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DOM PAUL Is
AT OElAG0A BAY
tie Leaves the 1ransvaal
and Will sail Tor
Germany.

LOURENZO MARQUEE, Sept. IA
President Kruger arrived here today.
LOURENzo MARQUEE. September
i2.--President Kruger and several
Transvaai officers are staying at the
house Of AIR. Pott. the Consul OF The
Netherlands here. II Is reported that
they viii sail for Europe September
Gath on the German steamer Herzog.
LONDON. September 12.-The n ght
Of President Kruger from what is now
designated as the Vail river colony and
his arrival last night at Lourenzo Mar
quez Is regarded here rs Indicative Of
an early end Of the hostilities in South
Africa. Another message from Lou
reno Marques says the Transvaal
state officials accompanied President
Kruger into Portuguese territory.
Significant. also. although II IL un-
confirmed. IL the announcement that
General Botha. the Bosr commander in
chief. is making overtures TO surrend-
er. and the question whether the
course OF beaten armies and lay down
their arms or formally declare in favor
OF guerrilla warfare must be speedily
settled. II Is believed here. however.
that President Krueger's action de-
privcs the Beers Of their main pretext
for remaining In the field.
NEW YORK. September ia dis
patch 20 the Tribune from London
U
formal declaration Of guerrilla war
fare. General Botha, IL Is understood.
has dissented from this course. but ac-
cording to Post correspondent with
Lord Roberts force. he was overruled
b. the other members OF the council Of
war.
ROBERTS PROCLAMATION
LONDON. September 4.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received at the
War once from Lord Roberts:
"MACHADODORP. September IA
Kruger has fed 10 Lourenzo Marquee
; and Botha has been obliged TO give
; over the command OF the Boer army
temporarily 10 VIljoen on account Of ILL.,
health. In consequence OF this I have
circulated a proclamation. as follows.
p The late President Kruger. with
p Reltx and the archives Of the South
y African Republic. has crossed the POr-
{, tuguese frontier and arrived at Lou
renzo Marques with the view OF sailing
for Europe at an early date. Kruger
has formally resigned the position
+ which he held as President OF the Soutf
}. African Republic. thus severing his Of
= ficial connection with the Transvaal
: Krueger's action shows how hopeless
\ In his opinion IL the war which hal
a been carried on for nearly C year. ant
10 his desertion OF the Boer cause shoul'
:. make clear TO his fellow burghers tina
= IL IL useless 10 continue the struggl
I. any longer
g Lord Roberts proclamation the
/ points out that with the exception o
the small area which General Botha
defending the war has degenerated int
irregular operations. which must com
II 70 an early conclusion. and concludes
In The means I am compelled TO adOp
~ are those which the customs Of wa
ot prescribe as applicable 70 such case,
p They are ruinous TO the country. en-
tail endless suffering 20 the burgher
b and their families. and the longer tai
rp guerrilla warfare continues the NOR
b. vigorously must they be enforced"
=. NEWS FROM THE FRONT.
b. LONDON. sept. i6-Lord Roberts n
A. ports TO the war once under date
h. Machadadorp. september ifth. as follow
ie French occupied Barberton yesterda
-. with the cavalry which he took across q
n- mountains. lie met slight opposition. a
enemy being completely surprised. Twei
We ty-thrOe officers and hfty-nine men vi
q were prisoners. were released ana fort
be- three locomotives and other rolling-stos
r. were captured. The former viii RELIEF
a us % great difficulty. as We he'd 20 y
NJ up with a few rickety engines.
cs French reports tnat he has sufficie'
Ne supplies for three weeks for his for
a. and for a week for his horses. one hu
drsd fi0srs with many Mauser rifles al
- a quantity OF ammunition were capture
al There are large Quantities Of cattle al
M sheep On the country which II good new
- French Intercepted large convoy
ks showing that Barbert0n was used as
a depot % supplies for the Beers In q
.m south and southeast. The bulk
ne French's force IL SIN thirty-fve mil
en- behind the cavalry owing TO the difacul
ale % getting the wagons over the pass lea
ns- ing TO Barberton."
,ce LORENZO MARQUES. Sept. 1s-Bos
ice Who arrived here yesterday evening aS
that the BurGhers are fighting amo
themselves at Helspruit and are footi
and burning buildings.