The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-16
Doctor De Thompson, Field Cornet,
Arranges for Tour of This
Section.
UPON 5000 FAMILIES.
Representative of EXiles Denies
Charge That He Fired Upon
a Red Cross Train
During War.

The Reverend Doctor Otto De Thompson.
who was a Field Cornet In the Bner Array
and WIS accused by the British Of trims on
a Rel Cross train. IS Ia =. Louis Tor INC
purpose OF establishing a colony OF eAh'u
Beers /. this territory
Doctor he Thompson has made arrange
ments with various railroads 10 tour parts OF
Ni-s uni. Kansas. Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory In orcer TO report TO the Bofr
committee in Brussels. Belgium. On he
adaptabii,y u the places he Will visit
Doctor De Thompson l. visiting the Rev
ortnd William L. HorsImeier at No. iSi'
Sullivan agenBe.
Doctor Bc TnouEsen- Since have been
lere / have made arrangements With the
railroads. You see, there are a great
many Eoers who are not allowed by iac
british 10 return 10 their homes in Africa.
Snul. Of Them ar. In English prisons. Some
ale ia Europe aud many are IN this conn
try.
EXPECTS MANY ENT-ES
We supposed when peace was declared
&c return. hut Air ChAmterla-n has ordered
-. herviSr. and the cliizens OF South Afncl
mol born IN Suth Africa are eSi.ed, a. wcl
- many other. In all. ] expect 3,OO0 burgh-
,rs via not BE allowed 10 return.
My mission is 10 look over the SroCnr.
The Beer l. a great lover OF MS church. 50
fgr tast feasonl have been sent 10 estab-
nsh a church. and We expect that the eSiics
:Dactor Re.tz. the Secretary OF the Trans
vaal Republic. Il IN Washington, ~epceavor-
ing 10 interest officials In the Boers. many
Of whom are absolutely pennies. az OF
their property having been ConfScated- He
will come 10 81 Louls IN a few weeks
I expect 20 depart Monday l will not
return TO II. LOUIS, but will remain Whtre
decide IL IL best 10 locate.
i Will be accompanied by sam Hughes
p..ra-rf guafurNTnun agent OF the Frisco qNE-
TEN"
SPEAKS OF HIS FIGHTING.
IN regard to the accusation that he or
dered hiss men 10 rre on a Red Cross train,
Doctor De Thompson said:
The AFFAIR occurred on July lS. 1870. on
the railroad which runs between Durham
and the Transvaal. l had been informed
that the English would Try TO get a
train loaded with ammunition and proyt-
6itched the train. The English then sent
an officer 10 US. demanding an explanation.
stating that the train contained only sick
AS Durham is on the coast and the train
was coming from the coast 10 the interior,
l asked them II they had had a naval bat
tie. as I knew Of no lard battle in the
vicinity OF Durham. Finally l gave them
thirty minutes to surrender. At the end OF
that time they were irving % TX the tracks.
so 1 opened fire on them and captured the
train. We Captured a large quantity OF
with provisions. There were tw~enty-three
wounded. all Of whom had been shot when
/ opened fire.
PROMINENT BOERS COMING.
7 enlisted when the war broke out and
served under De Wet. Joubert and other
Boer Generals. and was IN most OF the en-
gagemen5s. At the battle OF VeIdt River
! was captured. That was on July IS. 1901.
and with many other Beers I was taken 10
the English prison on the Island OF Ber-
muda- 1 was released a little over Two
months ago.
The Red Cross Society OF America gave
me money with watch 70 come DIRECT TO
means for General Stein. brother Of PreSi-
dent Stein. Commander Vessel and Com
mander Steelson. all OF whom were re-
leased when / was. to come to America"
Doctor De Thompson addressed the con-
gregation OF, Doctor HorstmeieFs church,
he Salem Reformed. az Fourteenth street
and Sullivan avenue. Sunday, on the ques-
ton OF the Boer colonization. He viii deliver
Sunday.