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TT was on the Cape of Good Hope
that the white man made his
first settlement in South Africa.
The Dutch, under the auspices of
Il the Dutch East India Company,
went there in the seventeenth CEN
tury. They were followed by Huguenot
refugees in search of the religious free
dom denied them in France. These two
races lived amicably together. Intermar-
riages merged them into one blood. That
the Beers, or Dutch Afrikanders, of to-
day are a mixed race is evidenced by the
very names Of their prominent repre-
sentatives. Kruger, the President, for
example, has a name Of Holland origin
Joubert, the Vice President and the COM
mandant general Of the army, has a
French patronymic. The first British set
tiers arrived toward the close of the eight
eenth century. Trouble at once began to
arise. These troubles eliminated in the
conquest of the territory by the British.
In 1914 Holland formally ceded it to Great
Britain. Cape Colony, as it was now
named. has ever since remained a de-
pendency of the crown.
The new administration was little TO the
liking of the descendants Of the original
settlers. Under Holland they mad enjoyed
a measure of Selt-gONernmcnJ. nGef
Great Britain they felt themselves alenS.
The crisis of discomfort arrived WITH Lhe
emancipation Of their slaves in 1884. MOI
only was emancipation itself against thelr
wishes, but the nominal compensation
offered them took the form of orders on
London, which they We're forced TO casn
on the spot at ruinouS discounts. Many Oh
the farmers were practically impoyer-
ished. In rage and disgust large NUMBER
of the Beers began to go north and east
into the wilderness. This exodus is known
as the great trek Of 1886 Trek is Dutch
for track, or. rather, for the verb which
survives in our vernacular speech as to
make tracks. The trekkers founded the
two colonies Of Orange and Natal whose
northern boundaries were the Naal River
They were still claimed as British sub
jects by the Governor. of the colony: In
lS4S this claim was enforced by conquest
once more a large number of the Beers
jumped into their wagons and trekked
across the Vaal in search Of independence;
Thus the Transvaal state was founded
and maintained a precarious existence by
whip and rifle in the teeth of constantly
encroaching hordes of hostile savage
tribes. But 60 where. they would, the
Beers found that British power and intlu-
ence were sure to follow. Nor were ere they hey
altogether unwelcome at first Without
the aid Of British arms it is more than
doubtful whether the white settlements
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concessions. For the moment Jameson s
hasco cast damper upon the Uitlanders.
1t injured the prestige of Great Britain
in the eyes Of the world. 1t raised the
belief of the Beers in the justice of their
cause and in the continuance Of its trt-
unph.
That there is a measure of justice on
their side is evident enough to. any i'm
partial observer. They are fighting for
self-preservation. However oppressive
their legislation against the Uitlander,
oppression seems to be inevitable if they
wish to retain what is dearest to them
their political independence. They have
seen Great Britain gradually hemming
Matabeleland and of Bechuanaland cut
off their outlet to the west. The vast ter
ritory Of Rhodesia, named after Cecil
Rhodes, to whose genius and enterprise
Great Britain is indebted for its acquisi-
ton, lies across their northern boundary.
Portuguese East Africa bars egress to the
northeast. The British occupation of "a
luland, and finally of the narrow strip
Of seacoast reaching from Zululand clear
up to the Portuguese frontier, effectually
dashed the Boer dream Of obtaining a
seaport.
This last stroke is regarded by Mr..
Bryce as lone of the most important in
recent South African history"
Thus hemmed in only two alternatives
seem open to the Boers-either suicide by
granting the franchise to a Uitlander ele-
ment composed largely of Englishmen,
which, by the sheer force of electoral
maJOrltleS must enQ IN Transforming the
Transvaal into British dependency, or
death at the hands of Great Britain.
Great Britain has recovered from the
temporary setback of the Jameson raid.
Again she has turned an attentive ear to
the protests of her citizens In the Trans
vaal Matters were precipitated by the
shooting of one of these citizens. a miner
named Edgar, while resisting the unlaw-
full entry into his home of Boer police
man, who, without a warrant, sought his
arrest on the charge of assault. 1t was
shown that the assault had been com
mitted in self-defense upon an abusive
drunkard. Nevertheless, the policeman
was not only acquitted but praised by the
presiding Judge.
It was this incident that led up to the
present agitation. The fame was famed
when Uitlander meetings of protest were
broken up by organized bands led by
Government officials. body known as
the Uitlander Council was formed, with
representatives from the mines and the
towns. For the first time in its history
Uitlander Johannesburg stood firm and
united. Appeals were made to Sir Alfred
Miner, who in 1897 was appointed Gov
ernor of Cape Colony and High Commits
sioner for South Africa. In reviewing the
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same has been approved by Her Majesty

