The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-11
BOERs A STURDY RACE.
England Might Regret War with the
South African Republic.

NEW YORK, March 10.-Louise veskelius-
Sheldon. who has written much about South
African affairs, says: There has been
much written about the impending war I'm
the Transvaal, but little IL the Bcer un-
derstood by our countrymen that TO one who
has Travelled in South Africa and knows
anything of this sturdy race. the march Of
events is doubly significant Only few
days ago Mr.. Aubrey Herbert. of London.
a great friend of Mr.. Herbert Spencer, said
that those who tempt the English nation
into a conflict with the Beers may presently
have cause to violently regret the action,
and that there may yet be very bitter day
of reckoning. i think that there has been
nothing yet reported that is more to the
point and timely. Cecil Rhodes has de-
clared that eventually the whole of South
Africa will become an English colony. This
is TO assume voluntary amalgamation OF
the Boer and the Briton that is absurd.
The outlander in the Transvaal has had
cause for complaint. The Dutch republic
has been extortionate in many ways par
ticularly in the sale of dynamite. having
given the privilege to a single concern and
allowed them TO double the selling price of
an article that is a necessity in mining, and
no doubt the leaders in the government
have profited personally by these demands
The outlanders. through the English gov
eminent, have succeeded in securing some
justice and concessions of the franchise, but
as for actual warfare with the Boer the
Briton can expect to come out second best,
as has happened before
The Boer has had experience with the
English, and an unpleasant one II has been
from the beginning. The Beers are de-
of fha INT
nots. and were the first settlers on the Cape.
They Were driven from the Cape as early
as u.s. and their history nom that time has
been a series of conflicts with the out
lander, or foreigner. In 1884 they made an
other exodus or trek due to the action of
the British government, which had legis-
lated against them and In favor OF the black
man. and again. when England emancipated
the slaves of Cape Colony, including those
of the Beers, about six thousand farmers.
or Beers, of the Cape loaded their wagons
and trekkeu to the interior. founding Ma
talla. south of the Orange River State
where they hungered and thirsted and
many women and children were massacred
by savage natives. There the 'trekkers' d.
vided, one going northward, while the other
passed east over the Drekensburg noun
tairs.
The British again pursued and took pos
session or the country. upon which the
Beers once more took TO their wagons and
uekked north over the Vaal river to the
plateau which is now known as the Trans
yaal. There. after having driven out the
Zulus. they finally settled and Instituted
Republic. The British government at Ia 80
recognized their independence. as also that
Briton was still dissatisfied. and I'm 1877.
Theophilus Shepstone, England's represent
tta axe In the cape; visited the Transvaal and
There was nowhere else for the Boer to 20.
The country to the north OF them was under
the British flag: they could not do other
wise than stand.
They waited quietly for three years. until
thhey were thoroughly armed and ready for
warning. the Ninety-fourth Regiment OF
English soldiers were massacred by them az
war of independence The Brifon game 70
Dattie with pipe and flute and marched in
the open, as he was trained to do at home:
serves and unsupported behind the oeciIvifv
or huge ant hills, peculiar to that counfrv
and and fought his adversary to the death It
the outbreak OF the last war a wave OF
horror swept over Bloemfontein. the capf.al
OF the orange Free State. when we heard OF
regiment as the Beers at long range shot
them down like many birds on n fence
The diplomatic Dom Paul. with the same
versary until the Beers are equipped for
another struggle and IL will fare the same
as before England thinks TO acquire the
Iransvaal means only the sending of an
army or occupation. Mr.. GLADSTONE under
stood the country. and the impossibiIity OF
SOLttocihiS ana recalled the British
troops ar once: and thereby aroused the
fury of the British colonists But he vas
wise and knew that England could not az
ford to send her English boys only TO be-
snot down In guerrilla warfare We have
seen some exhibition OF that kind OF night.
ing In Cuba. where the Spanish government
sent seemingly overwhelming army that
proved impotent 10 cope with its foe
lit will do well for the British ~ave-,.
20 count the. cost before attempting 10 snh-
lugate the Beers again. IL viii end as he
Beers Will win 1 ZIG