The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-12

Hamonia, Orange River Colony.
June 8.-General Rumble mad a
strong demonstration against the
Beers positions employing 500 of Bra
bant's Queenstown mounte rifles, two
gums and the Cape mounted infantry
under Col. Dalgetty. The Boer out
posts were driven back and their third
lager vas located but the troops re-
turned without a battle.
Cape Town June 8.-General Warren
with a strong force, Including the
Canadian artillery, is reaching north
through G~riqualand West. He en-
camped at Campbell yesterday, no OPP
position being offered. Numbers of
the rebels are handing in their arms
to the British.
Mafeking, June S.-Col. Plumer oc-
cupied Zerust yesterday without OppO-
ton This district is regaining its
normal conditions. Supplies are ar
irving daily.
FRIENDLY ADVICES TO KRUGER.
Lorenzo Marques, June S.-United
States Consul Hollis, VINO returned
here yesterday from the Transvaal by
special train had two hours interview
in close conference with President
Kruger at Machadodorp. 1t is stated
hat Mr.. Hollis was the nearer of
friendly dispatches from the United
States government urging Mr.. Kruger
TO treat for peace.
THE BRITISH PRISONERS.
London, June 8.-Public interest CEN
tiers largely in the fate of the British
prisoners in the Transvaal, but it
seems probable that about $500 have
been recovered, including 129 officers.
The federals therefore,, have removed
about 1000 as hostages.
In view of Washington Associated
Press advices that United States Con-
sui Hollis hos no official errand to the
Transvaal there is little disposition to
regard his movements as at all sig
nifcant. a special dispatch from Pre-
toria says that the only shell which
took effect in the town the day prior
to the occupation of Pretoria, hit the
United States consulate.
A dispatch from Cape Tt-wn an
unc that the work of organizing
the government of the T~ransvaal is
proceeding. A portion of Sir Alfred
Miners staff has gone to Pretoria to
start the machinery, so the prOclama-
ton Of the annexation of the Trans
vaal may be speedily expected.
BUTLER DEFEATS THE ENEMY.
The war office has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Butler:
yellow Boom Farm, June Son
June 9Th General Talbot Coke, with
h tenth brigade and the South Afri-
can light horse, seized Van Wyke hill.
The enemy made some resistance, n
a good deal of sniping occurred. Our
casualties were about four killed and
thirteen wounded.
During that day and the following
We got two Al and two 12-pound naval
guns onto Van Wyke hill and two s.
incl guns onto the southwestern spur
of InkewelO. Under cover of their fire
General Hildyard to-day assaulted all
the spurs of the berg between BOtha's
Pass and InkewelO. The attack. which
was well planned by Hildyard and
carried out with immense dash by the
troops. for whom no mountains were
too steep, outfianked the enemy who
We're forced to retreat from their
strong position. 1 think we did not
nave any casualties and 1 hope 1 have
obtained a position from which 1 can
render Iaig's Mex u~ntenable."
OFFICERS VISIT MRS. KRUGER
A special dispatch from Pretoria de-
scribes the visit made by officers Of
Lord Roberts staff to the presidency,
Tuesday June 5th- 1t y
We We're received by a Dutch as
tor and shortly, were Joined by Mrs.
Kruger. The latter wore a black silk
dress and white cap. She cOmposedly
exchanged greetings with her visitors
who notified her of their intention to
replace the burgher guards by a
guard of British troops. The b%urghers
thereupon laid down their arms on the
asphalted porch Of the building"
ROBERTS ON THE OFFENSIVE.
London, June 9, 3:15 a. m.-General
Butler has at length taken the often
sive and by maneuvering he has Sc
cured a position west of Laig'S Mex,
by which he believes ne can make the
Boer positions untenable. Presumably
he will Immediately follow up his sue
cess.
Lord Roberts has communicated
nothing for three days, nor permitted
the correspondents to wire what is go
ing on. London's inference is that he
is resting, although he is possibly dis
posing his army for a search after
Commandant General Botha- a
blockade of wires, owing to the CRUST
of official correspondence may account
for the scanty dispatches.
The Daily Mail has the following
from Pretoria dated Wednesday,:
The 1000 prisoners who were de.
ported from Waterfall were cold thai
they were about to be given up Il
Lord Roberts. They ~entrained cheer.
fully and were conveyed to Nooit &c
dache, instead Of Pretoria.
General Lois Botha, with the real
guard of 20, 900, left Pretoria durins
the night. Our advance guard on en-
tering town was upon the very heel;
of the retiring Beers"
TAMMANY AT THE CONVENTION
Nou York lime S-The Tammany