The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-10-06

London. October 4.-The mosi inter
esting announcement in connection with
rO1e Transvaal crisis today ts ttsak The
chancellor of the excheQuer. RI. Hon.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach. has already
sanctioned the provisional expendHurs.
of G3, 600, 600. and that the governrncrS
w1ll not exceed that limit without AL
! ahority from parliament wthach wiz De
asked to vote a sum no. exceeding cs,-
600, 600.
A meeting Of the war board today dis
cusSsed and drew up arrangements no,
ensure the safety OF the route from
Durham TO Lodngs Mex so that large
bodies OF troops may. on debarkatfon.
be rapidly Forwarded up the country to
| THE front without confusion or crowd
| ing ait the base.
1t is stated tonight that the war Of
| flee has decided that the army corps
| for service in South Africa SHAH be
much larger than originally estimated
| and that it now consists Of over 40 900
| men. The preparations for the dis
patch of This force, including the char
| te1ing OF big ocean liners. Is steadily
| and satisfactorily proceeding.
The press association Fean7ns thai the
dispatch drawn UP by the cabinct on
! Friday was still unsent UP to thfs
| evening.
On the other hand, a belegram from
| Brussels gives from a well informed
| source, the news that DIR. Leyds. the
| representative in Europe OF the south
| African republican, has received con-
| tirmation of the report that President
| Kruger had addressed an ultimatum
| to Great Britain demanding The with
| drawal of the British forces from the
| frontier within forty-eiglht hours and
that IL was delivered on Monday. This
| report, however, still lacks official con-
| firnatfon. The confidence OF THE mill
tary authorities at the Cape Is shown
by a dispatch received tonight from
Cape Town, which stated that nit a con-
| ference between the military author-
ties there and eneral Sir gorge Stewart
| White, V. c.. who wiz command the
British forces in Natal, and the lfeu-
tenant general, Sir Frederick Walker.
held to consider the situation, General
| White expressed himself as confident
that theBritish would be able to pre-
sent af orce sufficient to repei any at
ltack.
General White, who intended to GO 10
4 Durham on board a warship. has now.
in order to save time. abandoned the
idea and wiz go by train tonight.
A line steamer left Lourenzo Mar
quez. DelagUsa bay, today with twd q
hundred Rand refugees. Large nun
bers We're left behind and AL trains al
crowded with those taking part In tn
exodus from the Transvaal.
A dispatch from Nolksrust says IL 9
Boer camp on the Natal border now
comprises 5000 men and rs growing
daily. The camp breathess a religious
fevor.
Confirmation of yesterdays report
of the acquisition by the Trarrsvaaa au-
thorities Of 500, 900 pounds in gold which
was on the way to Cape Town from
johannesburg was received today
A London news agency publishes n
despatch from Parts saying 81 w. rum
ored there that a semi official exchange
OF views is proceeding between Russia.
France and ermany with reference to
the Transvaal crisis
"A special dispatch from New Castle.
Natal, dated Wednesday says: The
Beers have left the Uaager at Voiks-
rust and are moving toward the from
tier. The situation fs most critical.
The magistrates and municipal officers
nave assembled i'm the town hail to con-
coct measures for the defense Of the
, sbwn against an expected attack All
, the women and children have been or
dered TO leave for the interior Of Ma
tai"