The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-26
Fer 'IHAI MN EDUGER'
INTERESTING STATEMENT By
MICHAEL DAyITT REGARDING
THE BOER WAR
PILING UP HoARDs OF GOLD
scathing Arrangement by the Irish
Leader of Dom Paul and His
FolIOvers-Calae Away
Dtsheartened.

! Correspondence of Associated Press.
LONDON, Tuesday, Sept. B-The Pre-
toria correspondent OF the Standard, IN
a recent dispatch, throws an entirely new
light upon Michael Davftt's experience in.
the TransYaai and his. feelings towards
the Beers In view of Mr. Dayitt.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 18th of May broken and sick at
| EeaTt.- according TO words he himself
| h j.. Bats, Baptist minister, has re-
corded them, and they are testified 10 by
/ the Rey. Henry W. Goodwin, Congrega-
4 Te9n5 minister minis He told me, says Mr.
Bats, that he had advised the Trans
+ VaaI government If they would commend
{ themselves in the eyes of the word and
OBTAIN the sympa thy of European nations,
| erts to this effect:
Now that the Free State Is conquer
i 60 and we are quite unable to resist alone
! the might OF England in the interests of
ha1aaElty and to prevent further blood
sned, we viii surrender
Instead of doing this said Mr..
/ DaVitt, they have sent a message of a
/ threatening character, telling Lord Ron
erts that they will blew up the mines
or destroy Johannesburg if some terms
are not made. What the terms are they
40 40 not state, and they do not really mean
70 carry out that threat Their whole ae-
] non Will cover them with ignominy and
coHlenpt peiote c1y.liz@d World. Tney
/ ptoposed TO continue the contest with
! OUT reaIfy meaning to fight, for the pur-
! pose OF p1llng up the boards Of gold for
/ the benefit OF that man Kruger.
S BROKEN AND SICK AT HEART"
I" That man Kruger lis engaged. in some
KIND of spiritualist5 business with a.
blind boy, predicting some events Thai
I are 70 happen on a certain date. / came
OUT mere at my own expense full of ad-
r MIRA lon Tor these people. They, know
| me, they know my record vet thew re-
Iuse to trust me. Today they refuse TO
give me any inside information for nv
paper, and go away broken and sick
r. H.. ne ear l am thoroughly disillusioned
For HE TO remain is no longer possible
cannot endure it. They ask me why.
20 away SO soon? Things are not. SO
| s Sa 90 as they seem. What. said I, when
! loVOo men retire as at Kroonstad, and
pracdlcally run away without firing a
shot! l went down to Kroonstad and
/ saw ffelr positions: They were excellent.
| The Beers thoroughly deceived me. Thew
assured he that. they would dispute every
men of ground, and would sell their lib
erues with their lives What happened
| you Know: All along hesline have been
refused their confidence and have been
thoroughly deceived. I wrote to my pa
/ pers this rubbish about the grand stand
play that was to be made at Kroonstad,
speakhg through them to Europe /
would give 8lOO to Withdraw what have
written. l go away today. but do not
know that can get British passport
from Delagoa. Bay - = :
/" But. interposed Mr.. Bats there are
other English Journalists here besides
Yes, replied Mr. Davitt, but + am
ference = . -
"A French baron came up at this mo-
menta He has said Mr.. Davitt, fought
through the. war He has given up
! every thing for their cause Now he g.
going away a -pauper, utterly neglected
and without money enough to pay his