The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-29
HELD AS A spy.
British Lieutenant Is Captured ~
Beers While Advancing to Meet
Flag of Truce.

esller-WalKer, the BrlIlsn coHIndHuer
at Cape Town:
Cape Town, Wednesday, Dec. 20.-Me-
thuen wires that he has received a rude
reply from Gen. Cronje respecting his rep
reservations as to Lieut.. Chandos-Pole-
Cell saying that this officer is regarded as
spy Gen. Cronje also states he will
hold no further communication with Me-
thuen."
On December IS the British war office
received the following dispatch, dated
Sunday, September IS, from Gen. For
estierWalker:
"Methuen reports that Lieut.. Chandos-
Pole-Gell was taken prisoner last Thursday
when going to meet flag of truce. He was
waving his handkerchief in response. and
was unarmed."
London, Dec. 22.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Morning Post tele-
graphs the substance of an interview
with Emile lola, explaining why French
opinion is on the side of the Beers. NJ.
lola, while expressing sentiments
friendly to Great Britain, said:
THE great mass of the French people are
unacquainted with the details of the more
or less complicated dispute which cuImi-
mated in war In the eyes of the unreason-
ing mob powerful nation is assailing a
small, weak people The impulses of the
mob, although unreasoning, are frequently
generous. Herein is the explanation of
public opinion in France, Germany and
Russia. am sorry to say that imperialism
exists even in the United States
London. Dec. 22.-There is still no
definite news regarding the military OPP
erations in South Africa. Probably this
is because the only cable that is now
working is choked with official dis
patches.
Interest centers for the moment in
| the preparations to send out reinforce
ments. The various city guilds have
given an additional e 12,O 900 for the ex-
penses of the imperial volunteers, be-
sides gifts of horses, ambulances and
other paraphernalia.
The admiralty has decided to dispatch
another naval brigade of roo men to
| South Africa.
Royal letters signed by the queen are
being circulated by the archbishop to
the bishops of the various dioceses au-
thorizing collection in the churches
| throughout England on January in
aid of the fund for sick and wounded
soldiers and their families.
Gen. Buffers casualty list at Colenso,
just published, shows that LAG were
killed and TAG wounded. Two hundred
and twenty-seven are described as miss
ing, and of these about 40 are known
to be prisoners in the hands of the
Beers. This makes a total larger than
| Gen. Buffers original estimate.
According to a dispatch from Cape
Town there is good deal of distress in
the Orange Free State owing to scar
city of grain.
The queen has been greatly annoyed
| by the unfounded statements that she
is in ill-health and perpetually weeping
A paragraph contradicting these
stories appears in the papers which
adds that it has never been her males
tvs habit to display grief like a hys-
terical school girl"
The splendid patriotism of the volun-
teers continues to be evidenced on all
sides. The newspapers note with salts
faction the effect that this display of
British spirit and evidence of the re-
sources the empire is able to com.
mand is having on continental critics.
The Westminster Gazette, however.
sounds note of alarm. 1t thinks the
moment is peculiarly unpropitious to
send abroad the home defenders, since
no one is quite easy as to the effect the
proceedings in South Africa will have
on Great Britain's European neighbors-
Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice
| went by train from Windsor 10
Marlborough and spent an hour with
eX-Empress Eugene.
London, Dec. 22.-The duke of Marl-
borough, who is a lieutenant in the
Oxfordshire yeomanry and who has
volunteered for service in South Afri-
ca, will take with him $50 men and
horses of his troop. He will PERSONAL
ly furnish the equipment for these
| men.
The earl of Warwick, the earl OF
Dudley, the earl of Lonsdale and Wis
count Galway are among the other
members of the aristocracy who have
volunteered for service in the cam
paign against the Beers.
The latest notable volunteers include
two nephews of Lord Roberts, Maj.
Charles Sherston and Maj. Maxwell
Sherston. Their brother was killed at
Glencoe.
The parting message which Gen.
Lord Roberts sent through the press to
the American people is republished in
London and occupies the foremost place
in the afternoon papers here. which
characterize the straight. simple words
as eminently soldierly and as having
the ring which it is claimed should
mark the relations between the Anglo
Saxon peoples. Although it arrived too
late for the usual editorial comment on
its contents, the display headlines
show that his references to American
friendliness and Canada's patriotism
and his reputation of the charges OF
Irish disloyalty are widely approved.
London. Dec. 22.-The Daily Mail
says: "We understand that news has
arrived from Gen. White to the effect
that Ladysmith is well supplied with
food and ammunition and can hold out
much longer than has been estimated.
The troops are DESERVED as in good spir-
its and anxious to fight