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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1900-6-14, Page 34 JUNE 14, 1900, T ,1.1. ,t:•1, d7 B' S S P',?J s P O S T. KRYJGER INTERV!EWFD. No Surrender So Long as There Are too Armed Men Left. A tlesliato'1 from Loudon says:- The Daily Express prints an inter- view that its Lorenzo Neurques nor-- respondent obtained yesterday with Pee:idant Kruger at Mncdtiedodorpt 107 miles oast of Pretoria, The Drees- dent and State Secretary Reil:z were .found established in a privai;e rail- way ear, which President Kreger lately ordered constructed in anti- aepation of the present contingency, Tia oar, which is octnfartebly but not luxuriously furnished, was ,side- tracked at the station„ The Presi- dent: was srnoicing this pipe when the correspondent met him,,. He ap- peared depressed and worried, but was in a quiet determined mood. He did not make the slishtest objection to being interviewed, After admitting that), it was true that the Britsh Ivere en Pretoria be said:— "Thhat, however, does notmeanthe end of the war, The burghers are fully determunedto fight to the last, They well never surrender so long ea/there are five hundred armed men in the eountry. I nim deeply en- aouraged by the fine work De Wet and Steen have been doing in the Orange 'Gree State," The correspondent here interjected, "But surely the war is over now the •capital Le taken?" President Kruger exclaimed with energy :— "Capital What is a capital? It does not consist of any particular col- lection of bricks and mortar. The re- publican capital, the seat of Govern- ment, [s here in this car, 'There is no magic about any special site.. Our country is invaded', it is true, but it is not conquered. The Government is still effeotivb." 'Che correspondent said he presumed President Kruger had left Pretoria to avoid capture. Smiling feebly, the President said:— "I was not so foolish as to be taken prisoner. I provided this means of lo- comotion with precisely the same pur- pose that the burgbers supply them- selves with horses in the field. It is necessary that I be able to move quickly from place to plane. That's all. By -and -bye this oar will take me back to Pretoria, At present, it en- ables me to keep away from Postpile, where I could be of no service, and should only play Into the epemy's bands," ',Glia oorrespondent asked whether it wars true that he had brought x;2,000,- 000 in gold with him. President Kruger deolared that the report was untrue, and added:-- " dded:^" Whatever monetary resources we leave are simpie, those we require 'for State purposes, At the same time, S am not going ,to tell you where our treasure is. Let Roberts find it if he cum," Tee correspondent mentioned the rue moat thee he intended to take refuge on a Dutch warship, to which the Pre- sident replied: e- " That, again; is a lie. I know no- thing about a Dutch' warship, and I do not contemplate taking refuge any- where. I shall not leave my country, There will be no need to do anything of 'the bind." Tee correspondent expressed slir- erise that Mrs, Kruger bad left her husband, whereupon the President said, "Wh'y, she is quite safe in Pre- toria. She would only suffer personal inconvenience Isere. She will await my return with calmness and courage, She is a brave woman. I am here awaiting further information. We are surrounded by faithful burghers, and are quite safe" GUERILLA WARFARE, SAYS REEITZ, Core State Seoretary Reitz tnter- polatod:—. "Your may depend upon it that the war is not over yet. There will be guerilla wurefare over an enormous area. We will fight to the end. We will probably retire to Lydenburg, where we can hold out for many months; " "Yes," added President Kruger, "the real struggle has only now begun, L fear there will be much bloodshed, but the fault is the British Govern- ment's." Then, in a high voice full of passion, he conoluded:— ro "The time for talking is peat. We have. done plenty of talking. It did no good Nothing is left for us now but