same has been approved by Her Majesty
the Queen"
AS the other clauses were concessions to
Boer feelings so this was a concession to
John Bulls. Some years passed before 1t
was looked upon as of any vital impor-
tance. The colonial office winked at some
minor violations of its spirit. Only when
the Beers showed a disposition to en-
croach beyond the boundary limitations
of the, convention was it aroused, and
even then to tardy action The Transvaal
Government had its heart set upon two
great aims. One was to shut off Cape Col
ony from the north. the other to establish
seaport of its own.
The conquest of Bechuanaland on the
east would accomplish the first object; the
conquest of Zululand, which stood be-
tween ii and the ocean in the west would
accomplish the latter. Tentative raids TO
the east and the west were suppressed by
the British authorities. but not until the
poun,daries of the South African republic
had been slightly enlarged on both sides.
In short. the British took so little inter
est in the matter that it is not impossible
the Beers might stealthily and gradually
nave succeeded in their double aim de
spite the vigilance of Cecil Rhodes and Sir
Hercules Robinson. The discovery of gold
in the Witwatersrand range of hills
changed everything. To be sure, the first
mines exploited in 1885. at Barberton. COL
lapsed after the preliminary rush but the
unique conglomerate deposits in the local
lty where the present city of Johannes
burg sprsng up, almost in a night, gave
assurance to the world that one of the
greatest centers of gold mining known to
all history had been found.
The world was quick to respond Vast
multitudes of foreigners chiefly English,
but numbering also Americans. Germans
French and Austrians, streamed into that
region. The Beers classed them all as
Uitlanders or foreigners. To-day johann
nesburs. which is practically an English
city, numbers over one hundred thousand
souls. Pretoria. the capital of the State,
can muster barely five thousand. To-day
the Uitlander population of the South Af-
rican republic is at least twice as large
as that of the Beers. The Uitlanders not
only have preponderance in numbers
but they have the wealth. the intelligence
and the energy that make numbers tell
Meanwhile the Beers had awakened to
their imminent peril of being swamped
by this invasion of aliens. They had at
one time welcomed immigration. In 1884
PRESIDENT Kruger. when in London. had
even published an invitation to English
men to settle in the country. At that
time any settler could secure the electoral
franchise after residence of two years.
Now, although the Beers welcomed the
tlde or money that flowed into the ex-
hausted eXchequer, they took steps to pre-
serve their independence by restricting
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NOTICE !! !!
Taxes Due Upon Assessments
Made by the State Board
Of Equalization.
CONTROLLER S DEPARTMENT,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

