Show BRITISH FLAG FLIES 0 OVER Lord Roberts Forces Take Possession of the tile Capital of the Orange Free State President t Steyn Flees FIfes From the City Great Enthusiasm in London Over ver the Capture 0 0 t IL 4 f New Ne N York March 14 HA A dispatch from irons President to the th Ere Journal dated datoo Pretoria March 13 8 p m so vie via Berlin sa The will wilt only cease e fighting with death eth One Oar a are ure arere t z turning in good order to our Gur ur line Hue of el f defense on our own owa s soiL sell IL Wal Wat f camp was ng i in Jt ar rf favor than we expected The Th Britten Bri h WIll never ne reach The burghers vs Steyn Je JO b ct aad aRd aa as aswell well wen as nat all the others are a united There are no df God Gei Juto wp us f Pretoria Pre Monday Monda March 12 1 Wa Marques Marquer Tuesday Tuey f March 13 Lord reply to Presidents Krugar Kruger Krus anti aad stra St 4 causes bitter disappointment appoIntment and Stae Secretary Reitz Belts says sats S it 4 that the war Tar will nil be fought to the bitter hetter end f 4 t t London March 14 HIt It is aa aR announced that Lord Roberts ieee eeoc occupied pled pied and that the British flag is Ing from the top of eC f the The following foU is the text of Lord L rd Rob Itoh Roberts erts erie dispatch to the war office an announcing announcIng announcing his bis occupation of Bl ten teta tel March larch 13 S p m By Bythe the help of God and b by bj the bravery of o oher her soldiers the troops under my command have taken possession of ln The British flag now flies files ov over over er the prEsidency evacuated last ev ening by Mr Steyn Sten n late president of the Orange Free State Mr r Frazer member of the late executive govern overn government ment meat the ma mayor or the secretary to the late governor the and other officIals met me two miles from the town and presented me with the keys I of ot the public offices The enemy has haG withdrawn from the neighborhood and all nfl seems quiet The TIle j inhabitants of gave the troops a cordial welcome The above dispatch though dated Tuesday was not received at the war office until p m on Wednesday It was made public a few tew minutes before 9 S The delay is attributed to the field telegraphs tele phs not being connected with on Tuesday Tues ay evening Peeling Feeling Fee g of Relief Belief Lord Roberts dispatch patch a eli t relief Th absence of Df the n ag rI for had bad pro voLed some moe apprehension during the earlier art of ot the day that the British had met a check before and anxious Inquiries were made at the war office and in the lobbies of parka parlia parliament ment menu mentOn On the reception re of the news the queen at Windsor castle the Prince J of Wales at Marlborough House Lord and others were Immediately notified but hut at 9 the war office was ViM almost deserted the public having given S ven up hope of further news until to tomorrow tomorrow morrow Thursday The appearance of ot the newspapers w wIth Ith the tidings caused great excitement along Pall PaIl Mall at the service clubs and in the west end generally Owing to the late hour however there was no demon demonstration demonstratIon approaching the slightest de degree deree gree ree those heralding the surrender of Cronje and the relief of Ladysmith It so 90 happened that a torchlight pro on an extensive scale for the widows and orphans fund w was nas as parading south couth London with bands and banners This Included a body of uni um uniformed formed men representing the British field forces the surrender of ot Cronje Cronie and other inspiring incIdents The route i iwas was hung with flags and stands were erected at numerous points for I tore Naturally lb the appearance ap araJ ce of the extra estra editions of the evening papers created a furore of enthusiasm among I Ithe the rs who greeted the news t with cheers and nd the singing of the na national l i ti anthem I toy roy at Windsor At Windsor the news news was received rece ed w with ith much joy jO The queen demanded I that it be immediately published and she instructed her equerry at the din dinner dinner 0 ner table to send end a note to the officers 1 of the household ho brigade The battal battalIon i ion was called on parade at 10 1015 15 p m I Major St Aubyn n read her majesty j I I note not and called caned for cheers for the queen I and Lord Roberts The band played I God Save the Queen I The lord mayor announced the news new s sat I at a banquet to the masters of the city companies which was in progress at Mansion House It was received with great cheering ch the company rising g and singing God Save the Queen QueenA A dispatch to the Daily Dan Chronicle from dated d ted Tuesday evening March arch 13 Iii says tein thin surrendered at 10 today tada It was occupied at noon President Steyn with witha ith itha a majority of the fighting burghers has fled fied northward I General French was within five miles mUes of the place at 5 S Monday Monda j I I afternoon He sent a summons into the j I I town threatening to bombard unless it