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to any Individual connected with the
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28
AGAIN WITH US.

THE unconstitutional Constitution
al" Convention reassembled last We'd
nesday for the purpose of rstifying the
revised draft of the constitution.
The work of this body has occasioued
so much criticism that it was proposed
that it should not adjourn sine-die,
but take recess for one year and there
by permit the reassembling Of the body
upon the call of the President.
The new instrument seems TO meet
with heavy opposition from the white
people of the state. Its provisions are
far from satisfactory and it is for this
reason that it was decided to take the
extreme steps and proclaim it as the
law.
To show to what stage of desperation
these revolutionists have advanced. it is
only necessary TO call attention to the
fact that members of the unconstitu.
tional Constitutional" Convention
have proposed hanging those office-hold.
ers who declined TO take the oath ts
maintain and support its unlawful pro,
visions
The unconstitutional Constitution,
al'' Convention declined to take the
oath of office and yet is requiring every
office-holder to do what it had declined
to do.
=. The breach in the Democratic Party
as a result of this revolutionary action
Sc
well enough defined to ensure the dis
ruption of the organization to which
both profess allegiance.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

A most distressing tragedy occurred
under the car-sheds of the Atlantic
Coast Line last Tuesday night when
HARVEY WILLIAMS (white) was shot by
Detectives JONES and KAHN and fatally
injured.
The cars had been systematically
robbed of brasses and these private Of
fcers were watching for the thief or
thieves. They evidently presumed that
the guilty parties were colored and in
the darkness presumed that they were
only killing a Negro.
When the man was carried to the
street, it was found that he was white
man, well-known to the police.
Now, OF course, it is evident that
these officers were guilty of reckless fir.
ing, should have been more careful, and
should be punished by the law for reck
less firing.
This is not the first time that white
men in this locality have gotten dose.
for Negroes.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28
Go to Beach Park. WestpOint Excur-
sion and Picnic Grounds
30 Miles, One Hours Ride From
Richmond, via Southern Ry.

great many excursions have already
been booked for Beach Park" for June
and July. The various attractions and
improvements at this popular resort
gives 1t more prominence each season;
To close proximity to Richmond, and
the unlimited supply Of the most whole
some artesian water, together with
many other natural advantages, places
it second to none as pleasure and
health resort for Richmond people.
King William Pier, a substantial
structure, extending ESQ feet in length
and % feet wide over the York River.
with waterproof roofing as protection
from sun and rain, adds considerably to
the beauty and convenience for pic.ni
and other outing parties.
In addition to the new Beach Park
Hotel, now being erected, you will find
other hotels and many nice boarding
houses, furnishing cheap rates and good
hrst-clasS accommodations.
The principal attractions are such as
fine fishing, boating, sailing, merry. go
round, shooting galleries, steam and
naptha launches, large dancing pavil-
ion with band of.smusic day and night,
several wells of fine artesian water on
the grounds, and various other attrac-
tlons TO suit the older people as well as
the little ones.
For any other information apply at or
write to.the Southern Ry. office, 800 f..
Main St.. Richmond, Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

that the two republics had been able to
place in the field an army Of from q, 900 to
5000 men, though DIR. Leyds, the diplomat
10 agent Of the TransvaA in Europe,
claimed that they bad rot less than lOe, 900
men uAder arIns
The first battle Of the war was fought at
Glencoe, Natal, October 70. 1899, when the
Beers were defeated end their peaition
captured by Gen. William PSnn Symoas,
who paid for his victory with bis svn life,
and the loss o{ sSne IS saea killed and 200
wounded. Thu wa followed the following
day with q battle az Elsandslaagte in which
Gen. French commanded the English troops
and Gen. Kock the Beers The Beers were
defeated with loss OF loo killed and 800
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28
Notice ~!

