The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-06
THE HOUSE
Does not Want to Promote
Mil and COrbin.

LONDON, JUNE 5.-11I7 p. m.-The
war office has received the following .
from Lord Roberts:
Pretoria, June 1855 p. m.
Just before day yesterday tho enemy |
were beaten back from nearly all the po-
sitions they had been holding and Ian
Mamilton's mounted infantry followed
them to within two thousand yards of
Pretoria through which they rotreated
hastily.
De Lisle then sent an officer with a
flag of truce into the town, demanding
its surrender i'm my name. Shortly before
midnight, l was awakened by two officers
Of the South African republic, Sandberg,
military secretary to Commndant General
Botha and a general officer Of the Boer
army, who brought me a letter from
Botha, proposing an armsuce for the
purpose of settling the terms of surren-
der.
l replied that l would gladly meet the
comandant general the next morning, but
that l was not prepared to discuss any
terms as the surrender of the town must
be unconditional. l asked for reply
by daybreak, as l had ordered the troops
to march on the town as soon as it was
light.
In his reply Botha told me that he had
decided not to defend Pretoria and he
trusted women, children and property
would be protected. At l o'clock a. m,
today while on the line of march, 1
was mot by three of the principal officers
wit ha flag of truce, tsating their wish
to surrender the town.
1t was arranged that Pretoria should be
taken possession of by her majestys
troops at o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Botha and Mrs. Kruger are moth
in Pretoria. Some few of the British
prisoners have been taken away but the
majority are still at Watervel
BRITISH DEFEATED.
LONDON, JUNE 5.-12 m.-Lord Rob
erts reports to the war office that the
18th battalion of the imperial yeomanry
Orish) was overwhelmed by the Beers
at Lindley."
Lord Methuen made a magnificent
march to the rescue" but was too late.
ROBERTS TELLS OF IT.
LONDON, JUNE 5.-12 m-Following is
the text of the dispatch from Lord Rob
erts announcing the disaster to the 18th
battalion Of the imperial yeomanry:
Pretoria Station, June g. 1856 p. m.
l regret to report that the 18th imper-
ial yeomanry had to surrender to very
superior force of the enemy on May 81,
near Lindley. On receiving information
of the battalion being attacked, l ordered
Methuen to proceed with all speed to it's
assistance.
Methuen was then on the march and,
half an hour after the receipt of my tele-
gram on June /, he started off. BY 10
a. IN. on the following day he had march,
ed forty-four miles in twenty-five hours,
but he was too late to rescue Colonel
Spragg's yeomanry.
Methuen attacked the Beers, who were
between two and threo thousand strong,
and after a running fight of five hours
completely routed the enemy.
1t Is a very regretable circumstance but
l trust it will not be very long before
the Irish yeomanry are released from
captivity.
| SURRENDER OF JOHANNESBURG.
JOHANNESBURG, JUNE 1.-The en-
try of an armed force yesterday into this
large, modern, populous town afforded
such a strang contrast to the previous
incidents of the war as to make the oc-
casion peculiarly memorable Soon after
10 o'clock Lord Roberts and his staff left
the camp. followed by the guards and
Stevenson's br'gades and q few newspa,
per correspondents. Preparations hat
been made on a large sca'e to welcom,
u fold The snaca around th.
court house was thronged and the balco
nies were filled with ladies. In front o
the court house the "vierkuer' Free
State flag still flew.
At about o'clock cheers in the dis
Roberts. The din increased and becam
deafening as the commander in chief
calm and collected leading the column
into the square reached the front o
the court house. The crowd became al
most unmanageable trying to brea
through the Gordon formed by the bod
guard, in order to get closer views
Cheers and cries Of welcome" and
''Well done Bobs," resounded on a
sides
After his Introduction to the chief off
cials, Lord Roberts dismounted and er
tered the court house, made a shol
speech accepting the surrender Of til
. place and requesting the officials to re
thln their office for the present
, Gen. Roberts afterwards left the build
ing remounted and the flag was haule
down midst hurrahs from the nonede
. script population. But there was visibl
= emotion on the part of many of tn
! rugged burghers. Tears streamed fror
the faces Of the big earded men at tn