Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-31
THE END IN SIGHT
PRETORIA IS ABANDONED BY
MILITARY FORCES.
PRESIDENT KRUGER FLED.
British Within Two Hours March OF
the Notwithstanding Has
Surrendered.

the Vap1CAk-J OAdAAAACSOuA6 AO
Surrendered.
London, May 81. 3 a. m.,-Yesterday at
noon the British were only about TWO
hours march from Pretoria ana the
Boer military forces had abandoned the
city. This intelligence comes from the
Reuter- agent ait the Transvaal capital
and from the Ear of Rosslyn. in a press
dispatch. The two messages left 0
the same time.
At 2 O'Clock this morning. the war Of
flee had received no word from Lord
Roberts which the officials would make
public, but it is assuming that the press
adyices are correct. Most of the London
the Daily Mail, print Lord Rosslyn's dis
patch and upon. it treating the
wal as ended. Some of the more eau
tious critics think that guerilla warfare
is likely to be carried on for some time IN
various parts of the conquered territory.
All the Boer forces are diSSolving. LORD
Roberts, apparently, has not yet taken
any considerable quantities of artillery,
arms or stores. Large bodies of Beers
must still be somewhere in the field.
Watervalbova1 is 1870 miles due east of
Pretoria, on the Del~goa Bay railway. 1t
should not De confused with Waterfall.
ten miles north of Pretoria, where the
lA Il oiSs 49,
a small place in a very mountainous
country. The seat of the Boer govern
ment-what is left of twill probably be
Lydenburg.
A dispatch from Lourenzo Marques.
dated Wednesday,. says:
."Commandant kraus has surrendered
Johannesburg to Lord Roberts. By to-
nights train from Pretoria arrived a
few Greeks, who say they We're told to
leave Pretoria Tuesday. They affirm
that the train in which they left was
shelled by the British ad that half Of
the train was cut off, the remainder
steaming away. This incident probably
occurred at Elansfontein Junction.
Passengers from Pretoria assert that
the town is utterly demoralized. There is
a mad rush for the coast. Five trainloads
of fugitives are expected here tonight"
The L%ourenzo Marques correspondents
think the border trouble between the
T~ransvaal and Portugal may come to, a
head at any moment. konati bridge is
strongly defended. Yesterday the Por-
ugues authorities We're preparing 20 re-
siSt a possible engagement. A mule bat
terry was sent to the frontier.
The Lourenzo Marques correspondent
of the Times says: 1T would not be
surprising if a large proportion of the
rebel Dutch sought temporary refuge on
Portuguese territory. Although the au-
thor+ties here are reticient they are not
DtiA1o ~ SCS4l O.. poESIplIlly.
1t is reported that a special train from
Pretoria with fusitiyes was derailed on
he Transvaal side Of Monatipoort, a
number of passengers being killed or in
iured.
The British authorities at Bulayo
think the Beers will retire into Southern
Rhcdesia.
By the release of the British prisoners
at Watervale, a full brigade win be ad-
ded to the army Of Lord Roberts, as there
~ n + aSnzr a ,~l 4 90 -;,.%. -----
them.
Events elsewhere in the field Of war
seem to dNindba n corenarison. General
Hunter re-er'teced the T~1ursvaal ait Mar
iEosopan Tuesday. The advance was
made off the railway. Water is scarce
ana all the farms are deserted. Yester-
day General Hunter reached Geysdorp
with 10 days supplies.
Marigopan IS half way between Vry-
burg and Mafeking. Ceysdorp is from II
to Is miles east. General Hunter meets
With no resistance.
General Baden-P5aall is invading fur
tfler north without opposition, Command
ant Sny1nan having gone toHaid Pre-
toria.
In Northern Natal ~ITtrault has sur
rendered to General Hildyard and GEN
sral Lyttleton is moving 10 Cryheid.
Three different correspondents estimate
the number of Beers at I4ainSs Mex at
about 10, 900. Two Australians who es-
capped from PfefOllA ON April ~ have ar
rived at Mafeking, having spent a month
on the veldt. They complain bitterly.
London, May 81, : a. n,.-IHe Daily
Mail publishes the following from the
Earl of Rosslyn, Who was "a prisoner al
Pretoria, but who, as a civilian, appears
to have been released:
Pretoria, Wednesday. May 80 11:4O
a. m.-Pretoria viii be occupied in
about two hours without resistance,
The president has gone to Waterfall
bowen. Burgo1nasteT De Souza is au-
thoriZed to receive the British. He, with
an influential committee of citizens, ia
Guiding Chief Justice Gregarowski, ha
been appointed to preserve life and
property during the interregnum. Ev-
erything lies quiet, but crowds are await.
ing expectantly in hurch Square fol
the arrival of the British. Fearing 6
possible disturbance and bloodshec
among the prisoners of war. at Wat.
erval, United States Consul Hay anC
Leigh Wood insisted upon twenty Off.
GERS being liberated on parole to go tt
the men. Their action cannot be toe
highly praised.
Il was permitted to the
officers. Everything was quiet"
London May 3O.-The war Office has
communicated to the organizers of tn,
Imperial yeomanry the government,
gratitude for the service of it's fore,
of well-equipped ghtins men, to who's,
admirable service in the filed Lord Rob
erts has borne such high testimony.
The war office that adds tina tn
time has arrived when the Imperia
yeomanrE can safely be relieved fron