Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-04

London, May 31-The Times says
this morning: "The war is practically
over. By this time the British flag is
flying in Pretoria. Kruger has fed
and is half way to Delagoa bay. Con-
sui Hay, who holds the office Of Amer
lean consul at Pretoria, took charge OF
our interests and thoughtfully insisted
on special steps for safeguarding the
large number of British prisoners"
Pretoria Abandoned.
London, May 31.-Yesterday at noon
the British were only about two hours
march from Pretoria, and the boer mil
itary forces had abandoned the city.
This intelligence comes from a Reuter-
agent at the Transvaal camp and from
Earl Rosslyn, in a press dispatch. The
two messages left about the same time.
At 2 this morning the war office had
received no news from Lord Roberts
which the officials would make public,
but it is assumed the press advices are
correct Most of the London morning
papers treat the war as ended. Some
in1]
warfare is likely to be carried on for
some time in various parts Of the con-
quered territories. All the boer forces
are dissolving. Roberts apparently
has not yet taken any considerable
quantities of artillery, arms or stores.
Large bodies of beers must still be
somewhere in the field. Waterfall
Bowen, is 100 miles due east Of Pretoria
on the Delagoa Bay railway. 1t
should not be confused with
Interval, ten miles north of Pretoria,
where the British prisoners are. Wa
tervalboven is small place, in a
mountainous country. The seat of the
boer government-whati is left of it
will probably be Lyddenburg to the
north A dispatch from Lourenzo
Marques Wednesday says: Com
mandant Kraus has surrendered
johannesburg to Lord Roberts. Pas
sengers from Pretoria assert the town
is utterly demoralized. There is
mad rush for the coast.
Lourenzo Marques correspondents
think the boer trouble between the
Transvaal and Portugal may come to
a head at any moment. Yesterday the
Portuguese authorities we're preparing
to resist possible engagement. A
mule battery was sent to the frontier.
The Times Lourenzo Marques dispatch
says: ut would not be sur
prising if large proportion of
the rebel Dutch sought temporary
refuge on Portuguese territory. Al
though the authorities here are reti-
cent, they are not blind to such a pos
sibility. British authorities at Bulu-
wayo think the beers will retire into
southern Rhodesia. By the release of
British prisoners at Interval full bri-
gade will be added to the army Of Rob-
f.
privates among them.
General Hunter re-entered the Trans
vaal at Maribogopan Tuesday, Water
is scarce and all the farms are desert
ed. Maribogopan is half way between
Vryburg and Mafeking. Hunter meets
no resistance. Gen. Baden-Powell is
invading further north without opposi-
ton, Commandant Snyman having
gone toward Pretoria. In northern
Natal Utrecht surrendered to Gen.
Hildyard, Gen. Lyttleton is moving to
Vryheid. Three correspondents esti-
mate the number of beers at Laings
Mex at 10000.
Kruger Leaves Pretoria.
London, May 31-The Daily Mail
publishes the following from Earl
Rosslyn, who was prisoner at Pre-
toria: Pretoria, 30.-Pretoria will be
occupied in about two hours, without
resistance. The president has gone to
WatervalbOven. Burgomaster De Souza
is authorized to receive the British.
He, with an influential committee of
citizens, including Chief Justice Greg
orowski has been appointed to pre-
serve life and property during the in
terregnum. Everything is quiet but
crowds are waiting expectantly in the
church square for the arrival of the
British. Everything is quiet"
Fear Boer Invasion.
Lourenzo Marques, May 31.-Trafic
between here and the Transvaal was
officially closed yesterday, the reason
apparently being the military move