New-York tribune., 1896-06-04

in the schools hut questionable Dutch which no
Holnader cln understand,
The night 'iorc the revolution took place the
total American population had a meeting 70 hear
the report ~ ihc dcputaon which they had sent to
Paul Kruscr. telling MIN OF their support II he
woId grant somo concessouS. such the educa-
tional one 20 which have already referred. While
the meeting Ia progress the delegates returned
AMI said that the President had snubbed them and
told ,hom - 70 back and obey the laws. as II
not a tim. 10 ask for anything. They came back
AMI told the meeting and every American then
stood up and took his oath that he would DO moth
ing help the Government. and with the
movement heart and soul.
sSome months previously requsltion. signed by
32co citizens OF the Transvaa asking for per-
mission 20 become burghers Of the country and
s!sn~l by men Who have raised tho land from a
state o. bankruptcy to one Of great wealth. was
laughed AZ and dorl'i In the Rand and one men,
her challenged these men TO get out their guns and
nsht for r.. Year ago. when the Mniaboch war
was on. thy commanded English citizens to go
and ncht this nrrf" chic, away up the north
crn boundary AMI these men had to go. In come
cases gyinr up situations In order TO comply with
the law and have the pleasure OF being aasegaled'
by some unknown savage In the bush. What was
their reward Seven dollars and half: and they
had to prov'ic horse gun ammunition and
food for man and beast These
bufshers to-day and YET they 1--we IN republic
and werc ont on this occaeion for eight months
one - the men knew was Killed and his wife has
not received \ penny from the Government; and
was actually Mt the pon; OF starvation when the
public took tn" matter IN hand and gave her some
assistance. And what this all about? Sim
ply because Malhoch would not pay his hut tax
Imagine the United States Government ordering a
man 10 present himself In Washington with honie
gun. ammunition and food for self and horse, as
they wanted him TO go out West and fight some
Indians who would not pay the Government some
few dOlllrK they owed 10 H. And. after he came
back and asked the rights OF citizenship. TO be
augh~l At and presented with s. 80 for his egh,
months campaign.
Rhodes all right. and Is the only man in Africa
worthy of the name. lie will out all right.
you Will see.
Il have just been back week from up country.
near the border OF Matabeleand and the night
after arrived In Mafeklng were all called OUT
OF bed 10 defend the town against Montsca and his
tribe. who had made attack on tho place. The
Inhabitants were In a dreadful funk. as there were
no troops nearer than Kimberley about 300 miles
of and the women and children showed into
the Town Hall for protection. The attempt was a
failure however az something went wrong with the
Morning Star the blacks signal for the attack and
II was lucky for ia tha, IT occurred for there
are about S.CC0 of them and not more than forty
guns In the town. The troops are UP there now.
The entire country Is in state OF unrest, and NIL
hands are anxious to fight somebody while up In
Rhodesia they are at 1t hammer and tongs with the
Matabees II keeps the country in an awful state
Of unrest and hurts business TO extraordinary