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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-21

NEW YORK, June 20-Flour-Fairly
active but shade easier on top grades
rye -four firm and active.
COrnmeal-Steady
Rye-Steady.
Barley-Cuiet.
Barley Malt-Steady.
Wheat-Spot weak; No . red. 8sc.;
options opened weak, because Of iqui-
dation prompted by big receipts and lower
cables Liquidation continued steadily al
day. and at the close the market was
weak. showing a lmlAc. net decline. Adj
ditional depressing factors were short
Baltimore. Closing: July, sl5sc; Septem-
ber slasc.; December. SS3sc.
Corn--Spot weak; No. 2, 4l3sc.: options,
after opening easy on big receipts, sold
Off. with wheat and fine weather West,
closing weak at ssH%c. net decline.
Closing: July. 40lkc.: September. 4Oc.
Oats-Spot weaker; No. 2, SOc.; options
dull.
Beef-Quiet.
ut-Meats-Steady.
Lard-Steady; western, $50; refined
steady.
Bntter-Steady; western creamery.
15IsalSsic: imitation creamery, l3Q16c.
State dairy 13l3Q14c
Cheese-Firm large and small white,
SIbc.: large and small colored, SIC.
Eggs-Easy; State and Pennsylvania,
15diJIec.: western, fresh, liM0l5c. south
ern. 9Q9l9c.
Potatoes-Steady; Jersey sweets, sHis2
Cabbage-Steady.
Cottonseed Oil-Dull.
Rosin-SteadY.
Turpentine-Firm al 40640i9c.
Rice-Firm.
Coffee-Options opened firm at 5a15
points advance. on reports OF crop dam
age from frost. causing leading strength
i'm new-crOp positions throughout the
session. which developed general upward
tendency. with the advance arrested. by
liquidation. There was considerable ac-
tivity. chiefly covering, although there
was some increased investment. demand.
Close steady for near, and barely STEADY
for far months Sales. Is 800 bags, includ-
ing July. 81 f5d $40; September. {iS5qN%:
October slgOd$f.a5: November, N5. Spot
cofree-Rio steadier; No. T.. invoice 50;
No. :. iobbing. $3.50; mild steady; Cordo-
va SSds13
fair sefining 4lsc; centrifugal tS-degree
tesD sc; molasses sugar, &c; refined
steady.
NEW YORK MELON MARKET
NEW YORK. June M Muskmelons-ln
heavy supply and lower, with some lots
not bringing freight Only ten cars Of
watermelons arrived, and market held
steady at full late prices. Muskmelons
per case. TIC Msl.75: do. per basket, Zoe. y
Il 20 Watermelons. carload lots, SlGOp
s.. 80: do. per 100. Sl2dS'0.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, June 2O.--The market for
staple cottons continues quiet. Brown
sheetings and drills firm at previous
prIces. Last weeks exports usually
large. reaching 5000 packages. Ducks
quiet and firm. Print cloths Idle ana
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SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

STFFOLk, VA, juno 1.-lSpeClaI)-
Jumbo. fancy hand-pcked Virginia pea
nuts. 51-4c.; No. fancy hand-picked VIZ
ginia peanuts, 4S-sc.; extra hand-picked
Virginia peanuts. 7-so.: No. l Virginia
sheled peanuts, SIC; No. 2 Virginia
shelled peanuts. 2%.c.: extra large Vir-
ginia shelled peanuts, 6l2c. No. | Span
ish shelled peanuts, &c; No. Spanish
shelled peanuts. SIC.
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Cincinnati Defeats Philadelphia
Score. Z TO -

