The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-30
ROBERTS in
SUBURBS OF
JOHANNESBURG.
VIII Make a Triumphant Entry 10
day-Fig Cavalry Advanced Be
Seven Niles North ~
PRETORIA NOW WITHIN SIGHT.
About to open Peace Negotiations.
Kruger Wants a Guarantee He
Won't bs Sent to St. Helena.

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Of johannesburg and intends to make a
victorious entry at noon to-day. Judg-
ing from his dispatch, he must have
private information regarding the dis
position Of the garrison in the fort. as
he does not seem to expect opposition.
Lord Roberts cavalry have flowed on
beyond johannesburg. A portion is un-
derstood to be at zuurfontein. seven
miles north of Jonhannesburgan and with
in twenty miles of Pretoria Lord
Roberts, although with a broken bridge
at vereenigIng and wrecked railway
behind him has somehow managed to
get forward sufficient supplies for his
large force.
Lauded by ssvsrest Critics.
AS he has been able to do so much, It
IT considered possible that he viii be
outside Of Pretoria Friday. The rapid
lty OF his advance is thought an extra
ordinary achievement. even by grudging
continental critics.
The Beers, who were expected to fight
along the line OF hills known as Kip
riversberg, abandoned the eastern end
Of the range, near Lord Roberts ad-
vance line, but they stood their ground
on the extreme right near Van Wycks
Rust, where they met General French'A
turning movement. The fight contin-
ued all day and the result is as yet mere
conjecture. Probably the Boer rear
guard succeeded in keeping General
French off and Is now in the hills north
west of johannesburg.
Open Peace Negotiations.
The standard has the following ad-
Vices from Pretoria under Mondays
date:
"The Transvaal governmenthas OPEN
ed or is about to open, peace negotla-
tlons. 1t has cabled final inquiry to
It's agents abroad asking whether any
hope exists of aid"
Without doubt the presence Of Lord
Roberts with 10000 men at Johannes
burg will hasten the Transvaal's deeIs-
ion.
Dispatches from Lourenzo Marques
yesterday described President Kruger
as waverlng but demanding guaran-
tee that he shall not be exlled to St,
Helena.
The fighting burghers stlll continue to
desert and the total collapse of the Boer
military government is not far on.
Bennett Burlelgh, wiring from Lord
Roberts headquarters at Vereeniging
on Sunday, says:
Many Burghers Gone Home.
"I doubt II President Kruger can
muster 1900 men as many of the
burghers have gone to their homes"
THE stauncher Beers are sending
their families with wagons and stores
to the zoutpansberg district. Whether
Pretoria will be defended is uncertain,
although a Pretoria message, dated
Sunday, pictures the work of defending
the capitol as going on with 'faverlsh
activity"
Pretoria is-sltuated in a wilderness of
kopjes and ranges and is provided with
defenses that require at least 10000 men
to man them properly. There may be
one hard nut for the British to crack.
Meet Force by Force.
The last message out Of Pretoria is
the following, dated May 2s, and CEN
sored by the Boer government:
"Krause, acting as special comman-
dant at johannesburg. has issued cir
cular to the officials concerned. warn
ing them of the necessity of controlling
the foreign element in the town and di-
rectlng them to resist all attempts to
destroy property or life, meeting force
by force"
The Netherlands railway company
yesterday notified the authorities at
Lourenzo Marques that they must de-
cline to accept goods for delivery at
johannesburg. johannesburg tele-
grams are still accepted subject to stop
page at Pretoria
While the townspeopIe at Fleetwood
were cheering the announcement that
Lord Roberts had occupied Johannes-
burg, the German crew OF the Henriet-
ia, an English vessel that was sold to
German firm, cheered President Rru-
ger. Several conflicts occurred between
the Germans and the English and the
chief officer Of the Henrietta was mob
bed. Ultimately the police force was
doubled.