The East End Memorial Burial Asso-
citation of Richmond informs the pub
hc that having purchased six (6) acres
OF Land, situated in Henrico County,
near the city of Richmond, adjoining
lakewood cemetery and that they are
dispoSlng of the same, in sections, half
sections and at the following terms.
Sections, $500 and Half Sections,
$500.
The situation Of this Cemetery is
high, dry and rolling and accessible TO
the Richmond Traction Street Railway
and Seven Pines Railway lines, adjoin-
ing lakewood cemetery.
This Association has at a considera-
BILE expense divided this tract of land
into sections, erected fence around its
boundaries, which with the additional
improvements contemplated, win be an
lnducement to those desiring or con.
templating purchasing resting places
Tor their deceased relatives and friends.
The attention of the general public is
solicited and advantageous inducements
offered.
J. r. Griffin, President, No. 2412 E..
Broad street; E. A. Washington, Secre-
tary. Old Phone, 1898.
For information, apply to John cole
man, Keeper, No. 1920 p street; VIM.
Custale, 702 East Broad street; w. II.
jones, 1887, st. Peter street; w. n.
Lewis, 500 Buchanan street; Samuel
Meredith, 1928 North 26th street; JOS
eph Robinson, No. 40 1st Market or 2811
Smile Road; d. J. Chavers, Supt., 1897
Darlington street.
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

ing of Gen. Whites force al Ladysmith
practically the whele of the British force in
South Africa was besieged ia three places,
and England realized that the subiugat ion
of the burghers meant more than a holiday
parade of her troops. The home govern
ment began immediate preparations for the
sending OF large reinfoFcenents, and Gen.
Sir Redvers Butler was assigned to chief
command. He undertook the relief of Lady
smith and assigned to Gen. Lord Methuen
the task of raising the siege at Kimberly.
Additional leyies of troops to the num-
Der of $1,000 were poured into Durham, Ma
tai, and with these Gen. Butler attempted
the relief of Ladysmith, the garrison at
which place was being hard pressed by the
Beers, who were determined to force sur
render before assistance could come TO the
besieged town 1t was on December Is that
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

new commanderin-chief left Butler to re-
trieve his fallen fortunes in Natal and took
personal command of the reinforced army
operating against Gen. Cronje In Cape Colo
ny. Thearrival of Roberts seemingly marked
a turning point in the war. On January "a
Gen. Warren took Spion Kop, though it
was later abandoned and Buffers army
again retreated across the Tugela. By Feb
ruary IA Roberts had pushed his army
across the borders of the Orange Free State,
and the following day Gen. French relieved
Kimberly. On February q Gen. Cronje
surrendered with 1000 men at Paardeberg,
and by March Is the unchecked English ad-
vance had captured and occupied Bloemion-
TEN, the Orange Free State capital.
1t was on March 81, 1900, that the Beers
suffered the serious loss of Gen. Joubert, whc
died at Pretoria. At his death the burghers
lost one of their most skilled leaders, man
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28
DOM PAUL KRUGER.
Something of His Life and work I'm
south Africa

south Africa.
President KrugeC, he who figured more
prominently in the early part of this war
that England declares is now over than
any other one man, is product of the hardy
conditions that surrounded pioneer life on
the South African veldt. He seems to have
been born a leader of men. Unlike the
majority of the Transvaal and Free State
burghers, who are of Holland ancestry, be is
of German descent, his ancestors emf
grating from the Potsdam district of Ger
many to South Africa in l7l3.
Dom Paul was born in Colesburg, Cape
Colony, October 10, 1925. At the age of
ten years he migrated with bis parents from
the place of his birth to the then unknown
interior. In this new country his military
life began at the age Of Is, when he served
in the wars with the Zulus as field cornet
in the Dutch army. In lS4S he took his
place beside his father in the conflict with
the British at the battle of Boomplaats.
When the British advance made further
occupation of this territory objectionab
to the Beers he became one of the leaders
OF the "trekkers" who moved to the
Transvaal country. BY 1861 he had risen
in military rank until he was commander in
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could such thlng have been possible.
After the capture and occupation of
Bloemfontein Gen. Roberts moved his army
toward Pretoria at a rapid pace. Occasion
al Boer victories were reported, such as
that at Sanna's post on March so, when Col.
Broadwood's forces were badly routed
with loss of seven guns, and the disaster
at Reddersburg the following day, which
resulted in the loss of 500 English troops,
but in the main the British were successful
and the war office at London and the Eng
lish people began to feel that the war was
about over. They could not at that time
see another two years and more of fighting
before them.
On April Gen. Methuen retrieved part
of the laurels he had lost in the earlier
part of the struggle by the capture of con-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