CINCINNATI o., June 2O-PhIllips
pitched great ball to-day, the Phillies be-
ing unable to get hits when they were
needed. Attendance. 1900. Score:
r. III. f.
Cincinnati .... ....1O00OO2O'- G !
Philadelphia ......0OOO1 3 2
Batteries: Phillips and Woods; Fiield
and Doug ass.
Umpircs: Messrs. Burns and Smith.
Time OF game. hour ana 40 minutes.
NEW YORK, 4; PITTsBURG, ?.
PITTSBURG. PA, June 2O.--The sensa-
tional feature of the game was McCar-
thy's steal home from third. tieng the
score ia the ninth. New York won out In
the tenth. Attendance, 1900. Score,
Pittsburg 90. ...1OOOOOOO1O 9 l
New York .......O0O01 "a 9 3
Batteries: Lever and Bowerman; Do
heny and Warner
Empires Messrs. Lynch and Connolly.
Time of game. z hours and 30 minutes.
BALTIMORE. 2; LOUISVILLE, /.
LOUISVILLE. KY, June 2o-But for
orioles would have been shut out. At
tendance. .20O Score: X. II. T..
Louisville 49,. ....0 0 0 0 o. 0 o. ,
Baltimore zee. - 900 00O00-2 2
Batteries. Woods and thinner; MeGin-
nifty and Robinson.
Umpires: Messrs. Swartwood and War
ner Time OF game. hour and IS min
utes.
BOSTON, 3; CHICAGO. 1.
CHICAGO. June 2o.-To-day's game was
one of the hardest-fought battles of the
season. Both pitchers were at their best,
and up 10 the last inning Griffith had re-
Ccived perfect. and at times sensational,
support. In the thirteenth inning, after
TWO outs. and with men on second and
third. Mccormick fumbled, filing the
bases. Griffith lost control. forcing in
rum. and Collins doubled scoring three
more. Attendance. 290c. Score: r. III. T..
Chicago 40 100000 0000-1 Z l
Boston 10 90 100000 100 a 9 8
Batteries. Griffith and DoDahue; Nichols
and Clark.
Empires: Messrs. Ganney and Mannau-
sau Time Of game, . hours and % min
utes.
WASHINGTON, 5; ST. LOUIS, 8.
ST. LOUIS. MO, June 2O.-Sharp field
| ing on both sides kept the score out of
! the double figures to-day as both sides
smggcd the ball. Attendance, 200 Score
St. Louis .... ...2OOOO1O0O-8 II 3
| Washington 90. ...1001O11O 1-5 16 l
Batteries Powell and Criger; Mercer
Tmpires: Messrs. EmsNe and Melon
aid Time of game, hours and - min
| utcs
BROOKLYN. .; CLEVELAND, Z.
| CLEVELAND. O.. June 20.-The home
/ team made a big rally in the seventh in
ming. and stood a good chance of win
ming but was not strong enough. Attend
| ance. 100. Score: K. H. f.
| cleveland ..... ...OO1O0130 p y 8
/ Brooklyn 900. 30 D l % 10
Batteries: Knepper and schrochose Nc
] James and Grim.
Tmpires: Messrs. O'Day and McGarr.
! Time Of game hours.
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PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.

PETERSBURG, VA, June 2O.-(Special)
Receipts mOdcrate and market firm at
quotations: Common to medium Tugs. - to
81: good to fine Jugs, 81 to So; poor. short
leaf. s. 10 s.: fair TO good short lear.
s. TO IS: medium to good wrappers. So to
sl2: good TO fine wrappers, Slf to SIS: me-
dunn TO good shipping. 81 to so; good TO
fine shining 81 To xl5.
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SCORE BY INNINGS.
COULD NOT TOUCH KEENAN,.
He Pitched In wonderful Form and
Heading Was shut out.

'HANTON, PA, June 20.-(Special)-
h.aan pitched in wonderful form to-
t.E and Reading only got one man as
fr third base Murphy was hit hard
H h. first four innings. and the play be-
l.l him was somewhat uncertain. The
feature was Iipperts drive 10 the sar
..-t..d corner FOR home run. Ram
.r.d 'he second game IN the first in
t...
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u.XyuIr TOBACCO MARKET.