surrendered by 4 t a m Tuesday A I white flag was as hoisted Tuesday morn morning morning ing and a 11 deputation deputa of the town coun council cou cil en w with ith the mayor came out to meet Lord Roberts at five miles mUes south of or the town making a formal surrender of the place Made a State Entry I Lord Roberts made a state entry at noon Ha H received a tremendous ova ovation ovation ovation tion After visiting the public build ings lags he went to the official of the president followed by bj a cheering crowd who waved the British flag and I sang mag the British national anthem They were In hi a condition of o frenzied excitement On Monday afternoon n previous ious to the surrender there had been a little sniping and shelling but the enemy then retired Lord Roberts has head headquarters headQuarters headquarters quarters at the presidents house and there are many of the British wounded in the building The first half halt of the campaign amp i is over Lord Roberts arrived arri at ri er on fl Feb 9 He entered tern tem on March 13 Thus r m En little over a 1 month mouth he has bas effected the relief of Kimberley and Ladysmith smith the capture of General forces anti and the hoisting of the flag In of the Free State All this has hs h been accomplished pushed with comparatively trifling losses t It Is small wonder that he is the hero heroo j of o the th hour In jn England All the news ws i papers eulogize him and aDd e the country They THy talk bilk of i the t Free Fae State as having b ving passed ed out nt t Of ed i cries ence as betas being now mow one of or the tile shadows j of or history May Be Heavy Keavy Fighting It Is not doubted there t ere may ay be heavy heay fighting bat the tile gestae ge e of Lord Lead Roberts is looked to for fet victory over overall overall all difficulties His hits grim reference ee to the late l te President Steyn te Is 1 understood understood under understood stood to show that there shell shall be BO DO ambiguity as 33 to the n assumed toward the republics The fact that Mr Frazer late man of the Free State read raad and louder leader ei of ot the opposition to Mr Steyn came with the deputation to surrender su r the keys is regarded as extremely ext emely significant cant of o considerable difference of epic ion Ian among the Free regarding the war It is said that President Kruger hates bates Mr Frazer on account of or his sympathy with the Outlanders The demonstrations of o the inhabitants are a re regarded regard d as a good augury for fOl forthe the he t future of the British supremacy It is interesting in connection with the he t rapid advance of Lord Lorn Roberts Roberto to learn l earn that the Russian military at I ache tache t with the Beers Boers who were cap cs t by bythe the British sent the Che telegram t to the czar 0 0 Bussian Russian is Amazed ur I am perfectly amazed at the aa M ergy e in action and the of ot the th e British infantry I need say HGo sa ss more m ore There is still no news as te to t wh whether er Lord L ord Roberts has ha captured aay an r j stock tock s If t ho has not yet then thea the he will willI wille be b e obliged Twit WI t until t of o f the bridges over the Oni aga c enables bles him to bring rolling stock ek us up The rho British continue pressing their i advance a on the Orange river The TIlle Boers B still hold bridge brIde OB OR the tM north orth n side of the stream but bat their t I t trenches t are dominated by the i artillery a Heavy HeaY firing is in ia and a nd there has been some seine skirmishing Lord Kitchener seems to be very ry eo s see sac e c in reducing the extent of or the Dutch D rising ri A dispatch to the Dally Daily Mail from froni rom Blo B montein dated dl ed Tuesday evening at a t 7 says Surprised the Boers We surprised and outflanked out the enemy nemy en e my with irresistible force over oer overnight et night ight n General French held he d the enemy OD mesa north orth n and south of white while w He Lord L ord Roberts a prisoner on OR 3 parole arole p threatening to bombard unless 1 the he t city surrendered The BeR 1 became b alarmed President Steyn awl and 1 the he t chief members of the executive exec council coun n fled fied and proclaimed 1 to t o be the capital Steyn SteIl fled fied to At last only ly 3 fighting men remained and anti in inthe Inthe 1 the he t morning many man finding themselves so s o weakened broke their guns Others l fled fied The remnant still shelled Gsa Gen General GeBera t eral ral era e French at dawn but the opposition i i tion ion l soon collapsed Eight Bight locomotives and much stock tock s were captured The Beer i is collapsing and the breach brach between the Free Stature and Trans is widening d U Major General Prettyman has bee been appointed military gov governor of or 1 fontein f Lord Roberts and Ms SItI staff C Chave have ridden through the town sad aad ad been everywhere e cheered The British aa Da i ional t anthem is enthusiastically stia sung by the population the shops are g ty y opening and there is general I ing Inc i nn |