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V
Boer Soldier Who Has Just Arrived Here Tells
*
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. VAN MDDENBACH DE ROOY , late adjutant of the Foreign Le
HC. gion under the. Boer Gen. Delarey , is in St. Louis and hopes to raise
* funds to help clothe and feed the burghers during the coming win
ter. The young soldier was born at Arnhem-on-the-Rhine. Eight , years be
fore the outbreak of the war he went to the Transvaal , and when hostilities
began gave his best for the couse of the republics. He served with Delarey
and Botha in the battles at Coleburg , Abrahamskraal , Vet river. Sand river ,
Kroonstad , Rhenoster river , Klip river , Pretoria ( Irene ) , Donkershoek.
Bronkhorst Spruit and Delamutha.
He was with the Boer army as it fell back before Roberts' advance and
was an eye witness to the last interview between President Kruger and his
lieutenants. He has studied British army field tactics and draws an intelli
gent comparison between the armies that opposed him , his own and what
observation and history has taught him of American military ability.
Medenbach de Rooy is board
HAN at the northwest corner of
Third and Convent streets. He
reached St. Louis December 29 from
South Africa He was a railroad clerk
and an assistant station master in
Pretoria before the war. He hopes to
remain here during the World's Fair ,
and then , with what money he has
saved , return to his fighting country
men.
There is no question in his mind that
the Boers will be battling then , if
some powerful nation has not loosed
Britain's grip.
De Roo-y was _ one of a company of
384 , Germans , Portuguese , Austrians ,
Irish , Americans and Burghers , _ _ who ,
when pressed by the British in No
vember , 1900 , fled into Portuguese ter
ritory , and were shipped from Dela-
goa Bay to Trieste , Austria. He went
to Hamburg and sailed from that port
to New York.
He was in Chicago a short time ,
preaching the cause of the Boers , but
he had a letter to City Registrar Fitz-
glbbons in St. Louis and was anxious
to deliver it. While in this cityMr. . de
Rooy will assist in arranging a .num
ber of pro-Boer meetings : Mr. De
Rooy says :
The Boers are much stronger today
than they were a year ago and the
war in South Africa is far from an
end.
end.The
The Boers' purpose has never waver
ed , no matter how heavy the clouds ;
it is the independence of their country.
Their only hope today is in fighting
until the time comes when a great na
tion shall in the cause of humanity
and justice break Great Britain's de
structive hold on what was once as
peaceful and happy on God-fearing
country as is in the world.
The haughtyinsulting proclamations
issued by Lord Roberts and his suc
cessors in command of the British
forces in South Africa have made an
honorable surrender impossible. Such
degrading terms never were imposed
upon a brave and honorable foe.
The great , magnanimous America
would hang its head for shame if one
of its generals copied the mildest of
British methods.
Instead of offering terms consistent
with the heroism and military ability
demonstrated by the burghers , the
British , smarting still with the stings
of Colenso and Tugela river , must
degrade us.
The oath of neutrality published in
the Government Gazette at Pretoria ,
June 21 , 190 , forces its takers to be
tray their comrades by disclosing hid
ing places of arms and ammunition.
Five days before that appeared there
was a proclamation signed by ' 'Rob
erts , F. M. , Commanding in Chief ,
South Africa , " which reads in part ,
" . . . . whenever public property is
destroyed or injured in the manner
set out above ( blowing up bridges ,
culverts and destroying wires ) the
principal civil residents in the neigh
borhood will be held responsible for
aiding and abetting the offenders. The
houses in the vicinity of the place
where the damage Is done will lbe
burnt , and the principal residents will
be made prisoners of war. "
Below are verbatim copies of two
more proclamations by the British
army authorities :
NOTICE.
The town of Ventei-sburg has
been cleared of supplies and partly
burnt and the farms in the vi
cinity destroyed on account of the
frequent attacks on the railroad
line in the neighborhood. The Boer
women and children who are left
behind should apply to the Boer
commandants for food , who will
supply them unless they wish them
to starve. No supplies will be sent
from the railway to the town.
BRUCE HAMILTON , .Ma1 j.-Gen.
November 1 , 1900.
By Order of the British Govt.
V. R. ( Victoria Regina ) .
PUBLIC NOTICE.
It is hereby notified for informa
tion that unless the men at pres
ent on commando belonging to
families in the town and district
of Krugersdorp surrender them
selves and hand in their arms to
the imperial authorities by the 20th
of July , the whole of their proper-
ti 8 will be confiscated and their
families turned out destitute and
homeless. By order ,
G. H. M. RITCHIE ,
Capt. K. Horse , Dist. Supt. Police.
