Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-21
ing the. wounds Of scombatants caused


stable to Gull out the military. The
Gordon Highlanders from the castle
barracks then cleared the streets.
Rev. Lord William Cecil, son of the
premier, preaching yesterday in Gray's
Inn chapel, London. before the Austria
lian federation delegates and other no-
tables. referred to these demonstra-
tions of violence and said:
The popular enthusiasm prevailing
thruout the country Is dangerous. The,
line between good and evil Is soon over
run by the unthinking crowd. The out
burst is evil in 80 fai as it is the game
spirit which animated the Roman
crowds in the Coliseum while the gladi-
ators pursued each other to the death
but It is good in go far as 1T is protest
against one OF the greatest evils OF the
age. the love OF money.
Special prayers Of Thanksgiving We're
offered yesterday in the churches OF the
United Kingdom. The lord bishop of
London DIR. Mandall Creighton. who
lipreachcd before the queen at Windsor,
alluded to the relief OF Nfafeking, and
clergymeni generally found in the event
their topic for the day.
4 Details of the relief are still wanting,
without dispatches. Lord Roberts wires
THAT he knows Of the relief only thru a
press agency. Lord Lansdowne, howev-
Ter announces that the war ONCE ex-
4 poets direct news today.
The situation in the field has changed
Ibut little since Friday. Lord Roberts
A troops are In fine form and abundantly
supplied Indications seem to point to
4 ,-11 ~
lover several hundred square miles in a
semi circle beyond Nroonstad, have re-
4Iceiyed the submission Of hundreds of
Free Staters.
4 1t now appears that the De Wet who
Ioffered to surrender with 900 men was
mot the well-known Gen. De Wet, but
\ Commandant De Wet. He stipulated
4 that his men should be allowed to re-
a turn to their farms. Lord Roberts re-
II piled that the surrender must be I'M
conditional.
a The Botha who was captured the oth-
er day was Philip Botha. Those surren-
dering are solemnly warned that IL they
|break the oath OF neutrality their houses
+ Twill he burned and their farms confis-
Gated. Such as do yield ask only fol
lprntection.
4 Reports flow into Lord Roberts al
!, headquarters Of the discouragement Of
the Beers and of thier Willingness ever
q in the case OF the Transvaalers. to give
q up. President Steynis described as hav.
& ing lost his head several times recently
The originator the telegram ADDRESSED
q to the burghers at yentersburg, urging
them to hold out. was really written Al
. Petersburg. place which surrendered
early in March. President steyil, wht
!. wac last reported as leaving SPretoris
, after consultation with the Transvaa
i government, has again gone to th'
!, front.
The Daily Telegraph is advised that
. Iplot has been discovered at Pretoria t
! depose President Kruger and to surren
lder the Transvaal during the presen
= month. Progressive Dutchmen ant
3 members of the judiciary are asserte'
Z ltohave been parties to the movement.
!, Defense OF Johannesburg. J
Lourenzo Marquee, May q THE De
e fense works of Johannesburg are pro
q crossing rapidly Six guns wer
3 brought from the front and emplace
9 in the fort, while trenches intersec
i katzerand, near klipriversberg. be
\ hind the race course.