Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-01-25
uopss OF 1RANsvAALERS.
Getting Uscd To War and Have Ceased
to Mind 1t.

Getting Uscd TO War and Have Ceased
to Mind 1t.
New York. Jan. PAN idea OF the
high hopes entertained in the Trans
yaal republic of the outcome Of tho
war with Great Britain is given in
letter written by f. Houthakkor. as.
sistant stationmaster at Johannesburg.
20 his sister in Brooklyn. The letter
was sent in November by way OF Lo-
renzo Marques. The letter says in
part:
1--WE are getting used to 1t bit now.
Since October Is no moro letters
reached us from beyond the Transvaal.
A solitary cable dispatch manages t"
come through occasionally, but then it
is a week old. At first l still main
tanned correspondence with Cape Town.
but that is no more possible now. The
Beers are scoring an enormous success,
and they have already conquered the
biggest part of Natal. They are push
ing already into Cape Colony. whore
they are joined by the burghers. Kim
berley is likewise completely surround
ed, as we'll as Mafeking, while in the
northern part OF the Transvaal the
Beers are already beyond our bound
aries. On every side the British ure
getting a good thrashing.
"The internal arrangements here are
excellent. All tho English have left
the country. Order is beautifully
maintained. The Beers still remainin.
may be seen daily leaving for their
various commands.
Johannesburg now IL fearfully
quiet. All the male population has
been drafted into special constabu-
larry. No one is allowed out after
p. NJ. With the exception OF 10
mines, which are being worked by the
government, all the mines on the rand
are shut down.
up to the present 1900 English
are prisoners, among whom are 80 Off.
GERS, and 6, 200 are slain. Our loss does
not amount to 200, including the dead
and wounded. 1t sounds like mira
Gle. 1t still looks doubtful who will
come out ultimate conqueror, but as
things look now the bughers stand
good chance. No fighting has occurred
in their own country. The supply OF
food is plentiful. The English SOL
diers are not worth much and surren-
der easily. Already two OF their gen
erals are dead. Cape Colony will re-
volt.
mo doubt it will surprise you tn
sec me having changed thus, but that
could not be otherwise, after having
witnessed everything. 1t is now clear
that Chamberlain's sole aim has been
for three years to make war against the
Transvaal and obtain possession of its
territory"
Yaqui Nation to Make Last stand.
Chicago, Jan. 20.-A special to the
Record from III Paso, Tex, says:
"The Yaqui Indians of Sonora, the
only race in all Mexico that was able
to survive the Spanish invasion AMI
preserve its individuality, are making
their last stand against the Mexican
government. Thus far it seems the
Mexican soldiers have been found in
adequate to cope with the Yaquis.
A proclamation has been issued by
the ruler of the Yaqui nation, ad
dressed to "The American People,"
and in part is as follows:
"The Yaqui nation has begun its
struggle for independence. 1t will NJ
longer tolerate the Mexican army in
Sonora. The nation has established
a provisional government, the offices OF
which are at Babispe. In the event
of the success OF the Yaqui people over
the Mexicans, no foreigners except ma
tive born Americans will he allowed i'll
Sonora for several years. The property
and persons OF Americans in Sonora
will be protected by the Yaquis in
every way"
Scheme for Hawaiian Electric Roads.
San Francisco, Jan. Pal. p. Mat
thews. of Cleveland, o., representing
an Eastern syndicate which proposes
to construct electric railroads in Ha.
wall, is on his way home. He says
that $4,000, 900 may be expended, aud
added:
'In the near future more than u
million dollars worth of ties and lum.
her will be shipped from Puget sound
points to Hawaii for the projected
roads. Plans already perfected call
for the construction of some 80 miles
of electric lines. Most OF the roads
will he in and around Honolulu and
elsewhere OH Oahu island. Ferryboats
will be run between the termini OF
these roads and the various islands"
American Soldier Attempted to XIII Otis
Chicago, Jan. PA special to the
Record from Victoria, b. G., says: J.
p. Molera, who arrived from Manila,
tells of an attempt on the life of Gen.
eral Otis. In conversation in reference
to the situation there he said that Gen.
eral Otis once appeared on the firing
line, when a shot from the rifle of one
of the soldiers whizzed uncomforta bly,
close to his head. As to who fred the
shot no clew was discovered.
Brews Were Burglars Hold.
Vancouver, b. G.. Jan. c2.-John
and Thomas Brew, supposed to have
been lost in a storm off the northern
coast, are said by the police to have
left behind, in a shack formerly occu-
pied by John Brew, q quantity of odds