The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
Private Interview Between Former
President kruger and Queen
Wilhelmina, of Holland.
NO CHANCE FOR ARBITRATION
HER MAJESTY WILLING To DO
SOMETHING, But NOT NOW.
Reported to Have Told Her Visitor
to Have Confidence I'm God "and
He VIII Help You"

LONDON, Dec. SIT begins TO look as il
General De Wet might be bagged by Gen.
Knox. The Boer leader and his men are
being pursued with great tenacity. The
War ONCE has obtained the following dis
patch from General Kitchener, dated
Bioemfontein. Dec 6: eHave Just received
news from Knox at Rouxville that De
Vets force, having failed to force COM
massie bridge, which we held. has trekked
northeast, abandoning 500 horses and many
carts His attempt in Cape Colony. there
fore, has failed. He is being pressed on
all sides"
Associated Press advices from Aliwai
North, Cape Colony. dated Dec. Z. say:
General De Wet appears to be In most
dangerous position and to need all his
strategy.fe extricate his forge, With strong
British columns on tfirte ssides 51fo two
swollen rivers barring his front the Brit
ish commanders begin to be hopeful that
the great chase by four columns, which
has been one of the most exciting opera
tions of the war, will result in the capture
of De Wet. Definite news OF his where
abouts was first received Dec. 2. The next
morning General Knox started in hot pur-
suit, and Pitchers and Herbert's columns
ment. After three hours march General
Knox learned that during the night De Wet
had doubled back past the British right.
necessitating a complete change of plans
During the night Of Dec. General Knox
encamped on the Carmel farm, the site
of the Boer laager. which evidently had
been recently and hurriedly moved. Gen.
Knox started again at daylight. hoping to
corner De Wet while crossing Karrapoort
drift but he arrived too late. The British
experienced very great difficulty in fol-
lowing De Wet owing to the rise in the
river, but they succeeded in crossing with
out the loss Of man or beast From
that time on the pursuit Of the Beers was
taken up without baggage, the troops be-
ing supplied by foragers, enabling them TO
make more rapid movements and keep in
touch with the enemy"
The War Office officials are greatly dis
turbed by the successful guerrilla tactics
of General De Wet but they cherish the
idea that he must soon cease to be dan
gerous owing to his inability 10 secure new
horses. Efforts being made 10 keep
De Wet away from the Cape Colony from
tier, for the War Office believes he is get
ting the bulk OF his supplies from Cape
Colony and TO prevent him from securing
food, men and horses orders have been
issued that the Boer farmers be only al
lowed TO buy small quantities of provisions
sufficient for their own immediate needs.
Some very frank opinions concerning Mr..
Richard Harding Davis have been appear
ing in the English papers this week. They
were called out by a letter in the London
Times signed by a representative body OF
ladies OF various nationalities resident at
Pretoria throughout the war, in which
they emphatically repudiate Mr.. Davis's
charges referring to imprisoned British
officers behavior towards women. The
Daily News comments follows: Sew
eral months have elapsed since Mr.. Davis's
amazingly untruthful allegations were pub
iished but the requisite contradiction.
though long delayed. has come at last. Mr..
Davis presumably wrote for the anti-Brit-
ish section OF the Americans. though We
should hardly have expected to find Cthe
name of a prominent American magazine
here is mentioned) used as a vehicle for
this vulgar and cowardly abuse"
The War Office announces that a gratu-
ity will be pad TO every officer and man
who has served I'm South Africa since Oct.
10. 1893. The least amount will be rs. IL
Is roughly estimated that it will take
Loo. 600 10 complete the payment