New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-22
SNYMAN SEES PRESIDENT.
Former B0er General Tells of ueai-
can COLONY Plans.
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Oyster Bay, y " Aug 21.-President Roose-
welt to-day received a visit from General G. D.
Snyman. the former Boer commander. General
SnyTnan is the guest OF z. Reeve Merritt and
called at Sycamore Hill to renew his old ac-
quaintance with the Chief Magistrate and to
tell him Of a great colonization project he is
now working out in Mexico.
Down in the country of Chihuahua" said
General Snyman. we have secured $4,000 acres
OF the finest land you ever saw. Within few
weeks we viii have fifty Boer families on the
ground engaged in making homes to take the
place of those they lost by the in their
tive land The climate and soil are almost iden-
teal with those in old home, and there is
no reason why, with the friendship OF President
Diaz and his countrymen, who will be our
neighbors, we cannot prosper. South Africa is
no longer fit home for self-respecting. coura-
geous men, and hope TO see thousands of my
countrymen follow US TO the new world. The
day may come in the not far distant future
when all the Beers will have left South Africa
forever President Roosevelt has been kind
enough to make some valuable suggestions for
the benefit Of our plan, and is in thorough sym
pathy with US. I think he represents all that
is best in American citizenship. and his is 10 my
mind. the ideal American home. It is the home
that I dreamed about before I came TO this coun-
try
General Snyman says that Enrique Creel. the
Mexican fnancier. is behind the Boer COLOMBIA
ton scheme An idea of Creels wealth may be
gathered. he said, from the fact that he owns
100000 acres of land and last spring branded
To- cattle his ranges.
President Roosevelt and his family attended
service at Christ Church this forenoon. and
heard the Rev. Mr.. Washburn deliver a sermon
on Conscience" In the afternoon the Presi-
dent and some of his family took long walk
through the woods
With the return of the President and his fol-
lowers 10 Oyster Bay the village has again
taken on metropolitan airs The postofice,
which is usually closed Sunday. was opened
an hour to-day and the villagers or visitors
who so desired could send mail to the outside
world. When the President is away from town
there are no incoming or outgoing mails
The Presidents letter of acceptance. which is
now almost completed. will be placed IN the
hands of the printer about September 1. and will
be given out for publication in the morning
papers of the 10Th. The letter, IT is understood,
will contain twelve thousand words, and will
handle the various questions OF the day in
even a more vigorous manner than the author
did in his speech OF acceptance at Sycamore
Hill
Before President Roosevelt had set foot on the
streets of his home town an anarchstic scare
was started 1t assumed such proportions that
the Secret Service detectives were placed on
the trail Of two men who were supposed to be
At the head OF the plot. Two little girls, Amy
Larkin and Grace Holmes, while awaiting the
arrival OF the Presidents train or Saturday
afternoon, overheard the following dialogue:
I'm shoot him If you don't want TO-"
No Ia just as soon do II, I'll shoot him.
He ought 10 be put out OF the way
In shorter time than IL takes TO tell IL the
story was going the rounds that the President
was 70 be attacked After thu Secret Service
men had followed number OF sensational clews
for twenty-four hours they discovered that a
particularly vicious bulldog owned by man
named Conner. in the village, was the object Of
the sanguiuary threat.