The evening times., 1900-03-09
EAISSARIES OF KRUGER
Allegations That There Is a BoeI
Junta in Washington.
Secretary Hay Denies Report Tint
Lord Pnuncefote Has Called Attcn-
Refuses to Discuss the Charge
That He Is Aiding the Burghers.

NEW YORK. March "A New York pa
per today publishes the following from
Washington:
a serious internal complication between
Great Britain and the United States IS be
ginning to develop here, and from present
appearance the indications are that not
only will England have good grounds for
large and costly claims against this coun-
Try. but that certain retired army officers
and a captain Of the National Guard Of
this city will be in line for trials By court
martial for directly aiding England enc
mics in the war in the Transyaal Already
protests have been lodged BY Lord
Paurcefote with Secretary Hay against the
activity OF welI-known Washingtonians
who are at present engaged in sending
American recruits to the Transyaal to as
sist Kruger's forces. and special stress Is
laid on the fact that the men engaged IN
this work are all United States Army of
6cers. The case is most serious, and now
that Great Britain has taken cognizance
Of the matter officially there is likely to be
decided sensation in Army circles here.
Although the protest Of Lord Paunce-
tote mentions with great positive
ness the names OF number OF
retired sfficers implicated, it is
best at this time TO withhold them from
pubIication The officer in the National
Guard referred to has been the complaint
says. by far the most active in organizing
Boer expeditions and il is against him IL
particular that the British Embassy de-
sireS to have action taken. although the
seriousness Of the participation Of the other
Army officers is not disregarded or lightly
estimated.
The National Guard officer who is al
legged to have been acting for the Beers
since last summer is Capt ". T. F. King
He Joined the Guard just before the out
break Of hostiities with Spain and served
with the District regiment at Santiago with
distinction. He is a well-known stock
broker and a man of prominence in Wash
ington While not connected with the Reg
ular Army, his commission was given by
the President and confirmed by the Senate,
and the United States Government is az
much responsible for his acts as though
he were a regular.
The other army officers implicated,
while retired. still draw half pay from the
Government and are as much part CT the
military organization as any officer in ac-
tive service. They have constituted
Boer junta for some time past and are
known to have aided actively and intelli-
gently the cause of the republic.
Captain Kings connection with the
Beers. the complaint alleges, dates from
early last summer. when the wise Dutch
men of South Africa began preparing for
trouble King has had at his disposal a
large fund to draw from and ii is stated on
excellent authority that this fund has been
furnished by Germany and France.
Captain King, it is alleged. began his
work Of securing American recruits for
the Boer army last summer, and early last
September shipped 800 men from this
country. At this time he was reported in
Washington to be critically i'll in northern
New York, but was in reality industri-
ously travelling through Canada and the
Eastern States.
According 10 the British Ambassador
he enlisted a number of Canadian Irish
men and brought them to this country and
then visited Troy, Rochester, and SYRIA
cuse n Y where ne secured more re-
cruits He was particularly Instructed TO
send physicians, surgeons, nurses, and
medical supplies, and a number OF young
medical men enlisted under the nag and
went TO hruSer County, NHCIt IiiCS oAS
now actively at work in the field with the
Dutchmen. In fact. nearly all the sur
geors and physicians acting with the
Beers are Americans and nearly all were
sent by Captain King.
British Secret Service men now in this
country are in possession of all the facts.
and the affair will probably be heard of
officially soon"
Secretary Hay emphatically denied that
any protest had been filed with him by
the British Ambassador regarding the al
legged Boer junta in Washington. He said
he had heard nothing OF the reported
junta When asked if the matter had been
discussed by the State Department and
the British Embassy, he replied that he
never repeated conversations between
himself and ambassadors.
Adjutant General Corbin said: Il have
never heard of any Regular Army Off
GERS being interested in Boer junta in
this city or any other place. In fact,
| have not heard that there was junta
OF course, there may be retired officers