Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-14
KILL SIX FOR ONE
Alleged Threat Of President Kruger
Regarding Spy.
ENGLISH DTSCREDIR The RUNOR
More British Transports Arriving
in South Africa.
SHILLING OF KIMBERLEY

LONDON. November ia special dis
patch from Cape Town dated Friday. No
yembcr 49, says that State Secretary Reitz
has demanded that General White immedi-
ateIy release the supposed spy. Nathan
Marks who is confined at Ladysmith,
coupling his demand with threat to exc
cute sin British officers.
General Butler reported. according 10 the
special dispatch. that he was entitled TO
retain the man until ne should render a
satisfactory account Of himself
II was officially announced this afternoon
that the trooPship Britannia has arrived at
Cape Town. aud that the troopships Lis
more Castle and Yorkshire have arrived at
Durham.
II was also officially announced that the
trsOp~hip Oriental. which left London DC
toh-r ~. had sailed from Cape Town for
Durham and the Donald Currte Lin" steam
ar CariSbrcok Castle, which sailed from
London October %. with the cavalry bri-
sate staff and naval reinforcemeuts on
board, had arrived at Cape Town
The admiralty has chartered the White
Star Line steamer Majestic to convey
troops 20 South Africa Immediately after
sic returns from her present trip to New
York
The Majestic sailed from Liverpool No
vember : and Queenstown November ..
and is due TO arrive in New York tomor-
Tow.
Intellectual Smelling of Kimberley.
HOFETOWN. Friday. November 10. at
tera0on--Au undated dispatch received
from Kimberley says:
The Beers ceased Smelling November
about : pm. having fired a; intervals all
day long some seventy shells, a majority
Of Them falling in debris heaps and open
spaces The average range was s.16o yards.
one cooking pot was injured.
There was q brisk market for fragments.
choice specimens fetching t.. The Beers,
apparently. We're Smelling at the extreme
range of their guns. Yesterdays attempt
was regarded a luIicrous. The weather is
splendid. The bombardmeut was continued
bri-kIy all the morning. November :. one
shell narrowly missed the Dutch church.
There we're no casualties. The shells are
IF very inferior quality and seemingly
fired by amateurs One. almost intact, was
picked up.
~ weighs eight and one-fourgh pounds.
Tie Bpers have been firing from three
positions. So far the B1er activity causes
N-t-e alarm"
ELECTROMAGNETIC FRIDAY. NJyem-
j.s long range b1abardnent # L.adysmfth
with heavy guns continues daily. but with
CIT serious damage.
KIMBERLEY. Tuesday, November :,
morning. via Hope Town. Friday, Novem-
Ter iu--TAr Beers are now throwing shells
a, he reservoir and water works The
60 her Is fine.
Beers State Their Case.
BALTIMORE. Nd. November 14-C. ".
Wander Hoagt. secretary Of the South Afri-
can .-gauicu, has received important papers
from Secretary Of State Reitz of the South
African republic. containing full statements
OF tL- alleged iHjustices which have been
Aeaped upon the Beers in the republic and
the Orange Free State by England
The book contains fifty pages, printed in
tG3 Dutch language, and vas prepared by
both the South African and Free State
governments The title given on the back
Of the document Is in Dutch and reads as
follows:
'Eene Eeux Van Onrecht" translated
means A Century Of Injustice" The docu-
Ingut, however, did not escape the censor
ship now in vogue within the lines Of the
English. and the envelope showed signs of
having been cut open and sealed again.
Secretary Wander Hoogt has Just re-
turned from New York, where he had been
IN consultation with Gen James O'Beirne,
the commissioner extraordinary of the
South African republic appointed by Pre.i-
NJ Kruger. Matters relating TO the pres
eGL condition uf the Beers were discussed
al length.