The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-01
TWAIN ON TRANSVAAL
THE AMERICAN HUMoRIsT RETURNS
FROM DOM PAUL's LAND.
Caught by the Reporters at South
ampton and Interviewed ON the
south African Country.

soUTHAMPTON. July sl--samuel Glenn
ems mark Twain). with his wife and
daughter. arrived here to-day on board the
steamer Norman. from Table Bay, Cape
Colony. Although he started out on his
tour Of the world In feable health being
obliged often to take to his bed between
the delivery of lectures, and notwithstand-
ing an attack of illness in India, he looked
the picture of health when he landed mere.
He has gone far and seen much in the
Sandwich Islands. Australia, India and
South Africa, but it was especially of af-
fairs in the Transvaal, where his stay was
coincident with the excitement over the
trial Of the reform" prisoners. that he
was ready to talk. He expressed himself
as feeling charmed with what he had seen
OF South Africa.
II consider the Transvaal the country of
the future" said Mr.. Clemens. 1T has a
delightful climate and boundless natural
wealth. 1 had presented to me IN Johau-
nesburg little nugget with figures en- 1t
showing the enormous increase in the gold
output. The bulk of the trade there Is in
the hands of the English and Germans.
but Americans should be able to command
the lions share of the trade in machinery
the largest portion of the machinery in the
John Hays Hammond), the reform leader
convicted of treason and whose sentence
of death was commuted. intends to bring
back from the States with him ss0o.O
worth.
''The majority of the Americans in the
Transvaal are engaged in mining and en-
gineering. think there is great opening
there for a young man acquainted with
this branch Of mechanics. The american
element Is c%emparatiyely % small: but the the
tween Americans and English. indeed, all
foreigners with the exception Of Germans.
are -eferred to as English The excitement
trial of the reformers has subsided. but all
Of political reform & has been been retarded a
Mark Twain showed his humorous appre-
citation OF the stolid qualities of the Boer
character In touching upon their history.
He said. with his solemn and characteristic
sThe flight of the children of Israel was
a holiday excursion compared with the
the Transvaal. like the Mormons, they
thought the country was so valueless that
no one would ever take the trouble to dis
the English preserved them from extinc-
ton at the hands OF the savages. their
hatred OF England increased with every in
trference. The hand OF God, as they firm-
ly believe. guided them In the wilderness
Of their different settlements and the En-
glish persisted in interfering in each in
stance. In my opinion the Uitlander ele-
ment must overwhelmingly preponderate
before they gain political recognition
and then it can only be by peaceful means
The traveller expressed himself as very
favorably impressed with the United States
consular officials. especially Mr.. Williams.
sdu5f ss 5enannss6urs, ,r,ara waSn he sad 7
II Think he added. that with the In
crease Of commerce and development OF
important. for The extension Of American
trade to increase the coEsulates."
Asked regarding his own plans, Mr.. Glenn
ents replied that he intends 10 remain in
England no longer than six months, and
these he will spend in some quiet place
away from London. where he intends to
write book