The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-09
Ole @essenger.
INTERESTING AFRICAN INTEL
LIGENCE.

curious happen in the two countries in
which the two alleged Christian ma
tons of the English speaking race are
waging a fierce and relentless war
against two peoples that never wrong
ed them and who Of right ought to be
free and independent We do not touch
on McKinley's war in the Philippines,
but refer now to the strange revival of
war between the Beers and the Brit
ish. Months ago it was announced in
London and thence to the world, that
the war in South Africa was over. But
after a year of constant fighting, the
Beers are very active lately, and have
given Bobs great trouble, and some
uneasiness- 1t is stated from English
sources that the railways are cut a good
part of the time, making it unsafe to
allow the Outlanders to return 70
johannesburg and difficult to provis-
ion them after they get there. Brit
ism posts, conveys and trains are cap
tured from time to time, with h re-
suit that the Beers are in receipt of
fresh supplies of arms and provisions.
The Boer women are as active as the
men, taking part in the shooting when
opportunity alters. The British are in
great forces and stubbornly fight the
scattered Boer forces, but a handful
comparatively. They are, a. the Bal
timore Sun says, ''still pacifying the
country" 1t says they lose heavily.
Their average weekly loss in killed,
wounded, missing and deaths from dis
ease is 500. Their expense is enormous
and is being protracted for beyond
their expectation"
In October the British losses aggre-
gated III. Of these 23S were killed or
died of wounds, including $50 killed and
81 captured, % died of accidents, and
367 died of disease. Bloemfontien is to
have a 1000 permanent garrison. 1t is
said in London by a leading paper
that the Boer revival is more serious
than has hitherto been believed, by the
home people, and that the campaign is
likely to last another six months"
Revelations have been made during
the progress of the wOkr that make the
war more of a stencil n infamy than
was believed in it's inception and early
Hon. James Bryce, Prof. Goodwin
Smith, Frederick Harrison, were out
spoken all along, others are beginning
t ~orealize how wicked and inexcusable
as that war, The Washington Pos
discusses the phase of the "Outlanders."
-, %I~ -,&,z 49, 4EAD- lyrA
who ven gold hunting in the Trans
vaal were called, now more complete
ly revealed, with perspicacity and in
telligence. and in accord with much
evidence We have met with from Eng
iish sources within a twelve month. We
quote at some length. and it is enlight-
ening and correct. 1t says:
"A year ago we were asked by the
British press and by the hired men of
n
%i cabal to believe hat the Outlanders
ia the TranSvaal were the meek, long
suffering, and virtuouS victims of Boer
brutality. For one, we refused to do
So. We had some decent British in
Formation to the contrary Moreover,
we thought we could recognize. even on
the surface of things, the rapacious
III u x NALdu VI ANAA S1A0
the high patriotism of his appointed
victims. We noted also the fact that
within a few months of his solemn
declaration in parliament to the effect
that a war upon the South African
republics would be inhuman and dis
astrouS he becam the leader OF the
sordid and barbarouS conspiracy
against the Beers. The newspaper cru
.sade went on. One after another the
leading journals of London were bought
or bullied into acquieScence n CO.
operation. We heard a thousand in
famous libels of the South African
Dutch.
"England's barbarous and brutal war
has been waged. With nearly 100000
officers and backed by practically I'M
limited England has, after
twelve months of effort. managed to
obtain in the Transvaal about as Sc
cure and digniied a position as We now
occupy in the Philippines. We con-
gratulate her upon the situation
But a strange thing is happening.
The dear Outlanders are becoming dan
gerous. They interfere with British
plans some how. They are not salts
fed with Sir Alfred Miners plan Of
operation. They are accusing him, &C
rCOTQIHS 10 tllS 4NS" O1h SoA, '" -
-scheme to plant h Transvaal with
British families to the exclusion of its
previous foreign population. His dis
like for the Polish and Austrian Jews
is extreme and u~nconcealed. Fortu-
nately for him. they ley fight, but
the Weather men of their race are en-
-couraging them openly in intriguing
against Miners authority"
The final result of this war of the
mighty upon two little republics will
he to compel Britain to keep a stand
ing army of at least $4,000 in Africa
The Outlanders were not worthy OF
the praise they got from h British al
home. The lies told against the Beers
were the most foul IN shameful. II
now looks as if John Bulls estimate
OF the Outlanders-the enemies OF
h Beers and their despoilers-was moi
the early, loving estimate. The Post
says that now we are enabled t see
what England really thinks of thos.
-OutlanderS whose pretended woes and