Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-04-05
DAVIS IS NOW TALKING
Tells Why lie Has Taken Sides with
the Beers.
PRAISE FOR B0ERS.
lie saw the Battle Of Spion Mop and
II Much Impressed IIim-Says
There l. No Dissension be-
tween the Presidents.

Washington, Apfil 4.-After Secreta.
~ of the Inteunr Hitchcock sent 10
Webster Davis q brief note IN which he
said the president had asked him q an.
nounco that Mr. Davis resignation had
been accepted. to take effect at once, Mr..
Davis felt AZ liberty 20 talk freely upon
the South African situation, and %
friend he related the history Of his tIip.
"My journey was uncycntiul until Wa
crossed jho Tmn-yual border and stopped
o, KD1matipport. he said There the
whole noighbprhood turned out .pnd
welcomed mc. At station after station
the ,iaii1nmas,er would come 20 the car,
touch hi, rcd cap and ask If there was
ANYTHING hc could do for my comfort.
"Yrt the English told me with great
plIllvoncs, that the savage B)cr, would
shoot me as >opn as they learned / spoke
Eugli h They toll this lio -o much at
Caps Town that they even got Colonel
stowe, uur consul there, % believe IT,
At Pretoria was given a cordial greet.
ing. Marvellous 10 state during all tho
time was there not one man asked me
whether / favored the British or the
/ Bocrs
II viewed the defense Of Pretoria,
anl / consider them imprcgnable. do
not believe the English troops will ever
pl,, thc line OF hll. surrounding the
town, bristhng as they are with high
power Kupp and Crcusot guns. There
seems q general impression that the
guns used by the Bocrs IN the field were
taken IA the fortres,es at Pretoria but I
Gw every oarihwork and fort ,urrourd.
ing the town and couldnot .oe where any
guns had bcen removed. They were all
there and formidable they looked
II have II on unlmpcachahlc authority
that the battle " Colcnso, where Dullor
was crushed by the Bocrs. was planned
hy Tins old man loubort carried out
Krugers instructions 90 letter aud
won thai signal vir,ury by the diroctuoss
of 600 Ola man AWAY up thcro In Prcio.
/ ra.
Il was present at the battle ~ Spinn
kop and saw tmu line IT Beers drive
nu army before thein Aiicr the fight
walked over the Gald uud couu,,d the
dead b0dic, of lei Engn,hmcu IN ous
TRENCH where the Beers had piled them
ipr buflal
During NV Hav IN the nci-hborhood
IIvi,itcd rygry laagrr m tue lncs sur.
rounding the city and talked with score,
Of uniccr. aud mon.
"Whcu describe the citv as impreg.
nabl. speak from tho Judgment Of a
man of common sense Pretoria lies IN
o nsin surrounded by rugged hills. af
foudiug most admirable opportuuitie,
for defense. While there learned
enough % know that the city is one vast
storchouso of iood,tuls aud mnmuni
ton
"What impressed mo most was IN,
natural hiruc,y of that grand old man.
Kruger. lcUnldrr him as possessed oi
moro Of the elements Of greatness than
any man ever met. AZ Is hr Is as iul
Of yiror a, the average mnu who own,
up 90 90 year, less, His versatility im
urns..1 ,nD IrDt,fv
81 visited the lines along the Tugcln
whore Butler and hi, 10000 men wcr,
held 200 bay. and speak from the mos
positive .uaNlrIer,,hru / .,y thar gI
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mon were sent tu him from lAdysmth