The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-09-27
DER NlR TAKES I[N LIFE
BRITISH LOST TWO GUNS,
TAe War II Far rroA neing Over. -
Was SaRpesea-General nothA
Keeps nritish observation-disclosures II
Americans win ne settlea-neer~
- Petition President Roosevelt.

Keeps nritinh observation-disclosures u
AHericans win ne settlea--neer,
e P~tittsn Presias1t Rsesevelt.
New York. Sept. Accommodating
Upon the South African situation. the
London correspondent of the Tribune
~ayx.
The situation in South Africa is In
tenstied by Lord Kitchener's latest
message announcing the loss of two
more British guns The war Is not
over. and even some Of the unionist
papers are blaming the government
for the manner in which the country
has been celuded into the belief that
the Beers were at the end OF their re-
sources.
General Botna has for week past
been meditating a raid into Natal. aud
no doubt ne is acting in cooperation
with other Beer leaders Whether he
has. enough material at his command
to enter upon campaign on large
scale in northern Natal is open to
doubt. but at the same time Lord
kitchener may not have enough men
successfully to oppose the Boer COM
mandare, unless he considerably re-
duces the number now employed in
chasing comnandoes throughout the
length and breadth of Cape COLONY.
Natal is almost the only position in
South Africa which is beginning to
recover from the nisfortunes Of the
last two years. and 1t offers tempting
prey to the raider. A fresh invasion
OF the colony would be regarded here
az a real calamity.
The financial outlook is also far
From satisfactory. On the stock ex-
change ruJnors are current that the
chancellor of the exchequer will ulti |
mately nave to float another large /
.xsue OF consols-
Claims Ct Americans
London. Sept 22.-The foreign OF
fee is disposed to settle the claims
OF Americans for deportation from the
Transyaal without troubling the Unit
ed States embassy to collect more
testimony or bring over witnesses for
examination by the claims commits
sion. as agreed upon in August
The demands OF the Americans viii
be voluntarily scaled down by the
United States embassy from the large
sums at first asked. while the foreign ,
ONCE intimates that it will readily I
corcede reasonable payment for losses
OF property and for personal incon-
venience II
While President Kruger and DIR.
Leyds are drawing up petitions to G
President Roosevelt and the car, ask {
Ing them to intervene. the fighting Z
Beers are helping themselves in South
Africa by celebrating the expiration {
If the period in which Lord Kitchener {
proclaimed they must surrender by I
four notable successes killing So Off ?
cora and men. wounding s. and captur- c
ing guns and 300 men
The situation is singularly like the
opening of the war two years ago. the i
names Of tne same places recurring in a
tie dispatches Utrecht. where Major n
Tough was eDtrapped. was the scere
If similar ambuscade 10 months /
sack- Acton Homes. where the Beers
yesterday resppeared. is IS miles
southwest of Ladysmith. prominent in
he early Eostilities and the Natal col h
mics are mastering for the defense
{ the T1gela, as when General Joubert b
invaded Natal in 1899 a
In Cape Colony fighting is again go a
ng on south of Stormberg, in territory 5
-ayersed by raiders and their pur Ii
uers half dozen times. The govern y
rents publication of these reverses d
aused an outburst Of evaporation d
gainst the conduct of the war, not in 81
'outh Africa, but by the ministry. The al
reat ministerial journals accuse the st
oyelnnent Of trying to run the war b.
on the cheap 5y no. providing Lord
kitchener with sufficient resources.
The Times. while it has no misgfv-
ngs -. to the final issue. accuses the b.
ome ta5rhorities OF lack OF organized 20
ustaaHsd effort, and of failure to 90
ra y th:thoral and intellectual damage ar
'hich 4hs prolongation of the struggle 4,
ifiicts upon the empire. Other min IN
-terial supporters aver that precious ar
Icntffs which should have been spent vi
! preparing for another campaign II
ere wasted in electioneering. and he
at Lord Kitchener has not been sup
led with the requisites Of sue
sssfril campaign