Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-12
HANGING BOERS.
Two Young Farmers Were Re-
 gently Put to Death.
CoMMkNDANT LoTTER ALSO.

Executed Yesterday After Being
 Found Guilty on Eight Counts
 Kitchener's Latest Report Says
 Boer Commander Scheffer Has
 Been Captured-Cecil Rhodes Liv-
 ing in Retirement and on Diet.
 Middelburg, Cape Colony, Oct 12.- Two young farmers who had twice joined the Boers have been hanged at Vryburg. The death sentences of number of other condemned men have been commuted to pena. seryl- tude
 Commandant Lotter, the Cape rebel who was executed yesterday morning, had been tried and found guilty on eight counts, incluurng seditIon, the murder of colored, unarmed scouts, the murder of troopers in action. the blowing up of railroads and the cow hiding of British subjects. and Aauro- peans. Lotter pleaded that he was a citizen of the Orange Free State, but this was disproyed.
 London, Oct 12.-Lord Kitchener reports to the war office from Pre- toria, under tO-day'S date, that Gen. eral French'S columns have captured Commandant Schepper- Lord kItch- ener does not state whether Scheep- er's commando. which has been so active in Cape Colony. was captured or not The British have been in pur- suit for a couple of weeks. Scheeper himself was so i'll that he was obliged to travel in a buggy.
 Caof1 D11o<7ac TrhoS1 mart in rOlifICS and empire making is vividIy recalled by the Schnadhorst letCers, is living almost absolutely aIone at a quiet ho- tel .on a diet and with the attentions of a man who is seriously --L There is no doubt that, he is suffering from heart disease and is no longer the TO- bust man of former days; yet he never missed a day this week at the office of the British Chartered south African company, burying himseIr in details and conducting long, tedious meetings without compIaint or men ton of his i'll health. After these, however, in the quiet of his hotel. he seems to have become almost wreck. s.like a man liable to go off at any moment" as one of his few wis itOrs said on coming out from his room.
 Usually MT Rhodes is supremely in different to public opiniors preferring rather to ride rough shod over criti- cism: but in the matter of the Schnad- horst letters he has exhibited the keenest desire to head off adverse comment. His efforts, however, have met with slight success.
 Cane Town. Oct 12.-The Colonial Mutual Assurance buildings were gut ted by fire last night. The damage IS e200,000.
 Cape Town, Oct 12.-Sensational de yelopments are expected from case which was heard in the supreme court to-day. in which Thomas Louw oD- tained judgment in 91,150 against Princess Radziwill. The money was advanced on a promissory note for a2.OOO. drawn by the princess and purporting to have been endorsed by Cecil Rhodes The latter's lawyer made an affidavit to the effect that he had written to MT Rhodes 0n the suo- feet and that MT Rhodes repudiated the endorsement and all knowledge of the affair. The court allowed the case as against MT Rhodes to stand over un- til November l. pending the arrival ot MT Rhodes's aff1davits.
 Princess Radziwill, who was present in court. has been a frequent visitor fc South Africa, and the case has aroused all the greater interest because the princess has, apparently, always been on the most friendly terms with Mir was the leader.