The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-02


Dec. 3O.-The German steamer Bundles
rath, belonging to the Ger1nn East At
rican Line, has been capturd as 4 prize
and taken to Durham. The Bundesrati
arrived here from Mozambide.
The German steamer Budesrath, Of
1919 tons, sailed from Ham4lrg, Noyem.
Der Sth, for Tanga, East A.ica.
CAPTURED BY MAGTIENNE.
Durham, Natal, Dee. % (Friday.)-
THE British cruiser Magienne seized
the Germans steamer Budesrath in
North Delagoa Bay. She WI be brought
before a prize court.
DEEPENS HATE OF ERITONS.
Lorenzo Marquee, Dee. 0.-The cap
ture of the Bunesrath hashcreased the
already strong anti-Rrith feeling
here Of the Hollandcr andE1erman p0r-
ton Of the population.
ALLIES OF BOERS O BOARD.
London, Dec. ga rep sentative Of
the Associated Press lhasearnpd that
there We're three GermallOfficers and
twenty men, attired in Xiii and intend
ing to serve the Beers. i board the
Bundesrath which cxplaim her capture.
Regarding traffic gencriy on the
East Coast Of Africa. til British Adj
mralty officials say the Btish Govern
nent desires that al ordilay and legiti-
mate trade conducted by reign vessels
should suffer as little restition as pos
Siblc.
BRITISH OFFICERS(ILLED.
Pretoria, Dee. 20 Three
British prisoners from Nhpo report
that Captain Vernon and S:dford, Of
Colonel BaGen-Powell's staf were kill
ed during the engagement in hich Lords
Edward Cecil and Cayendi! Bentinck
were wounded. The object tthe sortie
was to capture Zoe cannon. Fhe losses
Of the British were very sore. The
Long Tom injured at Llaaaith has
been repaired and is being InacoG.
The new contract reducing e price Of
dynamite instituted by the Ind in AIi-
gust was registered Decemb 2Sth be
tween the Government and ~tlfactory.
BRITISH SORTIE, HEA- LOSS.
LoHrenzo Marquee. Dee. 2:FFriday.)
--Advices received here fro Pretoria
under date of Wednesday. December
21th, say that an official diStch from
Nafeking announces that inhe sOrtie
which the British made fr0nhat place
i December 18th, attacking one the Roar
forts with cannon, MaXimls "a an ar
mored train. 50 persiStentlthat the
fighting ragged up to the WIS Of the
fort, the British lost 100 meSilled and
wounded, While the Beers o. lost two
men killed and seven wound,
The dispatch adds that Gains Kirk
wood and Grenfell were captM by Roer
scouts near Colenso and weDeing sent
to Pretoria.
Ten unloaded shells insced. "The
Seasons Greetings" have Ii fired at
Ladysmith.
Ten South African medic students
from Edinburgh have arrived Pretoria
from Delagoa Bay with j tons Of
medical stores.
A dispatch from the Be camp at
the Modder River dated INsday, De
cember 18th, reports an alery duel
lasting an hour. Decembe 9th Il
British accommodating party tde a sor-
tie but did not come withthe Boer
range. The British, Decor 2Sth.
| commenced a steady bombarent of the
Roer position.
FAIL TO CUT THD RROAD.
Cape Town, Dec. 20.-1ay.)-The
troops in the British ANN Victoria
West turned out last night repel al
attempt Of the Beers to cut. railroad
near the station. A patrol reted Gear
~ in the evening that they'd sighted
the Beers i'm the neighbour. At 10
- -. III H. plp,, GOD = On ~
fire near the station.
The British replied and tBoers re-
tired at daybreak, their att.t having
turned out 4 failure. il
NO CONTRABAND OTAR.
Hamburg. Dee. 3O.-The ,ctors Of
the German East African Lhave re-
ceived news of the arrest the I'M
rcrial mail steamer Bundeh. The
commander Of the port Of rban re
fused an explanation Of tfause Of
the seizure. 1t is declare(lt there
was no contraband Of wan board
and when application was c to the
German foreign officers thltter i'm
mediately promised interposifWith the
British Government.
The seizure of the Bunath was
referred to at 4 meeting ~oerchants
held here today. After aeech by
Adorph Woermann. PresI of the
Hamburg Chamber of Gomez. deal
ing With the great progressive Ger
MAJ Empire during the clos century.
Herr Eiffe, speaking in bt Of the
firms trading with South N, asked
whether the Chamber Waoing all
that was necessary for tlrotection
of German trade in that of the
world. German commerce. asserted,
had already suffered detrin through
the Wal in South Africa.
Herr Woermann replied at the
Chamber had already colred the
matter; the vessels ownesad tele-
graphed to Prince Hohenlothe I'M
rerial Chancellor, asking Cement in
t%ervention. and it was ded thai
nothing whatever had been by the i: