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x ED LORD ROBERTS OCCUPIES THE TRANSVAAL CAPITAL. CTIDEO DY BOTHA Tn Boars Driven Back Upon City Xftr Valvorous Fight Sn The Futility of Res4etJn. London, June . 11:55 p. m. The war office has received the folio win- from Lord Roberta: "Pretoria, June 812:55 p. m. Just before dark yesterday the enemy Were beaten back from nearly all the poai tions they bad been holding and Ian Hamilton i mounted infantry followed the mto within 2.000 yards of Pretoria, . throurh which they retreated hastily "Deliale then sent an officer with Saar of truce into the town demanding Its surrender In my name. Shortly be fore midnight I was awakened by two facials of the South African republic Hand berg, military secretary to Com mandant General Botha, and a general officer, of the Boer army, who brought me a letter from Botha, proposing an armistice for the purpose of settling the terms of surrender. - "I replied that I would gladly meet the commandant general the next morning, but that I was not prepared to discuss any terms, as the surrender ol th town must be unconditional, asked for a reply by daybreak, a had ordered the troops to march on the town as son as it was light. "In his reply Botha had told me he bad decided not to protect Pretoria, and he trusted women, children and prop arty would be protected. "At 1 o'clock today, while on the line of march, I was met by three of the principal officers with a flag of truce, stating their wish to surrender the town. , "It was arranged that Pretoria should be taken possession of by her majesty's troops at 2 o'clock this afternoon. , "Mrs, Botha and Mrs. Kruger are both in Pretoria. Some few of the Brit ish prisoners have been taken away, but the majority are still at Waterval. Over 100 of the officers are in Pretoria. The few I have seen are looking well." Lord Roberts reports to the war office that the Thirteenth battalion of the Imperial yeomanry (Irish), was over whelmed by the Boers at Lindley. Lord Methuen made a magnificent march to the rescue, but was too late. Lord Roberta' postscript announcing i the loss of the Yeomanry battalion same too late for the public to know K last night. The newspaper writers consider the incident deplorable, but as having no weight to speak of. The bat talion numbered between 400 and 500. General Botha and most of his men got away from Pretoria. This is in ferred from Lord Roberts' message, but the presumption is that the fcoer com mandant general cannot escape the British dispositions without a fight. y Operations elsewhere seem .to have dwtrdled to nothing. Genera) Baden Powell Joined General Hunter on Sun day at Llchtenburg. Sir Redvers Buller baa not moved. Bennett Burleigh, wir ing from, Johannesburg, says President Kruger took 12,000,00 in cash to Mid dleburg. Mr. Burleigh and Guy H. Scull, an American correspondent, entered Jo hannesburg the night before Lotd Rob erts occupied the city and made a tour of it, unmolested by the burghers. KE83 ARE C0XSRE6ATIIS. Assembling In Fores) Twelve Miles From Pretoria. London. (Special.) In-the absence of anything from British sources enlight ening the Boer statement that General Buller requested a three days' ar.-nls'.lce, the military experts here are inclined to believe that a revised vreion of the story will show that General Buller summoned the federals to surrender or , evacuate their positions within three days, falling which he will attack them. According to a dispatch from Lou reno Marques the Boers, under General Botha, are again concentrating In the netgbborhod of Hatherly, twelve miles east of Pretoria. From the same source It m reported, that the British prison ers) are being removed to Nooit Ge dackt, an unhealthy spot In the Elands valley. About 300 men arrived -there iwSl and 700 reached the place June . These probably constitute the por tion of th prisoners which Lord Rob erta reported had been shifted from 'Waterval. " The strained relations between the secretary of state for war. the mar- eg Lensdowne, ..and the British -in-chief of force, Lord 9eewtjr, appear to have reached such a tiak that but for the exigencies of Jtaamd. 1 sssn that Lord Laas- " lartty Always nerttefors wielded by isasaur'lir la-chlsf, and the tetter MM to bare laid the whom mat rti:Z Lard CaMebwy. EILLa HIOHITAYMA. V O, . Qselat) tSwIctmaa Phil ' A .