The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-02

the last 10 register.are nit''l"'eS
able for duty Is "vidt , .,orsand
II, these must he added several tiousTt'i"
men from Natal and CAPE 1u,o,.Sa. ,..a, o,ietly
The burgherS not on cohI'iidi'"" i"'i
h.ry.s, the crops, which are ample th's
year. - a,,,..
If is common to hear enthusiastic Eng
Iishmsn speak of Il Dutch cohspF.'E !"
drive Great Britain out OF Sonth Nli'"i N.Y.
The men who talk so to-day say .ne 80, ~
and Cape Colony Dutch were eNpccrtn W
revolt and ally themselves with me lra''s-
vaal. as did the Orange Free state. l..
The 'isproof of this alleged &c o sonTrasS TrnsyaI
and Free State Eorrs toward the Na'ai a!In
Cape Colony Dutch: If the Natal and Cart
Colony Dutch had agreed TO revolt .,;i,,,l ana
To hinder when the war heSaii--tne small
British garrisons having then quite enough
they would naturally now be eNecrated in
the Transvaal and Free State as traitors
Quite the contrary is the case feor!e mere
speak warmly of their kindred in the Brit
them II such aid becomes necessary. As II
is. several thousand Natal and Cape Colony
Dutch are now fighting in the Boor ranks.
Johannesburg In IA Coma.
Johannesburg. of which Il has been said
that she supports all South Africa. is
fcarfully dead city at present. The bulk OF
is white population has deserted the rand
and also many of the Kaftirs. The streets
are deserted. the tram cars do not run. and
the hundreds of rickshaws have dwindlsd
to half a dozen. a few decrerit-iook'ng
cabs stand idly about the squares. Most
of the shops are closed and the windows
boarded up. The countless chiinneys which
tower above the mines are cold. except the
few being worked by the Government. The
enormous gold output has stopped
This vast mint. which before the war
was grinding out money ut the rate or
million dollars day. has closed down IN;
definitely. But one hotel and few small
restaurants are open. Milion:i'reS no
longer loaf in the luxurious rooms of the
Rand Club Thanks to the special police, police;
order is maintained and ample protection
afforded. No saloons are permitted TO Keep
open The same wise pTecaution Is en-
forced I'm Pretoria
\ striking feature of Johannesburg Mt
present is the lnrge number of United
States fIags displayed. The stars and
ka,iir kraas in the. suburbs Apparently
Incla Sam has n few black citizens in
South Africa of whom he has never heard.
in pretoria. They are well and humanely
treated. they themselves gladly testify.
The officers. of whom over 100 have been
are auar.eFeH sven,lsied H. ,nT IIfi SniId
ing. People in England who have friends
impr soned by the Beers need have no un-
easiress on their account.
oners, of war Is becoming serious one
Although there is at present no scarcity or |
food. the Government feels that 1t can III
afford 10 feed many hungry mouths FOR
an Indefinite period.
Mr.. Adelbert Hay. the new United states
Consul. has heen Courteousiy received IN
Pretoria. although suspected of sympathy
with the English. The Transvaai Govern
ment has declined to receive Mr.: Hay as a
of the iiritish government
on the ground that such an act might be
construed into a recognition of Great Brit
aims claimed suzerainty. The local papers
express some surprise that he should have
.ka1 g.. IL, ,S
long residence in England: No discourteous
references have been made. however. and !
the Secretary OF State Mr.. Reitz. rendered |
the new Consul a handsome reception to |
intro Iuce him to Trausvaal society.