New-York tribune., 1900-05-17
BOER, ENJOYS QUIET DAY.
W. BOURKE COCHRAN CALLS AND THEY
DRIVE IN THE PARK.
ARMY's RETREATS THEY PRONOUNCE ONLY
PART OF A CONCERTED PLAN
OF CAMPAIGN.

PART OF A CONCERTED PLAN
OF CAMPAIGN.
The ENJOYS from the Transvaal. who are now
In this city at the Hotel Manhattan. spent the day
quietly yesterday. They received number OF
visitors. read all the newspapers and commented
upon the news from South Africa that was printed,
took drive in the Park and discussed plans for
the future.
The ENJOYS breakfasted about o'clock yesterday
in their suite of The rest of the morning
was spent in answering kilograms and letters from
more than sixty cities in the United States from
which Pnvitations had been received to be guests
of the cities
c. H. Vessels. of the ENJOYS. was asked
about the cable dispatches to the effect that Presi-
dent Steyn OF the Orange Free State is said TO
have lashed the Free Staters to make them fight
Mr. Vessels said that 1t certainly was not true
He said that the Free Staters were all working
together and in perfect harmony, and that such
action of his President could not be true.
Mr.. Vessels also asked concerning the Eng
lish advances and successes reported in recent
cables He said that of course he didn't know
any about 1t than the Americans did, as he
only got his information from the newspapers, but
he could read between the lines. He added:
Everything Is going according to the plan of
back il IS given out as British success but 1t is
any am wPy The na sis has not yet What
consider the crucial test VIII be at the the Haai RlvGr &
lished about the British successes are neutral news
but highly optimistic from British standpoint
The ENJOYS were asked collectively to the dis
patch received yesterday morning, to the effect
that in case the Beers defeated the
pected battle the Vaal River they had advised
the Boer leaders to surrender. The ENJOYS We
hemently denied any such action. They said they
would never surrender. Mr.. Fischer said: I'VE will
never stop fighting They may overpower u.s. but
they cannot beat We will fight again, and yet
again"
There were a few callers in the forenoon. among
whom Johann P. Mueller semi-oficial rep
resentative of the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners He said that his brotherhood
wished pass resolutions indorsing the Boer cause
and he called to see the ENJOYS to get their ideas
the subject.
Charles D. Pierce Consul General of the Orange
Free State. called the Hotel Manhattan at
o'clock, and was Immediately received by the en-
voys. He was with them for nearly hour. When
asked If his visit official. he said that 1t
not and merely friendly call.
1t has been definitely decided that the ENJOYS will
leave New-York e:55 o'clock tomorrow morning
for Washington. Further than that they have made
W. Bourke Cochran called at the hotel while
the ENJOYS were at luncheon, and was immediatel
and declined TO
about his visit
the ENJOYS When they had finished luncheon he
went to their rooms with them. and was closeted f.
Fischer was asked as to his call, but declined to
say anything as to its nature further than that it
Charles D. Pierce the Consu-General of the
following cablegram from Pretoria:
Messrs Vessels. Fischer and Wolmarans: May
'D7''0e anu KRUGER.
Ex-Judge Van Hoesen headed delegation from
the Reception Committee to the Boer delegates;
Which viii & called LED on M Mayor @ a WoSd ea at he
City Hall this afternoon at o clock Mayor in van
gates and accompanying committee and extend @ to
them the courtcses of the city committee eel from
:. Shortly after i o'clock the ENJOYS accompanied
by Kiaen Van Rensselaer,. Theodore N. Banta and
P. Louter Vessels drove through Central Park
and up to Washington Bridge: Before starting they
stated they expected to remain quietly in the hotel
all the evening arranging plans for the future
FISCHER GIVES NO LIGHT ON HIS VISIT
In reply to the questions whether they had
received any kilograms of letters from Mr. Bryan,
Mr. Fischer said that he had not. That they had
received many kilograms and letters from prom
inent throughout the country, but that they
had not yet had time to read even small portion
OF them.
Mr. Fischer also refused to state whether he
came TO the United States the accredited repre-
sentative of the Transvaal to the United States
Government. simply to the American people as
a whole. He said:
livered to them first, and then whatever we have
to say to the public az hgse wl De 80 Sid a the
proper tune. we cannot oe e not no vet said
what our mission is, until have delivered our
message to those to whom come
When asked If they had said that If they failed
in their mission to this country they would appeal
TO the country at large. Mr.. Fischer said again:
We have not yet stated what our mission is, and
unless there was cessation in the mistnterpreta-
ton of what they did say that they would have to
adopt the plan of the criminal who had been ad-
vised by his lawyer to say ,'Bah!' to every ques-
fion put him by the judge, and was thereby
acquitted as a harmless imhecile who was in
ca pable of concocting carrying out the villany
with which he charged. That he did not wish
10 say Bah" every question asked him. but he
feared that it would be forced on him.
CONGRESSMAN Sulzer and the committee from
Washington will arrive in the city this evening,
and the ENJOYS will leave for Washington to-
morrow morning.
CLOTHING FOR CANADIAN TROOPS.