to keep on fighting." NEWS SUMMARY, t CANADA. The Patriotic Fund at Ottawa now amounts to $298,000. At Dawson $8,000 was subscribed for the fire sufferers at Ottawa, C. P. R. employes leave contributed nearly $12,000 to the patriotic fund. C. P. R. land sales for May were 60,000 acres, for $215,000, or $8,000 over April. Vancouver soldiers have declined an invitation to visit Seattle, Wash., on July 4th. - Tee Welland Vale bicycle manufac- tory will be removed from St. Cathar- ines to Brantford. There is a good deal of trouble in the building trades at Ottawa and the laborers are out od;strike. Russia has opened an Imperial Con- sulate at Montreal. Hitherto there has only been a Vice -Consul at Halifax, The bill to tax banks, fire, life, loan and other companies is being consid- ered in the Manitoba Legislature. Lord Minto has received from the Mayor of Port Elizabeth, South Af- rica, $8,500, for the Ottawa fire fund, Berlin ratepayers have voted in favor of the bonus of 021,000 to the •Part Dover, Brantford, Galt and Ber- lin Electric Railway, ` Joseph Lorraine, a tinenan in the employ of .the Electric Light & Power ,Company, received a fatal shock from a live 'wire at Hamilton. Forest fires are doing a great deal of damage in different parts of Now Brunswick. Sixty-five buildings were burned at St. Merlin's Village. The 'biggest nugget yet found in the Klondike was picked up on Gold Hill recently. It weighed 77 ounces, and was valued' at $13,000, Somi?London, Ont„ confectioners are oharged'with violating the liquor -law by selling " brandy eh000lales," said to be -made in Toronto. The Promoters of the electric rail- way between Woodstock and Ingersoll errpeot to begin the construction of the road in about two weeks. Gold in considerable quantifies is coming Prom the creeks in the Yukon to Dawson City. 'Thin output is esti- ,mated by the banks at $253000,000. The oonviOted Welland canal dyne- ,m.iters have ,been set et work In the Kingston penitentiary—Dullman as sieting'the.masnns, Nolin in the ma- chine shop, and Walsh breaking stone. Jelin J, Chandler, who shot and wounded J. A. Sheffield, C,P.R. din- ing oar superintendent, and was sent- enced to life Imprisonment at Mont- real in Marsh, 11189, has been par, doped. The commanding officer at Water- town, N. Y., sent a cheque to Kings- ton to pay for the flag torn down May 24th by a member of his com- pany, who has been court-martialled and dismissed. Ottawa moulders hate demanded an increase of 15 per cent. in their wages, and the employers offer 10 per cent., which has been rejected. The build - eke ask 20• cents an hour, and will strike if their demands are not met. Edward Joy, watchman ac the Grand Drunk crossing at King street east, Hamilton, was presented with the Hu- mane Society's bronze modal for sav- ing the life of a little girls named Sul- livan, at the crossing, on April 30th, Crop reports from Manitoba snow that rain is badly needed in nearly all districts. Despite the dry season, how- ever, Grope have advanced nicely, and with showers within a week no great damage will be done. The hay crop will be light. It is said that the Altana of Scotland and Cgnada are behind the proposed new Royal Ulster Steamship. Company, Limited, which was recently incorpor- ated under the laws of New Jersey to run boats between British ports and Montreal, Boston and New York. GREAT BRITAIN, Hon, Joseph Chamberiatn is said to be suffering from gout. For painting the words "I am a Boer" on the gale of a Wiek, England,` nurserman, Miss Dorothe Chute was fined $20, • Under municipal ownership the wages of Liverpool Street' Railway employes haus beau increased anti hours shortened. The Free Church Assembly of Scot- .tandapproved by 502 votes In 29 the union with the United Presbyterian Church. The union will be effected in Ootober. A rumor is current in the lobbies of the'Housos of Parliament, London, that the Marquee of Salisbury will re- tire trope polities after the next gen- eral election. John Redmond, who is in