Krugersdorp , 9th 'July , 1900.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
In view of these authenticated proe-
/amations posted in Pretoria' and
throughout the Transvaal , the Orange
Free State and Cape Colony , what has
the Boer to grain by surrender ?
Can he return in peace to his farm ,
his warehouse , his store and unmolest
ed restore his country to a land of
plenty as the southern soldier was per
mitted to do after spending four years
In rebellion against the powerful gov-
srnment of the United States ?
No , the British are not built that
way. He must humiliate , grind , de-
itroy. And yet there are many in this \
world who ask in wonder : Why dc
they not accept an honorable peace
There is no honorable peace x with
Great Britain. If the hand of friend
ship is not soon held to the suffering
Boers the words of Tacitus will apply
to the results of British cruelty in
South Africa : . "Solitudinem faciunt ,
pacem apellant. " ( They create a soli
tude and call it peace. )
That is why we fight on , andw why
we will fight on until the bitter end.
And what that end ?
Away in the north of the Transvaa ]
is the Bushveld , where the British dc
not dare to follow. Here the fortun
ate Boers have placed their women
and children , and they know that they
are safe. That wild , hilly , bushy coun
try is to be the scene of the last stand.
A commando of bushwhackers could
massacre a division of British if it
could be enticed there.
We are preparing for it. Already
there are many horses in that coun
try , and at any time the forces in the
field could be withdrawn to this nat
ural shelter.
And how well have we fought ?
The maps tell the most striking sto
ry. They are republished from Me-
thuen's Peace or War in South Af
rica , an English review of the military
operations.
The Boer force scattered over the
territory indicated by the white , num
bers 16,000 men and boys. In the
Transvaal , Louis Botha , commander-
in-chief , is acting with General Chris
tian Delarey. The Free State forces
are being superbly handled by that
grim , silent , soldier , Chritian De Wet
In Cape Colony Commandants Smuts
and Fouche are harassing the British
These forces are being constantly
switched about , so that the Boer force
in one place is not the same figure
a month at a time.
Opposed to us are 250,000 soldiers of
the British empire , in command of the
best generals the greatest military
power on earth can furnish.
It mystifies the world how we can
make such daring raids , almost under
the very nose of the enemy. It is sim
ple. Two-thirds of that great force is
guarding the railroads and telegraphs.
They dare not withdraw for a skir
mish in the country or bridges and
culverts would go in a minute. At the
first they fell into our ruses to dra\v
*
them into the hills , but after losing
much valuable railway property while
the guard was chasing a handful ot
elusive burghers , they learned better.
So it leaves but an inconsiderable
force to be divided into many garri
sons and dispersed throughout the
large districts back of the railroads.
These posts are far apart and we have
no trouble getting away with stores ,
ammunition and prisoners , before re
inforcements can possibly arrive.
The stupidity of the British soldier ,
even to this day , after their disastrous
experiences in South Africa , is a con
stant source of wonder to the burgh
ers.
ers.The
The same foolhardiness that charac
terized the Buller expedition on Lady-
smith is still conspicuous among offi
cers and men , though naturally in a
smaller way , yet the results are the
aame disaster.
A little surprise seems to rout their
judgment. Strategy seems to be a
lead letter in the British army eode.
[ f your attack is unexpected 99 times
aut of 100 it is won. They fight , but
seem to have no eye to saving life. I
lave seen officers , conspicuous in their
words and.straps , stand stolidly by
: heir guns in the trenches until killed
jy the burghers.
The British army today is support-
ng the Boer forces. The country has
> een ruined. Homes , farms and cities
lave been destroyed by the ruthless
land of the invader. The soil can yield
lothing , there is none to cultivate it.
In the simple manner in which the
3oer forces are fed we can generally
sapture in a night enough provisions
o last one force a month or so. On
me occasion General de Wet picked
ip a British supply train that gave his
nen food for three months. In the
lame way we get clothing. The khaki
miforms made excellent Boar uni-
brms when the British 'buttons and
: olors are cut off. But the army most
teeds shoes , and I was instructed be-
Ore leaving South Africa to impress
his upon the American people who
lesired to lend assistance in this he-
olc struggle for liberty.
The first thing a British prisoner
oses is his shoes. A Boer may offer
iis soleless ones In exchange and he
nay not.
At first our army was supplied with
he latest firearms and guns from the
ontinent of Europe. Of late we have
een compelled to discard these and
ise the guns and rifles captured from
he English , because the ammunition
re take-from them cannot be used in
our firearms.
There is a tman In South Africa ,
though , that the British government
would rather take than De Wet. His
name seldom appears In print , yet ne
is one of the most daring and suc
cessful soldiers of the two republics.
