The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-28

South Africa to buy campaign provisions.
Proof accumulates Of the existence of
a great Dutch conspiracy against British
supremacy in South Africa. The Free
State is believed to be involved, and there
is no doubt that the Orange government
Is counting on war. Many Beers in
northern provinces of Cape Colony are
joining our probable enemies. The two
republics together will be able to muster
$4,000 men, nominally mounted. l have
learned that the Free State intends to put
10000 men into the field
An American, j. G. Hall, has been ap
pointed editor of the Johannesburg Star,
in the absence of Mr.. Moneypenny, who
crossed the border to avoid a warrant is
sued for his arrest by the authorities Of
the Transvaal. Immediately upon the
outbreak of hostilities it is expected the
Star and Leader will be suppressed Sew
eral Johannesburg papers have already
suspended publication.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily News says:
THE pass of Laings Mex will be occu-
pied tomorrow Thursday with sufficient
strength for present needs, under the be-
lief that the Beers will attack Natal i'm
mediately, hoping to forestall the landing
of the Indian contingent"
MAY BE INTERFERENCE.
NJ de Blowitz, the Paris correspondent
of the Times, who mentions a rumor in
circulation that hostilities have already
broken out in South Africa, says:
TOO much reliance should not be placed
upon assertions that no European power
will interfere in the struggle. Nothing
will be certain until the war is actually
in progress, and it may be that the unan-
unity of the European papers in asserting
the neutrality of continental Europe is
a device to induce the Transvaal not to
recede.
BOERS ON THE MOVE.
The Johannesburg correspondent Of the
Daily Chronicle says fifty trucks filled
with armed Beers and twenty with horses
left for the border by way of Eldansfon-
tein. The plan of campaign drawn up at
Pretoria proposes to employ corps of
1900 men to defeat the slender force in
Rhodesia and to hand the territory over
to the natives. 1t is hoped that a force
of 10000. burghers will be sufficient to
rush the Natal border, capture forts and
hold them to prevent the landing of Brit
ish reinforcements. The Beers rely upon
having supplies enough to last them for a
year. They expect before year has
expired that Russia will intervene by
creating a diversion in some part of the
British dominions. All the burghers count
privately Oh ieCe1H4hS SuPPO4E AAOAAA
Cape Colony.
STILL TALK PEACE.
BLOEMFONTEIN, Sept. 27.-The Volk-
sraad of the Orange Free States has
unanimously resolved to instruct the gov
ernment to use all means to ensure peace
without violating the honor and inde-
pendence Of the Free State and the Trans
Va9l In a further resolution the Volks-
raad declared its opinion that war would
be an error, and declared that the Free
State would faithfully fulfil It's obiga-
tons to the Transvaal, in view OF the
existing political alliance.
At Liverpool it is asserted that the
White Star steamer B5itanntc and others
have been engaged as transports to carry
troops to South Africa.
A run is commencing on the banks in
the Transvaal and the Orange Free State.
The Daily Mail publishes the following
from Pfetermaritzburg, Natal:
"a number of the rand companies have
decided to pass dividends until the crisis !
is over, in view of the possibility Of hay
ing to replace machinery damaged bv
war"
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail says:
''The Beers, I believe, will construe the
occupation of Laings Mex as an act of
hostility
British memters of the Cape house
assembly freely criticise Englands un-
preparedness, and predict serious re-
verse, followed by a grave rising Of |
colonists in adjoining republics, namely, |
at Albert Aliwal North, Burghersdorp, |
Colesburg, Hanover and other places to |
the northword which have been we'll
armed by the republic. This is no fairy |
tale, but an honest opirion of members |
Of parliament here.
There has been an enormous run upon
ravolvers. The price of Mausers has ad- |
vanced from 97 to e22. Supplies of all |
kinds are quickly bought up. President
steyn' it is said, is about to send his fam
lily to the Cape'