- ases . sawn Wtb way robbers ea -":rt tarty g mmtmt wbe bad j tzIUS drrrat I- K. BUM. C trt c::e I3xi 11 h'stky. Tha First Session of th Fifty Sixth Congress Adjourns. Washington. (Special.) In markec contract with the exciting Incident at tending the bitter struggles of the clos ing (lours of the session. Speaker Hen derson laid down his gavel at i o'clock Thursday afternoon, at the conclusion of one of the most picturesque scenes which has ever occurred in the hall of representatives. Party passion and per sonal rancor, which have brought the house to the brink of actual riot several times during the last forty-eight hours, gave way in the closing hours to patriotic fervor, which found an out burst that startled the crowded gal leries to the highest pitch of enthusi asm. During a brief recess taken within thirty minutes of the time fixed for adjournment, to give the president time to affix his signature to the bills that were being rushed to him for approval, a group of members, led by Mr. Mercer (Neb), Mr, Ball (Tex.), Mr. Fitxgerald (Mass.), and Mr. Tawney (Minn.), con gregated in the area to the left of the speaker's rostrum and began singing patriotic airs. The "galleries were banked to the doors. "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean." "Auld Lang Syne." "The Red, White and Blue" successively rang out As the singing proceeded member Joined the group, until, without regard to age or party the entire membership of the house Joined in the choruses. The spectators In the galleries applauded each song until the strains of "Dixie" filled the hall. Then their unbounded enthusiasm broke out in wild cheers. But the enthusiasm "Dixie" evoked was not to be compared with the re markable demonstration which followed when in a clear, ringing tenor. Mr. Fitz gerald of Massachusetts started the national anthem with the Inspiring words, "Through the Dawn's Early Light." In an instant all the men, women and children In the galleries were on their feet. Joining in the sing ing. The rritghty chorus from thousands of throats vibrated through the hall. making the pulses leap and the blood tingle. It was a magnificent and soul inspiring spectacle. The ladles kept time to the rhythm of the music with their handkerchiefs and the men beat Ime with their hands. The speaker. pausing as he entered the hall, raised his voice also. DOLUVER BOOM IS 6R0WIN6. owl Congressman To Be McKin- ley's Running Mate, Washington, X. C (Special.) The Dolllver boom for vice president is developing and the opinion of observ ant politicians today is that the Iowa man will be the choice of the Philadel phia convention If the nomination is allowed to go west. Apparently with out any effort on his own part, the Dol- liver has brought in line, bag. and bag gage, the Iowa delegation including Allison and Henderson, and the Infec tion has spread to Kansas where Cur tis has announced for him, and to Mas sachusetts, where Henry Cabot Lodge is nursing the Dolllver boom. All kinds of clubs and colleges are making known that they are for Dolllver, and accord ing to all indlvatlons the outlook Is fa vorable for a spontaneous nomination unless the unexpected happens. Dol llver will spend ten days at Atlantic City and will then go to Philadelphia where he makes a speech on the even in got the 19th Inst. He will therefore be on hand in the event that his presence at the con vention should become necessary. There are prominent republicans in Washing ton who from self-interest would -ther see any one nominated rather than Dol llver, but apparently the administration leaders are quietly working up Interest in Doillver in order to have him on hand for eventualities. The New York men, It is underelod.will stick to Roose velt, many of them in the hope of get ting him out of state politics. MORE DEPUTIES OR GUARD. The St Louis Street Car Strike Not Yet Settled. St. Louis, Mo. (Special.) It Is Just one month,' lacking a day, that 3,325 employes of the St. Louts Transit com pany struck to secure a recognition of their union and an adjustment of other grievances, and a settlement of their differences does not seem to be yet in sight. The Transit company has agreed to recognize the union and to allow Its employes to belong to it, but inslstc on retaining all the men who have ta ken the places of the strikers. Gradually the Transit company ha resumed service on all but two or. three of Its lines, ' but , Is not running the usual number of cars on any one ol then and none at night About MO deputies. In squads, were sent out today. Since Sunday there have been no more assaults on women passengers on tht street ears. The police are Investigat ing these affairs and have made sev eral arrests la coasaquence. Among those arrested are three young gills who have confessed that they took art la the assault on Miss Paullm Hssser at Tenth and Otyer avenue. XVCKOLUT MORTOAOB RECORD. Nelson, Web (tpedal.)