SACRAMENTO, Oct. Il, 1899
In accordance with the provisions of Section
1868 of the Political Code, notice is hereby
given that | have received fr5m the State
BoardSef EQUALIZATION the Duplicate Record
cate Record of Apportonment of Railway AS
sessments,'' containing the assessments upon
the property of each of the following named
associations or corporations as fixed by said
State Board OF Equalization for the year 1899.
to-wit:
California Pacific Railroad Company, Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company. Northern Cali
fornia Railroad Company, Northern Railway
Company, South Pacific Coast Railroad Com
pany, Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Southern California Motor Road Company
San Francisco and North Pacific Railway
Company, Southern California Railway Com
pany, Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company
North Pacific Coast Railroad Company San
Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway
Company. Nevada County Narrow-Gauge Rail
road Company, Carson and Colorado Railroad
Company, Nevada California Oregon Railway
Company, Pajaro Valley Consolidated Railroad
Company. Pacific Coast Railway COMPANY
Alameda and San Joaquin Railroad Compa nv
Gualala River Railroad Company California
and Nevada Railroad Company. Sierra Railway
Company of California. Sierra Valley Railway
Company, San Francisco and San Mateo Flee
tric Railway Company, Randsburg Railway
Company, and Pullman Palace Car Company.
The State and county taxes on all personal
property and one-half of the State and county
taxes on all real property are now due and
Monday In November next at o. clock D. m ,
and unless paid to the State Treasurer. at the
to the amount thereof and unless so maid ON
or before the last Monday in April next, at
o'clock p m, an additional per cent will
be added to the amount thereof.
The remaining one-half of State and county
taxes on all real property will be due and
next. and will be delinquent on the last Mon
day In April next, at O'Clock o. m and
unless paid to the State Treasurer, at the
tap5oi' "a no prior thereto per cent will be added
E. P. CoLGAN. State Controller.
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STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE BRITISH
AND BOERS OF LONG DEVELOPMENT

situation he declared that 'the case for
Intervention was overwhelming. Sir
Joseph Chamberlain and the English
Government sustained his view:
The result was a meeting between Sir
Alfred Miner and President Kruger on
May 80, 1899, at a conference at Bloem-
fontein, the capital of the Orange Free
State. The conference left matters in
statu quo. President Kruger had been
empowered by the VolkSraad to propose
comforting the franchise upon aliens five
thus substituting a nine years residence
in the territory for the fourteen at
present exacted. He proposed that other
questions in dispute should be submitted
to arbitration. Sir Alfred's reply, in sub
stance, was that on any vital matter
there could be no arbitration between
suzerain state and its dependency
Kruger refused to consider any terms
which did not recognize the independence
Of the TranSVaal.
The Boer contention. in fact. is that as
the word ''suzerainty'' was de1berately
left out of the London convention, British
suZerainty no longer exists. The Engllsn
argument is that suZerainty exists 1pso
facto in the veto power confirmed 10 the
Queen by the London convention IN all
the TransvaaPs dealings with foreign ma
tionS. A state which is prohibited from
managing it's foreign affairs in its own
way cannot, it is argued, be called an IN
But the struggle, though hopeless, will
be terrible one. The Beers in the Trans
vaal claim the ability to mobilize NO,OOo
men in three days. They expect that a
thousand Germans in Johannesburg will
join them. They will be led in person by
General Piet Joubert, who holds the
double position of Vice President Of the
republic and commandant general Oh lts
forces The sexagenarian veteran, who
has proved his mettle against the say
ages and against English troops, grimly
announced that in the event of a declara-
ton of war he would capture Natal IN
three days. But it is not the Beers in the
Transvaal only that are to be reckoned
with. Orange Free State is more Dutch
than English. Since 1854 it has been in
dependent of England. It's President. M,
T. Steyn, is in sympathy with President
Kruger. Even in Cape Colony the Dutch
greatly outnumber all the other whites.
A civil war in the very heart of the Brit
sh dominions in Africa is not an irnpossi-
bic event. And it must never be forgot
ten that in those dominions there is d
murmurous mass of savages, outnumber-
ing the whites ten to one, who love the
English even less than they do the Beers,
and who may take advantage of an inter
necine conflict among the whites to fall
upon both parties or to cast their lot with
the lesser enemy.
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terests to the exercise of his friendly Of
hces In case an occasion should arise
therefor with regard to British subjects
and their interests within the jurisdic-
uion Of the Transvaal and Orange Free
State. It is understood by the depart
ment that Mr. Macrum is acting in this
connection with the full authority of the
Transvaal Government, whose consent
he asked in advance.
1t is thought probable that some of the
mules purchased by the United States
have been sold to British agents. Quar-
termaster General Ludington found that
he had more mules on hand than were
necessary for the American military ser
vice, and he ordered during the summer
that about 5000 be disposed Of These
have been sold in the South and South
west, where British agents have been
purchasing these animals, and 1t would
not be surprising If the British Govern
ment should have bought some of those
formerly owned by the United States
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ON THE POINT OF
OFFERING A PROTECTORATE