Ireland, arranging for the Irish National Con- vention, says that the Nationalists are unprepared for the election, end will lose several spats in the event of an early dissolution of Parliament. There, is no ground for believing that Lord Salisbury coulemptates retiring from the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the leadership of his party. He has never mentioned such a oontingetioy, and hie spirits are good, even to the paint of what far hitu is unusual jocu- larity, While his interest in home and foreign affairs is keener tlitan ever, UNITED STATES. Coioradowolves are being externem- ated by inccutation with virus of rabies, Nov Yore fetato appiea have been awarded first prize et the Paris Ex- 1>oslon. Nearlylt05,000 moon will take 1130 'Gaited States omens, wlwli .will opat• $15,000,000. negro woman at Richmond, Va., dropped dead from fright on seeing the eclipse, School census of Indiana shone a population o0 2,638,489, a decrease of G497 , from 1909. Lightniug killed Frank Campbell, Ariel, Muft'isou and Won. Medlar in a shipyard at St. Clair, Mph. An autopsy at New York proved that an engineer disappointed in a patent, died of a broken heart.. Ropi'es'eutative Perkins, oe San Francisco, wants Congress to make a grant for the relief'of Starving bine, The State 0g New. York has expend- ed in the Lest twenty years 0903:520 for investigating committees of vari- ous kinds. Senator Clark, of Montana, has set- tled a dowry of $14,000,000 upon his daughter, who, was married on Mon- day. Four ot1 a family of six white sit - tinge at the supper table at, Anoka, Minn., were shot and killed by;neigh- boars. Carl Raub of Celeveland shot and killed his niece, Miss Bertha Yueker, a teacher, and then killed himself on Thursday. Thomas Muncey, aged 99 years, is dead at Little Greek, Del. He never saw a railroad train, and never used liquor or tobacco. Weet Derby, a ,suburb of New- porin VL., hes an epidemic of black canker raeh. Three deaths have oc- curred o-curred within a week. Millionaires and society man. of St. Louis have bean drafted for the posse, and must carry guns for thirty days, as guards, during the strike. The eight-year-old daughter of James Brown, was pushed into a bon- fire by a playmate and burned to death at Amsterdam, N.Y. ,At !Media. Pa., a boy aged eight. saved bis two little brothers from be- ing burned to death. But hie mother and a baby perished. Twelve members of two families were fo'nei dead near Montgomery, W. Va. !ghee bud eaten provisions stolen fro.m railway contractors, who had poisoned the food, Alone desperadof held up the pas- sengers in a sleeping 'ear on the Mis- souri Paalfic Railroad, between Falls City and Stella, Nebraska, but did not secure much plunder. U. S. Senator Jones says U.S. Com- missioner Peak bas only accounted for $400,000 of the $1,400,000 appropriated lay the U. 5. Government, for ;the Paris Exposition. The law is after a briok manufac- turer be Appleton, Wis., who dress- ed up hie adopted fourteen year old daughter in boy's clothes and put her to work in the brickyard, r The Haines Gauge Company, of Phil- adelphia, declines to furnrsb appara- tus for ships of the United States navy on tbo ground that the proprie- tors are members of the Society of Friends and are opposed to war. GENERAL. Russian Nihilists are said to beor- ga nizing. Spain is erecting forts under range of Gibraltar's guns. A crisis is impending in Corea, ow- ing to execution of two Japanese refugees. 