Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-02

when he failed to show up a searching
party was made up to hunt for him. At the
end of three days the party found the flu
ture president. who was then a field cornet.
lying face down on the open vedt. He had
been praying three days and nights stead
lily without food or water, and was nearly
dead. When carried back and revived ne
explained that he had done 1t as a chas-
tisement for his sins.
The Other Side.
Two stories the Uitianders relate to off
set krugers pous disposition. One was
printed in a Natal paper during my So
journ there, and l did not see it refuted
though I cannot vouch for its accuracy The
writer accused Dom Paul of furnishing one
of his Kaffir boys once by tying him under
his wagon, spreading out his legs and arms
and making them fast to the axles. The
boy was haUied for Two days in this posi-
ton, declared the writer On another occa-
sion Kruger, when he was trekking lost
and could not find another to take
its place, so ne hitched up Kaffir in the
team and completed the journey. This chap
Is still living near Dreikopjes, in the
Orange Free State. at a ripe Old age, so the
experience does not seem to have injured
him. In fact, he seems rather proud of the
distinction.
When it comes to treatment of the blacks
however, Englishmen must remain immured
in glass houses. \ native will take his
chances of good treatment with a Boer
every TINE, though MS lie Is 4 mighty I'M
pleasant one al the best
Cannot Serve Two Masters.
The first question l put to Dom Paul was
why he did not give the Uitlander the right
to vote. which the English put forth as
their chief cause for complaint.
Mr.. Kruger smoked hard for a moment,
then laid down his pipe, and, placing his
hands on his knees. said: "A man cannot
fy1rn CT IA vii hat TO h.l
Gre and cling to the other, despse the one
and love the other. Now. the Englshman
wants to do this. He demands the fran
chise from me, desires to become a burgher.
and yet when it comes to trouble he would
forsake us in moment and claim the pro-
lection of the queen. How can l give such
men the chance to vote? They do not take
any interest in our country. They have not
come here to settle. They wish us no good.
/ want to be fair with every one who comes
here to live, and when he has proved that
he is a good citizen and wants to help us
l want him to vote. But have a law
for bigamy in the Transvaal, and it Is
necessary for a man to put off his old love
before taking on a new.
When one has lived in Johannesburg he
recognizes the truth of Mr. Kruger'S reply.
The rand is stamping ground for great
mass of people from all over the earth.
Very few remain there more than one or
two years, and only that long. for the most
part, because they cannot raise the money
to get away. They are only concerned in
making a fortune rapidly and returning to
a pleasant country as quickly as possible.
You do not see persons moving out on the
veldt and cultivating the soil: no one cares
a rap about developing the country. Only
the Beers are fit for that. But this surging
mob is disconnected Nearly every one
CANDLES in stocks. horse racing or poker,
and when he loses 1t is attributed to the
Boer government. Ninety-nne men out of
a hundred have come there to take
flyer and it is immaterial to them who is
Not so with Mr.. Rhodes and the En-
glish colonial office, however. There is the
stain of Majuba Hill and the Jameson raid
to be wiped out and S1O0, 600 600 to be made
from the gold mines, and England will
never be happy, therefore, until she gets
possession of the country, lock, stock and
barrel The only thing that stands in her
way is that old, sleepy-looking fellow who
worry and bowed with care that gives his
face d look Of worid-weariness.
As n Lion Hunter.
Mr.. Kruger related to me graphically and
briefly the history of the Beers from the
time they settled in Cape Colony, whence
they were driven by the English until they
settled In the Transvaal. On this great
trek they killed 5000 lions, out Of which
number Kruger himself killed $50. They
fought their way step by step until they
finally reached the long ridge known as the
Witwatersrand where they settled, all I'M
conscious of the hidden wealth. 1T SEEM
ed so poor, said Mr.. Kruger, that even
the English did not begrudge it. So we es-
tablished a government, developed con-
stitution and laid the foundation for ma
ton. We built towns, cultivated the soil,
and were making great progress and living
peacefully when gold was discovered. Then
new and perplexing questions arose. and
England Immediately became avaricious.
but we were not willing to give up the