BERLIN, Oct. 1.-THE Dresdener
Nueste Nachrichten publishes a letter
from Colonel Schiel, commander of the
German corps in the Transvaal, who
says: Pretoria was on the point of Of
fering Germany a protectorate over the
Transvaal when Great Britain imme-
diately moved heaven and earth to frus-
trate the plan. War between the Trans
vaal and England then BECAME unavoid-
able"
The first Boer success is commented
upon sympatheticaIly by the German
press The leading military organ, the
SIilitaire WochenbIatt, says: Great
Britain underestimates the strength Of
the Boer forces, which are Gl000 men,
we'll equipped. She viii need 10000 thor
oughly equipped troops to subdue them"
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RETURNS TO THE HOME
DEATH HAD INVADED
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Arrives
in New York From His Far
Eastern Journey.

NEWPORT, R. L, Oct a. Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt, who has been hurry
ing homeward from the Far East since he
received the announcement of the death
Of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt, arrived
tonight in the private car of President
Clarke of the New York New Haven and
Hartford Railroad. He was met by Harry
Payne Whitney Robert L. Gerry and Pot
ter Palmer Jr., and was Immediately
driven to The Breakers, when an affect
ing meeting took place between mother
and son.
Chauncey NJ. Depew and the Vanderbilt
attorneys did not arrive tonight but the
former and William K. Vanderbilt are
expected tomorrow. No information could
be obtained concerning the plans as to the
reading or probating Of Cornelius Wander
bits will. 1t is understood. however
that a party of five or six viii meet at the
Vanderbilt mansion tomorrow, whether
as friends invited to meet the returned son
or for the purpose of considering legal
matters is not known. Cornelius Van
derbilt is still in New York, and is not ex-
pected here.
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INTERESTS THE COAST.
Fostofhce and Army Changes and
List of Pensions Gran+ed

WASHINGTON. Oct 1.-THE Commits
sloner General of the Land Office has de-
f nieo applcations for the repayment Of
the desert land entries Of the folIowino
persons: John Ponet Henrietta Newbauer
Jacob s. Salkey. Los Angeles District. and
John Z. Davis, Susanville District.
A postoffice was to-day established NJ
Strawberry, White Pine County, New.
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READY TO HUNT BoERS.

LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. 14-H Maitland
Kerwin of the English army, a major in
the. Seaforth Highlanders, arrived in
Laramie tonight. He has been hunting
in this State for the past month, and only
to-day learned of the war in South Africa.
He left for New York tonight, and hopes
to join his regiment. which is now at
Malta and ordered south
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"Uncle's" Men Win.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. H.--The San
Francisco team defeated the locals to-
day, winning out in the ninth inning.
Fitzpatrick was batted out of the box in
the third inning and was relieved by
Iburg. The locals batted out two home
runs for four tallies. Costly errors
by Eagan and Doyle and three wild
pitches by Harvey lost them the game.
The feature of the game was Muller's
fielding Score:
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Three-base hits-O' Connor, Stanley. Two base
hits-SulliYan, Pyne. Hildebrand. Sacrifice
hits-Eagan, Courtney. First base on errors
Sacramento l, San Francisco s. First base on
balls-Sacramento 2. San Francisco 8. Left
on bases-Sacramento 6, San Francisco T.
Struck out-By Harvey 2, by Fitzpatrick 8, by
Iburg 4. Hit by pitcher-SulIvan. Iburg
Wild pitches-Harvey 3. Time of game-Two
hours and ten minutes. Umpire-O ConneIl
Official scorer-Griffin.
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AGED BLACKSMITH
Is FATALLY WOUNDED

MODESTO, Oct. 14.-Andrew Boss, an
aged blacksmith, was shot and fatally
wounded by young man named Ed Pur-
cell during the course Of quarrel at
Oakdale this afternoon. Purcell is shot
through the bowels and cannot live. Both
belong to old families in Oakdale.
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CONSUL MACRUM TO
GUARD BRITISH INTERESTS

WASHINGTON, Oct 14-Consul Mac
rum at Pretoria has cabled to the State
Department that he has carried out its
instructions relative to his assumption
Of British interests ard has notified the
Boer Government of the strict neutrality
of the United States. Mr.. Macrum will
confine his representation of British in
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Died From Exposure.

