New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-04
BOTH SIDES ON GUARD.
ENGLAND AND THE TRANSvAAL AWAIT
ING HOSTILTIES
FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR DISPATCH
OF TROOPS FROM GREAT BRITA1N-AP-
PEAL TO THE PREMIER-ENG-
LIsHMEN MALTREATED.

LISIMEN MALTREATED.
London, oct. 3-There are no new develop
ments in the Transvaal situation Arrange
ments for the dispatch Of stores and men
continue. quantity OF balloon material has
been sent to South Africa. the War ONCE CON
siderng that military ballooning Will prove Of
the greatest value in the kind OF warfare
pected in South Africa. The chartering Of trans
ports IS still gong on. Five vessels Of the Gu
nard line now engaged and the Nomadic was
also taken.
one result Of the war scare IS an advance Of
I shilling to Is pence in the price asked for the
wheat offered in the Lynn market to-day.
A telegram from Paris announces that VI. Ar
maud, President OF the international Arbitration
and Peace League has sent appeal to Lord
Salisbury entreating him to choose a Power to
act with Power chosen by the Transvaal with
the object Of averting war.
The War Office it is reported. has received an
offer from TWO thousand officers and men Of the
Cuban army for service in the Transvaal
According to a dispatch from Lourenzo Mar
quez Portuguese East Africa a crowd of Beers
who were assembled at the Machadorp station.
forced the refugee passengers 10 take off hats
during the singing Of Boer national air. and
severely matreated several Englshmen. stab
bing one and kicking and trampling upon
others IT is reported there also that two women
were assaulted at the Paardekop station by
the Beers. one being struck in the face by
rife showed through the railway carriage win
dow, and the other struck by an assailants
fists.
HOLDING BACK GOLD SHIPMENTS.
Iloyds publishes report that gold valued
at $500 900 in transit has been detained by the
Transvaal authorities
Although the nassing Of the Beers In all
directions inevitably increases the tension. and
while constant military orders are being issued
here. progress seems slow and It must still be
weeks before Great Britain will he in a position
to strike although it is believed that the British
troops now at the front or near it, are sufficient
to protect British territory
The Government Is certainly not showing any
signs Of haste in sending an utimatum. This
is probably due to a recognition that Great
Britain is not yet ready to substitute force for
negotiation. and the Cabinet, therefore, is Civ
ing TO the Transvaal every chance to accept the
latest British proposals.
Montagu White. Consul General FOR the South
African Republic in London. said this morning
that he teegraphed to President Kruger yester-
day. urging him 90 make personal appeal 70
Lord Salisbury. dwelling upon the iniQuity Of
the war and proposing a scheme as a basis Of
further negotiations.
He said he momentariy expecting to hear
that the Transyaal Government was sending
ar utimatum to Great Britain declaring the
dispatch Of troops cause for war. when ne
would he compelled to close his Offices Mr..
White added a curious statement to the effect
that a representative Of one Of the largest cani-
tallsts Of the Rand had called upon him this
morning and asserted that IL was known in cap
itaist circles that Lord Salisbury had deter
mined there should not be war and had IN
structed tie Secretary Of State for the Colonies.
Joseph Chamberlain to send a dispatch 10
South Africa giving further assurances with
regard TO the British desire 10 respect the com
plete independence Of the Transvaal 40 con-
frmation Of this can he obtained I'm official cir
cles.
no REASSURING NEWS.
The dispatches from South Africa are largely
a repetition Of those # last week. Advices from
Newcastle, Natal report that telegraphic com
munication is interrupted beyond Charlestown.
whore the stores have been looted by the natives
since the departure Of the whites.
\ dispatch from Durham. Natal announces
that the Beers are expected to take the aggres-
sive to-day. The most alarming rumors are
anoat there respecting their intentions
Stories OF the movements Of Beers and British.
Of the hurried muster and dispatch Of troops on
both sides. have come from other points A tele-
gram from Ladysmith, Natal. says that the
Orange Free State troops have occupied and
closed Bothas Pass. on the Free State border,
and that Commandant Allrche, chief Of the
Flee State artillery. is proceeding in the direc-
tion Of Kimberley with considerable force Of
artillery. Another force OF artillery. under Com
inandant Boning. has gone to Harrismth, while
Comnandant Smit commands force Of artillery
en- route for Krocnstadt.
The latest news received from johannesburg.
filed there yesterday, indicates that the last
rush Of Europeans to leave the town has
occurred. They occupied every possible inch on
the trucks There IS considerable anxiety with
regard 10 the few who remain behind as com
munication seems TO be cut or
ADVICE TO BRITISH TO DEPART.
The Mining Commissioner stated officially that
the proclamation Of September % relative to
the protection Of miners had been Withdrawn
and ne therefore. advised all the British 10 leave
as soon as possible.
The British steamer Lapoora. now in the
transport service. arrived last evening at Dur
ban. Natal with field artillery. hospital corps
ard commissariat stores. from India. Ihe
troops were promptly disembarked and sent by
train up the country.
The Natal authorities have announced that no
more mails will be dispatched to the IransVaa
until further notice Last Fridays mail was
sent back from the frontier
A Bloemfontein dispatch says that the orange
Free state Government has gazetted an alien
exrulsion law. and also a law forbdding the ex-
mort Of grain. stock and other necessaries with
a,,, a hermit Communicating is proceeding
there at a lively rate. commando from Bloem-
fontein is assembling to-day at BansoleL
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