Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-01
Beers Will Probably Begin the
War This Week
KRUGER CANNOT BACK DOWN
War Preparations Are Being Rushed by
Great Britain and the TransvaaI.
Bur2her Regiments Already
." Marching to the Front.
tBv Telegraph.)

(By Telegrapsl)
Copyright 1899, the Associated press)
LONDON, Sept. 30.---Wtsr rrsN seems
certain.
The extraordinary delay of the Beers
il. taking a hostile initiative, as printed
Gu. in the dispatch to the .Assncia ted
Press September %. is still. 4 pacific cir
constance. but it has doubtful signti-
canoe when compared with the genuine
and far reaching preparations they are
E,alling for hcsti1ities.
AS frequently mentioned in these dis
patches, the attitude Of the British gov
eminent in always insisting upon SOW
ereisn power has practically undergone
no change throughout the entire nego-
ti&tions. Every stage has deperdel
Upon Presidcn, Kruger.
CANNOT BACK DOWN
If he would not back down when the
British demands We're less sweepingly
expressed. he can scarcely do so now.
v hen they are formulated with almost
brutal frankness The negotiations, ac-
curdinG to President Frugers own
statements. and judging from all the
available information. seem to have
reached an impasse. Rurnors of the in
reference of foreign power continue
| to crop up, 5ut the most sanguins
scarcely believe this would turn tbs
British from their determination, evil
dent from the first. TO attempt to COM
Pei President Kruger 20 submit abso-
lutely to their terms thou gh speculation
is rife regarding the awkward compli-
cations which might ensue, by German
Or Russian diversion, in various parts
OF the globe.
Bereft OF the countless, confusing
phrases, due to secrecy regarding the
intentions of the governments involved
and the contradictory reports from the
| troubled territory the most probable
solution of the present situation seems
this; The Beers, who7nust have plain
| ~ seen the efforts of the British gov
eminent to avert hostlities until the
arrival of reinforcerEents. having
weeks ago planned a campaign will PUT
it in action, perhaps as early as this
week.
PROBABLE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
They will probably avoid engay,-
ments, deycting their energies to the
destruction OF property and the capture
o. prisoners. perhaps. including raid
on Delagoa bay. It seems unlikelyr.at
other passes OF that boundary, for the
simple reason that these points ore so
openly talked about as their probable
points OF aggression. keenest observers
renewing e TO nDe more likely that the
Boers will operate through Zululand.
| thus creating 4 diversion Of the 15,0OO
british troops, now chiefly massel at
l-adysmith Of in it's nelghborhood II
me meanwhile, or perhaps previous TO
this, British army corps. consisting
or 10000 men or more. will be sent ont
Parliament Will be summoned and no
doubt the necessary supplies Will be
granted. though there will be some l.ot
debating. 4
NO HOPE FOR PEACE.
Were peace dependent merely ,,por
matters Of suzerainty OF the franchise
there might be some hope that host;li-
YES may ne averted at the last moment
Eut the Associated Press learns that
apparently there is truJh in what tba
peace party papers have often limited
at that is to say, the underlying mo-
i've actuating the British govern,nnnt5
throughout the negotia items has been
me suppression of what they have reas
- 10 pelleve was faT-reaching con-
sp1racy for the establishment Of a
Lutef federation from the Zambezi 10
the Cape The authority for this state
ment is Mr. chamberiin himself
DUTCH FARMERS Up IN ARMS.
LONDON, Sept 3O.-The Times cor
respondent at Cape Town says he
learns that the Dutch farmers through
out the Queenstown district have
1ranVaal Mausers and am,nunit ion
Inc strip OF colonial territory from
Whlsh the most danger is appre hande0
IS Coiesburg. across to Aiwal-Nortn.
as 1t lies along the extreme southern
BORDERS CT the Orange Free state.
alttouSn the country west and sOut ~
west Is manly Dutch, it gives no anx-
ety -
The Beer reply had not reached the
cclonial office at noon much to the as
tohlshment of the officials who remain
eu y Guty al night expecting it's arrival
PREPA RATION1S MORE ACTIVE.
Ii possible. the war preparations arc
more. active than ever AT Soutaan1p-
ION thefe was scene Of considerable
excitement, two transports leaving thar
port today. Further contingents Of
troops or various arms, on a third
transport. left the Mersey this after
noon. No.
Four liners were chartered at Liver
Pool. this morning to call at Naples.
where each vessel WIZ embark 5000
mules. SN>>' $500
HORSES REou1s1T1oNED.
y despatch received this eyaniner
lfahif johannesburg says the Trans
vaal government officials today renuis-
llloned 100 horses. provisions and g.en
eral equipment Tor the 'burghars.
horses We're even recluisitioned from
1he streets and stables and the town de-
pleted .4> - >'.ls
The West Rand Commando ,f 6os
men, started for the front this morning
ana the Johannesburg corps of $50 men
is following - =
ACTIVE war prepare tons are being
made throughout the country. In ihe
1neanlme business is stagnanr and the
exodus Of cutlanders continues.
Weather Forscaxe. nv
WASHINGTON. Sept 3O-Forecss