The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-01
Confirmation of Lord Kitchener's Ad-
vices of Jan. 13, I'm Which He Re-
ported Current RumOrs.
MORGAN DAAF SHOT ON JAN. 10
AND ANDRIES VESSELS PUT TO
DEATH ON LAST TUESDAY.
Latter Possibly Head Of the Afri<and-
er Eund, and Favored Submis-
sion to the British.

LONDON, Jan. M.-A dispatch from Cape
Town says. 1.-The commissioner at Kroon-
stadt reports that Andries Vessels, one
of the peace ENJOYS, was shot at Klipfon-
tein Jan. 2S by order of General De Wet.
Morgan Daal, another Boer peace envoy,
and who accompanied Andries Vessels.
was shot near Lindley Jan. 10.'
Lord Kitchener reported from Pretoria
Jan. 13 that three agents of the Boer peace
commission were taken as prisoners to
General De Vets laager near Lindley
Jan. 10, and that one, who was a subject.
was fogged and then shot The other two
burghers were fiogged by General De Vets
orders. The identity of Andries Vessels
cannot be definitely established, but Lord
Roberts on July last reported that Lord
Methuen had captured the captain of De
Vets scouts and two other prisoners. and,
according to the cable, Andeles Vessels,
the head of the Afrikander bund. 1t is
possible that Andres Wesse1s and Andeles
Vessels are the same person.
General Kitchener, telegraphing from Pre-
tcria under date of to-day, says: "De
Vets force crossed the Bloemfonten-
Ladybrand line near Israelpoort during the
night of Jan. 30. Hamilton's men at the
water works were unable to get into touch
with them. French, with cavalry and
mounted infantry. is sweeping the country
east of the Pretoria Johannesburg Rail-
road between the Delagoa Bay & Natal
Railway as far as Ermenalo. He engaged
about '2,oO0 of the enemy at Willge valley.
The enemy retired with four killed and
nine wounded. Our casualties were one
killed and seven wounded. Knox reports
that he engaged De Vets force south OF
Welcome on Jan. 20. There was continuous
fighting for some hours. Five Beers were
buried. They removed many of their
casualties in carts. Our casualties were
one officer and one man killed and thir-
teen wounded"
A dispatch from Cape Town says: 1.-The
Boer attack on the Boksburg mines re-
suited in damages amounting to f3o0 000.'
1t is now generally accepted at London
that the wording of the proclamation at
Pretoria. describing King Edward as ''su-
preme lord over the Transvaal' was de-
liberately designed 20 promote conciliation.
Special significance is attached to the fact
that the London Times prints a letter from
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff in which the
diplomat declares 1t is difficult TO exagger-
ate the Importance of this wise and Denefi-
cent step. The title. he says. is likelier
than any other that could be devised 10
lead TO pacification. 1t establishes the SUI
premacy Of the British sovereign and rec
ognizes the moral entity of the Transvaal,
keeps 1t separate from the constitutional
empire and places its ancient laws, Gus
TOMS traditions. religious genealogy and
private property under the supreme and
separate rule and protection OF the King.
The proclamation, concludes Sir Henry,
was inspired by the genius of conciliatory
statecraft and the result must be pacific.