The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-27
BRAVE BOERS
EXTENDED THE
OLIVE BRANCH.
Rebellion In Cape Colony North Of
Orange River Now over-Largs
Numbers Fave Surrendered.
ADDRESS ISSUED TO PEOPLE
By the EuvOys-olaim That the
American People sympathiSe
with Them-History Of War.

LONDON. June 20, 11:25 p. m.-The
wat office has received the following
dispatch from Lord Roberts:
PRETORIA PRESIDENCY, June
2s.-slr Charles Warren reports that
the rebellion in Cape Colony, north of
the Orange river, is now over. The
last formidable body under Command
ant Dc VlIllers. surrendered on June 20,
consisting Of about go men. $50 horses,
eighteen wagons, 26O rifles and 100000
rounds Of ammunition.
General Raden-Poweil reports that
pacitlcatIOn is going on satisfactorily in
the Rustenberg district"
NEW YORK, June 26.-Ths Boer en-
voys, who have been IN this country
for the past two months, to-day issued
an address to the people Of the United
states. After expressing regret at
their inability to accept many Of the
invitations extended to them, they ex-
pressed their thanks to the American
public for "the deep sympathy trey
have shown for the cause OF the two
struggling republics"
Continuing, the address says:
I'VE now feel convinced that the
bountItul allegation of the colonial
secretary and other British statesmen
that the citizens Of this great country
sympathized with the British empire in
It's attempt to crush the liberty and In
dependence of our two small states, is
absolutely devoid of truth"
The address then goes at great length
into the history of the relations be-
tween Great Britain and the Beers,
which It characterlzes as ''one Of vio-
lated faith and broken pledges cloaked
under the display of maguaulmous
and irreproachable principles" Com
Ing down to the discovery of gold in Jo-
hannesburg in 1896, the address says:
Stimulated by Desire to Avenge.
IAN the forces of land greed and gold
hunger, stimulated by the desire to
avenge what is known as the battle of
Majuba Hill, were let loose"
Then follows history Of the political
agitation which eliminated in the
Jameson raid. "Mr. Chamberlain, Sir
Alfred Miner and Mr.. Cecil Rhodes"
continued the address. "are the terrible
diabollcal trinity which had brooded
over and shaped the destiny Of South
Africa during the caiamitous period.
These gentlemen combined forces so as
to achieve by subtlety and craft and
misrepresentation what DR.. Jameson
and the raiders failed to obtain by
open violence"
The address declares that the capl-
talists control the press OF South Africa
and that the editors OF these subsidized
journals were appointed special corres-
pondents of the principal London dali
les. The broad charge Is made that Mr..
Chamberluin's revival Of the suzeralnty
claim in 1897 his public utterances, Sir
Alfred Miners speeches and lnfamma-
tory dispatches and the efforts Of the
South African league under the presi-
tlency of Cecil Rhodes. were all directed
towards the ultimate destruction of the
two Dutch republics.
Various International Questions,
The address then takes up the var
lous international questions which con-
trIbuted towards the outbreak of war
and discussed them In greatest detail,
making wholesale denlals of the Eng
Iish representation. The address de-
clareS that at the BloemFontein confer
ence both President steyn and APresI-
dent Kruger endenvored to avert the
catastrophes by conceding even more
than the original demands.
The fact that the foreign military at
taches are homewnrl bound indicated
that in their opinion the war is over.
But the reported refusal of Lord Rob-
erts to spare troops for service in Chi
ma, seems, IL true, to show the neld
marshal considers much work remains
to be done,
Gold to be Repaid.
Large queuntities of bar gold. re-
celvpd by merchants in the western
part of the Trpnsvonl from President
Kruger ostenslhly in payment of requI-
sItioped goods, have been seized by the
British, If the genuIneness of the ac-
counts can be proved the gold viii
probably be repaid.
The Beers sharply attacked General
Rundle's transport near senekal, June
20, but were repulsed.
The official report OF the capture Of a
convoy OF flfty wagons. escorted by
Highlnnders, between Rhenoster and
Hebron, June Z, wan only received
to-day. Lord Roberts reports that the
convoy was surrounded and sent mes
sengcrs to the nearest posts, asking for
assistance, but, relnforcements were
unable to reach the convey and $50
HighlNnderE, in reply to n flag of truce
from General Christian De Wet, sur
rendered during the morning Of June 4.
Another Company Recruited.