'Jere are now 5,780,003 persons in India receiving relief, Cholera in Bombay and Rajputana has not abat- ed. The Grand Vizier of Morocco, who died reeeutly, left: a fortune of $5,000,- 000 stored in the fortress of tee palace;, of Marekosgh., The official organ of the Bond Min- istry in Newfoundland strongly ad- vocates a union with Canada, and foreshadows political aotlou to that end. Germany has hundreds of millions invested in various parts of the glebe,: and is tieing in impertanoe•as e money -tending nation. FEDERATED SOUTH AFRICA. Natal Government Asked to 'Re- ' 1900000 Re5pelle b 8 Government. A despaloh, to the Genteel. News from Neweasl:e, Netal, says it is un- derstood that the Imp:netil authori- ties are approaching the Government of Natal with a proposition that the ea:ony shall voluntarily renounce re- sponsible government. fora certain varied so' that a system of Crown. Government f may be established throughout Britieh South Africa, leutd- ing, in (10115515 of time, to federation and the cubsequont,exteuston of su- tonomy simultaneously' to all the States. CAPTURED A MACHINE GUN. British, Under Major Belisle, Cause the Boers Heavy Loss, A deepatelo from London, Friday, says :-•'A despatch from Pretoria says that the Bruise" ander Major Belisle captured" a maehiue goes, Mill intuited noses Heavy lays, the ,'British casual - Gee being slight. BOTITA.'S LAST. TELEGRAM. It Notified Kruger That tile Burghers Would Not Fight, tiro Surrender Complete. A desputeh from Johannesburg, un- dated via, Rroenetad, says: --.The cap- letee of Elandefontein Was a 003nple1e eui'iirise, and resulted in souse disorder In the evening in Johannesburg. 'Phis was chiefly the thea among the foreign contingeente, who threw articles that bad been stored for needy burghers' families fromvin windows and then el - ed themselves, • vPubiie Prosecutor Krause issued a proolumation ordering all burghers who were under arms to join their commandoes at daybreak, otherwlee tbiey would be educed under arrest and would be severely punished. General' Grobler, with 2,009 men, hur- riedly eeparled toward the north-west, The correspondent of the Mail and Empire has visited several of the mines The local' managers all report that the property generally has been better protooted during the wan than before. When General Pole-Oarew's signal- man and his interpreter reached the station before the attack, the latter waa•oaptured by the Boers and placed under a guard over night. While talk- ing together during the night the Boar guard fold" the interpreter that he was sick at the war. The interpreter replied, "Let's change) places, give me your arms, and come with me.' The Boer replied, "All righltl' and both ap- peared in the British camp next morn- ing. ,. The afffoial Baer telegraph operator at Elandsfontein,-who was captured by the British, said that the:last tele- gram welch General Botha sent to President Kruger was to this effect —"The burghers will not fight.' T1re Boer officials have arrested Judge De Kock, who is charged with attempting to blow up the Robinson and other mines - British detectives to -day arrested a man named O'Reilly in the market square. O'Reilly, who was not armed is charged with treason. FOUGHT AGAINST BIG ODDS. The Irish Yeomanry Lost Heavily Before Surrendering. A despatch from London, says:—The list of casualties now coming through indioates that there was severe fight- ing before the 13th Yeomanry surren- dered. Already the names of 19 men killed and 23 wounded have been issued.. The tilled include Sir John Elliott Cecil Power, Bart, and among the wounded is the Bari of Longford. Four Irish judges had sons in the battalion of the 18th Yeomiinry which was'ceptured. Mr. A. M. Porter, son of Rt. Hon. Andrew Marshall Porter, the Irish Master of the Rolls, was killed, and Mr. W. Holmes, son of let. lion. Hugh Holmes,Lord Justice of Appeals, was severely wounded. HEAVY GUNS MOUNTED. Gen. Sohalkburger Installs . Three Batteries of Artillery. A. despatch from Pretoria, Sunday night, via Lorenzo Marques, says:— Gen, Sohalkburger bas returned from Lydenburg. There are three batteries Of artillery in the forts, where heavy guns are also mounted. Another great war oounail was held at midnight. At its oonalusion strong commandoes were sant to Rustonburg and Waterberg to await the advance under the forces of Gen. Baden-Powell and Ool. Plumer. The Vulkastem, the Transvaal organ, last night bitterly attacked the Portu- guese authorities. It alleged that Por- tugal has been guilty of numerous breaches of neutrality, and