Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-01

weakened so Unexpectedly and the Brit
ish successes have been So rapid aud
complete that this theory helps % exc
plain what is happening in South Afri-
ca.
Possibly a more accurate summary Of
the case would DE The simple statement
that from 5000 TO $1,000 bWghers have
found the on-rush nf am army Of 100000
British soldiers Irresistible. and have
suddenly abandoned q hopeless under
taking.
SPANISH SYMPATHY FOR BOERs.
city OF Mexico. June lei Curreo
Espanol. the organ of the Spanish coll
Ouv here, says regarding England s
policy Of auneXng the Boer republics:
Poor Beers. The world has applaud
ed your herolsm but has not moved a
finger 10 prevent the spOliatlOn OF
which you are the victims The Nine
teenth century goes out dishOnorable.'
THE SCHOOL BOYS MESSAGE.
Philadelphia, June 1.-The North
American has received the following
cable message;
Pretoria. May 29.--In distress Of dire
circumstances the message from the
school boys OF Philadelphia GO President
Kruger delivered this day. has the tons
Of sympathy and sorrow at the final
misfortune which Is about 10 wipe the
South African Republic from the roll Of
independent nations rather than an en-
c0uragement 90 a people fighting for
| liberty-tho fight has been fought-aud
lost
The message was delivered IN the eX-
ecutive chamber az the capitol, through
the windows Of which came the rumble
OF OX-carts and general confusion at
tendant upon the evacuation OF the city
by the families Of the Beers. The Brit
ish are reported 10 be- approaching.
BoER CAUSE Is LOST.
There was an Impressive silence in the
chamber as the stern and venerable
president OF this doomed republic bent
! froWard To- receive from Messenger
! Jules Francis Smith the packet which
the boy had travelled 1900 miles TO de-
! liver into his hands.
Caesar MorltuIi te Salutamus, -
| quoted Secretary Of state Reit2, as the
| president accepted the message. Then
| he added a bitter epIgram: ION this
| occasion the message rs reversed.
Caesar greets those about 10 die
/ This reference 90 the United states
| and the message of sympathy from
| America 10 the president Of a dying
sister republic profoundly moved every
| one present Tears glistened IN the
| presidents eyes as he took the packet
| from the messengers hands.
PRESENTATION AND REPLY.
In presenting the message Smith
/ made a manly little speech. informing
/ President Kruger Of the nature Of his
/ mission as courier of the school boys
| OF Philadelphia Secretary Of state
| RcItz translated Smiths simple sem
/ fences az they We're spoken.
Then the book from the North Amer
/ lean containing the narrative of the
/ movement that eliminated in the dis
/ patch of the messenger and the news
/ paper clippings expressive of the SYM
! pathy OF the people OF the United states
. with the Boer cause was presented.
President Kruger's reply was grave
and courteous He rendered hearty
/ thanks 10 the American people and
/ particularly 10 the liberty loving
/ lads Of Philadelphia Tor thell
! sympathy. and charged smith
| 10 return his greetings 10 the
. good people OF America Then, with
! fltherly kindness he shook hands with
. Smith. concentrating him upon COM
/ pletlng his long Journey in safety and
| expressing the hope that he would have
. an equally safe return Co his distant
home. The entire group was then photo
graphed,
| NfcVican Rody Guard for Mckinley