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Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1899

Page

6

The Transvaal Crisis and Boer Uitlander Struggles

A detailed, opinionated history of Boer migration in South Africa, the rise of the Transvaal, and the tensions between Boers and Uitlanders. The narrative covers English colonization, taxation, displacement, migration to Natal, and the later influx of British and other settlers tied to gold mining. It highlights grievances of Uitlanders in taxation, education, language policy, and political exclusion, culminating in ongoing rebellion and diplomatic friction with Britain.

South Africa South African Republic Cape Colony Mem Aoalp Natal Euesh Port Africa Mr. Gladstone British Empire Great Britain Republic Cape Transvaal Hvingn Johannesburg Exeliah Asaeexor Department of Education Rand Giro

Jameson's Ride by the Poet Laureate

A garbled excerpt attributes a poem to Alfred Austin about Captain Jameson and the Transvaal. The stanzaic piece describes the raid, moral debates, civilians in danger, and the defenders' costly stand as they reach the gold reef city, ending with a lament that they were wrong yet not fully to blame.

Jameson Transvaal Alfred Austin Gold-Reef Ives

Schurmann on Arbitration and United States Policy

The article profiles Jacob Gould Schurmann, Cornell president, as a two‑sided scholar and diplomat. It traces his English birth, studies in London Paris Edinburgh Heidelberg, and rise to leading Cornell. It argues for ratifying a pending arbitration treaty as key to U.S. and world peace, noting his role in the Dewey McKinley era and the Philippine commission.

Macaulay Lord Disraeli Jacob Gould Schurmann Cornell University Eithar Seburmeann Prince Edward Island Acadia Nova Scotia Canada Schurmann England University of London Paris University of Edinburgh Diplomatic Corpu Cates Schurmanns Heidelberg United States Great Britain Mattain Lord Salisbury Congress Cleveland McKinley Miss Munro Cornell McCosh Princeton Schutmann McHinney Scchurmann Sehrmann

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