The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-06-21
BO[RS STILL FAVOR WAR
The Fighting Spirit Of the Sturdy
Burghers Shows No Sign
of Breaking.
ARE BOUND TO NAME Their own TERMS
viii Not Consider Talk Of Surrender
an Long MS They Have Ammunition
-Rritlsl Force Surprisch in Camp
aud u Number Of Officers and Men
Are killed.

Iuni1On June 1.-The spirit OF the
fighting Beers is unbroken. Their de-
termination is to go,on fighting as
long as they have a cartridge left.
If cartridges fail them there is a
disposition on the part of their lead
.rs to see what can be done in the
way Of negotiation. OF unconditional
surrender there is absolutely no ques-
ton; they refuse to entertain the
suggestion for Il moment. Neither 90
any Of them seem disposed to accept
Kitchener's terms. which were reject
ed by Chamberlain as too lenient. So
it seems probab BILE that the war will go
on. that the steady drain on both sides
will continue. England will continue
to lose eo,O0O,00O a week and 5000
men month and the Beers will lose
in killed, wounded and prisoners about
20 men day.
War Will Drag On.
There are at this moment $4,000
male Beers in prison camps IN Africa,
India, St. Helena and Ceylon. Until
October the war will drag on. After
October when the grass grows there
will be a renewal of active fighting.
The Beers scout the idea that they
are running short of forces and am
muntion and maintain that they will
have ample store Of mealies to keep
them going for an indefinite time.
No Danger Of Starving.
This indeed. it is obvious, must be
the ease, if only because the zeal OF
war at present supports 100000 ma
tives, each with Il healthy appetite,
while the fighting Beers in the field
can hardly number more than $4,000
or $1,000 men, with arms in their
hands in the midst of black popula-
ton Of 100000 who have enough to
eat. Thus they can hardly starve.
Little Prospect Of Peace.
More or less fanciful accounts are
published on the continent of alleged
peace negotiations, but there is moth
ing in them, and nothing has come OF
the interview between Mrs. Botha and
Mr.. Kruger beyond revealing the fact
that Mr.. Kruger will listen to no pro-
pOSalS unless tAcy arc oSNoAhi eA'No
with a guarantee of the independence
of the republics.
Surpri.ed in Camp.
London, June 17.-Lord Kitchener
has cabled from Pretoria, under Sun
days date. as follows:
"Near Welmansrust. 20 miles south OF
MiddleburR, $50 Victorian mounted rifles
from Gen. Beaston's column were sur
prised in ca mp at Steenkoolspruit by su-
perior force of Beers at $50 p. m. June II.
The enemy crept up to within short range
and poured a deadly fire into the camp
killing two officers and Is men. and wound
Ing four officers and IS men, of whom Is
were slightly wounded. Only two officers
and so men escaped to Gen. Beaston's camp.
The remainder were taken prisoners and
released. Two pompoms were captured by
the enemy. Full details have not yet been
receved.'
Will Encourage the Boers.
London, June 1.-THE serious re-
verse which Lord Kitchener reports is
the first accident Of the kind that has
happened to the Australian contin-
gent. and it is supposed to be due to
neglect Of proper picketing. Although
it is offset by the defeat inflicted upon