Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-17
KRUGER is FEEBLE.
Montague White Says He Can
not Visit America.
Beers Had Rather Die Fighting Than
Internationally Surrender.
War Costing England an Enormous Sum-
Pres. Stcyn Re elected"

New York, April 16.-Montague
White. who was consul general for the
Transvaal in London, is in this city.
When interviewed, today. Mr.. White
was non-committal regarding his OBJ
ject in coming 10 this country. He said
he intended to visit the leading cities
here and TO consult with prominent
Boer sympathizers regarding the pres
ent situation, but he denied that his
visit was for the purpose of consulting
Secretary Hay in the matter of the
proposed visit of President Kruger to
this country. lie said it was not true
that an address to the American people
was outlined by him an address which
Mr. Kruger was expected to approve
and sign.
DO you think President Kruger will
visit America? was asked.
Il think he is too feeble to attempt
any such thing"
DO the Beers ask for absolute lib
erty as stipulation for peace"
That is too strong a phase Mr..
White answered. We heard some time
ago that Gen. Kitchener demanded
unconditional surrender and BOtha de-
manded absolute liberty but these
terms are too extreme. l can only say
that the Boers would rather die fight
ing than give unconditional surrender.
New York. April 16.-The war in
South Africa. says the London CORE
spondent of the Tribune. has already
lasted nearly as long and has cost more
than that against Russia which was
wagcd at the outset of a period of eX-
pansion such as England never ex-
pcrieGccd before. and ii was ii years
after the cessation of hostilities in The
Crimea before the treasury even with
the aid Of Mr.. Gladstone's financial
courage. was able to Obliterate the eff
fects of the crisis.
New York. April 16.-Among the pas
scngers who arrived. Tuesday per
steamer Amsterdam from Rotterdam
was Boer family of eight persons
named Vanderweise, who are fugitives
from the TransvaaI. Vanderweise saw
10 months active service at the front
and was wounded in the leg. Before
ployed on a railroad. He is on his way
to Texas. where he expects employment
on a railroad.
New York. April 16.-On behalf of
thousands of destitute women and chill
dren. many of the orphans by the war
in South Africa. Mrs. Louis Maxwell.
wife of Maj. Gen. John Grenfell Max
well, military governor of Pretoria, has
appealed to America for aid.
Mrs. Maxwell's husband has charge
of the Boer refugees who have been
driven from their homes and farms by
the war. She says that $4,000 of them
have been collected in the camps pro-
vided for them by the British. Many
of them are forced to sleep under tents
in the open air and the winter is APP
preaching. She says she has done
what she could in South Africa to pro-
cure help. Mrs. Maxwell says the con-
tributions OF warm clothing addressed
to the military governor. Pretoria.
South Africa will be most gratefully
received and distributed. Mrs. Max
we'll before her marriage was MISS
Louise S. Boynirg. She was born in
San Francisco.
London. April 16.-A special dispatch
from Cape Town. under Tuesday
date, says 40 Beers recently met at
BoshOi and solemnly reelected Mr..
Steyn president OF the Orange Free
state.
NJ. T. Steyn was elected president of
the Orange Free state. Feb. 10, 1886. the
term oe Office being five years.
London. April l6.-Denourcing the
South African war at a meeting Held
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