Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-05-13

LONDON, May 1.-THE war Office
has received the following dispatch
from General Roberts:
.Kroonstad, May IL, p. MI en-
tered Kroonstad at 1880 without op-
position to-day when the Union Jack
was hoisted amidst cheers from the
few British residents.
President Steyn fed last evening
after vainly endeavoring to persuade
the burghers to continue opposing us.
The Transvaalers said they would no
longer fight on Orange Free State soil
and made off for the Vaal river. Free
Staters accused the Transvaalers OF
having made use of them and then
deserving. Many of the Free Staters
have gone to their homes
THE procession entering the town
was headed by my body-guard, all OF
whom were colonies, and after my
staff and foreign officers came the
North Somerset Imperial Yeomanry,
followed by Pole Carew's division,
consisting of the guards and the eigh-
teenth brigade navals, the eighty
third. eighty-fourth and eighty-fifth,
two ive-inch guns. manned by the
royal artillery company and the
twelfth engineers. The rest OF the
force eneamped around the town.
Before leaving Kroonsrad President
Steyn issued a proclamation making
Lindley the seat of government OF the
Free State
Generals Botha and De Wet accom-
panied the Transvaalers.
LONDON, May 13.--4 a. m.-The
situation at the front in South Africa
is as satisfactory from the British
view point as the most sangune
friend could have hoped week ago.
The occupation of Kroonstad practic-
ally places the whole Orange Free
State in British possession.
1t is evident from Lord Robcrts's
last dispatch that the disintegration
has commenced. The Free Staters are
scattering to their homes while the
Transvaalers have gone northward. de-
clining to fight longer in the Orange
Free State What little resistance the
former still are likely to make, seems
to be centering at Lindley, whittier
President Steyn has transferred his
government.
1t is evident that the strategy of
Lord Roberts and the rapidity OF his
advance have bewildered and disheart-
ened the Beers, as their resistance
since the British reached Zand river
has been slight. The only point where
they seriously attempted TO check the
advance seems TO have been on the
British right, where they defended
with some vigor two kopjes, which
eventually were carried by the East
Lancashire and Sussexes. the Beers
finally retreating leaving a group OF
gunners dead on the top OF the hills
The ony point In the Free State where
the Beers seem in any force except at
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east, where Generals Rumble, Camp
bell and Brabant are holding them in
check; west Of Ficksburg and Lady
brand, and are gradually pushing them
back as well as effectually defeating
all their efforts to break through and
and threaten Lord Roberts's commune
cation.
There is no further news regarding
the advance Of their relief column 70
Mafeking. but it is possible that Lord
Roberts's success will result IN fore
ing the Beers to raise the siege. Pre-
toria advices via Lourenzo Marques
state that the Beers supply Of smoke
less powder is exhausted and that all
attempts TO manufacture fresh sup-
ply has been unsuccessful 4 dis
patch from Cape Town dated May T.
says that Lord Stratheona's horse have
gone to the front and that Lord Cas-
Teton has been appointed commits