The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26
MONEY FOR THE BOERS.
Iowa's Many Hollnnd~rs Showing Their
Sympathy In n Practical Way.

LEMARs. la, Nov. Subscription papers
are being circulated here for the benefit Of tho
Bocr cause In South Africa. and in tho northwest
Iowa towns OF Orange City, Sheldon, Hospers,
Mddlcburg. Alton, Newkirk Maurice. Sioux
Centre and others Those towns have large
Dutch colonies, some Of them. like Orange City
and Hospers, being almost wholly settled by the
Dutch Sioux county, in which these two towns
are situated, has 10000 Dutch residents.
Tho circulation OF tho subscription papers
was arranged for 81 a meeting Of the Hollandcrs
OF this region held in Orange City Nov, ID Tho
meeting was called and presided over by the Rev
Mr. LumpSes. OF tho Dutch Reformed Church
II was the irst meeting Of Bocr sympathizcrs
held in the State II had representatives from
every Holland settlement in the district and tho
work OF cAnvassing the colonies was carefully
laid out Two men were appointed TO canvass
each school district Of Sioux county, and one
man for each independent ward OF the towns repre-
sentcd The solicitors will report on Dec 10,
at Orange City. 1t has not yet been decided
what TO do with the money thus collected The
suggestion most favorably received is that II
shall he placed 10 the personal account Of Paul
kruger Its ultimate use Is for tho benefit Of tho
women and children OF Dutch South Africa. Tho
inscription at tho head OF tho circulating papers
reads, Subscription list In behalf Of the wounded,
and Transyaal widows and orphans whose hus.
bands and fathers have fallen on the field Of bat:
tie in their struggle for freedom against Eng land"
This action oi tho lo"a Duicn colonieN is tho
direct outcome OF the visit TO America last year
Of Prof A. kuypcr, theological professor OF tho
Free University Of Amsterdam. and the acknowl-
edged leader OF tho Revolutionary party Of tho
Netherlands Prof kuypcrs name has long
been identified with the ljoer cause, Al the ro-
quest OF the 1ransvaal Government he acted as
legal adviser to the beers at the drawing up OF
| tho famous treaty in London in 1884. In Fcbru-
AIRY, at tho conclusion OF the London session no
accompanied the three representatives OF the Trans
| yaal Government President Kruger. Siephanus
| Jacobus Du 1oit, Inspector OF Education and
| Nicholas Jacobus Smit, member OF the Volksraad
| TO Amsterdam and other cities Tho Beers re-
maincd In Holland only o few days, hut they
| were days Of ovation Everywhere they wcro
greeted as heroes, and from that hour there was
! HoIlandcrs for the South African Dutch. Since
| that time Prof, Kuypcr hns been regarded as tho
! The leader OF BoeI sympathizers In the Neither
! lands In September lSDS, he came 10 America
for tho purpose Of delivering six lectures at Prince
ton University, and IN the interests Of great
ii 900 900 Hollandors Of the four continents
Al tho conclusion OF his Princeton lectures he
! visited all the conspicuous Holland settlements
in the United STATES, locturlng In New York, New
Jersey, Maryland. Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and
Iowa, Wherever he spoke in his native tongue
land band, and he created great enthusiasm
| for the Boer cause.
The first American meeting for tho raising
| Of Boer funds was held in New York early In
November The first Western meeting was held
Nov, 8 at the hcadquarters Of tho Westtr Holland
settled by the the Dutch, and II will be remembered
that Michigan furnished more than 100 600 names
TO its cong ratulatory message 70 Queen Wilhol.
NINA ON her coronation