The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-13


meets at noon today It IL evident the Boer
advance will be in full swing. Judging
from present appearances, tho Bosrn are
preparing for simultaneous invasion At
Ave separate points Laings Mex. Kimber-
ley. vrsburg. Mafeking and Lohatst.
Therefore II IL almost impossible to guess
the plan of campaign A dispatch from
Durham. dated Thursday evening at
o'clock announces that the Beers setsed
Alhertsna station and demanded the keys.
which were delivered to them by the sta
tion master. who reached I.adysmith on .
trolley car. The excitement at Lady
smith is increasing. and the troops ara
ready TO act at moments notice.
No News Of Eaxasenents Yet.
1t IL now definitely known that the Brit
ish government sent no Anal proposals. to
Pretoria. The TransvaArs ultimatum fore
stalled that intention. 50 far ~ news re-
eeived thus far shows. no shot has yea
hcen fired. The evacuated district be-
tween Chariestown and Newcastle, Natal.
has an area OF 10000 square miles. and
| consists chiefly of hllly moor iapds. sparse
| ly populated.
The Jacohsdals command Of the Free
| State Beers ID marching on the Moddsr
| river.
Anti-nraatsh 1eellng.
| Tiers ID no abatement IN the untt- -Uue.
| lish feeling on the continent Tns Tima1'
| Berlin correspondent declares that the
| German nation AZ . whole II unfriendiy
| to England. and that thers would Be re-
| joicing on all sides II England should suf-
fer disaster or damage. just ~ he people
were ready to rejoice had America sur
fsred defeat At the hands Of Spain.
Doers Ready % Cress DePAss.
The Daily Mail correspondent at Lobatia,
telegraphing on Wednesday. says:
The Beers are on the border preparing
to cross at o'clock today. messenger
sent to the Beers. asking them to spare
the women and children, has been de-
tanned.
Fands for the Refugees.
Five Of the leading South African FIRMS
In London have subscribed $4,000 each to
the lord mayors fund for the relief Of
refugees The directors Of Sir Thomas
Liptons company have decided to ac-
qulesce in . suggestion cabled by him
from New York that all reservists on
the compsny's pay roll be given half
pay during their absence and be resn-
stated in the companys employ after
hostiiities are ended.
HfSaa =. Msxim's Views.
Hiram g. Maxim. chief engineer and
director OF the Maxim Ncrdsnfeidt Gun
and Ammunition Company. Limited. In
an interview today said:
80 far a. I am aware. the Beers pos
sess thirty Maxims but she British
has always proved source of weakness
rather than strength 10 the burxhers.'s
After warmly approving srmored trains
and pointing out how useful they had
been TO the Americans in the Philippines.
he raid:
THE Roers remind me Of the people of
the Southern states Of tho American
union They are excellent nnarksmsn ard
where In the world. However. none ever
fought better than the Soutberners. and
yet they lost Just so viii England van-
assisss the Beers II you want TO know
what the EnEiiss-speakinx racss can do,
look arrcss the Atlantic and see what
America has dome"
Conysghsm Greese Takes Leave.
AsPrstoria dispatch dated October II.
sent via Lurerxo Marques. a. telegraph
Communication between the Cape. and
Natal. - undoubtedly interrupted. says:
rauypgham Greene this afternoon said
goodbye 10 President Krager and his Of
fesass In his private capacity. He and
his star win leave tomorrow by two spe-
ciai trains.
Martial law WAS proclaimed at O'Clock
this afternoon. and British residents
without permits nnast leave the Transvaai
within eight days
Asaaith ON Americas rvseaapsaess.
Henry Herbert Aaesslsh. former home sse-
r%sary. speaking as Sewburgt this sssn-
Ing en the TransYaai situation. and refer
ring 30 the attssa5e abroad said
Tho Americans have moi ssrgofssr ani
believe they Will not foFzet fse atsfiuis
which this eossntr9 almost Atone among
the astisnx. assumed towards them recently
when they were enduring times Of ertsis
and emergency similar "a those which seem
now before ia The sympashy shown IN
shnse hours OF danger and nerd engsndssed
. warmth q gratitude ami. might say
ai*o. tenderness 81 s<ntsmens which II n,
lees x~nuss~ ard ssrsng between the nsttosss
thar b~smxen in9svs4uass
Locking b4ehwAro sw3 years. there IL
nsshsnx naic5 ~ have mora sesxon 10 eon-