The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-11-17

Uitenhage, Cape Colony, Oct. 2nd. Th
letter shows that not all English peopl
living on the Rand reef can justify tn
British Government in the course it il
pursuing to rob the Beers Of theil
homes and liberty:
wrote to Kate two weeks agt
from Germiston telling her this week,
letter would probably be sent from
somewhere nearer the coast. Well, The
situation is beginning, in fact has fol
some time, to look very serious up the
country. In fact all South Africa is in
a turmoil and that little reef lin truth
1t is little in area for it is only about
60 miles In length by an average width
of three miles) which gave to England
very nearly 20 tons of net profit for the
month of August alone, is really the
sole cause Of it all. You have, nc
doubt, read enough about the situation
to have formed your own opinion as to
the wrongs or justice of the case. OF
course England has her plausible ex-
cuses for tho attack and holds up to
the world the pleading petition OF
q, 900 names sent to Queen Victoria
which we're claimed to be and accepted
as true signatures of poor down
trodden, life-threatened class-we poor
Uitlanders. Will you hear what know
of that petitiou:
First 1 will tell you one of thu first
surprising facts we realized after
settling in the Transvaal was the almost
entire absence of crime of any kind.
johannesburg, which was merely moth
ing 13 years ago, became before this
exodus began) a wonderful city, TEEN
with life and activity; the home of
thousands upon thousands; city with
every appearance of 90 years growth.
The favorable climate causing growth
of shrubbery and trees which you need
to see to believe. The whole reef being
so compact and rich, one property often
being simply continuation Of another
The whole reef i7 simply dotted in
every direction with smokestacks and
works, hotels, boarding houses, single
mems rooms, cottages for employees
with families, independent villages, till
the whole is simply all like town, and
we hardly know what country life is
up there. OF course, 1 admit England
has opened up all this. Is she not
getting good return? No, selfish,
cruel England ever wants more, more!
Well, it looks as if she will have it this
time, but 1 truly think the conse
quences may be appalling and to her
eternal shame and dishonor.
About the petition. One morning,
when Joe happened to be on night
shift, heard knock at our front door.
On opening it a neatly dressed, gentle
manly person presented paper,
stating very plausably that it was
petition to the Queen asking for better
police protection on account of the
Edgar case--the first actual cold.
blooded murder we had heard of in
johannesburg in over two years resi-
dence within six miles of its city limits
I took the paper saying my husband
was in bed awake and would look at it
perhaps. He limited at being in hurry
and the paper had not been many
out of his hands when he
asked very anxiously if he would sign
it. Joe said don't be in too big hurry.
The man then very impatiently said if
he wasn't going to sign it better hand
it back. At which Joe instantly told
me to give it to him at once as of course
he would not sign what he was not
given time to examine. On returning
it was asked if 1 would sign it. 1 said