The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-09-21
STARTLING MORTALITY list.
Death Rate Of British in South ale
RIGA Is Large
Mortality List Greater Than In the Franco
German War-Gsn- French Makes . Big
Capture-SpeouIatIng on Paul
Erugsr's Wealth.

London, Sept. 16.-President Kru-
gers dramatic retreat has led the
commentators to re-announee the
close Of the war, but the long list
Of casualties and deaths, which con-
tinue to ill up the bulletin boards
at the war Office, belle their state
ments- The claims hitherto made
that the British losses IN South Africa
have been small as compared with
those Of other campaigns appear to
need revision, judging from the calcu-
lations made by a wei known actu-
airy, who finds that Of the officers IN
South Africa, III per thousand have
been killed or have died Of wounds;
sos per thousand Of the officers have
died Of disease. OF the men 19 per
thousand have been killed or died Of
wounds, and 31.s have died from dis
ease. These startling statistics not
only illustrate that while the officers
and men have suffered approximately
equally from disease, the risks Of the
officers in action have been hugely
dispropOrtionate, and also that the
rate Of mortality in South Africa is
much greater than in the FrancO-Ger-
man war.
French Makes Big Captures.
London, Sept. 19.-Lord Roberts re-
ports from MaehadOdOrP, under date
of Monday, September II, that a few
minor skirmishes have taken place
between the British troops and the
Beers. He adds that Gen. French has
captured so locomotives, in addition
to the AZ locomotives and other roll
ing stock which he took when he en-
tered Barberton, September -, and
that Gen Stephenson was expected to
occupy Helspruit during the after
noon OF September II.
Estimates on Kruzer's Wealth.
London, Sept. 16.-Kruger's mil
lions are the subject Of disrepectful
paragraphs and long narratives of
dispraise in the London papers. The
lowest estimate OF his wealth is S.
100000 invested abroad; while some
calculators figure his wealth at $685.
600, 600. The Transvaal government is
supposed to have S1O,O80,OOO or S15,-
100000 in continental banks, which
viii be boarded by the managing COM
mittee, DR.. Leyds says, for a future
rising, when England is in other diff
culties.
Kruger VIII Go to Holland
Lisbon, Sept. 1s.-The Portuguese
government has telegraphed to the
governor of Mozambique authorizing
the departure Of Mr.. Kruger for Eu-
rope. The governor, however, must
satisfy himself that Mr.. Kruger is
really going to Europe. He is in
structed to take all precautions to
safeguard the safety of Mr.. Kruger.
Report OF Gen. Christian DeTet's Death
New York, Sept. 1s.-It is rumOred
IN johannesburg that Gen. Christian
DeWet, the BOer guerrilla, was killed
on September near Potchef-
stroom, says the London correspond
ent of the Tribune.
Nav Take a German Steamer
Lisbon, Sept. 1s.-The newspapers
here say that Mr.. Kruger VIII take the
German steamer Herzog at LourenzO
Marques, his destination being HOI-
land by way of A[arseilles.
Beers Fighting Among Themselves.
LOurenzO Marques, Sept. 16.-BOers
who arrived here aver that the burgh-
ers are fighting among themselves at
Helspruit and are loOting and burn
ing buildings.
HIrs Kruger Joins Her Husband.
London, Sept. 1s.-8Irs. Kruger, ac-
cording to a dispatch to the Daily
Express, has arrived in LourenzO
MARQUES.