The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-24
LETTER FROM A B0ER
Prisoner on St. Helena Describes
Suferings Of Csptives-
yUsT KEPT from STARVING.

Soldier on Lonely Island write.
That Food ssppIy OF PrisoE crs Z.
seui Tos~ther-Piead. For Goth
ing and FoOd For American. y.
Prison Camp.
snJggled out Of DeAdwood camp.
the Boer prison on the historic Island
Of St Helena. has come % the New
York World a letter from one OF the
/ prisoners The letter was posted bare
of postage and came with two ten cent
&. o. d. stamps sfhred by the United
States postotice department The let
ter probably was taken away from St
Helena 10y sailor on some ship bound
from Cape Town 70 a port 10 the far
north. for Il was posted n. Copeuha.
gen. Here 10 the letter. dated Dec IL:
30 much has been sstd by the English
press concerning the chivalrous treatment
\ Of prtsonsrs Of war on this island by the
military authorities that u - high time
the other aide should be heard a. well
Certainly II the feeding Of the prisoners
OF war constitutes chivslry. then the Eng
lish press L. right. but beyond that IL VIII
take . powerful ssarchlight 90 discover
that real KIND consideration etc the
prisoners Of war are supposed 10 receive
Now. TO begin with. books. josrnais and
newspapers are not allowed 20 enter camp
whether censored or not
The food supplied 20 the prisoners Of
war 10 barely sufficient to keep soul and
body together. and lucky are those who
= fGg q 80 kaHy
less q prisoner OF war reduces himself to
the state Of q beggsr he will walk about
. In ragged clothing. for unless one begs OF
the officers he Will not be supplied with
clothing.
During the time the prisoners Of war
have been here two ot them have been
shot by the sentries. and-rnark this-not
on or near the dead line where prisoners
OF war are not allowed under the penalty
OF instant death.
The medical attendance 10 inefficient
here. and while the climate is good Beers
die through neglect. from diseases that
could have been easily cured. but then &.
Ia a good way OF getting rid OF the enemy
The foreigners who are here with the
Beers and who fought bravely at the
front for the same cause Lafayette
fought for In America are considered by
the military officials as the instigators Of
the war. are treated with the utmost ab-
senco OF courtesy and a consiGera BILE
amount OF yindictiveness.
There are several Americans among he
prisoners OF war. but they are absolutely
neglected both by their consul here. Mr
Poole. and by their countrymen In the
States. Yet they have done what ever :
American should have done under similar
| circumstances; they fought for the liber-y y
| OF a sister republic.
Holland relieves the wants OF the Dutch
prisoners of war by sending then. cloth
ing, tobacco and money. Germany France
/ Denmark Sweden ana Norway and even
| FINLAND do the same. Why not the people
| OF America
| An attempt has been made here By Lien
/ tenant Colonies Paget and Bathurst 20 in
/ duce some OF the prisoners OF war 10 take
the oath OF allegiance 20 Great Britain.
/ and / am glad 20 say they succeeded n
clearing the two camps here Of al is
| scum. Those rebels. az we call them 60
not number more than 200. and they haNa
/ sold their souls for pot OF Jam. for that
is the extra ration they receive. may
as vel mention that we number nearly
| 5.OoQ here
The inhabitants % the island. as wei as
the civil administration. treat the prison.
ers OF war with great kindness and viii
/ put themselves 20 great deal Of incou-
venience Tor our sakes.
Lieutenant Colonel Evans the oficer
commanding the troops has done a great
deal 10 try and improve the condition OF
the prisoners. and the same can be Justly
said OF Captain Meikiejohn. V. c.. a one
armed hero OF ElGndslaaste, our garrison
adJutant should have likcd 10 say the
same OF the rest, but II Is impossible.
Hoping that this "und. rground mes
sage" VIII Interest your readers, / re-
main. very respectfully.
A PRISONER OF WAR
and Citizen OF the United States.
y. ST. should like 90 give you my
name. but dare not. as the letter may be
discovered before II gets away-And then