New-York tribune., 1900-05-23
THE PASSING THRONG.

London must have been simply insane with Joy
when the news of the relief Of Mafekius came"
said n r. Selen. of that city.
THREE TINES yesterday at the waldorf-As-
THREE FOR toria for had all but made
BADEN-POWELL UP minds that
going to lose the place. and
that after long siege II would be all but i'm
possible TO get troops over that difficult country
in time tc relieve Baden-Powell and his gallant
band. weakened as they by fever. famine and
the strain OF that awful struggle. But It's
over now. and hurrah for Mafeking and three
times three and tiger for Baden-Pow-
ell. who gallantly defended It. What will
he get? see he's already made a major
general, and anything else he wants within reason
he get He's not a rich chap so probably they'll
vote him morey. say 10000 $4,000. and then
they'll give him title. Lord Baden-PoweH OF
Mafeking wouldn't be bad. would it2 II would
commemorate the defence in the like Lord
Roberts of Kandahar, and Lord Kitchener OF Khar-
toum you know. He's great fellow. Is Baden
Powell and versatile well. and when he
sels PACK 20 sood old Lunnon town they give him
so many big feeds that he'll probably be sicker
make him. What will he do nowe Make for Eng
land, Of course, rs White did when Ladysmith was
relieved He's done the work he to do.
and he's done II literally the Queens God bless
a rest and he'll have it, There are others there to
do the rest OF it, and, besides. after endur-
ought 10 lay OF for while"
so back to London he will GO, to his aviaries
the tale of the siege. It'u make
SHOULD mighty interesting reading II he
WRITE does. That extremely clever woman.
BOOK OF Lady Sarah Wilson who
THE SIEGE locked up in Mafekins. should
write also. They ought 70 sup
plement each other, the one being from the mans
and the other from the womans paint Of view.
I crossed with retired Army officer who saw
much service in South Africa. and who is thor
oUghly familiar with the Beers and their character
stics. He told a lot Of interesting things about
them. but one thing in particular made marked
said. when Roberts has crossed the vaal and
threatens Pretoria. KRUGER, II he does not sur
render will evacuate his capital without strik-
ing blow. Pretoria is the apple Of the
Boer's eye. 1t is the capital and all
the principal citizens live in handsome homes there
Iney VIII hate to give il up. but they will hate
more TO have IL destroyed. and if they seek de-
fend II the bombardment Will knock il to pieces.
ana therefore they Will evaCuate the first sign of
HObertsS approach They did that BlOemfon-
tein. you viii remember and the Free State pita
IS therefore uninjUred On the other hand. L look
Tor desperate resis- at johannesburg for the
Boer would rather that that city should be de-
strcyed than not It is there that the mines are
situated It's population is principally made up of
! Outlanders, who own the houses and the business
when Krtiger gets out of johannesburg believe
there will be nothing left but of black and
smoUlderinS ruins 10 mark the site OF that pros
porous place. He's 4 viudictive old sinner, IS
krtger. and he holds the Outsnders and the sold
mines responsible for this fight"