said it hoped Lhe powers would see that the twc small Republloe received fair play - against the resources of a world Em- pire. MILNER'S WARNING, Months Yet Before Work Generally Can Be' Resumed. A despatch from. London segs:—The following deospatolo fns been 'received at the Colonial Office from the Bri- tish Heigh Commissioner in Sete it Af- rica, Sir Ailfred Milner :— "Cope Towa, June 7,-11 is report- ed. by telegram lett 'targe numbers of minere and others tire about. to alert for the Transvaal from South- ampton on Saturday. Cannot apubei'. notification be issued warning the people against premature return 'here? They will be detained al Cape ports, and will only increase the numbers suptiorted by charily, is must ,be n canine of mouths at least before the leek of those now in the oolony and Natal can be allowed to return, or work generally eau Lie rammed." THE TRANSVAAL CAPITAL. Agitation For its Removal to Johan- nesburg. A despa('ah from Cape '.'own, says ; —The foreign residents of Johannes- burg -aro agitating for the removal of the 'Transvaal to that city. There i9 a general desire that Mr, ltoso-Innes, the Opposition loader in the Gape Parliament, should be en - pointed Ottley justice of the Transvaal, ME SUNDAY SCHOOL, 1NTRSNATIONAL i,l's$SON, ,JUNi 17 "'rho !reeilintg, 03' 4'900 '1'1 ,4 sand." .9013.3 0. 0.1 5, Selden 'rem. Malt. O. EI.. PRACTICAL NOTES. Verse 6, G, When Jesus then lifted up his eyes. On a hill overlooking the plain of Butaiha Jesus and hie disciples are sealed, conversing on holy things. Looking up, lie sees a groat which a company come on hi.ch had foot around the lake. He saith unto Philip, who was a native of this re- gion, and vvould know who kept food for sale. Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? This queelioa is asked to prove Philip, to test his faith and good training, for Josue knew what he would do. 7, 8. Pbjilp answered him, and his answer reveals his aharaetee. It will be found not unprefitable to guess what Peter or Thomas or John or Judas would have said if this ques- tion had been asked of one of them.. Philip was neither an enthusiast nor a doubter nor a man of spiritual in- sight nor a traitor. He was a plain, practical man, whose point of view was not unlike that of a modern business man. We can imagine him carefully observing the crowd and es- timating its numbers. He knew the price of food, and replied that two hundred pennyworth (934) would be a comparatively small amount of bread, hardly enough so that every one of them may take a little. This In spite of the fact that money bad much greater purobaslag power then than now. Luke and Mark together give us here an interesting pnssage of con- versation which John omits. The apostles said, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country roundabout, and ledge, and get victuals." Jowls said, "Give ye them to eat." The apostles said, "Shall we go and buy two hun- dred penmyworlb 'of bread, and give them to eat?" Jesus said, "How many loaves have ye? Go and see." Audrew Simon Peter's brother, was, with John, the first of the twelve to follow Jesus. He had probably gone at once to see how many loaves there were, and his suggestion was made because of the manifest meagerness of the disciples' supply to meet so large a demand. 9. There is a lard here, which hath five barley loaves and two small fish- es. The loaves were thin flat cakes or craokers lake our pilot biscuit ; and barley was the cheapest and poorest cereal food of Palestine, The fishes were smoked or pickled, like the her- rings of Holland, or preserved in oil, Like sardines. Five such crackers and two allele fishes, to feed five thousand people! What ars they among 80 many? 10. Make the mem sit down. "hien". includes all the people; but in the kinst men, as the lords of creation, would take their planes first, while the women and children, al• respect- ful distance, would wait their turn. Dr. Moulton guesses that there were oompa,ratively few women and ohil- dren present, To