The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-30
ABEL ERASMUS.

of the Ohrigstadt Valley? Also 40 our
GREAT fighting men from Aldershot, with !
their hands so full in the Free state
know anything of Abel Erasmus, or Ly-
denburg, Transvaal? To those who 40
know the Lydenburg district or pSe
Transvaal from within [ tender an eN-
perience CLEANED many years ago, cou-
ped with some information when mas
come to hand in Delagoa BAY dullhs
the last week. 1t concerns Abel Eras-
mus Transvaal native commissioner
ETC. also the Ohrigstadt valley like
wise Her Majesty's government, sooner
or later.
Imprimis, will try to deal with Apel
Erasmus from personal recollectlon5.
This wealthy and immensely infuehtlal
man is "a Boer of the Beers" a patrl-
arch of the Transvaal and Cape colony
though of late years seldom heard OF
outside of his own district. He among
| the best Boer families as we'll as the
! black veldt doppers, is equally as great
! as, If not greater than Paul Kruger
| himself The president Of the Trans
vaal is a hypocritical myth, Abel Eras-
! mus is a solid sinner In the OLD trans
vaal, that is, before gold in quartz was
discovered, Hollander poison and Ger
! u
man intrigues were introduced, Aoel
Erasmus was power among all whlte
men as one of the principal freebooters
4 in and out of the Transvaal, and the
terror of all blacks AS Boer politi-
clan he is of the very first rank, al
though his voice Is never heard OUTSIDE
nj of the executive. Owing to his ablllty
and strength Of mind he never consul[s
+l,o Government in Pretoria, but always
acts 'on his own On 'he otnei i.anH,
: Paul Kruger lhFailapdy seSN9 tl'V q ~
OF MS most trusted ilI'A'0'
} mus o,,d
j Abel erasmus Is ii llanu'ol'Ie' s'itt
ola man OF lulIy SeNeHts 80,
white halr ana oeard' d solt MINI
preston llghtlhg up rcii'alhapiS op'
: race. LIS appeaIHlice' s'a'1"iH5 49,
: SIX rect ~ that OIL tile Unrest Tyr -
) Boer farmer OF tRe olc seitoul -, 49,
Africa. Inc inner man ol ApeI -
mus III many resp - eNaN ~ 4t,,.
poslte' III MS pupllc capaNi'S va ="
commissioner oil vast olS'iict NC
ruled the Whole HatlNe popola ~
the last forty Years auo inois ~ "
rod OF IRON ror reai Nlliai"S aii''
shed among all classes Oh hatiNeS ulioei
his "pfotectloh ne mas not me- epuai ~
the IransVaaL 40 hle1ielon tite n%!Ae W
Abel to any resident natiVe WITHIN MS
= dlstllct Is IKE d SalNdllc eioNN
7 fourteen years ago l hVeu on d ms"
road about Sixty Hl'les lluni iS
| burg Troops OF natlVe cattle pas@5''
: the door every week. On inquiry az
, ways learned they We're sollls ~ 4Ape'
with the everlasting hhes Oh cows a"u
| calves imposed upon every ~ ei"i - 90
| lnduna or heaofnan OIL kFaal "'S
= sent Tor by Apei t'lt News caS' "
, gloom over al the kraais III that "'9
trict,
/ AS regards the present utloIt uha. "
2 Boer rebellion, | thlnk am risht ia
4 stating that Abel ERASMUS was III nc
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