DANVIILE. VA. June 2O.-(Special)-
The offerings for week consist Of a
large proportion Of filters of various
grades, some wrappers, and but little
of the cutter variety. Few bright to-
baccOs are coming in. Quotations:
Wrappers-Fancy, 500 $55 good. sS0asi0;
medium. $20d$30. common, S1iQs20.
Fillers-Fine. N.75a$l0; good, S6QT75;
common, $3HS6.
Cutters-Fine. $lSd$2i; good, Sl2dAS;
common, $Sdsl2
Smokers-Fine S950n$l250: good sra
$3.50: common, S.5Od@.
Nondescript-GOOd. SQSi5O; common,
S2aSS.
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Ada Clarke. a colored woman living
at No. 5lg Pink alley. was badly burned
about the bust yesterday afternoon, sne
and n caught her dress. The ambulance
vas called. and Or. Goode treated the
wofoan and left her doing very wen.
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RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Richmond, va, June y, IoJ5
Sales: Virginia Centuries, 800 register
ed. at S5l4 Virginia-Carolina Chemical,
preferred. 10 shares at 11j: - shares at
nis4; 10 shares at 1l5; So shares at llfa;
70 shares at 1l6; 46 shares at ZIG. Virginia
Carolina Chemical, common, 70 shares at
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III WAS 4 NICE GAME.
Allentown Led the Newark Team
Into Camp ut Home.

ALLENTOWN. PA. June 2o-(Special)
Allentown won a well-cOntested game to-
cay by timely batting ana superb base
inning Camp. the home teams new
f..rI-baseman. played his first game, and
work was Of q sensational order Tho
I...tautys also did well. Here Is the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-21
GAMES TO-DAY.

New York at PittsburS.
brooklyn al Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Baltimore at Louisville.
Boston ~ Cincinnati.
Washington at st. Louis.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-21

Klchmond, va, June 70, 1913.
Quotations: Wheat-Longberry, 10 to
7Sc.; mixed, 20 to 7Sc.; shortberry, 70 t.
7Sc. No. red. II TO 7Sc. Corn-White,
Virginia dag lots), 42c.; No white, az
to &c; No. white. 40 to 4lc; No 9
mixed. 4Oc No. mixed, 80 to S9iac. Oats
No. 2 mixed. 30c.; No. mixed, % to 2slsc
Rye--57 to SIC.
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xopFoLx PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK. VA. June 2o.-CSpeclal)-
Farmers market, fancy, S2c.; strictly
prime, 3hn33sc.; prime. 3Ac.; common.
&C.; Spanish, Soc. IA bushel. The market
IS steady.
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cattle and 1,4OO quarters Of beef to-mor-
row. $40 cattle and 1900 quarters.
Calves-Receipts Ass head; market
higher; veals. %0S; choice and extra
yeals. SIP l-2HS12j; buttcrmilk calves
$llISl25: mixed do. $l.J0uS6.
sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 5000 head.
Sheep firm to shade higher, lambs steady
for prime ard choice others 2jr loweri
PIP cars unsold. Sheep, $3.25N$j, bucks,
$3dS2j; lambs. $5.50rN7j; few ycarlings,
$5HS6
Hogs-Receipts. 1l1l9 head. Slow al
Si 1OJJx4 o.
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frrERsBuRG PEANUT MARKET

PETERSBURG. VA. June 20.-(Special)
Virginia peanuts strong; prime, 3l2c. eX-
ira prime 33sc.: fancy 3ac., Spanish
strong at 92iAc per bushel; stock light.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-21

