The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-22
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Lord Roberts ST. gested Disarma-
ment to the Boz cOmmandant.
the End of an Arnaistice Last
luz for 1--WE Days.

London. June IA rumor is rife
In the city that Lord Roberts is ne
yotiating with President Kruger and
GEN Botha. through their wives, re-
garding terms Oh surrender.
London. June THE only South
African news q Importance Satrr-
day morning is a'telegram from Cape
hEI,ew9S-Coencing that the ministerial
,il,adN s.or relieved. Sir John Gordon
Sprige hopes 10 have a ministry form
ed by Monday. and il is believed Mr..
Rose Innis will accept a portfolio.
\ dispatch from Laings Mex. dated
Saturday. says Gen. Christian Botha's
next stand will be at Paardekop. but
with a rFIMced force.
The German ambulance captured by
Gen. Butler has been sent To Durham
whence II will be allowed TO return
to the Transvaal, Via Delagoa bay.
The war Office has received the fol-
lowing message from Lord Roberts;
Pretoria. June l6.-Rustenburg
was occupied yesterday by Baden-
Powell. A column starts from this
place tomorrow to meet Baden-Pow-
ell and repair the telegraph between
Pretoria and Rustenburg.
Hunter is moving from Potchef-
stroom. His advance brigade expects
to reach Johannesburg June 10.
Butler. hope. is at Standerton.
Heidelburg will be occupied from this
place shortly. and then the Orange
River colony viii be completely cut
Oft from the Transvaal.
"Baden-Powell reports that the dis
trict through which he passed is set
Ting down satisfactorily. Over 1000
stands OF arms were surrendered and
Hans Elon and Piet Kruger. son Of
the president, were 20 >pke submits
sion TO him yesterday, having been
previously disarmed of their farms.
"Botha's army has retired and is
believed To be at Middleburg. His
rear guard Us surprised and entire
ly routed by Ian Hamilton's mounted
infantry"
The war office received the follow
ing dispatch from Gen. Butler
"Laings ,Sek. June IS. Friday
Now that Natal is clear Of the enemy
] wish tAcal attention TO the dis
graceful non which private prop
erty was ted in the part Of the
colony m occupied. Their wilful
and needless damage is visible every
where. and, houses. when not COM
pletely wrecked. have been desecrated
with filthy ingenuity. That this has
been done with the consent of the
leaders iskproyed by the fact that
wilhelm Charlestown every house was
wrecked: in Voiksrust. two miles of,
but in the Transvaal. every house was
intact"
London. June l9.-Lord Roberts.
according 10 n Boer dispatch from
Machadodorp, sent message 10 Com
mandant General Louis Botha on June
l3. suggesting disarmament and COM
the bravery of the burgh-
ers. 1t was pointed out that the sur
render would be without dishonor 10
the burghers and would prevent much
suffering. Gen. Botha asked for six
days armistice in order TO confer and
to consider IL. Lord Roberts consent
ed 10 five days. Finally Gen. Botha
declined To accept the proposal, and
hostilities were renewed.
The Boer commanders are retiring
on IIiddleburg. followed by the Brit
ish cavalry and artillery. occasionally
shells reaching the rear guards. The
Beers are destroying the'bridges and
burning the veldt behind them. ear
rying of provisions and cattle and
leaving the country barren.
The Beers continue 10 work the
Barbeton mines, says dispatch from
Lourenco Marques. and there are
eight car loads of bar gold. valued at
4 100000. with President Kruger.
Mr.. Steyn. in his proclamation de-
claring the Free State free and indie
pendent, says the fact that the army
Is yet in the field renders Lord Rob
srts' annexation contrary to interna-
tional law.
In "A dispatch 10 the war Office from
Pretoria, dated yesterday, Lord Rob
erts says that Gen. Baden-Powell has
inst arrived there