Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1901 — BOERS FULL OF FIGHT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BOERS FULL OF FIGHT

CONSUL STOWE. TALKS OF THE TRANSVAAL SITUATION. England Still Has a Monster Task on Her Honda—The Farmers of Couth Africa Will Make a Long StruggleProclamation by Delarey. While James G. Stbwe. United States consul to Cape Town, who arrived in London a few days ago from South Africa, talked guardedly, as became Ids position, ho said enough to bear out tbs general testimony that Great Britain has Still a monster task in crushing the Boers. » “The South African problem is undoubtedly difficult and complicated,’’ he said. “The topography of the country and the mobility of the Boers, whom the English columns are unable to pursue Individually, render operations most difficult. The British are feeding many prisoners and providing for thousands of Boer families, all of which is very nice on the part of England. But in the

meanwhile the war drags on. There Is a great future for South Africa when peace is secured. The surface of her mineral wealth is scarcely scratched. Undoubtedly England is prepared to solve the problem of reunification, but when that will occur certainly no person at the Cape is able to say." Captured by the Boers. A dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated from Pretoria, says: “Three officers and sixty-five men, who were sent north of Ladybrand, Orange River Colony, on the right of Elliot’s columns, were surrounded on unfavorable ground and captuned by a superior force. One man was killed and four were wounded. The prisoners were released. Have received a long letter from Steyn, containing on argumentative statement of the Boer case and saying he will continue the fight; also a short letter from De Wet to the samo effect. Botha writes acknowledging the receipt of my proclamation and protesting against It, and stating that the Boers intend to go on fighting. On the other hand, the surrenders lately have increased considerably.” Gen. Delarey, who has Issued a proclo. mation declaring that the Boers have no Intention of giving up the struggle, is one of the most active of the Transvaal leaders and his proclamation will no doubt have the effect of encouraging friends of the Boer cause in Cape Colony.

GENERAL DELAKEY.