Tte Paterson team played great bail
yesterday. but. as usual. Richmond play
Cd greater and. naturally. won. Yester-
SIS game was. however. exceedingly in
t.resting I'm that il was wen played and
had every element of contest.
Gerber was i'm 10 pitch for Paterson
and right well did he perform the duty
assigned him. II is true that i'm the SCI
soud inning he was touched mp quite live
.g but he settled down thereafter and
t.- Tor the errors made behind him would
l... made frst-class showing. Bishop
g- i'm The box FOR Richmond, and at no
.- was he ratified or wild. He was hit
o. .r than Gerber, but he kept them
altered. and thereby held matters well
Cd l.ul
PATERSONIANS WENT TO WORK.
T. Che fourth inning Paterson's lads
wont I'D work with q vim upon Bishop.
and they made things lively for time.
~t.. pulled up TO within two of kich-
r s lead and thus the game progress
q, until In the eighth. the Champions put
t.,,. extra efforts and scored three runs.
watch yielded them The victory, beyond
a.y possibility of q question.
I'D told there was plenty of good play
g., 10 warm the blood OF the rooter, but
10 of that is shown i'm the score, which is
hereto appended:
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No Gnme nj Wilkeshnrrc.


The Observation-Disclosures game was
postponed on account of rain.
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'Egan declared out for running out Of
SCORE BY INNINGS.
D q A c

SummaIN. EafNVU TUh-SCfantOn, J..
Left on basos-Soranton. 6; Reading o.
FIRST base on balls--Off keenan,. 3; off
Murphy, 1. Struck out-By Keenan,. 5;
by Murphy. 2. Home run Iippert. Two
base illustration. Sacrifice hits-Dillon,
ONcil. stolen base-Dillon. Double
play-Smith TO Childs TO Drauby. Hit by
pitchcr-Keenan. /. Cmpirc-Mr. Moran
'Nme--i hour and IS minutes.
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Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2
yellow corn, 3i7sQ35lsc. Flour steady No.
spring wheat, 72.za75%c.; No. = red,
26lsc.; No. white, HA a3Oc. No. rye.
Gle. No. barley, 3SHilc. No. l faxseed,
H.O2la; new. sl.O91z. Prime timothy seed.
s2.S5@t2. 10. Mess pork, per barrel. $1,000
sS.25. Lard. per 100 pounds, $3.50 sos.
sailed shoulders boxed, Si62IAdA.S7i2
short clear sides boxed. S5G$505 Wits
key. distilers' finished goods. per gallon.
Sl.26. Sugar. cut-loaf. unchanged. Butter
firm; creamery, SiAqlSc.; dairy 1oGl5I9c.
Eggs barely steady. fresh, l2hNl2izc.
Cheese firm al St.IiSfhc
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GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW York PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, June 20.-Flour-Fairly
active. but u shade easier on top grades
rye -four firm and active.
Cornmeal-Steady.
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GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

Quotations are for bonds maturing in
not less than ten years.
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Money on call steady az 3-ia2 IL per
cent. last loan at ?; prime mercantile
paper, 3@31-l per cent. III. oo.roI
h,,gi,iess in bankers bills at $iSSaASS Il
for for demand and A.S5 S-lQA6 for sixty ja,
commercial bills &s5a$tS IL. a,,ou
silver certificates % l-zg9-;5 OAR S'i'e''
Government bonds weak; state bonds
inactive. railroad bonds heavy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14

is contributed by uitlanders. The state
which they found nearly. bankrupt has
now an accumulated surplus of some
| $15,OOO,OOO.
They are not mere birds of passage
fitting through the land, accommodating
wealth and returning to spend it in
their own country. The uitlander, SO
far as the laws allow him, has made
his home in the Transvaal. His chill
dren have been born there. The mag
nificent climate and the wealth of the
soil, neglected by the Boer, give every
guarantee Of the permanent settlement
of generations.
It is exactly that permanent settle
ment which the Boer statesman breads.
Nor does he dread it without reason.
The denial of the suffrage is not the
only grievance of the uitlander. He
complains of unjust and oppressive
taxation, of the misuse of the proceeds
in corruption of the civil service. The
Boer has little reason to complain Of
either abuse. The taxes by which the
treasury is filed are not levied upon
him. He consumes his own untaxed
products. He has few wants which
force him to contribute to the duties
levied on imports. So long as it is not
his money that is wasted he cares lit
tie what becomes of it.
Monopolies have been imposed upon
everything from mining machinery to
mineral waters, and after enriching
their own Golfers to the bursting point
the shrewd minded Beers have ex-
pended a goodly fraction of the re-
naming revenue to arm and equip
their countrymen with the most mod
ern munitions Of war in anticipation of
coming unrest.
According to the malcontents, it has
become a habit with the Boer to hold
one hand on the throat of the uitlander
and the other on his family Bible.
Then the uitlanders have no voice
In educational matters. Their children
are taught only the crude Boer patois
in the public schools. They are de-
MED the freedom of the press and, in
certain ways, even freedom of speech,
for it is criminal to hold public meet
ings. They have no power in the mu-
nicipal government Of johannesburg,
and when they appear for trial they 20
SO before juries of Dutch burghers.
The president has the right to expel
any member Of the community from
the republic without trial.
In fact, everything possible has been
done to eliminate the Anglo-Saxon
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14