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Oct. An. E. Shaft
ner, formerly of San Francisco, died here
suddenly this morning. Shaffner had been
drinking heavily and went to sleep in a
boxcar last night, death being caused by
exposure. He is said to have wealthy
relatives in San Francisco and Nevada.
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SANTA CRUZ,
ID HITS BY INNINGS
SUMMARY

Runs responsible for-Stefani T. Whelan 8.
; Two-base hits-McCarthy, Schmeer. Streib,
Dunleavy. Sacrifice hits-Babbitt, Hutchinson
Devereaux First base errorS-Oakland l,
Santa Cruz 7. First base on called balls-Oak-
land 2. Santa Cruz 5. Left on bases-Oakand
g. Santa Cruz s. Struck out-By s;teffani g. by
Whelan g. Time of game hours and min
utes. Umpire-Graves. Official scorer-Staple-
ton.
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OAKLAND.

ers or Harper in the box, Oakland ought
to continue it's winning gait. Following
is the score:
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Runs responsible for-Harvey s. Fitzpatrick
8 Iburg Q. Home runs-Eagan, Mclaughlin.
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ADVERTISEMENT.

'7He SUPREME N0UeIist of the Gen.
tury in his sbLendfd
solitude.
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h% GhoqT
% @ d49ta Pills and Ruc
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sTwo out when winning run was scored.
RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-09
HEAVY FLOODS N TEXAS.
Existence and EnSrn0us Damage
Done-A Ferty-Ave-Foot Rise IL
ExpeeteA aaa Prepared FeR.

AUSTIN. Tex. June a-The cloudourst OF
yesterday, which swel.ed the rivers OF TINS
portion O. the state out o. their oanks anu
caused a great loss OF property, was much
worse than reported last night. Many peo-
ne are reported to have perished. meaSsr
reports tonight placing the number at TWEEN
ty-fivS.
Today reports came from San saba AND
Manardvi,ie small towns. ninety mics
north of here In the mountains. saying snat
both towns had been swept by the raging
floods and were badly devastated In san
sara. eight people were drowned and the
entire town is reported under water to-
night. The river al that point Is one mile
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FEEDING THE SOLDIERS.



WASHINGTON. June s.-Amons the
Of Gen. Otis regarding the operations about
Manila are those relating 10 the suosiss-
ence OF the army. II appears from these
that the subsistence corps was prompt IN
every way in supplying the troops with
food.
Under date of March o. Maj. Robert
Fftzhugh, commissioner OF subsistence.
says that on the evening Of February 5.
after heavy fighting and general adj
vance all along the division 1ine. that the
troops were given their supper promptly
at the regular hour and during all the sub
sequent movement. while the troops have
been constantly confronting the enemy
continuous supply Of rations had been
maintained and at all times reserve Of at
least two days travel rations had been
kept on hand.
There Is also report from Capt. Kray-
erbuhle, in charge Of the commissary SUBJ
sistence sales depot at Manila, who re-
ported that the rations are perfectly sat
isfactory. He says:
THE most noticeable features of the
supply are the deliveries OF fresh beef
and vegetables Refrigerated beef from
Australia and the United States which
would be called excellent in any United
States market. is delivered on the line
frozen before a m. and officers and
men assure me that II Is perfectly good
on the day following their receipt OF II.
although generally used as soon az re-
ceived, Men in the trenches receive the
kind OF meats usually given in quarters.
The rations have been delivered according
to the location by cascO. cart or railway.
Due credit should be given for the grea.
heard OF but one case of the loss Of
meat