Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-19
1T SOUNDS LIKE A MIRACLE
British LOs,s Over 200 and Beers About
200.
How Boer Sympstbizer ut 10
hannesburg Summed Up the
War In November.

New York. Jan. l9-An idea OF the
high hopes entertained In the Trans
vaal republic Of the outcome OF the war
with Great Britain is given In a letter
written by Il. Houthakker. assistant
station master at johannesburg, to his
sister in Brooklyn. The letter wac
sent in November, by way OF Lourenzo
Marques. The letter says in part;
We are getting used TO 1t a bit now.
Since October 10 no more letters reached
US from beyond the Transvaal A soil
tary cable dlspatch manages 10 come
through occasionally, but then II Is
a week old. At first sllll maintained
correspondence with Capetown, but that
Is no more possible now. The Beers
are scoring an enormous success, and
have already conquered the biggest part
OF Natal. They are pushing already into
cape Colony, where they are joined by
the burghers. Kimberley is likewise
completely surrounded, as well as Mafe-
king, while in the northern part OF the
Transyaal the Beers are already be-
yond our boundaries. On every side
the British are getting q good thrash
Ing. The internal ARRANGEMENTS here
are excellent All the English have
left the country. Order IL beautifully
maintained. The Beers stlll remaining
may he seen daily leaving for their va,
rious commands. The enthusiasm has
reached such a pitch that the stay-be-
binds who don't do anything for their
country grow ashamed
Johannesburg now is fearfully quiet.
All the male population has been dr. IT.
ed into a special constabulay. No one
Is allowed out after D. m. With the
exception Of ten mines which are being
worked by the government, all the
mines on the rand are shut down. II
you could but see how everything Is
being taken care OF and looked after,
even 10 the minutest detail, you could
not iail 10 feel great respect for the
genius In organizing which Is being dis
played by the Beers In command.
up to the present, 1900 English are
prisoners, among which are fifty off,
GERS, and 5000 are slain. Our loss doee
not amount to 200. including the dead
and wounded. II sounds like a miracle.
1T still looks doubtful who will come
out ultimate conCuerOr, but as things
look now, the burghers stand a good
chance No fighting has occurred ON
their own country. The supply Of food
Is plentiful, the enthusiasm Is great.
The English soldiers are not worth
much and surrender easily. Already
two OF their generals are dead. Cape
Colony VIII revolt The English are
getting their Well earned reward. and |
] should not feel surprised to see the
English leave South Africa neck and |
crop. No doubt 1t will surprise you TO |
see me having changed thus, but that
could not be otherwise after having Wit |
nessed everything. II is now clear that |
sole aim has been for |
three years to make war against the |
Transvaal and obtain possession |
Of It's territory. These last
months I have learned a great |
deal about the Beers and their |
country, and though / am IN no wise
infatuated with them, they are much
superior TO those that work the mines.
One OF the striking features Is that in |
this war the Beers show all their good |
Qualities leaving their bad ones al
home"