The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-26
INTERESTING STATEMENT BY
MICHAEL DAyITT REGARDING
THE BOER WAR
PILING UP HoABDs OF GOLD
scnthing Arraignment by the Irish
Leader of Dom Paul and His
FoIIowers-Carae Away
D1sheartened.
Correspondence Of Associated Press.

Correspondence of Associated Press.
LONDON, Tuesday, Sept. R.-The Pre-
toria correspondent Of the Standard, IN
a recent dispatch, throws an entirely new
light upon Michael Davitt's experience in.
the Transvaal and his. feelings towards
the Beers. In view of Mr.. Davitt,s cable
grams to the American press during and
subsequent to his visit to The seat Of
war, the Standards dispatch is of inter
est. 1t is as follows:
Mr.. Michael Davitt left Pretoria on
/ the l5th of May broken and sick at
rear, according to words he himself
qsed on the railway platforms. The Rev
corded them, and they are testified TO by
/. the Key. Henry w. Goodwin, Cangrega-
tlonal minister He told me- says Mr..
! batiIs, that he had ADVISED sthe Trans
themselves in the eyes of the word and
OBTAIN the sympathy of European nations
mat they should at once wire Lord Rob-
erts to this effect:
Now that the Free State is CONQUER
ed and we are quite unable to resist alone
the might OF England, in the interests of
sba and, to prevent further blood
instead OF doing this, said Mr.
+ DaYitt, they have sent a message of a
threatening character, telling Lord Rob-
SA - l1leil liz Will DOW Qp tie mines
or destroy Johannesburg if some terms
are not made. What the terms are they
DO not state, and they 90 not really mean
TO carry out that threat Their whole ae-
ton Will cover them with ignominy and
contempt before t e civ.liz4 d world Tney
proposed to continue the contest with
OUT fe9liy meaning to fgAt. for the pur-
pose of piling up the boards of gold for
the benefit of that man Kruger.
BROKEN AND SICK AT HEART
= That man Kruger. is engaged in some
Kind OF spiritualist5 business with a
olind boy, predicting some events that
| are to happen on a certain date 1 came
out here a my own expense, full of adj
mlratlon for these people. They know
me; they know my record, yet they re-
d d;i 70 trust me- Today they refuse TO
give me any inside information for my
paper and go away broken and sick
at heart am thoroughly disillusioned
For ME to remain is no longer possible.
! go away SO soon? Things are not 81
pad as they SEEM What said L when
IoV00 men retire as at Kroenstad and
pEac9icalIy run away without firing a
shot! went down to Kroonstad and
saw their positions. They were excellent
me Beers thoroughly deceived me- They
assured me that they would dispute every
4 inch of ground, and would sell their lib
| critics with their lives What happened.
you know. All along the line have been
refused their confidence. and have been
! elioIou5HIy uSCelVSQ. L wrote to my pa
/ pers this rubbish about the grand stand
play that was to be made at Kroonstad,
| speaking through them to Europe /
would give &l0O to withdraw what have
! written. | go away today, but do not
| know that can get British passport
| from Delagoa Bay
. But, fnterposed Mr. Bats, there are
other English Journalists here besides
Yes replied Mr.. Davitt, but am
| Journalist plus politician. There is a diff
"A French baron came upssat this mo-
ment. He has, said Mr.. Davitt, fought
through the. war. He has given 9up
/ every thing for their cause. Now he is
going away a pauper, utterly neglected
and without money enough to pay his
LONDON. Sept. 26-The Daily Mail has
the following dispatch from Louren4o
Marques: Heavy fighting is reported
across the Sabier river This means that
the British are interceptfng Steyn and
Reitz. who, with their forces, are at
tempting to push northVard and effect
a junction. The commando is said to be
surrounded near Petersburg.