His name is Daniel Theron , a com
mandant.
It has often been asked why the
Boers did not destroy the Johannes
burg mines , and thus prevent such a
rich prizefalling into the hands of
the British. French and German cap
ital are largely Interested In these
mines. The Boers in protecting them
while they occupied the town kept the
sympathy and good will of those pow
erful nations. Had they been destroy
ed or injured during burgher occupa
tion the republics would have had a
heavier burden to carry. European
capital would have "demanded reim
bursement.
When the British entered Johannes
burg Commandant Theron and a
small force of patriots did not retire
with the regular burgher army.
They hid about the city and plannec
to destroy the mines , which were then
in the keeping of Great Britain , and
she would be held responsible for any
damage.
As the world knows , three mines
were blown up with dynamite. The
ron and his band escaped. A greater
price is on his head than that of any
other enemy of England's in South
Africa.
After the battle of Donkerhoek the
British gathered all women and chil
dren into the western district and sent
them from there on trucks to our lines
hoping that we wofcld take them
with us as poor Cronje did , and that
an occasion would arise that we would
prefer surrender to a bombardment of
the helpless , as that old warrior did.
They did not permit the women to
take sufficient clothing to warm then
bodies , or enough food to last the jour
ney. Their excuse was no time , but
they had time enough to burn houses
and farms.
One instance of British brutality I
witnessed. While scouting around
Middleburg one morning we came on
two English lanciers roughly treating
two native girls , who could not have
been over 16 years old. We killed the
Englishmen.
The retirement of President Krugei
from active participation in South Af
rican events is made much over by
the Britishand it has even been
charged that he appropriated the gov
ernment funds to his own use. A
baser He was never told. The burgh
ers understood why he left , and every
one loves him more today than ever ,
and they are glad that he is not there
to see and suffer.
It was my great good fortune to b * >
present at the last interview between
President Kruger and his chief advis
ers. It occurred at Nelspruit , east of
Pretoria , on August 30 , 1900.
Since evacuating Pretoria the presi
dent lived and the government busi
ness was transacted on a train. Mr.
Kruger , 80 years old , his eyesight fail
ing , scarcely left his car. He was-
guarded by a large detachment of the
Pretoria police , the best equipped and
the best soldiers in the republics' ar
mies.
Nelspruit is in what is known as the
low country. It is swampy and reeks
with malaria and fever. Soon Mr.
Kruger and those about him were ail
ing.
ing.He
He could not return westward.where
the British were thick , and he could
not exist long there in the swamps ,
and the Pretoria police were badly
needed on the firinir line.
On the eventful morning President
Steyn of the Free State , Vice Presi
dent Schalburger ( now acting presi
dent of the Transvaal ) , Secretary of
State Reitz and General Louis Botha ,
commander-in-chief of the army , met
in the president's car. I was then at
tached to the staff of the commanding
officer.
Mr.Kruger seemed very feeble phys
ically , but his mind was clear , and
his replies were given in a voice full of
vigor.
And all could see that he was not
the man he was when a few weeks
before on hearing of the relief of La-
dysmith he secretly mounted a horse
and slipped away to the front.
This incident spread , more conster
nation among the burghers than did
even the fall of Pretoria. Messengers
were sent posthaste after the aged ex
ecutive.
He was apprehended 'within a few
miles of the firing line and within easy
range of the British big guns.
"By the Lord , sir , " he thundered ,
'if the burghers won't fight any more ,
I will. "
It was with the greatest difficulty
that he was persuaded to return to a
place of safety.
Yet this bent old man before us on
that August morning was not the
same Kruger. His eyes had grown
weaker and he wore a pair'of big blue
goggles , which gave him a rather sav
age look.
General Botha spoke.
"Mr. President , " he said , "we have
discussed the proposition that you go
immediately to Europe and then on
perhaps to the United States. Tell
them what we are doing , what we
have done , and hold their sympathy ,
and may it please God secure inter
vention. "
Mr. Kruger made no reply , but sat
bent forward , peering straight out far
over the unhealthy swamps.
Secretary Reltz and President Steyn
each urged it earnestly.
Tears trickled down the aged man's
face.
"Is it best , Botha ? " he'asked , -it
seemed almost childishly. .
"It Is" was the grim answer. And
the other men nodded their heads la
silent , sorrowful approval.
That is how President Kruger came
to go to Europe , to leave his bleeding
country.
If he took with him certain funds
and valuable assets of his govern
ment it was because he was counseled
so to do by those upon whose wisck m
he most relied. The best proof of tbe
honesty of It all Is the unflinching loy
alty of every Eoer In the world today.