-The follow ing Is tb mortgage record for Nuckolls county Cor the menth of May: rami ntertgagse Med. M, amount, fU,Sl; re- leased 11, amount fU,H. Town and V TTtf -fierer aoct gagas t, amownt R.aw ..r IlKl mi U, aaamat ft.MI.7l. Chatte HOOKERS. REPORT OF A BATTLE NEAR THE CITY OP PEKIN. MANY BOXERS KILLED Russian Troops Reported Stopped At Taku and War With Japan ' la Possible. . Shanghai, June t The soldiers dis patched to attack the Boxers have fought an engagement quite close tc Pekln. Many on both sides were killed. In, consequence of the representations of Japan the landing of a large Russian force at Taku Is alleged to have been stopped. It is believed here that should Russia persist in sending a preponder ating military force t8 the front a col lision with Japan will inevitably result. The Russ'an minister at Pekln, Mr, de Giers, has made another attempt to Induce the Chinese foreign office to formally request Russian assistance to restore order, but the offer has not as yet been accepted. Violent dissensions are reported to exist between the Chinese commander-in-chief of the forces, Jung-Iu, and Prince Chang-Tuan, who. In accordance with the wlfhes of the dowager em press, is strongly supporting the cause of the Boxers. Tbe mobs who surrounded the English missionaries, Robinson and Norman, mutilated and disemboweled the bodies The station at Tan-Tin, three miles from Pekin, has been burned. The British minister. Sir Claude M. Mac- Pnnald. Is reported to be quite 111. MINISTERS SRND FAMILIES AWAY A special from Shanghai, dated June t, says the members of the majority of the legations at Pekln, including the members of the British legation, are sending their families aw'ay. It Is also said that several prominent Chinese residents are leaving the city. There -Hi an unconfirmed report that two Russian engineers have been mur dered at Yu Chow Fu, northwest of Port Arthur, after their wives had been mistreated. The total damage done to the Chinese railways by the Boxers is now esti mated at $5,000,000. - JAPAN SEEKS NEW CABINET. Advices from Japan say the cabinet presided over by Marquis Yamagata has resigned, and the emperor invited the minister of finance. Count Matsu kafa Masayoshl, to form a new cabinet, but he dcllned, and Marquis Ilo Is now endeavoring to form a coalition minis try. MOTHER FIGHT WITH BOXERS. Two Hundred Dead Left on the Field of Action. ' ANOTHER FIGHT WITH BOXERS. London. (Special.) A Secial dis patch from Shanghai says the dowager empress has ordered General Nelh SI Cbong, with 3.000 men, to protect th? railroad at Pekin. A severe fight. It Is added, has oc :urred with the Boxers, whose ranks Jiclude many soldiers from other gen rals' commands. When the battle end d 200 dead were left on the field. The dispatch goes on to say: "One hundred and eighty British marines, with a machine gun. are about to forei a passage from Tien Tsln to Pekln. Al together about W0 British have been landed from the fleet, a greater num ber than have landed from the com bined vessels of the other powers. This evidence of Great Britain's Intention to assert her position strongly gives great satisfaction here." LEFT TO NAVAL COMMANDERS. Naval commanders In Chinese waters lave received Instructions as to proced ure, the question of an emergency be ing left to their discretion. No fear Is entertained for the safety of the lega tions at Pekin. European residents, however, are escaping from the capital to the coast. Pekln Is still under con trol, according to a dispatch to the Mornig Post, but In a very excited con-, dltlon. A thousand foreign gards were garrisoning tbe legation houses. Six hundred International troops are at Tien Tsln, with six guns. A dispatch to the Dally Mall from Shanghai takes a gloomy view of things, which are pic tured as going from bad to worse. The correspondent says: "The author ities are displaying palpably guilty su plneness in dealing with the Boxers and the powers are more and more taking matters Into their own hands. The Boxer revolt Is spreading and la rapidly changing It character. The Boxers are getting arms, preparing to meet force with force, "There has been no communication between Pekln and Tien Tsln since Tuesday, although a miserably abortive attempt has been made by Chinese sol diers to reach the capital. The troops were fired upon and tbe train had to come back. Another station has been burned on tbe line." A news agency dispatch from Tien Tsln says: "The Boxers are still raiding and pillaging over a wide area, They have wrecked and burned the stations at Long Kong and Las goo. It has been definitely ascertained that Mine. Astir and Messrs. Ossent and Cades have been murdered. General Nleh claims to have defeated tbe Boxers, killing Ms." WAHOO WILL CELEBRATE. Wahoo, Neb. (Spectal.) Wahoo win celebrate the Fourth of July this year In grand style. A meeting was held aad Sras attended by the leading busi ness smb. over baa already beat Ct5Xsd far liTTgsi is rea w. Americans Almost Starved on a Long March Manila (Special.) A dispatch from Candon, dated June 4, says Major P. C. March's