Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-08-30
bOERS WILL NOT YIELD.
Burgher Leaders Write Kitchener
Saying They Have Decided
to Continue Fighting.
IGNORE HIS RECENT PROCLAMATION.
british Officers and Men Captured
Near Ladybrand-Ameri Con-
sui Gives His views ON the >'""-
tion-Kruger Upholds the Attitude
of His COuntrymen.

London, Aug. 27.-A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated from Pretoria
Monday, says:
.rhree officers and 65 men who were sent
north of Ladybrand (Orange River Cor
ony) on the right Of Elliots columns, "ers
surrounded on unfavorable ground ana
captured by a superior force Augusl -
one man was killed and four were "o",u-
ed The prisoners were released Am
holding an inquiry. -.
"Uave received long letter from
Steyn containing an srguHenta,lNe s'a ave,
ment OF the Boer case, and saying ne VII
continue 10 fight; also snort letter iIoin
DeWet TO the same enect-
''Botha writes acknowledging the re
ceipt of my proclamation, and protesting
against It. and stating that the Beers IN
tend TO go on fighting. on the other haho'
the surrenders lately have Increased con-
siarraby."
Killed md Surrendered.
London. Aug. 27.--Another dispatch
from Lord Kitchener says:
"since August 10 80 Beers have been
killed. l39 have been made prisoners ana
is have surrendered including kruger
nephew Of the eN-presieent
Consul stowe Talks.
London. Aug. s7.-American Consul
ClONts W IlO ia 81 ~ ~ -
Town. said in an Interview;
81 find myself marooned In LONDON APP
parently every berth on steamers bounu loi
America Is taken till tie end OF Septemo.r
and am anxious to get home. where ! can
do away with official cares and tax as
private citizen. You know more IN lohuoh
| about the military occupation or Sou' "a Al
RIGA than II Is pos ibie for anyone 10 kho"
at Cape Town.
while Ihave resigned from the onsuar
! service my resignation does not take eHec'
! TIL ! reach Washington hence IL y IIhpos-
| stole for me TO say anything You can
| learn much more from returning ofhcers
! " an IL Is possible to learn from anyone
| else coming from the Cape.
THE South African problem Is undoubt-
eddy difficult and complicated. The topog-
| raphy Of the country and the moblHty OIL
| the Beers whom the English columns are
| unable TO pursue individually, render op
! erations most difficult The British are
! feeding many prisoners and providing TOT
! thousands OF Boer families, all OF which
| Is very nice or the part OF England. But
! in the meanwhile. the war drags on. Thert
| is a great future for South Africa whcr
| peace IL secured. The surface OF her mn
sral wealth is scarcely scratehec. IN
| soubted,y England is prepared 10 solve The
! problem Of reunificstion; but when thai
| will occur certainly no person at tie Cape
u able to say"
Calls Il q BLACK Crime.
London, Aug. 27.-The Daily Tele
| graph publishes long interview Will
| Mr.. Kruger al Hilversum on LORD
Kitche ner's latest proclamation. The
| correspondent saws:
Mr. Krugc-. who seemed rrea''y ifr-
proved In health. spoke vehemently erc
| with irterse feeling. respecting the ioes
| that ANYTHING had been changed eKctp'
| the attitrde OF the British roverr ment. lie
! insisted that the tactics OF the Peers were
| stu as regular az at the beginning OF n
| war. The forces. he said. were smaller
| ard were split M into small parties be
| cause the British had split their forces into
| innumerable small columns
HE contended that Lord Kitchener :
proclamation Itself recognized that the
Beers had a regular administration and
army The proclamation could have but
one efrect-to embitter and intensity re-
sistance.
Having characterized the proclamation
as the blacklist crime committed against
the Beers Mr.. Kruger closed the inter
view by solemnly calling Heaven 10 wit
ness that the story OF a Dutch conspiracy
against the British flag was AN abomina-
BILE lie. the most mischievous and diabolic-
al lie ever coined since man first appeared
in the world"