Show I AND BOERS The affairs attain in Africa are unusually interesting Just juit at present owing to the fact that that large continent for continent centuries ai as mysterious ai as the sphinx sphinx- phlox has haa ha at last ast been of o ened sued to the world offering if its vast vait resources to the con con- conquering conquering conquering hordes of the civilized race There as aa a on the western hemisphere the progress of civilization Is marked by cruel croel wars ware and bloodshed but slowly it wends wenda its it way towards toward the very velY heart beart of the country dispelling the he shadows hadow of the long loner dark night The uprising of the against the Boors Boon of Transvaal is one of ot those incidents of warfare between frontiers and native savages so o common in the early days day of 01 the United States State The are one ODe of the be mot most cruel oruel and sa savage vale tr tribes tribe be of African natives native are of ot magnificent skilled killed in inthe inthe the use ule ui of ot the bow and aDd arrow and the murderous assegai Their chieftains are distinguished for bravery and cun cun- cunning cunning cunning ning and they like to tI fight ht showing apparently no fear tear In the face of ot certain certain certain tain death For years yean the two chiefs and Magato have defied the authorities of the Boer republic and ma massacred the settlers burned their bous houses and destroyed their property Now with two hundred bundred followers has hai been captured and the Intention Is to bring the other chief into subjugation For this thil purpose President Kruger has bills called the citizens to arms aror There are about of ot these sturdy t soldiers and although the Kamra vastly out i i b er r hem i Ine Tie outcome outcome 61 06 of Ibe con conflict h filet cannot be doubtful doubtful- doub The The- little republic of has hai ha hasan haiB B an B interesting history It IS Is ic peopled d dby by settlers settler who emigrated from the River Free state tate when ben tb that territory was wai annexed by Great Brit Brit- Britain sin ain preferring independence Mixed with the farmen farmers area are a number of ot des des- deserters dec and foreign refugees of ot different de and it goes oes without saying that their treatment of ot the natives has bas not always alway been Just Juit and honor honor- honorable honorable able Their love Jove of ot country and lib lib- liberty lib liberty erty however stands undisputed They have bave even successfully defied the power of ot Great Britain In 1877 the country seized their territory The Boers Boen Boe protested and sent lent a com com- commission commission com mission to London to remonstrate with the government But the representatives representatives tives of ot the little country were treated with contempt and refused a hearing As loon soon as al a the fact tact became known in Transvaal the people armed themselves them them- selves elvel and took possession of Heidel Heidel- Heidelberg Heidelberg Heidelberg berg They elected Paul Kruger president and established a form of ot government The English government sent Rent out a large force to quell the insurrection and it came cameto cameto to a battle at The British outnumbered the Boers Boen but after eight hours bours of hard fighting the former fled fied In hopeless confusion having lost their commander and the greater part of their men The Hoer Boers were then granted Independence The people of the Transvaal are mostly agriculturists ti They have but bot few factories and care nothing for any export or Import trade They have vast herds berdi of cattle and raise ralie large of wheat and oora corn which they grind and consume themselves Their clothing prefer 1 I is made home-made and they pre pre- prefer pre fer ter the independence and quietude of at farming g life lite to the noise nolle ot of the cities citleR Every Boer farm tarm farmis supplying ing Is complete in itself supply supply- ing push necessaries of life Hie as aa a are required Slowly these pioneers pioneer are pushing their way towards toward the Interior of the continent never retreating and cruel oruel though the war now raging may maybe maybe be beit it mu must t be looked upon a as one of ot the steps towards toward redeeming Africa from savagery and making room for tor an ad- ad advanced ad advanced civilization |