us there is, a path- etic ayinbolisin in our Lord's words that he may not have intended.'Look- ing about us, the plainly see that this command is what the men of our time should heed. Our Lord would feed them with spiritual bread—the bread of life—but how can beetill they. "sit down?" Calm reflection is the first step which most people have to take on their way to becoming Chris- tians. • I1, Given the nks. The nksgi veig before meals was habitual with Christ, and we should follow 'bis exempla, "May Gad bless what he bas given use' is the usual Eastern formula, Dis- tributed to the disciples. Kerma wee u parable of the Gospel whine Christ gives to his people, and they in turngive to their fellowmen. Our Mester greatly honors us 'by making us his'co-workers. As much us they would. God's gifts aro abundant; there le eheugh for all at hos heaven - feast. "II fa luat'dly worth while," says Dr, Moulton, "to ,mention the lines of attack ou the credibility of the mu'aote. We are asked nowadays to bolteve that the people had to et considerable 851 cut brought private stores which the generosity of the dis- ciples induces( Ihem to bring. out, When such able and, in everything blit doctrine, Christiane writers as I)r, Wiovlin Aebelt otos put their names to explanations of'thdt sort, wo may he forgiven Tor thinking the old- fashioned miracle mush the eastesf. hooey to bolieveee 12. Gather up the fragments, Not what: was left by the pecpie, but the pieces remaining 3el the disciples' hands tit the close of the meal. 'Chat neth.fng be lost. Froth this we may fairly assume that the food afterwards was used by the twelve. Our Lord did not maintain apostles by miraculous intervention. 13. Twelve baakots. Wt^ker bask- ets, such as ancient Jews parried While traveling', ails for ouch apostle. 14. Those loon. "The pimple." Had soon the anira'lo that jeans did. It reminded I.hem of the giving of manna by Moses. Thal prophet. The pro - ' Well ' 1. ti t a J4tiiee 4, 134114 of Bdadertont Ont., bo'4q1�1l'dr or the .Bev. Folin Wesley Bell, B,D., preittrated by uirvoue headaches A vlenin at the trouble for seaeral years. South Anierlean Nervine effected a eompletot,cdre. In their own particular field few men aap hetet haccv than the Rev. John Wesley Ree, eeD., and his brother lir. James A. Bel. Ths forgoer 70111 be re-_ eognlz'ed b his thoueende of friends eV over thec mitre as the popular an able O'yisslen4r ealpr�fintezident of the Royal Tempp e.ts of Tendperance. Among the 20,00 dgmbere of ilia order in Ooi'terlo his g�eQe act s sou$�ht og all sorts of oc- attle110 93'1 to,{1Lig platform he is one of the etre ,f 014' 0f the day, battling egetnat th¢ .,,��.eqvilinto perauee. g19iiAlly well il.ib 3M. rill its ether pi -twined' l Dominion ha4lotg peen for yeq 3l _ eptbe . of the Mtntitehe elethodist-C.Q fts:me4 and part of ttq time was to 1o13d 1 innipeg, s brother, �i7r. a3�as A. Bail; Il a nyiiri 15g89 pke5•.030153'3t 90 Beaverton, trust's bis 1ptinanco, though perhaps more cir- cumserlbed than that Ms* eminent brother, 1b none the lees effective and Pteele4tive Qf gpod. Of recent years Te w- ener, tJic westing ability of Mr. ;ames A. Bell has been sad. marred by s4vere attache of mittensleodaebe, aceom- Pagie by ludtgestioq. Who can do fit wor . whet this tfonble takes hold of thew and Reee tally; nit pg ems booats, was. agopri1$ ',Oftea€r3w 0l Dir. The frpieei, ekcid 1, ei1 h' all. tensity teat last Jdlie yya *01 odea ifgt ly preetrattld. In tete dPoad' frog _e,q i r. gg`p� reeet:emend6ed Sout� Apaorlren Ivervdnno Read' ¢6 try anytloifil sad ever7taina, though he thought lie 1lta covered the list of proprietary ILogio4te9 he eeou0ed a bottle o thio greatdlebsdvery. impel second bottle of tee melte}}{�ioe wait takell and the work wee done. I7'o ploylu hf own language: Two bott es of Beefs American Nervine tension:Way tensionalrelieved my headaches end Wife bete; up my system is a wonderful ander.' Let go not deprecate the goo oui' elergyi005_e and sods...) reformers re doing In tee