gotten. Other Boer victories Of the year
were the capture of Plummer's supply train
on May %; the almost complete destruction
OF the Seventh Yeomanry by Delarey on
May 20; the capture of 200 Victorian Rifles
on june II, and the loss by Col. Benson of
% officers and $50 men on November l.
During this time, however, Gen. Kitchen
er had not been idle. His army had been
pushing the Boer forces almost constantly;
he had been rapidly extending the line OF
block houses that marked the permanent
English advance, and while the record of the
year showed some brilliant coupes on the
part of the Boer generals they were of the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

Orange Free State, crossed tie unattended
borders of English territory, prepared to
strike quick and de siye blows ii possible
before England couid prepare Tor the con-
Aiet
The Beers were by no means unprepared
for such a copAict. The heavy revenue de-
rived by the government for a number of
years previously hea been judiciouGly eK-
pended for defense, and they had stored
away 81 Pretoria guns that were far SUI
pertor to anything that England could use
against them for considerable time after
the opening Of hostilities. Their army was
composed almost wholly Of volunteers. but
they were volunteers who were well trained
In fighting methods Of their own, methods
Of which England knew but little, and IVES
not prepared to meet.
The armed strength of England in South
Africa was at that time some 5000 mer sc
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

chief of the Boer army in the conflicts with
the savage natives, a position which he re-
tanned until 1877, when England annexed
the country TO Cape Colony
During the war for independence, which
virtually began and ended at Majuba Hill,
he served as vice president of the trium-
virate which governed the country. In
1888 he was elected to the presidency of the
republic, and was thrice reelected, holding
the position 50 long as his land which he
had helped to build remained an independ-
ent nation, though for the past two years
he has been forced 10 reside in Europe, his
advanced age precluding the possibility of
his taking any part in the active military
campaign.
In his younger days he was great hunter,
and during the long trekking trip from
Cape Colony to the Transvaal he is credited
with having killed no less than go lions
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

taSHgA the end may not be just to ON lik-.
nS. Il II eosuSh that we 90 back through
the more than three years of the wars his
tory and recall some Of the battles, the
deeds of daring and bravery, the skilled
generslship d leaders on both sides that
have marked this conflict, new closed, a.
one Of the memorable struggles Of the past
quarter OF a century and more
The real opening Of the war may he said
TO have been October g. 1899, at which time
President Kruger sent TO England the Der.
emptory demand that that nation return
a satisfactory answer 20 the demands OF the
South African republic on or before )
O'Clock p. m. October II, and that failure
to do 80 would be regarded as formal
declaration of war. These demands in.
Guided the acknowledgment OF the com.
plete sovereignty OF the South African re-
public "a an international power. ard the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

the appointment OF Lord Roberts to succeed
IN r" 80: in command Gen. Butler Wa
left, however, in command of the Ladysmith
relief expedition, and after thu failures
succeeded in accomplishing that purpose on
March /, 1900.
While Gen. Butler was meeting with de-
feat along the Tugela, Gen. Methuen was
making but little if any advance toward the
relief of Kimberly. He was opposed by Gen.
Cronje. He suffered a serious reverse at
Magersfontein, on December u, and was
forced to fall back to the Modder river
with loss of about 1000 out of $4,000 he
had engaged. In this battle the Gordon
Highlanders lost nearly 700 officers and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

