The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-05
Council OF War Alleged to Have Been
Held ut which It Was Determ-
fned to Fight to the End.
KRUGER READY FOR FLIGHT
HAS HIS GOLD SAFE PROBABLY ON A
DUTCH CRUISER.
His Soldiers Unpaid-Burghers Angry
Over His Departure-GeneraI
RundIe's Operations.

LONDON. June 5. 800 a. m.-Of official
intelligence regarding what is transpiring
outside Pretoria there is little or nothing
to-day. Lord Roberts is silent. Never
theless, by piecing together items from
various correspondents. 1t would seem that
Lord Roberts's immediate army is all
employed north of johannesburg, except
one brigade. which is at johannesburg. and
that six columns are converging on Pre-
toria-
An undated news agency message from
Pretoria, via Lourenzo Marques. June A.
says: Pretoria Is now invested by the
British. No resistance will be offered. The
city will be surrendered by the burgo-
master as soon as a formal demand is
made This message purports to come in
cipher.
President Kruger commands the tele-
graph eastward from Pretoria and tele-
graphic news from Pretoria to Lourenzo
Marques has ceased, but the messengers
of newspaper correspondents continue to
pass to and fro on the railway. The latest
to arrive at Lourenzo Marques brings
events at the Boer capital down to a late
hour Friday night. At that time accord
military leaders had quite recovered from
the panic and had determined to defend
the town. One message, which is dated
June 1. says: Pretoria is full of strange
burghers, but most of the commandos are
laagered outside. A great war council of
generals has just conclcicd its deiibera-
tions. The decision as to the future mill
tary course has not been made known.
Louis Botha and Delarey sat in the
council"
Another dispatch brought to Lourenzo
Marques by messenger and dated Pretoria,
Friday at midnight, says: 1.-The war coun-
Gil assumes the powers of the government.
It's members declare that the capital may
still be successfully defended. One COM
mander declared: With the help of God
the hour will still come when Great Britain
will acknowledge the independence of the
two republics. A tremendous change will
yet come over the situation General De-
larey said that Pretoria would be defended
to the utmost, adding: There is every
chance that we will yet beat the enemy
out Of the country
president Kruger is somewhere to the
eastward. but is in constant wire COM
munication with the leaders here. There
Is. however. a deep feeling Of anger against
him on account of what is now called his
unnecessary fight, and because he and the
officials took all the gold and left their
subordinates unpaid. The latest phase
of public opinion is marvellous revival
of courage"
KRUGER MAY ESCAPE ON wARSHIP.
From Lourenzo Marques comes a dis
patch dated June 4. saying: '1t is known
that some great British movement is in
progress outside of Pretoria The mysteri-
Gus movements of President Kruger's Sec
rotary and physician. particularly their
visit to the Dutch warship Friesland,
which Is in the harbor here has aroused
suspicious that important personages are
expected.
Cape Town reports the telegraph to Pre-
toria still open, but that the town is in
great confusion. There has been general
exodus, among those taking part in 1t be-
ing the foreign lighting legion. Six special
trains left on Wednesday last, and one Of
them Is reported to have been derailed.
The Lourenzo Marques correspondent OF
the Times. telegraphing June 4, says: Lou
renzo Marques is swarn1ing with foreign
ers who had been assisting the Beers up to
a few days ago. Now. like the proverbial
rat, they are leaving the sinking ship. The
more intelligent among them speak any
Way but favorably OF the treatment they
have received at the hands of the Beers,
Many Of them. after months OF service I'm
the field. find themselves practically penni-
less. for. only in exceptional cases, has any
remuneration been granted them This is
okry 70 ha foIr rf,,er
many lof them accepted service The Ger.
mans. both civil and military. appear 10 be
particularly disgusted with the conduct OF
the Transvaal government. Not a few
Irish Americans. some OF whom only re.
Gently Joined. are returning to the United
States
The news from the minor theaters Of
hosti;ities Is less censored. The Boer op-
erations TO break Lord Roberts's commu.
nications have been completely baffied ane
the Boer columns are in danger of beins
surrounded by the British forces at Ficks.
burg. senekal. Heilbron and Lindley. Gen
Rumble, instead OF throwing himself
against the enemy entrenched at Bedulph
berg. moved toward Ficksburg and estab,
fl!shed communication with General Bra.
bant- The Beers marched parallel witt
Rundle. intending 10 seize a strong pos.
ton on the Ficksburg road. but Genera
.Rundle got here first. The 1900 Beers whs
were In this movement are now reported &c
be going elsewhere.
COL LLOYD THRICE WOUNDED
The correspondents who are with Gen
Rundis continue To point out the hardnes.
OF the Tight OF last Tuesday. but they be-
deve that II will be the last real resistance
Colonel Lloyd was thrice wounded Drum
mer Hayes, while aiding Colonel I.Iovd