The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-02
TUESDAY NAMED AS DAY.
Continued from page L,

Standard at New Castle, Natal. dsscrib-
ing the flight from Johannesburg. saws:
The train occupied nearly twice its
usual time, owing to stoppages to al
low precedence to trains going with
burghers to the front. The passengers
suffered great inconvenience, particu-
larly the women and children. being
unable to get food The men were.
drenched with the rain in the open
trucks.
British and Dutch were being COM
Wandered when left, and their goods
were being seized. So tar as / can learn.
there are undoubtedly at least 10000
armed Beers. well horsed, at different
points on the border. especially in the
direction of Natal. They boast of their
intention of invading Natal on Wednes-
day next and of sweeping the British
into the sea. It certainly looks as
though Natal would be invaded in
force.
The burghers seem sturdy folk They
are dressed in a variety of costumes.
The chief defect discernible is the large
number of officials of inferior physique
who accompany the troops These are
likely to prove a source of weakness.
From johannesburg 10 Volksrust the
greatest enthusiasm seemed to prevail.
1t is estimated that 10000 Beers, with
field guns now command all the
heights within a fifteen-mile radius
from Charlestown.'
Are Determined to Fight.
The Daily Telegraph Publishes a dis
patch from Pretoria, giving the Boer
view of the situation. Its correspond
ent saws:
Young and old are fully determined
to fight, whatever may be said to the
contrary. Large numbers of English
and other Outlanders have enrolled
themselves in defense of their adopted
country. The highest government Of
fcials throw all the blame of hostilities
on the British government. They would
gladly avoid war if that were possible.
and they could have done so, they say.
had there been a grain of friendliness
in the British dispatches. Even now
President Kruger would personally APP
peal to the queen and Lord Salisbury.
but that such an act would be con-
strued as weakness
Beers Practice Witchcraft.
The special correspondent of the Daily
Mail at Pietermaritzburg. Natal. de-
scribing a train journey with a Boer
command, SAYS;
The burghers were hilarious and in
suited the passengers, and fired from
the carriages at two burghers. thus
killing each other. Their firing also
broke the telegraph wire, thus facilitat-
ing the escape of fugitives from johann
nesburg. They are now preventing the
receipt of kilograms by ordering. their
detention at VolksruSt.
The Basutoland natives have been
engaged for a week or so in practicing
witchcraft, preparing TO go on the war
path. The ceremonies consisted of slow
iy torturing to death oxen representing
the Beers and the Brit sh. These sacri-
fees, according TO the native reports.
indicated that the Beers would be vic
torious."
The special correspondent of the
Morning Post at Pietermaritzburg
says: Il understand that Commandment
General Joubert will not command in
the field. He intends TO return to Pre-
toria. His hurried visit to the from;
was to hold the young Beers in cheek.
of the executive council
will command the Beers on the Delag5a |
Bay frontier"