SIR FORESTER WALKER.
GWho commands British forces in South Africa. ]
were finally harmonized by a union in
to one republic. In 1S4S the gronwet,
or fundamental law, was passed by
special volksraad elected for the pur-
pose, and it still remains as the nomi-
nal constitution Of the country.
But the Beers found themselves I'M
able to cope with the savage natives,
who haraSSed them on every side and
threatened the security not only of the
Beers themselves, but of their British
neighbors. Yielding partly to a desire
for self protection. partly to a show of
British force, the Beers consented to
annexation with the British empire in
spite OF the protest of Dom Paul Kru-
ger and other sturdy minded young
patriots.
So for awhile the Beers and British
fought the blacks side by side, but the
Beers fretted under the British yoke,
and under the plea that Britain had not
performed her promises they rose in
rebellion in 1880 and, after the bloody
victory Of Majuba Hill, succeeded in
again establishing their independence
Subject to the SuZerainty of her maj
esty." The treaty which contained
these words was signed at Pretoria, in
August, 1881.
In 1883 the Beers sent a deputation
to London to secure the abolition of
the suZerainty. Gladstone was in pow
er then. and under his leadership a new
agreement was signed by which Eng
land gave up her rights of suzerainty
except in regard to treaties with for
eign powers and the Orange Free
State. This was signed in London in
1884, and the documents are now
known as the London conventions. The
Interpretation of this agreement was
the subject Of the discussion which has
led up to the present state of affairs.
Mr.. Chamberlain, not being so kind
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14

republic. Each entrance to the Trans
vaal, except from the north, is through
a mountain pass, and the Beers hold
these passes.
On the other hand, the Beers are
practically surrounded by British ter
ritory. Beyond the mountains wait the
redcoats. Germany is far away. The
only friends upon whom the Beers can
count are their brothers in the Orange
Free State. just across the Vaal. But
to the southeast, to the west and to the
north extends British Africa. The
Beers only path to the sea is blocked
by Portuguese East Africa, and the
Portuguese are under British influence.
These, then, are the causes, this the
situa ton. Now we can watch the
making of history.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14

the native tribes. The British contest
ed the alleged right. In 1884 enamel
patton was proclaimed in the Colony,
which till then had been peopled by
British and Dutch alike.
What added to the grievance of the
Boer was that the slaveowners among
them received as compensation orders
on London which they were compelled
to cash on the spot at ruinous rates.
The great exodus, or trek, Of 1886
was the result. Some 5000 Beers by a
concerted movement abandoned Cape
Colony and moved on to the unknown
interior. The bitter memory their
sufferings from hunger and thir. and
from the attacks Of savage natives re-
mains as a legacy of hatred among
their descendants to this day.
At the Orange river the trekkers d.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14
MAJUBA HILL


