The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-04
LEAVE.
Warlike Preparation
Continues in the
1'ransvaal.
A CURIOUS STORY AFLOAT.
That Lord Salisbury Was
Bound to Prevent War and
Declare independence.
A CURIOUS STORY AFLOAT.

London, Oct. ga dispatch from
Durham, Natal, announces that the
Beers are expected to take the agrees
slVe today. The most alarming rumors
are afloat there. respecting their inten-
tions.
While all the dispatches from South
Africa dwell upon the condition of wild
excitement there and the expected inn
minence of a Boer attack, there is in
reality little change in the situation.
although the massing of the Beers in
all directions Inevitably increases the
tension.
The war Office it is reported has re-
ceived an offer from 1000 officers and
men of the Cuban army for service in
the Transvaal
According to dispatch from Louren-
40 MARQUES, Portuguese East Africa, a
crowd of Beers who were assembled at
the Machadorp station forced the refu-
gee passengers to uncover during the
singing of a Boer national air, and Sc
verely maltreated several Englishmen.
stabbing one and kicking and trampling
upon others. 1t Is said also that two
ladies' have been outrageously assault
ed at Paardekop station by the Beers:
one being struck in the face by rifle
showed through the railway carriage
window and the other struck by her as
sailants' fists
Among the steamers chartered by the
British government today for the pur-
pose OF transport is the Nomadic. Mon
tague White, consul general for the
South African republic in London. told
the Associated Press this morning that
ne telegraphed President Kruger yester-
day urging him to make appeal to Lord
SALISBURY. Mr.. White has added a curl
gus statement to the effect that a rep
IesentatiVe Of one of the largest CAPT.
tallsts of the raand had called upon him
this morning and asserted that II was
known in capitalist circles that Lord
Salisbury had determined there should
not be war and had instructed the sec
retary or state for the colonies. Joseph
Cnamberlain, to wire to South Africa
further assurances with regard to the
British desire to respect the conplete
independence of the Transvaal. No con-
nrmation OF this is obtainable in official
| circles. is''
The dispatches from South Africa are
largely q repetition of those of last
week. Advices from New Castle. Ma.
tai report that Geographic comn1uni
cation is interrupted beyond Charles
town, where the stores have been looted
| by the natives since the departure of
the troops 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
telegram says the Orange Free State
troops have occupied and closed Co
thas Pass. on the Free State border.
ana commandant Allriche, chief of the
Free State artillery, is proceeding in
the din of battle with a considerable
force of artillery. Another force of
artillery, under Commandant Boning.
has gone to Harrismith, while Com
mandant Smith commands a force of
| artillery en- route for Kroonstedt.
The latest news received from To-
hannesburg, filed there yesterday. in
dicates that the last rush of Europeans
to leave the town has occurred. There
is considerable anxiety in regard to the
| people who remain behind, as comrnu-
nication is cut off.
| The Natal authorities have announced
that no more mails will be dispatched
to the Transvaal until further notice.
Last Fridays mail was sent back from
the frontier.
| A Bloemfontein dispatch saws the
Orange Free State government has ga
l'zetted an alien expulsion law, and also
law forbidding the export of grain,
stock and other necessaries without a
permit. Commanding is proceeding
there at lively rate. The commander
of Bloemfontein is assembling today
at Commando from Bloemfontein.