
West End Of Lordon tonight Is bril-
liantly Illuminated and thousands a.
crowding the streets, wearing patrio'
ic favors. ~
In the House Of Commons to-day. IN
Government leader. A j. Bai1our' d,
nounces that Lord Salisbury woui
consider a proposal to appoint natiot
al thanksgiving day. with sui'ao
form Of prayer. in acknowledghen.
Gods vouchsafing victory 10 inc oi'