wo3id( but how illrfltted thee would Cil for tgelr work wep6 1j not the relief teat South Amerihan ?Orville ' brings to m heneon phy sal lls ovefhilib them, and when the eydtern, as a rs• silit e( bard, .earnest and contingent work, breajce dowry. Nee Meeroaf-fee sy54;Ae the w1913 lett g t®S tile* 09'4 eo1I0 h�p. e is battling ail__elnest. it'etrigea 90 the , root of the tr4on s,. ease conies from drecrgaeleetiop of e nerve centers. This is a screeetific fMet. luerviae et onee works on taste gents venters; gives to them boatel' an vl,f- or; and teen there emetics tltrou5( .the e stem strong, healthy, life-inalutainieg bloodd,� and ulrrvou,; tenubles of ares'Y variety are things of the past. Sold by G. A. Deadman. phet foretold by Moses in Dent. 18.15, often identified with the Messiah, Seo dots 3. 22, 23; 7.37. That should come into the .world. One of the most popular names of the promised Messiah was the Doming One, Here was a young man directly descended from David, pure in character, kind to his fellows, speaking as never man spoke, and ,doing deeds that made all the world wonder. Up in Tiberias, or in some other capital if Tiberias was not yet rebuilt, was old leered of Anlipas, licentious, murderous, tyrannous, and feeble. Why not Marl the old tyrant from his throne and crown Jesus of Nazareth, the one true Galilean who was a descendant of David, in his stead? So ready were the twelve to second this misdirected enthusiasm that Jesus had to "compel" them to return by water while he oalmed the excited crowd. THREE EARLS CAPTURED. Composition of the Yeomanry Corps Taken at Lindley. 4. despatch from London says ;—The Thirteenth Imperial Yeomanry tint - talion, captured by the Boers Friday, near Lindley, Orange River Colony, consists of two Irish units and two oompanies'of the Duke of Cambridge's Own, including Lord Donouglunore's company, which was regarded as the crack company of the codas, a num- ber of men in the ranks being closely. allied to noble families. Among the officers are the Earl of Leitrim, the Earl of Langford, and the Earl of En- nismore. TO THE BIT'T'ER SND. Thousands of Burghers Take an Oath. ru ... 4. despatch from London, Thursday, says:—,A, dcepa teh Io the Times froth Lorenzo Marquee, dated Tuesday, says that thousands of burghers under Contmandant"General Botha. have tak- en an oath' to continue the struggle to the bitten' end, enee IRISH IMPERIAL YEOMANRY CAPTURED, 000 British Surrounded . by 3,000 on Thursday Last. A despatch front London says a -The following despattee has boon received from Lord Roberts, announcing a dig- ester to tee lath Battalion, Irish, of the, Imperial Yeomanry ; "Pretoria Station, June 5, 12,55 p. m,-1 regret to report that the 13th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, hnd to surrender to a very superior force of the enemy on May 31 near: Lindley. "On receiving information of the battalion being attacked, I ordered Methuen to proceed with all speed to its. assistance. "Methuen wee teen on the march, on the Helbron side of Krooustad, and half au ]loam after 1he reeeIpt of my telegram on Tune 1 he started oft, " By 10 a an., of the following clay he had Marched 44 utiles in 25 hours; but he was too late 1.0 rescue Colonel Spragge's Yeomanry. " Methuen attacked the Boers, who were between two and three thousand strong, end after a running fight of five hours, completely routed the en- emy. "1t is a, very regr.eltabte circum- stance, but I trust it will not be very long before the Irish Yeomanry are released from rept Ivey." NUMBERED AI30117 500. London, Wednesday, June G—Lord Roberts' postscript announcing less of the 'Yeomanry battalion came toe late for the public to know it last even- ing. The newspaper commentators consider the inaiden:1 deplorable, uta ll3ving 110 w^aigbl: to speak of le the r'esulLe. The battalion numbered between tour and flue hundred. Tiro 13th Battalion is an Irish con- tingent, the men naming mn[toly beim Dublin and Belfattt. ---^s^-- August 0 will be Whitby's civlo hal. May.