Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-18
HIGH TREASON
Charged Against Vim. Steyn,
the Peace Delegate.
Extending Martial law--QueensIand
Offers More Volunteers.
Stop the War Committee Will Express Dis
approval to Roberts.

Standerton, Jan. 11.-Boer women.
brought in by the military, report that
VIM Steyn. who was appointed a dele
gate of the Beers here, to ask the fight
ing Beers TO surrender under Lord
kitcheners proclamation. was made a
prisoner and sent to Pietrewief, ac-
cused of high treason. The Beers are
still active around Standerton.
Cape Town, Jan. 17.-Martial law has
now been proclaimed in every part Of
Cape Colony except the districts of
Cape Town, Simonstown, Wynberg,
Port Elizabeth and East London 1t
has also been proclaimed in Tombu-
land Griquai and in East ana West
Pondoland. 1t has been proclaimed I'M
lawful for any person in the Cape
peninsula, except officials and regular
or irregular troops to possess arms and
ammunition or either.
Brisbane. Jan. 17.-Robert Philip. pre-
mier and treasurer of Queensland, as
serted. today, that the colony was pre-
pared to contribute its proportion of
10000 additional troops for South At
RIGA.
London, Jan. 1.-THE stop the War
committee, today, passed the following
resolution:
Orders which q British officer re-
ports he personally received, reveal the
adoption by Lord Roberts ana Lord
Kitchener of policy having for its
aim the determination of q heroic ma
tionality by starving its women and
children and the deliberate massacre of
unarmed prisoners"
The latter clause alludes to Cen.
kitchener'S alleged secret orders to
Gen. peWets pursuers to take no pris-
onerS.
Copies of letters from an unnamed
British officer, containing these and
other charges, will be sent by the COM
mittce to Lord Salibury, Lord Roberts
and others.
Boer families and their stocks are be
ing systematically brought into con
Venlent centers from all over the coun-
try. They are kept in camps and fed.
Those who surrender voluntarily are
supplied with full rations ana those
whose husbands are still in the field
are provided for on reduced scale,
which is raised when the husbands sur
render. to Il full allowance.
Every opportunity is offered to the
refugees to work for pay ana special
privileges. Prominent burgherS who
have surrendered are allowed to visit
the camps in order to ascertain the
facts as to the treatment.
General Kitchener telegraphing from
Pretoria under date of Jan. lG SAYS the
concentration of 5000 Beers at Carolina
tIranSVaaD is reported. He adds that
ColViile'S column was engaged near
Van TOndes Hook. The Beers were
driven off with heavy loss. Three hun
dred Beers entered Aberdeen, yester-
day. looted the stores and retired on
the arrival of 100 British infantry.
The Evening Standard says it hears
a number of Boer prisoners have es-
capped from Ceylon.
London. Jan. 18.-Lord Roberts. who
was entertained privately at dinner,
last evening, by the United Service
Club. the guests including the Prince
of Wales, the Duke of York, the Duke
of Cambridge and some 36e officers, has
issued from the war Office a stirring
appeal to the country for a prompt re-
Spouse to the call for 5000 yeomanry.