men, of the Thirty-third regi ment, returned to Candon that day b steamer from Aparrt. A majority ol the men are ready for the hospital. They are thin and weak. having traveled 250 miles In the mountains, during which they suffered greatly from hun ger. Of the fifty horses which started with the battalion thirteen survived. The remainder died on the march or fell into canons. The battalion practically i-ollapsed at Plal, thirty miles from Muuearao, as the result of fevers and exhaustion. Eighty-seven men were conveyed from Plal and Muguearao in bull carts, and those falling on the way were carried in litters by tbe Igor- rot leg with the column. The officers accompanying Major March were Captains Henry' L. Jen klrmon and Edward Davis, Lieutenant Carol! Power and Frank L. Case and Dr. John O. Greenwalt. assistant sur geon. They say it Is all guesswork as to whether Aguinaldo was shot. Be fore the Americans struck Begat the Insurgent chief divided his forces into parties of ten, following different trails. The officer shot was perhaps Agulnal do's secretary or adjutant. The report amonr the natives of the region Is that Aguinaldo was wounded in the shoul der. Papers secured show that nearly all the presidents Installed by the Ameri cans In General Young's territory are treacherous and have been making reg ular reports to Aguinaldo of the dis position and movements of the Amer ican troops. They have also been col lecting and forwarding, t ixes. The cap tured papers also prove the disloyalty of the native telegraph operators whom toe Americans retained on toe CaagL valley line. When Tlrona surrendered the Filipino forces In that section these operators profressed loyalty and took the oath of allegiance. But It Is now shown that they have been pending Aguinaldo copies of important tele grams exchanged between the Ameri can officials. Letters were also found relating to arge contributions forwarded to Aguln ldo from Spanish and other foreign business men. BRYAN DEHIES REPORT. Says He Did Not Say What Repub licans Charged. Washington, D. S. Mr. Cummlnge read the following letter on the floor f the house: "Lincoln, Neb., June J Mr. Dear Mr. Cummlngs: I see that the republicans are asserting that I think a constitu tional amendment necessary for the an nihilation of the trusts. I have never aid or believed that an amendment was necessary. I have urged legisla tion which I believe to be constitution al, and have said that I favor a consti tutional amendment if the decisions of the supreme court declare such legisla tion unconstitutional. The republican party does not want to destroy the trusts. During this session of congress :he republicans have unanimously sup ported a proposition to give the na ional banks control of the currency lnd thus create a paper money trust I inclose a copy of my Chicago anti trust speech, which discusses the ques tion of constitutional amendment. Yours truly, W. J. BRYAN." NAME DDCKEBY FOR 60YERK0R. Missouri Democrats Name Their State Ticket. V'AME DOCKERY FOR GOVERNOR. Kansas Clty.Mo. tHrecIs!.) The dem ocrats of Missouri In state convention here adopted a platform for the com ing campaign and named a full slate ticket. They were In session continu ously from 9:30 In the morning until 8:30 In the evening, declining to take a recess until their work had been com pleted. When the resolutions commlt :ee presented Its report there was a fight to strike out the Indorsement of lovernor Stephens, but the report was adopted amid much enthusiasm. The platforms reaffirms allegiance to the vhlcago platform of 1S!, particularly specifying Ml to 1," Indorses Uryan, de nounces trusts and declares emphatic illy against Imperialism. BEE COMPAMY FINED $500. It Is Adjudged To Be In Coutempt of Supreme Court ' preme court has taken action on th case of tbe Bee Publishing company and Edward Rnsewater, who had been cited to appear for contempt on ac count of articles published In the Bes reflecting on the lntegilty and honor of the court. The Bee Publishing company was ad judged In contempt and was fined 50C nd costs. It may move for a modifi cation of tbe Judgment at the present term If. it publishes a correct report of the proceedings In ' this case and spologles for the offensive articles here tofore printed. Tbe disposition of Mr. Rone water's rase, personally, was deferred until tbe next sitting. It was announced that at that sitting his presence would not be necessary, so he will be free to at ten tbs republican convention. NBHLEY CASE AOAIM DELAYED. New York. (Special.) The examina tion of C. W. F. Neeley, which h-t been postponed from day to day, bat agaka been postponed to June II. Ai the bill relating to Cuban extradition nan been signed by President McKln ley there wtti. It Is believed, be no f r thtt bearing