Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-20
Determined ON WAR
Beers in the Transvaal Do Not Ex.
pect Peace and Are Prepared
For War.
Have Plans Laid for Action as Soon
as British Ultimatum Is
Received.
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Britain Has Called a Cabinet Coun.
Gil and Will Await Its
Decision.

London, Sept. 20.-Great Britain's re-
lations with the Transvaal remain un-
changed. So far as the former is con-
cerned, the situation is not likely to
take a new phase until after Fridays
cabinet council. Whether the Beers will
be content to wait even that long be-
fore ending the suspense with hostin-
ties appears open to great deal Of
doubt.
The second edition of the Post con-
tains dispatch from Pietermaritz-
burg, Natal, saying: Never knew the
situation to be graver The Beers only
await two days rain on the Veldt be-
fore beginning hostilities, with deter
mined war, and consider that they can
expect nothing else, after the last dis
patch, and are prepared to face the
consequences" The correspondent de-
scribes in detail the Beers elaborate
border preparations. which include the
Selling of Majuba, Laingsneck and New
Castle, Natal, the moment an ultima
tum arrives. Continuing, he says the
Portuguese officials have arrested some
Boer officials on the charge Of OBJ
structing Laager on Portuguese terri
tory.
Chamberlain spent the day at the CO.
lonial office and looked completely worn
out by anxiety.
The presence of Orange Free State Of
ficers at Pretoria is confirmed.
Cape Town, Sept. 2O.-The arrest of
Boer officials by the Portuguese is re-
garded as likely to create serious COM
plications. A band of women are pre-
pairing peace appeal to Queen Vic
toria.
issued late yesterday afternoon for
cabinet council, which, it is understood,
Will be held Friday This is regarded as
the result OF the visit of Lord Salisbury
to London, whittier he came yesterday
afternoon, remaining at the foreign Of
fice for two hours. Mr.. Chamberlain
was present in the building at the same
time. and it is presumed that the sum-
monses were the result of their joint de-
liberation. The lack of all excitement
in official circles bears evidence to the
deliberate manner in which the highest
officials are handling the crisis. Nor is
it by any means certain that the cabi-
net council will edopt extreme meas
ures, in spite of the uncompromisng
nature of the Boer reply. This delibera-
ton on the part of the government is
interpreted, not only in London, but in
other European capitals, as desire on
the part of Great Britain to gain time
while the transports are hurrying to
Cape Colony. Even rumors of a move
ment of the Beers across the Natal bor-
der apparently fail to excite the militia
ry authorities here, who profess at least
not to fear such contingency for the
present. In the meantime the move
ment of troops proceeds. The Royal
West Sussex Regiment left yesterday
for Malta. where it will replace the
First Border Regiment, which goes by
the steamer to Natal. 1t is announced
that the British tirst-class protected
cruisers Terrible and Powerful have
both been ordered to the cape. They
have reliefs on board capable of form
ing naval brigade of 1000 men. The
steamer Jelunge will take 500 troops
bound for Natal today, and she will em-
Dark rifle brigade at the island OF
Crete for the cape.
According to a dispatch from Durham.
Natal, the premier of the colony says
that the alarm of the people of Natal at
the unprotected condition of the border
towns is quite upwarranted, and that
all efforts to incite the Zulus have
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