Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-03
OUTLANDER PREDICTS DESPERATE
THINGS If THERE IS WAR.
B0ER CAMPAIGN DECIDED UPON
NINE GENERALS TO BE IN COMMAND
OF THE FORCES.
Rigid Censorship Maintained Over All
Transvaal Press DiKpntchcs-Re-
port That Beers HIVE Cap
tured Dundee Is With
out Confirmation.

LONDON, Oct. 2-No conflrma ton Is OBJ
tainable from any source of the report COLI
tained i'll dispatch to the Exchange Tel
esrapn Company that the Beers have cap
tured Dundee.
No exceptional activity was shown at the
government offices to-day. Mr.. Chamber
lain and the Earl of selborne were absen;
from the colonial Office, but Lord Lans-
downe. General Lord Wolseley and Gen
eral Sir Evelyn Wood were busily engag-
ed at the war office. General Sir Redvers
builer called at the war office this after
noon and a special board meeting was held
Naturally, nothing of the discussion was
made public. but it is understood that Gen
eral Sir Redvers Butler will not proceed
for the Cape until next week, except in
case OF unforeseen developments.
Many members of parliament are re-
turning 10 town in anticipation Of an early
sutnmoning OF the house of parliament. II
Is the general impression that, although
some speakers may express disapproval OF
the government, few VIII go to the extreme
OF voting against the required credit.
A letter from an outiander received in
birmingham was published to-day. If 1t
reflects the general feeling of the British
residents In Johannesburg they must be
IN an awful funk. The writer says:
If it comes to fight, 1 believe the
Beers will make a massacre of it, blow
johannesburg to bits and shoot US on
sight; In fact, have been told SO by one
i'll Office
Reports from various arsenals and gar
risons In Great Britain testify to the act
I've continuance of military prepara tions
Ihe reserves have received preliminary
notice to be prepared, and several regi-
ments have been notified to hold them
Selves in readiness for active service.
Ihe Morning Post again complains edi-
t3ri,aliy t6,a that, although the government put
their hands to the plow III July, October
mas arrived without visible progress hav-
ing been made. The paper asks what they
are waiting for. and expresses the opinion
!hat the eXpectant attitude maintained
Is hardly consonant with the high sound
ing words that have been used.''
me Chronicle, which has lately been ad-
vocating the policy of sending an imperial
commssioner-suggest for the post the
Marquis of Dufferin and Ava-to meet
PRESIDENT Kruger and try to arrange mat
ters To-day, argues that the ministers now
see the mischief which Mr.. Chamberlain
mas brought on the country
"A special dispatch from Pretoria says
that General Jan kock will command the
mandant Cronje on the southwestern and
General Schalliburger on the eastern from
tier, while General Malan will be in COM
mand at Rustenburg. Altogether, there will
umns.
A complete plan of campaign has been
| arranged with the Orange Free State
A rigorous censorship Is maintained over
all press kilograms.
President Kruger addressed the troops
which started for the Natal border on
Saturday. appealing to their patriotism and
wishing them Godspeed Fighting is ex-
pected by Wednesday.
dispatch from Durham. Natal, timed
l0:i5 o'clock this morning. reports that ali
trains from the Transvaal are arriving
tWenty-four hours late. having been
obliged to give place to Tie Boer military
trains.
1t is added that the trains which ar
rived last evening were packed and that
the station was besieged by friends of the
passengers. The latter said they had en-
dured great hardships and had been sub
jected to insults by the Beers
The dispatch. continuing. says that ex-
citement is increasing at Durham. The
streets are tErOnged with animated crowds
and the impression prevails that the Boe RS
may commence hostiities Tomorrow AL
together, over 1.9C0 Natal volunteers have
gone to the front. Trains from Lourenzo
Marquee. Delagoa bay. are bringing eror-
nous crowds. principally miners. A Boer
commander has arrived at the border town
of Comantipoort.
The British government is chartering a
large number of steamers, evidently for
| the purpose of transporting an army CORPS
The steamers Pavornia. of the Cunard line
and Bavarian, of the Allan line, are among
those already taken.