The Portland daily press., 1899-11-15
Beers Protest Against Use Of Dyna-
mite.
Have Shelled Hospital
and Women's Lager.
At Kimberley They Are Having
Weddings,

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London, November ID 60 a. m.-
There Is no additional news REGARDING
the progress Of hostillties In South Afri-
on this morning except despatch from
Mafeking forwarded by q runner, dated
October 81, which says that during the
afternoon Gen. Cronje, the Boer oom-
mander, sent an envoy to Col. Powell,
under a flag Of truce to declare that he
did not consider the Geneva convention
authorized the flag Of the He'd Cross
socisty to t1y from several buildings NJ
once In the town, and that In his opin-
ion tho employ ment Of natives against
whites and the use Of dynamite mines
were both opposed to the rules OF war.
Col. Powell replied that the Geneva
| convention did not stlpulate- as to the
mum bsr of Red Cross stations permissa-
| BILE and that the Beers were only re.
quired to respect the convent. the hospital
and the women's laaeer, all of which
were hey nd the town limits. The Brit
ish commander also pointed out that
mines were recognized adjuucts of civil
lized warfare and that the defenses OF
Pretoria were extensively mined. More
over, he reminded Gen. Cranjs that the
Beers had fired upon natives, burned
their krasls and Iaidsd their cattle ana
that the natives only defended their lives
and property.
Despite thess want rom Col. Pow
oil, the u sell the hos
: r.ss . af won rs 4ssgsf ~" :
-ldiag OF sac Ts1es sayoy was Fegsrse T.
! tbs asspstsh sew as n,G-e rrfse Tor
1 ps-vsssslss ,ss srltlsN hnsa IS MAis
kias. Aee0d !. 20 tho iates, 53f's ta-
t5Vs s. cor Is of shlt 70
r. : sns end Of the JanipA
So far as Kimberle Is ooncerh> Pa.
mental, .yr-~ IT,, Of IN. british ther
may be ddgsd u the ct that three
weddings have taken place since TINS
sisss began, the last having be q cole
brated on November sth. -- '''''''
BoERs CoMPALINr. %
Baltimore, November I4.-C. W. Van
! Der Hoogt, secretary of the South African
legation, has resolved important papers
from Secretary of state Reitz of the
South African republic containing full
statements Of the alleged injustices which
have been hesped upon the Beers In the
republic and the Orange Free Stats by
England. The book contains fifty pages,
10 printed In the Dutch language and was
prepared by both the south Africans and
the Free State governments. Tho title
given on the back OF the document Is In
Dutch which translated means: ga CEN
| fury of injustice. The document did not
escape tine censorship now In VOC Ne with
In the lines Of the English, however, and
the envelopes showed signs OF having
been out open and sealed again.
Secretary Van Der Hoogt has just re-
tured from New York, where he has teen
in consultation with General James
o. Beirne, the commissioners extraordinary
of the South African republic appointed
by President kruger. Matters relating
to the present condition Of the Beers were
discussed at length.
WEATHER SATISFACTORY.
Kimberley. Tuesday morning, Novem-
her z, via Hopetown, Friday, November
I0.-The Beers are now throwing shells
at the reservoir and waterworks. The
weather is fine.
WANT KRUGER HANGED.
| London, November 14.-Nothing is
known either at the war Office of the
COLONIAL office here regarding the alleged
statement cabled from Cape Town, say
ing State Secretary Reitz, in behalf OF
the Transvaal government. has demand
ed that Gen. White Immediately release
Nathan Marks. supposed spy. who II
confined at Lady smith. adding that Presi
dent Kruger threatens II Marks Is exc
outed to rataliats by shooting six British
officers now In the hands OF the Beers,
1t is further asserted from Cape Towi
that Marks entered Ladysmi after the
invasion OF that place. with the supposed
object of obtaining Information for the
Beers, and one version of the story is tina
the Transvaal authorities have threat
Isned to execute SIX British officers If tn,
supposed spy Is not released.
Gen. Butler is said to have replied thai
the British were entitled to retain thu
man until he made a satisfactory account
of himself. Both stories, 1t is asserted
bean the imprint OF improbability. a
there is no reason TO think the Boeri
would be guilty Of sucn complies
change from their previous correct atti
tude and manner Of conducting tina hos
Utilities.
Nevertheless the sensational afternoon
uewsDnnaIs here ara already demanding
that President Kruger and all the mem
psrs Of the executive council be ruthless
iy hanged as the only fitting reprisal IL
the event of Secretary Reitz's thrsa
being carried out.
DEwEYS HOME AGAIN. --.----
Washington, November 14.-Admira