New-York tribune., 1896-01-04

policy of the Government to encourage the sale or
It, In many parts OF the country there Is one drink
Ing place to every t"en'y adut maze -, sa, tb
the Government gets S315 year license zee from
each saloon.
HOW PETITIONS ARE REGARDED.
About month ago the foreign settlers. through
Lionel Phillips who acted their spoke made
- formal statement Of their grievances 10 the Boer
Government and a serious request FOR relief Their
demand required nothing more than honest and
efficient administration and fair share in the gov
woI!d satisfy them and they added strong hint
that they would sooner or later insist upon thelr
President Kruger and his colleagues may ,, be I'm,
similar petition. actually signed by l5V'o adut mae
settlers Was literally SPIT upon ana tranp.sd unasr
sembed members % the government
"OOM PAUL.
Although the Transvaal Is in name n republic. It is
really governed by a despouc ogarchy. Indeed. It
might be said to be- ruled by triumvlrate consist
nz OF President Kruger. General Joubert ana heh-
eral Smt Tho chief and best-known OF these IS
President Kruger or "Oom Paul he Is almost
universally called by the Boers. lie Is robust old
man ~ s. ~, ming more than seventy years. In
early If. nc WAS physically the strongest man IN
he whole Transvaa.. and ~ IS even now by no
means dacreph. lie mas a long. narrow head, win
agIws. "a large aui rather coarse nose ana mouth
and s,ragstng board Th.re is ntte or IN me phi,s S
matte Duicnman ln hs manner IN conversation, vn W
the contrary he IS youhe eYctaois ana Even 70
q fusion OF "ftlrcs. IN ftli5lon ne - copper
heoi.I sect among The Boers. He used 10 De
great ncher ana leader ot raiis asans, the natives
| When pc WAS m'i" laG ns d!oun5 llShtl hhisell
M III & o,Ts ~ thr Wal Rivcr received lid
lns- At the close Of II day's hshilns that a |niq
,',.,.r, ,,,,ny <rizcr refused ~ hclieve IT, and
! los down to sleep. hut hrog.r beheN%i ths new
.,,' & NJ , o,p,ir ~ sit up Win him Slt,ing on
wagons ou opposite sides or thu camp. their rfiss
n ther hands ih~y Watched all nisht A. length.
JUST before ditbrstk. kruSfTs Keen ear caught me
sound oi "pploAcn.ns ie'i lie 9ad lust tiine 10
si,s sg '' m ''" 1p'n I H. camp Tnor@ was dssFcfaS
,uuts' hIi ihe b,ci' "'Ie " aSi S1cr-I7u nn lu ann e
! kruger vlichfun,.- the.e is little doubt mat
t,,,.ar n,r4 u, eis BODY many scars Of bullets
| aui rprarh,,Is. His ief hand IS minus a. thumb.
! INK when his aun burst ani terribly mlnged The
! thumb lie whs afraid lp.kjtN would S,i in' ana
! hrr one of 'h"m tr.el TO do 60 but MS heart
d faNoi him ana he gave u up Ihrrrupon hrus,f
| ,ut on the mauglcd thumb The very small scar
! now rer1ininc shows how good a job ne made
! 81 II Ur has several iim.s visited England on
I missions FOR his ccuntrymcn. lie nrst went wear
ing M, broad felt hat 'hc short jacket And SHOES
! OF untanned leather which form tho usual costume
| OF "Dopper boer l'ui on MS return nome his
! silk hat. lons black frock coat and polished
! boots He told them that England Wa a good
! but All The iaud seemed to belong TO some onc.
,nJar frrc - smoke a pipe without having
| som, one conc up and ~ay the land wns his and
AK what ysN yG1 %'r - I"i earS word H Enelsh
.I ,1,r ,s -" man in the whole Rcpublic who
| regards Fnslishnen with hatred and con-
1 tempt INA" "' N
DEGENERATE BOhRS.
M, a., ,, tocrs ,he ORIGINAL Dutch settlers
in snufh Arrica we're a splendid set Of fellows.
! t-,,. =, h,uo rho,r his,orv - nil,J with
o'P' any ' =, r u,,,io .,
PROOFS PROOFS oi ~ ,nh, orn ,,an nf,, vnors AGO
The dover of ,hc Zulu army which had been
drilled and disciplined by the great ChAka hihiseIi
HH,thck'n a -, i,o't pre T,rr is thr story of the
/ s,rtfe ,rId In tho words OF Pietcr Bezindcnhout,
who took part IN ~ lIetoi'us wen ~; 80 e. ,bi
! ,W,,i ,,I w. a,rd"v ~ RlooI River where We
Killed 500 kaiiirs We nat formed an h, rnoa'np. up,
| h,i r,stnn.d long ladders and skins of
sfretchcd over he wheels At the back OF each
! v,pnn ther. were little heaps of l,lnpONdor ana
T,.l',s ana when the battle was on. and the Kat
! nrs ln thotsanis wrr. no further than ten PAGES
iron, me vn mad scarcely time to throw u haudiul
| down the barrel. without moment even 10 driNc
| If hon. with the ranrod. or that nSnt nothing
! remains in my memory except shouting and IN
N',' an" ,,,la +tat rose Straight as a plumb
/ i,n ru,arJ from Inc ground" In this battle.
which lasted for hyc hours not one boer was
! h'.' tll' s,r, "as limo there arc faw kafIirs 10
! t, 'nr yc,y uftIe game. In consequence the
Iinnr, b.v. Iittle opportunity 10 use their guns.
/ Th,r are 100 poor or TOO frugal to spend money
for ammunition simply Tor pI'J,ms rnoVes Vr in "a.
IiYrnt ' marksmen During the last year it may
he remembered. General Joubert publieA "Snr'
his men to be- sPatlns 91 Ia '"t hon ehoi FOR food
aus" ',b,S Ky c,rn,irn had cost the Government
! $40 I'm ammunition. ana every pig thht hti beeii
shot had cost w NcVo,i,me Nce of ,so shots 70 xii
nus NUS & aN tv,irs as many To- XIII each pig. II