In August , 1900 , the Boer soldier
was first paid. This was deemed nec
essary because of the wide destruction
wrought by the British. When the
war started the burgher soldiers re
ceived remittances from home at stat
ed periods , and they patriotically re-
fused pay for serving their country.
Things are changed now. Fortunes ,
great and small , have been swept
away , and pay must be forthcoming :
or food and necessities of life would tk&
stolen.
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lowing scale of pay was put in opitru.-
tion that August :
Commandant-General , 1 pound a fcty
assistant commandant general , 17 shil
lings 6 pence ; vecht ( or fighting brig
adier ) , 15 shillings ; commandant ( col
onel ) , 12 shillings 6 pence ; field cor
net ( captain ) , 10 shillings ; corporal .7
shillings 6 pence ; ordinary wan ( pri
vate ) , 5 shillings.
This money is issued from the cap
ital , which Acting President Schalk- *
burger moves to suit the military con
ditions. When I left it was about
twenty miles northwest of Ldenburg ;
near the Portuguese territory.
PICTURES OF MEMORY.
( Alice Carey. )
Among the beautiful pictures
That hang on memory's wall
Is one'Of a dim old forest ,
That seemeth best of all ;
Xot for its gnarled oaks golden.
Dark with the mistletoe ;
Not for the violets golden ,
That sprinkle the vale below ;
Xot for the milk-white lilies
That lean from the fragrant
Coquetting" all day with the sunbeam *
And stealing their golden edge ;
Not for the vines on the upland ,
Where the bright red berries rest ,
Nor the pinks , nor the pale ,
cowslips ,
It seemeth to me the best.
I once had a little brother.
With eyes that were dark and
In the lap of that dim old forest.
He lieth in peace , asleep ;
Light as the down of the thistle.
Free as the winds that blow ,
We rowed there the beautiful sum
mers ,
The summers of long ago ;
But his feet on the hills grew "weary.
And , one of the Autumn eves ,
I made for my little brother
A bed of the yellow leaves.
Sweetly his pale arms folded"
My neck in a last embrace ,
As the light of immortal beauty
Silently covered his face ;
And when the arrows of sunset
Lodged in the treetops bright.
He fell , in his saint-like beauty
Asleep by the gates of ifeht. .
Therefore , of all the picture1' .
That hang on memory's wallj.
The one of the dim old Cor.est
Seemeth the best of all.
FRILLS OF FASHION. *
Strings of pearls are festooned
bodices and form shoulder straps.
Rhinestones and jet are combined
some of the ornaments seen on
latest models In millinery.
The going-away gown of a reecni
bride was of heliotrope cloth , , witti
vest made of moleskin , one of the sea
son's novelties in fur.
Moire antique and gros grain silfe
are no ihe fashionable list again , ami
wraps , gowns , separate skirts ssaa
\\aists are made from these mueia
prized silks of a generation and more
ago.
ago.By
By a process known only in Parfs ,
light , tawny sable can now be trans-
formed into an exact imitation of dark
Ilussian sable , the transformation be
ing accomplished by a clever system
of indelible stain.
Block pad calendars , mounted in eo3-
ored leather , bronze , nickel and buy-
r.-shed brass are amongthe moderate
priced and expensive desk ornaments
that are now considered essential in ,
most households.
One of the newest pendants is &
juainlly shaded pearl that has beea
converted into a swan , finely enam
eled en the observe side. A novelty
in a brooch is in the form of goiS
feathers on which turquoise and rubies
ire set.
An attractive and handy book rack
for the table or floor is of leather in
a. dark green or brownish tint. Th&
- ck i evolves on a. wooden pivot set
n a wooden base matching the color
nf the leather. A dozen books can
accommodated on this rack.
The latest veiling Is more apt 1o
njpet with approbation from the ocu-
ist than some of the styles which - re-
lave been accustomed to of late. Jt
i elaborate , but the elaboration i
confined to the top and bottom , the
-eil L'eing plain across the eyes. '
Chic waists for afternoon wear ar
rar-hiontd of strips of embroidered
mdeaiined net and black velvet rfl -
an inch wide , both made up on &
i de soie lining and fastening over.
t > the l ft with low-cut cellar. They'
lave a small habit basque , and all the-
; dges are finished with a tiny plaited
frill oi black chiffon.
A striking feature of the skirtwaists
'or smart wear is the fine handrar
vith which they are finished. Delicate-
ian'3 embroidery is seen in color and
n while , both the plain and MexScas
lemstitching embellishes some'of Ttb&
r.ost elegant affairs , and French ots
idd a tou h of their own to a great
nany of the daintiest waists.
-.ending alto outlines the shoulder
irro seams of some of the most
Fh models.