in relation te tie matt la tis Iseat coarta. just mm PEESIDENT KRUGER WILL MAKE NO SURRENDER. CAPITAL AT I.1ACED0RP Kruger Denies Intention of Taking Refuse On Board a Dutch Man-of-War. London. (Special.) The executive of ficers of the Transvaal government are In a railway car, shunted on a switch St Macedorp station. President Kru ger caused the Interior of the coach to be reconstructed some time ago with a view to contingencies that have now arrived. A correspondent of the Dally Ex press, who went from Lourenzo Mar ques to see President Kruger, was re ceived yesterday. The president sat smoking a long pipe. He looked wor ried, but his bearing was quiet and determined. He did not make the least Objection to being Interviewed. The correspondent was equipped for the Interview by cables from London-. "Yes," said President Kruger, "It is quite true that the British have occu pied Pretoria. This, however, does not end the war. The burghers' are fully determined to fight to the last. They sill never turrender so long as 500 armed men remain In the country. I !eel deeply encouraged by the fine work Steyn and DevVet are doing In the Free State." The correspondent suggested that the war was over, Inasmuch as the capital bad been taken. "The ecapltal," explained Mr. Kruger, sith energy. "What Is a capital? It loes not consist of any particular col lection of bricks and mortar. The cap- tal of the republic, the seat of gov ernment. Is here In this car. There Is lo magic about any special site. Our sountry is Invaded. It Is true, but It !s jot conquered. The government Is still effective." Referring to the reasons why he left Pretoria Mr. Kruger said: "I was not foolish enough to be taken jrlsoner. I provided this means of lo- ;omot!on precisely for the same reason is our burghers supply themselves wllh Horses when they take the field. It Is accessary that I should be able to nove quickly from place to place. That s all. By ntl by this car will take ne back to Pretoria. For the present t enables me to keep away from Pre toria, where I could be of no service lnd where I should only play Into the lands of the enemy." KRUGER HAS NOT THE GOLD, j "They say. Mr. Kruger," remarked Jie correspondent, "that you have irought with you gold to the value of 2.000,000?" "It is not true," replied the presl '.ent. "Whatever monetary resources may have with me are simply those rhlch we require for state purposes. At he same time I am not going to tell 'ou where our treasure is. Let Roberts lnd If If he can." 'They also say In London, Mr. Kru- er, that you contemplate taking ref Ige on a Dutch man-of-war at Iouretio darquez?" "That again Is a lie," retorted the resldent. "I know of no such Dutch vessel. 1 im not contemplating flight; I shall tot leave my country. There will be 10 need of my doing anything of the ilnd." The correspondent: "Then, sir, there much surprise at your having left Hrs. Kruger behind." Mr. Kruger: "But why? Mrs. Kruger quite safe In Pretoria. Jhe would inly be put to personal Inconvenience lere. All communication between us e stopped, -of course, but she will await Tiy return with calmness and courage. !he Is a brave woman. I am here waiting further Information. We are urrounded by faithful burghers and ire quite safe." Secretary of State Reltz remarked: "You may depend upon It that the rar is not yet over. Guerrilla warfare srllt continue over an enormous area. We Intend to fight to the bitter end, und shall probably .retire on Lyden burg. where we can hold out for many inonths." WAR HAS ONLY BKGUN. "Yes," observed Mr. Kruger, "It Is mly now that the real struggle has be run. I fear that there will still be i uch bloodshed, but the fault Is that of the British government." Then rais ing his voice to an almost passionate wight, Mr. Kruger exclaimed: 'The '.ime has passed for us to tslk. We uav done plenty of that, but It has done us no good. The only thing left for us to do Is to keep on fighting, to keep on fighting." "WHEELER TO BE RETIRED. Washington, D. C, June 11 It Is said at the war department that Oeneral Wheeler will be given no military as signment under his commission as brig adier genera, of regulars, but wilt be ( laced on the retired list for sga with in the next few dsys. This plsn of ac tion, It Is ssld, Is In accordance with an understanding reached between the president and General Wheeler. ADOPT! NO NAVAL BILL. Berlin. (Special.) The relchsug has adopted several classes of the naval Mil, Including paragraph , dealing with prevision for th Increased cost, which forbids any augmentation of the Indi rect tasea as artistes of popular ooa- C1T nTr?T" 1 Q j,'L, Envoys Reoalve a Welcome) , Prom Its dtiaans, Chicago, III. (Special.) The Auditor ium was filled by a representative au dience In a welcome to the three