Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-10-07
THE BARON LECTURES.
OVER TWO HUNDRED AUDITORS
Gather At The Market House Square To
Listen To An Interesting Portrayal
Of The Suferings Of
The Beers,

About two hundred Annapolitans gath
cred at Market Space yesterday to hear
lecture on the Beers delivered by Baron
H. L. de Zinzberg, who was for eight
years chiet OF the Transvaal secret serv-
ice, and who is now in this city raising
funds for the aid OF the Boer women and
children concentrated about Cape Town
and Natal.
The audience was a good one for a
keen autumn day, and stood with marked
attention while the Baron told OF his ex-
perience while in the Boer service, in the
war with Great Britain. He was dressed
in Boer costume, and began his lecture
at 2.3o o'clock. After some Introductory
remarks TO get his audience interested.
he stopped and passed a hat through the
crowd. asking those present to contribute
money. After the hat had been passed
he requested a gentleman in the audience,
Mr.. Heller. of Eastport, to count the
money, which was done, and the an
nouncement made that the total collec-
tion amounted to 81. 46.
The Baron announced that he would
turn the money over to the EVENING
CAPITAL to be transmitted to the ladies
OF the Red Cross of France, to be dis
tributed by them among the Boer women
and children in distress. He says that
he is citizen of France, but that he re-
sided Tor twenty eight years in the South
African Republic. The stand from which
he spoke yesterday was decorated with
an American flag. Boer flag. French
flag and an Irish aag. The speaker told
OF a personal experience as chief of the
tua 1nfa fr~ Al D.
ernment in Natal, and also told of his
being sentenced to be shot by some Beers
who suspected his motives in trying to
reach the English lines.
Baron de Ginzberg said he found kee
filled with gold and silver in an aband-
oned English railway station. He buried
the coin, the location of which is fixed in
his mind, but says he will continue to
keep the secret as to its Whereabouts.
While speaking the Baron wears a Boer
costume, which is rough looking old
coat. pair OF overals and souch hat,
and cartridge belt slung across his
shoulder. He wears an American flag
and the Boer coloks in band around his
hat. Alter the lecture he explained that
the present Boer flag was changed when
the Orange Free State joined the Beers.
The colors previously were green, red.
white and blue, to which have been add
ed tke Orange stripes. Baron de Ginz-
berger said he was dyer and 6nisher
when he went to South Africa, where he
prospered to the extent Of receiving Sz7,-
900 per month. When the war broke
out he was president of the Ginzberg
Mining Company, and member OF the
Chamber of Commerce and the Stock
Exchange.
One of the important objects which
Baron de Ginzberg is carry forward with
his other work is recruiting volunteers
tor the Boer army. He has sent 2, 400
men from this country, all of whom have
joined the fighting forces. In his talk
yesterday he told of his securing for
General Joubert the British plan OF Lady
smith, and of leading the British into the
trap at Spion Kop. which proved so dis
astrous to the British force. He told oil
the escape of Winston Churchill from the
| Beers. He said that the Beers were
anxious to get rid of Churchill, who was
| bother to them to look after, and thai
| finally it was arranged to allow Church.
hill to escape. He said he was detailed
to take snap shots of Churchill as he was
Escaping" and that he did SO, and that
he still has the proofs of these pictures
He says that he wrote to Churchill while
the latter was lecturing in this country
threatening to publish the pictures and
that Churchill thereupon ceased lectur.
ing. He read passages from Churchill
book, "From London to Ladysmiih.
and asserted that certain statements made
therein were untrue.
The Baron will lecture tomorrow nigh
in front of the new postoffice building a
7.3o o'clock.