The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-09
EHI2SARIES OF KRUGER
Allegations That There Is a BOeP
Junta in Washington.
Secretary Hay Denies a report That
Lord Pnuacefote Has Called Attcu-
Refuses to Discuss the Charge
That lie l. Aiding the BUrghers.

NEW YORK. March "A New York pa
per today publishes the following from
Washington
"a serious internal complication between
Great Britain and the United States is be-
ginning 10 develop here and from present
appearance the indications are that not
only viii England have good grounds for
large and costly claims against Jhis couu-
try. but that certain retired army officer
and O captain OF the National Guard OF
this city will be Iu line for trials by court
martial for directly aiding England. enc
mics Iu the war En- the TrausysaI Already
protests have been lodged by Lord
Pauucefore with Secretary Hay against The
activity of ,elI-Enowu Wazhingtoniaus
who are a, present engaged in sending
American recruits to the TrausVaal 20 as
slst Kruger's forces. and special stress is
laid on the fact that the men engaged in
tEfs work are al United states Army Of
fcers. The case is most serious. and now
that Great Britain has taken cOguizance
of the matter officially there is likely TO be
decided sensation IN Army circles here.
Although the protest OF Lord Paunce-
fote mentions with great positive
ness the names OF number Of
retired officers implicated, it is
best nj this time 10 withhold them from
publication The officer in the National
Guard referred TO has been. the complaint
says. by far the most active in organizing
Boer expeditions. and IL is against him in
particular that the British Embassy de-
sireS TO have action taken, although the
/ seriousness Of the participation OF the other
Army officers is not disregarded OF lightly
/ estimated
The National Guard officer who is al
legged TO have been acting for the Beers
since last summer is Capt ". T. F. King
He Joined the Guard just before the out
/ break Of hostiliJies with Spain and servel
with the District regiment ar Santiago with
distinction. He is weli-kuoWu stock
/ broker and a man Of prominence iu Wash
3 ingtou While not connected with the Reg
ular Army his commission was given by
/ the President and confirmed by the Senate
and the United States Government is as
much responsible for his acts as though
. he were regular.
The other army officers Implicated
while retired. still draw half pay from the
| Government and are as much a part CT the
/ military organization as any officer in aC-
/ tive service They have constituted a
| Boer junta for some time past and are
/ known 70 have aided actively and intelli-
/ gently the cause Of the republic.
| Captain Kings connection with the
/ Beers. the complaint alleges. dates from
! early last summer. when he wise Dutch
men of South Africa began preparing for
| trouble King has had at his disposal a
/ large fund to draw from and it is stated on
/ excellent authority that this fund mas been
| furnished by Germany and France.
/ Captain King. il is alleged began his
work Of securing American recruits for
! the Boer army last summer, and early last
/ September shipped 300 men from this
/ country. Al this time he was reported in
/ Washington 20 be critically in in northern
] New York. but was in reality industri-
/ ously travelling through Canada and the
| Eastern States.
/ According TO the British Ambassador,
| he enlisted a number Of Canadian Irish
men and brought them to this country and
/ then visited Troy, Rochester. and SYRIA
! cuse. y y where ne secured more re-
| cruits He was particularly Instructed 10
| send physicians. surgeons, nurses, and
! medical supplies, and number of young
medical men enlisted under the flag and
| went to KTuger's country. where they are
! now actively al work in the field with the
/ Dutchmen. In fact. nearly all the sur
| zeors and physicians acting with The
Beers are Americans and nearly all we're
! sent by Captain King.
British Secret Service meu now in this
! country are in possession OF all the facts.
and the affair will probably be heard of
| officially soon"
! Secretary Hay enphatieally denied that
| any protest had been fled with him by
] the British Ambassador regarding the al
legged Boer junta in Washington. He said
he had heard nothing OF the reported
iunta. When asked if the matter had been
discussed by the State Department and
the British Embassy. he replied that ne
never repeated conversations between
| himself and ambassadors.