Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-04
FORMING TOWN GUARD
Citizens Were Organizing at
Cape Town.
MILITARY AUTHORITIES PREPARING
Were Getting Ready To Meet Gontfn-
gencies Farmers From Carnayon De-
scribed Beers a. Travelling and SEEING
Horses and Eatabfes.

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transfer the Boer prisoners from the
camps 10 transports.
Farmers coming in to Carnaryon
described the Beers as travelling in
| parallel columns, with numerous
banking parties sweeping the coun-
try of horses, plundering loyalists
and carrying off eatables. 1t appear
ell that they were accompanied by
| strings of pack horses lightly loaded
A message from Colesberg stated
| that kritZinger's commando was
| crossing the Middleburg district, but
was getting few IL any recruits.
| Here III Cape Town such business
men as were unable to leave were
| organizing a town guard composed
| of the leading citizens. The CONNER
| cial companies asked the mayor to
call Il mass meeting to urge the gov
| eminent to suppress disloyal news
| papers and to proclaim martial law
| London. Jan. 4-Adyiees ffem Cape
| Town this morning We're more hope
| full, owing to the active recruiting of
| local forces in all quarters, and a
better feeling prevailed in London,
based upon the prospect of Lord
Roberts taking the rens at the war
office
From Sydney, n. S. w, it was re-
ported that there was quite a rush of
men there anxious to join the new
contingents, about 5000 having vol
! unteered. The reports of Lord kitch-
ener's conference with Burghers also
| tended to remove anxiety.
According to The Daily Express,
Lord Kitchener had warned the mine
! owners that they must not count
upon military protection.
| London, Jan. 4-The censorship
| permitted news of peace tentatives
to emanate from Pretoria containing
! the following in part:
| About the middle of December a
| number of prominent Burghers who
| had submitted and were living in the
| Pretoria district formed a peace COM
mittee. Mr.. Van Rensburg, a former
! member of the first volksrand of the
| Transvaal, was elected president of
! the committee. which included other
| prominent former members of the
| volksraad. The committee resolved
| to attempt negotiations. and accord
| ingly, in response to suggestion.
! Lord Kitchener attended meeting
| Of the committee Dee u and adj
dressed the meeting. His speech CON
| tanned the following in part
He proceeded to point out the
| folly of the continuance of guerilla
warfare since the British govern
| ment would never permit the re-es-
| Enlistment Of the Boer government.
Mr., Chamberlain's statements in
parliament. Lord Kitchener contend
N1 al
no wish to Cypress the Burghers On
the contrary the British proposals
| foreshadowed an enlightened govern
ment in which the Burghers would
have a prominent share insuring the
rights Of property and the ancient
laws and customs of the Burghers.
Lord Kitchener urged that it was
| useless to continue the present inhu-
man struggle. pointing out that the
| powers had refused Mr. Kruger's re-
! quests fer intervention. The Burgh-
ers he said, had fought a good fight,
| but they had been ovefpowcred and
| there WAS no dishonor in the leaders
| recognizing that fact He reminded
| them that there were hosts of Boer
| prisoners waiting TO be restored to
their families.
Referring to his proclamations to
the country Lord Kitchener said that
unfortunately these had not been al
lowed to reach the Burghers and he
trusted that the committee would
make known the facts to the Beers
in the field as he desired to give
them every chance to surrender and
wished to finish the war hy the most
humane means possible We prom
ised TO give the committee notice if
compelled to abandon the conciIia-
| tory for harsher measures Going on
| to explain his recent proclamatons.
confirming the statement that those
who had broken oaths of neutrality
would be treated in the same way
| as the others. he told the committee
| that all would be accommodated with
| their families, in protected laagers
along the line of railway. He as
serted that it was imperative to clear
! the country Of inhabitants and of
| food. because SO long as food remain
| ed the commanders would be able to
| continue In the field He could not
| be responsible for stock unless It was
brought i'll. adding that he hoped at
the end of the war to be able to di-
vide the remaining stock among the
| various sufferers.
| No one, he promised, would be sent
out of the country, but all who had
| fought fairly, including the leaders.
would receive the consideration due
! their rank.
| The committee which included
| General Cronie's brother. cordially
4 thanked Lord Kitchener and prom
! ised to print the speech in Dutch and
! TO circulate it everywhere.
/ Since the meeting orders have been
! issued against the burning of farm
/ houses unless it should be proved
| that the actual inhabitants had COM
mitted misdeeds
The first districts cleared under
Lord Kitchener's plan We're Jagers-
/ fontein and Fauresmith. whose inhab-
itants We're laagered at Fauresmith.