The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10
BRITISH ARMY is PREPARING.
WARLIkE ASPECT BECOMES DAILY
MORE PROMINENT.

Are Being Rapidly Summoned.
Beers Waiting for Proposals. |
Orange Free states Attitude.
London, Oct. 9.-The complete dearth of |
news since afternoon from the Cape on
which all attention is riveted. is poorly |
compensated for by the mass of minor de-
tails published concerning the preparations |
for the dispatch of the army corps. and |
speculation as to the length and charac-
ter of the debates when Parliament meets. |
In official circles there is said to be APP
| prehension that the Radicals will offer pro-
tracted opposition 70 the governments |
policy in South Africa. which will possi- |
bly, make prorogation and Christmas near
neghbors.
Lord Salisbury's whip to the Lords is
sued tonight, says Parliament will deal
| with matters of grave moment.
! The latest dispatch from Lourenzo Mar
quez. relating to the chasing of the steam
er Guelph by the cruiser Philomel caused
some stir, especially as it was announced
that the Guelph had landed at Durham 41f
cases of ammunition for the Beers. There
is pretty general feeling that ammunition
ought not to be allowed to be forwarded
Lord Vantage, president of the British
Red Cross, will shortly issue an appeal
for contributions to aid In the work of the
society, which he says, win provide two
hospital railway trains and hospital
| ship. The Duke of Westminster and Lord
| Vantage have given 1000 each, and Baron
| Rothschid has raised FL 900 among h
| friends.
Eight Months Supplies.
Some indication of the war office esti-
| mate of the duration of the campaign is
| given by the fact that the authorities have
! contracted for eight months supplies of
! bread and other military requisites rem
dered necessary by the absence of the bulk
of the army service corps, whom the war
| office thus evidently calculates will be at
home again by the beginning of May. 1t
| appears that although the war office called
! up 25 900 reserves, only the pick of them,
| some 5000, will be retained with the colors.
The authorities are pleased at the appll-
| cation of a number of reserVists belong
ing to the unmobilized classes. who are
| volunteering for foreign service. The war
Office announces that wives of reservists
will get 6 pence and each child pence
daily while the husbands and fathers are
| retained with the coors.
aBaron Tweedmouth presided at a meet
Ing of the Council of London Radicals
tonight, which, after a speech by Lord
Tweedmouth deploring the unwise policy
of the government whose dispatches, he
| declared, were not couched in conciliatory
terms, adopted a resolution I'm favor of
arbitration and calling upon the govern
ment to take steps tending to the settle
ment of the difficulty with the Transvaal
by negotiations for arbitration.
Making Vast Preparations.
The vastness of Great Bri aims mill
taTy preparations, seemingly out Of
ali proportion to the work in hand
i'm South Africa, was not fully realized by
oa1
that 25000 reserves had already been sum-
moned TO rejoin the colors.
AS a matter of fact, Gen. Sir Redvers
Butler will have command of twice as
many British soldiers as the Duke of Wei
lington, the conqueror of the first Ma
poleon, ever saw collected on one battle
field. The reasons back of this lavish
display are probably a fear of a native
rising and possibly a continuation of the
| advisabihty of showing Europe that Great
Britain is prepared to resent any action
| resulting from the prevalent continental
| III will.
In this connection the action of the
American department of state and the
friendly statements of President McKn-
| ley and Secretary of State Hay published
here are heartily welcomed as a happy
return for Great Britains refusal to sane
| tion continental intervention in the war
between the United States and Spain.
As the Beers failed to attack Natal
|
| ginning to be felt that they are pursuing
a deliberate policy of waiting for the Brit
| ish proposals, remaining in the meantime
on the defensive, i'm the hope of thus win
| ming the sympathes of the world, and
| perhaps the support of other nations, and
| leaving to Great Britain The ignominy of
| starting hostilities.
| If they wait the advance of Sir Redvers
| Butler, 1t IS conceivable that peace will
not be broken during the present year.
Should that prove the case, and should
| the alleged WastaRe in the Boer comman-
does continue the force confronting the
| British commanding general, will be neith-
| er as numerous nor as efficient that
now eucamped along the Natal border.
Steyn Figures in the Case.
Events have thus seemed TO shape
| themselves to secure ample pause for con-
sideration. All the proposals in the cor
| respondence between President Steyn, of
the Orange Free State and Sir Alfred Mil
ner British high commissioner In South
| Africa, show that the negotiations were
| proceeding up to Oct 6, and that neither
despaired Of peace, Sir Alfred Miner say
| ing he was sure a reasonable proposal
would be favorably considered by the
| British government.
| President Steyn's virtual proposal Of a
neutral zone, to be created pending fur
ther attempts at concliation, meets with
| considerable approval.
A runor is current that political inter
est in the situation may shortly Increase,
as il Is alleged that the managers Of the
| Inonist party I'm Great Britain are
| strongly urging the government TO dissolve
| Parliament after the necessary credit is
| voted and go to the electorate in a parla-
mentary general election upon the broad
issue of the governments policy in Solh
| Africa.
The real intentions of the premier the
| Marquis of Salisbury, may be expected 10
| &
| the work of the session. which viii begin
Oct. II, will consist of the Queens speech,
dealing exclusively with the South African
| question, the voting OF the credit and tfe
passage Of an appropriation bill. This will
| occupy three weeks.
The legislative plans OF the government
| will not be disclosed untn Parliament
| meets again in February and no private