The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-06
ENJOYS HEAR THE NEWS.
Arrive at Chicago When Newsboys
Are Shouting Fall of Pretoria"

CHICAGO, June 5.-The Boer ENJOYS ar
rived here this morning, but the welcoming
words of the reception committee were half
lost in the shouts of the newsboys crying
"All about Pretoria surrendered" The
news of the fall of the Transvaal capital
was received calmly. almost indifferently.
1t was expected by Mr.. Fischer. who said:
1.-The news does not come as a surprise.
The fight will continue
Mayor Harrison headed the reception
committee, but he was momentarily put in
the background by an enthusiastic man,
although unknown to the committee, who
rushed up the steps of the car from which
the Afrikanders were about to alight "On
behalf of the Democracy which / have sup
ported for twenty-seven years." he de-
clared. in loud voice, 81 bid you well
come" The ENJOYS looked somewhat sur
prised at the incident. but were soon put
at ease by the mayor. who. after turning
the intruder over to a policeman, accom-
panied the party to the Auditorium An
mex. AT the hotel breakfast was eaten pri-
vately. The party consists of A. Fischer.
c. H. Vessels. A. ID. W. Wolmarans. Mon
tague White, Secretary De Bruin and Mrs
Vessels.
At the hotel Mr.. Vessels was shown the
dispatches announcing the fall of Pretoria
He read them through very carefully. 1T
is true. There can be no doubt of that"
he said. slowly, as he read the last words.
1T means" he continued that organized
resistance on large scale will no longer
be the problem presented to Lord Roberts
In South Africa. 1t means that from now
on the burghers will pursue much the same
oct Hoe aIr lt1.l IL
surrender. but will never be conquered
Pretoria was we'll fortified. but our gen
erals saw that IL was useless to stand the
seige when they had but 5000 men to com
bat the enemys $4,000. They have with
drawn in good order. no doubt and are
still able to fight And Pretoria has been
saved from a bombardment which would
nave wrecked II. Lord Roberts has with
him twice as many fighting men as there
are men, women and children in Pretoria.
was 1t not wise, then, to retreat in the face
OF such odds? / half expected that there
would be a battle outside of the city but
still am not surprised. Doubtless the sit
uation has changed considerably since /
left
..The outcome of guerrilla warfare gem
orally Is not in favor of the guerrillas
But In our case we hope for a change in
European affairs which will aid us. If we
are still able to fight and the Euronean
nations become involved over some cues
tion-China. for instance-I have no doubt
that the Transvaal could get the best of
terms, PROBABLY their independence. That
the Beers, as you call us, although we call
ourselves Afrikanders, are good fighters
the world realizes. Hardly a battle ha s
been fought in which have not been
outnumbered twenty to one. And we have
not lost a gun. Can the British saw as
much? Concerning our reception in this
country / will say that the ENJOYS are con-
WINGED that nine-tenths of the people are
In sympathy with our cause and believe IL
to be just
You do not now expect any country to
Interfere with the English?" Mr.. Vessels
was asked.
why not?' he answered HAS there
not been great deal of interference one
with another in Gilman
A visitor suggested that the situation I'm
China where each of the great powers has
Its eyes on the others was not similar to
the situation in South Africa, and 10 this
Mr.. Vessels made no reply.
The Auditorium filled tonight by a
representative audience in a welcome TO
the peace ENJOYS. An admission was
charged TO the hall. and fully 5000 was
secured for the widows and orphans of the
Beers killed in battle Ex-Governor Alt
geld created enthusiasm when he said love
of liberty had not yet died in the American
people, and IL the Beers could only keen
on retiring and hold out n while the United
States or some other country probab lv
would step In and put stop TO further
hloodshed. Rev. j. Lloyd Jones who was
born on British SOIL provoked uproar and
applause when he said that he loved old
England. but bowed his head in humiliation
at her small. insignificant and deplora bic
conduct toward the Beers.