The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-12


| the cables are manipulated by the enemy,
who has on every occasion tried TO ALLEVIATE
| the sympathies OF the nations and to dam
! age our cause by false and lying reports
| of Boer atrocities, abuse of the white nag
or the flag Of truce, etc, etc.
1T is the other way on. The English
| and their Kaffir allies murdered and butch
cred our women and children last week
al Deerde poort and / wish to add now
that among the murdered men were Eng
| lish American. and German subjects. /
need not say more on this subject, IS l
learn that the different consuls have in
vestigated and reported the matter 10 their
| Coz ernments.
Use of the White Flag.
"In no instance has the white flag been
abused by the Beers; in fact. it has so far
been used only as safeguard for commu-
nication between the contending forces.
With the Boer in battle il is no surrender:
he fights TO the last, as was proved at
Elandslaagte. where, notwithstanding the
charge of the Lancers, a small detached
body of Beers, mostly wounded and ex-
hausted by the days strife suffered death
rather than hoist the white flag.
The English are using every possible
endeavor TO induce the Zulu chiefs to at
''-Nh Nht bVNi lddStlS at ann
Ladysmith. But it is very clear that the
struggle is to be protracted and that
months may come and go before there is
even an indication of the end. Under these
circumstances, ] make an appeal TO the
nations of the world and demand of them
TO know whether the first page Of new
Christian era like the close of the last is
to be written in blood.
England makes degenerate spectacle
and the correction had TO come from some
quarter sooner or later and il seems that
the task has fallen TO this little nation
the descendants OF France. Germany, and
Holland. 1t is hard on the Republics that
this heavy role should befall them. that so
great an undertaking should be placed upon
their shoulders, but it will be criminal on
the part of the great powers to suffer this
little nation TO perish by famine, since the
sword has failed.
''on the 10th the battle OF Stormberg
Junction was fought, the full particulars
whereof are not to hand SO ! can only
give an outline of what occurred. First,
allow me 10 observe that the Lords Day
seems TO be the favorite day for the Eng
fish TO attack. The only reason / can as
sign for this is that on that day the
primitive Boer still observes his devotions
to the Most High and is. as il were taken
ton brought most disastrous results to
the enemy.
The Battle ut Stormberg.
The Boer lager, consisting of about
1000 burghers. WAS attacked by an English
force OF about thirteen hundred men. with
six cannon. Major Sturgess, six officers,
twenty-one commissioned officers. with 220
men of the Northumberland Fusiliers, and
two officers and $50 men of the Royal Irish
Fusiliers, surrendered and were taken
prisoners. 1t is unofficially reported that
more prisoners were taken. The Boers
also captured three cannon. There is no
official report to hand giving the casual
ties of the enemy. Tfeir loss must have
been severe. AS late as yesterday our
burghers were still busy burying the
enemys dead and looking after the wound
ed, though most Of their wounded had
been removed by them.
ION our side the casualties are eight |
killed and twenty-six wounded.
AS fitting sequel to the battle OF |
Stormberg comes the battle of Magarsfon- |
tein, or Scholtznek at Modder River. Pitted |
against the simple Boer material we have |
In crushing numbers the flower and chiv- |
airy of the British Army. Again the I'M |
expected happens and General Cronje has |
again to undertake the task Of burying |
the enemys dead.
The battle ragged al intervals from the |
18th to the 18th of December. The fol- /
lowing details of the battle are TO hand:
Three times the enemy attacked our po- |
sitions and were as often repulsed The |
Federal forces held their positions On |
the enemy left large number of |
tents behind and a large quantity of am
fell into our hands and an as
sortment of miners and sappers' tools
The Beers are still busy burying the Eng
ish dead, and at the lowest computation
he English must have lost eco men. One
hundred prisoners of war have been taken.
The Black Watch suffered heavily. An eye
witness reports that the battlefield was
into Veritable shamhies. The
on our side are about 100 killed |
ind wounded.
Position of the United States.
'our official archives remind us that in |
he year 1870 the President OF the United
States Of America was pleased TO inform
is of the great satisfaction the American
nation felt TO acknowledge our independ-
snce as a sovereign State Since then
American citizens have focked to this
country in numbers. In every instance the
land OF good fellowship has been extended
o them. In no country have they been
more Hospitality received. There is not a
Jingle case of disagreement on record.
But, behold, with the first war note of |
he oppressor we are informed that Amer
ca is acting in league with the enemy:
hat her feet is TO coast in African waters |
o demonstrate her friendly feeling toward
England and that she is prepared, in case
VI interference with foreign powers, to
make common cause with England
An impertinent braggadocio at Mafe-
ling warns our burghers that America has
espoused England's cause. But We cam
tot will not believe il. If our sister Re
public has no sympathy or fellow feeling
With us, If the boosted condescension of
Great Britain is TO be preferred to sin
erlty and truth, We will no longer believe
n the justice and integrity of the Ameri-
an nation, and all her profession of Chris
ianity we will consider as so much empty
ound.
Astounding accounts of yesterdays bat
lie at Colenso. Tugela, reached Us this
morning. Ten large Armstrong field guns
we're taken from the enemy. also a num-
Der Of wagons Ohirteen) loaded with am
Thousands of the enemy are
wing dead ON the battlefield, $50 prisoners
we're taken. the great Butler In full re-
.reat. Our casualties were thirty killed
md wounded. All the foreign military at
aches were spectators of the scene. Our
forces Consisted of about 5000 men and
our cannon. The enemy was far superior
N numbers and artillery equipment Our
auxiliary forces, German, Irish, Hollanders,
and American, were TO the fore. So runs
he rude outline of the reports 10 hand"
OBJECTS TO A GLASS DIET.
oscar Wolfe Charges His wife with
Attempts ON His Life.