Where the Beers thrashed the British in 1ssl.l
something as long as they had fingers
to pop a gun with and eyes to see
redcoat.
The kaiser's informant thinks the
citizen army comprises at least 10000
men between the ages of % and 35
years. Though the majority Of uit-
landers are exempted from military
duty, the younger men will readily
help their neighbors, he thinks. OF
the 10000 blacks able to shoulder
arms, 10000 may be relied upon to
fight with a will
The nation in arms really means an
army of mounted infantry, for every
citizen soldier reports for duty on
horseback, and there are no better rid
ers or sharpshooters in the world. The
German observer says it seems to be
impossible to tire out a Boer or his
mount. GAS to getting away from his
bullets, the English have tried it once.
Their losses in the war of 1880 and
1881 were 1,159 dead and wounded
against lib Beers, who received
scratches"
This subject Of the remarkable fight
ing qualities of the Boer is fascinat-
ing one which has been often dealt
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14

These figures throw a lurid light upon
the potential earnings of a railroad
which, like the Netherlands, charges
from to "a cents per mile.
Although there are many minor ones,
these are the main grievances of the
uitlanders, and it is because of these
that England demands the right to in
terfere in the internal affairs of the
government, the London conventions
Notwithstanding.
Whether the Beers are able to de-
fend their country or not is a disputed
question. On the face it would seem
absurd that a nation which shows q
fighting force of only 10000 could sue
cessfully resist the great armies which
England could send against it. But
those figures do not truthfully repre-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14

ly disposed as was Mr.. Gladstone. de-
clares that the alien laws Of the Trans
vaal republic constitute a breach of
the London conventions and that con-
sequently said documents are annulled.
Hence, he argues, the suzerainty Is
still in force.
Possibly there is a flaw in Mr.. Cham
berlain's argument, but it is backed up
by British guns. This sort Of reason
ing has won before, but not against
the Beers.
Although in 1884 England definitely
and specifically renounced all right to
interfere in the internal government
Of the Transvaal, she now makes a
very distinct demand. She says the
volksraad must pass a law which will
make any white man eligible to full
rights Of citizenship after a five years
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14

or trek. Sometimes they fought; some
times they trekked.
When they finally moved beyond the
Vaal river, they thought they were
safe from the English. The country
was a savage infested wilderness. But
somebody discovered gold and dfa-
monds in the Boer territory. Then
the English moved in and began to
work the mines. The Beers are not
miners. The golden rocks Of the Rand
would remain uncrushed forever If
they had their way. They wish only
to till their farms, raise their stock
and read their Bibles.
But the glitter Of gold and the CLINT
of diamonds attracted more and more
sons Of Britain. Men Of other coun-
tries came too. There were some Ger
mans and few Americans. The Beers
call them all uitlanders, or outlanders.
1t is an expressive name. ..
Finally the uitlanders became more
numerous than the Beers. There are
now in the Transvaal about 245, 900
whites. OF this number more than
100000 are English. Besides these,
there are 10000 Germans, 10000 Amer
leans and a few hundreds of almost
CNSAy othCA AoSC oi lhS SAoOC. Nv ShC
Beers are actually in a minority in
their own land. The remainder of
their 100000 population is composed
of blacks, chiefly Kaff1rs.
But this little handful of, say, co.
600 Beers has retained absolute sway
in the territory which was wrested
from the savages. For all practical
purposes only native Beers have full
rights of franchise. They make the
laws, levy the taxes and grip with
Jealous hands the reins of government.
Toward the uitlanders the Boer at
titude has been aggressive, autocratic
and possibly oppressive. 1t depends
on the point of view. The British min
ers have had to pay handsomely for
the privilege of taking out the treas
ures which the Beers themselves neg
lected. They have been heavily taxed.
They have been bled by government
True, they have prospered and grown
enormously rich in spite Of it all. But
so have the Beers, and it is the Eng
lfsh who have done the work. Year
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14

after year the taxes have become high
er in spite of the indignant protests
sent to England.
In the meantime the political rela-
tons Of the two countries, the little re-
public and the great empire, have
swung through several interesting
stages.
The first time the Beers and the Eng
lish clashed was when both were set
tied in what is now Cape Colony.
There came up the question Of slavery.
The Beers claimed right to enslave