Gen. Roberts had now carried the war
into the very heart of the enemy's country,
and, with the exception of number of raids
into Cape Colony by the Beers, it has re-
manned there. But the war was not over.
England's rising huzEshs at British victories
were tempered by news of British defeats
Roberts pushed active operations against the
enemy in the eastern Transvaal, and on Sep
TENDER 20, eight daysafter President Kruger
had entered Portuguese territory, he report
ed TO London the capturing and dispersion
of the remnant of the Boer army in that
section OF the republic. True the enemy was
scattered, but they were neither killed nor
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28
New Outing and Pic.rffe Park at Jones'
berO.

There is New Outing md Picnic
Park, Jonesboro, at Fort Lee ON the Eas-
tern Branch of the Q. q o. r. II. con-
yenient for Picnics by wagon or rail.
There is large pavilion that viii ac-
commodate 800 persons and other at
fractions such as swings, base bah etc.
Excellent water on the grounds. You
cannot find more desirable resort for
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more perfect day of rest, recreation or
pleasure. For particulars as to dates
and rates apply at once to
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10 w. Jackson st.
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siege OF Mafehing had been raised. For
more than 200 days Col. Baden Powelps lit
tie force had defended the place against
heavy odds, and the whole population had
suffered terrible privations, but they had
held out until the long expected relief had
reached them, and the whole garrison were
crowned with the vietor's laurels by hero
loving England.
On May "a the British troops under Rob.
erts crossed the Vaal river, and on the S0th
marched into the golden town of johannes
bUrg, where they received warm welcome
from the uitlanders, who had expected TO
witness the destruction Of their property be-
fore they should be allowed 10 fall into the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

Il, could scarcely give reasons for the war
that would be acceptable to both sides The
writer does rot pretend to be able TO deci-
pier series OF causes that might be Of
fered without fear OF being accused Of par
tlahty; DO, like millions Of other readers Of
current history, a. it is recorded day after
day m the newspapers OF every civilized
land. ia familiar with the claims made by
both sides, but cut Of these claims he does
not intend 70 even attempt to unravel the
real cause 81 armed conflict between the
Britain and Bosr in South Africa. When
time has healed the wounds Of the present
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

all branches. OF whom some Is, 900 comprised
the force of Gen, Sir George White in
Natal, and the others were scattered in
small commands at different points in Cape
Colony, the garrisons extending as far
north as MafekinS which Col, afterward
Gen., Baden Powell was defending with a
force Of Zoo men.
Gen. Petrus Jacobus JoIbert, the hero
OF Majuba Hill and vice president Of the
South African republic, was selected as
commander 10 chief OF the allied armies of
the Eransvaal AID the Orange Free State,
and at once took personal command Of the
troops that invaded Natal and shut Gen.
White up in Ladysmith.
In less than "a hours after toe actual begin
Ming OF the war as dated from the expiration
from the time allowed in the Boer ultimat-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

kind that couldresult
in no lasting benefit
to the Boer cause,
other than the inspir-
ing of fresh vigor and
hope to the contest
ants.
The victory of Gen.
Delarey over Gen. Ne
thuen on March s of
this year was followed
on April IL by peace
overtures, and is sup
posed to have had a
considerable inlu-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

UNI, the British were
placed at a disadvsn-
tage from wa nh they
number of weeks and
did not recover for a
without tho loss Of q
large number Of men
and munitions Of
war.
The number x
troops with which
Gen. Joubert had ae-
eOmplished this coupe
will probably not be
known soon. In
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-28

THE United States Government
bought Philippine War for $40, 600, 900
which had bankrupted Spain. 1t has
cost since over $40, OOO, 900 and is still
costing us.
1t is now about to buy a Panama
ditch for $40, OOO,O 900 which has bank
rupted France, and is estimated to cost
us over $500, 100000 to complete it.
The handling of finance by the gov
eminent may be alright, but it looks
mighty extravagant'' to ga man up a
tree "