The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-20
BOERS' HOPES RUN HIGH.
Letter From Johannesburg De
scribcS the Situation.

New York Jan. Ia-An idea OF the high
hopes entertained In the Transvaal Rcpub-
lie Of the outcome Of the war with Great
Britain. is given in a letter written by +.
inuthataakcr. assistant statioumastor al
Johannesburg 20 his sister. in BROOKLYN.
The letter va sent In Move uber by way
Of Lorenzo Marquee. The letter says, in
part.
We are getting used To Il a hit now.
Since October T. 20 NOR" letters reach us
from beyond the Trau=vaal. \ solitary
cable gisra:ch manages TO com" through
occasionally bur then IL Is a week old. At
first l s.i.l maintained correspondence with
Cape Town. but tha: is 10 more possible
now The Beers are scoring an enormous
success. and have already conquered the
biggest rart Of Natal They are pushing al
ready into Cape Colony. where they are
ialnel by the hurEhcrs. Kimberley is like
vi-- completely surrounded. as well as
N.frkIrr. while IN the northern part Of the
TrarrsyaaL the EoerS are already beyond
0sr boundaries ON every side the British
are getting a. goo3 thrashlng. The internal
arraugcm, here are excellent All the
English have left the country. Order Is
beautifully maintained The Beers sti!l re-
manning may he seen daily leaving for their
various commarGO-. The enthusiasm has
reached such a pitch that the sJay-behinss
who don't do anything Tor their country
grow ashamed
Johannesburg is now fearfulv quiet. All
tho male population has been drafted IN Il
special ConstabUlary. No one is aliowe! out
after . D. N. with the exception Of ten
mines which ar" being worked 10y th" Coy
eminent all the mines on the rand are
shut down. II YOU could 50" how every
thing Is being taken car" If and l""h'l
after. even tu tho riuUtost detail. You
could not fail Ia feel great respect for the
genius In organizing which - being dis
PLAYED 10y the E1ors in command.
Up TO the present 800 English are priS-
on.rs. among which are fifty officers. ami
g t-'4 are slain. our less Zoos not amount 10
~, including dead and wounded. II sounds
ike miracle. It still looks doubtful who
viii come out ultimate conqueroT. hui as
things look now the barGherg stand a good
chance. No fighting has occurred on their
own country. The supply Of food is plcnu-
fuI. the enthusiasm Is great Tn" English
sol :ters are mt worth much. and surrender
easily. Already two OF their generals are
dead. Cape colony will revolt. Tn" English
are getting their well-earnsd reward, ami
l should not feel surprised 10 see the En-
cri~h leaving South Africa. neck and crop.
80 doubt it will surprise you {" seq me
having changed thus. but that could not
b. Ota,-v.iS,. after having witu'ss"! every
thing Il IA ruw clear that Chamberlain :
soil. aim has been for three years 70 make
war against the Trausvaal and obtain pos
session Of its territory. These last months
| hav. learned Z. great deal about the Bo"rs
an! their country. and, though | am In no
wise infatuated with them, they are much
SUPERIOR To- those who work tn" mines. one
| Of the striking features Is that In this war
| the Beers show all their good qualities,
leaving their bad ones at home"