South African peace envoys An admission was charged to the hall and fully SS.000 was secured for tbe widows and or phans of the Boers killed In battle. Judge E. P. Dunne presided at tbe meeting, and when be Introduced C. H. Fischer, tbe delegate from the Orange Free State, the audience arose as on man and gave Mr. Fischer such an ovation as he said he had not received since coming to America. He said the burghers loved freedom as well aa the Americans, and so long as there was an Afrikander alive, so long would It be for Great Britain lo stamp out the fight for liberty. Mr. Wolmarans and Mr. Weasels also spoke. Ex-Governor John P. Altgeld created great enthusiasm - when he declared that the love of liberty had not yec died In tbe American people and that if tbe Boers could only keep on retir ing and hold out a little longer the United States or some other country in all probability would step In and put a stop to further bloodshed. Rev. Jcnkln Lloyd Jones, wbo was born on British soil, provoked uproari ous applause when he said he loved old England, but bowed his head in humil iation at her "small. Insignificant and deplorable conduct toward the Boers." After the meeting adjourned the three delegates held a reception on the. stage. BOXERS ARE INYUNEBABLL Chinese Say Tnat Hit By Bulleta Are Unharmed. London. (Special.) Telegraphing from Tien Tsln, under date of June C a correspondent says: "I left Tien Tsln this morning, en route for Pekln, accompanied by Gen eral Nleh, supposed to be one of the best Chinese generals, with sixty troops. We proceeded to Lofa, a dis tance of thirty-one miles. We found the plate layers' cabins in flames and telegraph poles and wires cut and men engaged In destroying others In vil lages near the railway, where flag were seen bearing the inscription, 'Kil' all foreigners.' I saw smoke, evidently from burning houses, .n the distance, but General Nleh refused to proceed farther, being In mortal fear of lh Boxers, though the foreigners endeav ored to persuaae hlrn to dlsentrain hit troops, who are firmly convinced that It la useless to fight the Boxers, as oth er Chinese say they have teen the Box-" ers hit with bullets rise and run away. "There seems to be little prospect of a resumption of traffic to Pekln, unless the foreign powers assume control of the railway, until the Chinese govern ment proves Itself capable- of manag ing communications with its capital." ENVOTS REACH ST PAUL. Cordially Welcomed By tha People of the Northwest. St. Paul. Minn. (Special.) Dr. Abram Fischer and C. H. Wessels, two of the three Boer envoys now In this country, arrived In this city a few minutes before noon today. Mrs. Fischer accompanied, her husband. A special reception committee wel comed the visitor to tbe northwest. There was a large crowd at the depot and the Minnesota state band played a number of patriotic Ameilcan airs. The visitors weie at once taken to the Ryan hotel, where lunch was setved. Gov ernor Lind called on them there soon after their arrival. A public reception was held fro ml:30 to 3 o'clock In the afternoon and a drive followed later tn the afternoon. A mass meeting was held In the auditorium at night. HARO FI6HTINS AHEAD. Envoy Fischer Saye That Boera Are Not Conquered, La Crosse, Wis. (Special.) The par ty of Boer envoys passed through this city, en route to St. Paul. An Im mense crowd greeted them at the de pot. The party was Joined here by Theodore Koch of St. Paul's reception committee. Mr. Flsche said: "We have received more encourage ment from the American people than we expected and we had expected a great deal, too. There Is nothing at all disheartening In the situation in South Africa. Simply because Pretoria has been taken Is no sign the war will end soon. We are not conquered by any means and the English can expect a hard fight yet." CONSIDERING KRUGER'8 CA SB. Indon. (Special.) The Birmingham Post, organ of Joseph Chamberlln, sec retary of state for the colonies, says It hears from an official source at tha Hague that a serious question concern ing President Kruger Is now before tha Netherlands ministry. The paper adds that the president, up to last Friday, had decided to seek refuge on board the Dutch cruiser Prlesland, now off Loureno Marques and asserts: "There Is, beyond doubt, good reason to be lieve that Instructions on the subject have been cabled to tha commander of the warship." THBT "WEAR TO FIGHT ON. London. (Special,) The Louronat Marques correspondent or the Times telegraphing June t ssys: According to refugee from Pretoria thousands Si ' burghers under Oeneral Botha bars' taken an oath to'conllnue the stragala to tha Miter end. United States Con sul Mollis started for tba Transvaal ta ds y. Tha nature of bit sitaslan If aot ssads patUs bar. few it t'.V A'- 'i o