Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-12

Cape Colony. 1t Is believed that the gar
rison is well able to .hold It's own. Inc /
fact Is focalled that, in 1891 when the Brlt- /
lsh were standing on the defensive, they
were almost invariably successful
In the course OF a debate In the Cape
House Of Assembly last evening, regarding
the allegations OF Boer matreatment Of |
refugees from the Transvaal the premier,
Mr. Schreiner. implored the House not to
believe the newspapers in this particular,
'So far as | know" he said, there Is no
truth In the statement that the orange free
State railway officials have committed brutal
assaults upon refugee passengers ana me
! officials deny these statements On the
other hand, the reports OF outrage and Insult
are plentifully corroborated.
| Sir Alfred Miner governor Of Cape Colony
and British high commissioner in south
Africa, has issued a proclamation declaring
all persons abetting the enemy in state OF
war with Great Britain to be guilty OF high
treason. ,s 49,. s.-
The Beers are expected to occupy New
castle, Natal, tomorrow morning CThursday)'
Conyngham Greene, the British diplomatic
agent in the Transvaal, is expected to leave
Pretoria this evening wednesday,.
PRETORIA oct.'l1.-The German detach-
ment has posted big gun on the Free
StateNatal border in position to aid
Wakkerstromm Five hundred burshers as
sisted in hauling the gun up steep and al
most inaccessible activity.
Some or the iaugers are flying the Irish
flag with the flags OF the Transvaal and the
orange Free State.
The news OF the Boer ultimatum and OF the
character of the demands evoked at first
only incredulity When the report was con-
firmed incredulity gave way to feeling OF
stupor, which was shortly replaced by anger
at the impertinence of the document. Then
followed signs OF relief at the relaxation of
the long tension and the final clearing up OF
the situation by an ultimatum Although
the progressves do not profess to desire
war for wars sake, there is universal be-
lief that only war can effect settlement.
The Official Gazette today contains
proclamation calling upon all burghers
domiciled outside the republic without per-
mission of the government to present them
selves forthwith to their respective COM
mandants for service, failing which they
will be punished by fines varying from G1O0
to $500, or by Imprisonment and conflsca-
tiOn of property.
Experiments have shown that an
armored train can be pierced like tissue
paper by Creusot guns.
The Official Gazette today contains the
confiscation law, approved by the Volksraad
September 90 adopting the mining article in
the gold law, eliminated last year, empower
ing the government to confiscate claims and
mines belonging to persons convicted of
treason or conspiracy against the state.
CongrntuIntc kruger.
PRETORIA, Oct. 10.-(E,alayed in Trans
on.)-Prcsident Krugers birthday was
annoupCed this morning with a salute in camp
and a general display OF flags throughout
the town. There was no official reception,
but the foreign representatives called upon
the president. The British diplomatic agent,
Conyngham Greene, was represented by the
secretary of the agency.
5 Congratulatory kilograms were received by
the president from all parts of South Africa
and Europe. In the course Of the morning,
: addressing a body Of burghers who called
Immediately befor4 setting out for the front,
the president impressed upon them that they
must not trust in themselves, but should
e place all their reliance upon God, who di-
rects every bullet
You must keeptlp your courage" he said
"and remember that in former days that
although our enemies were numerous, COM
l paratively few burghers fell, -
The burghers departed singing the Boer
1 national airs. -y
IETERMARITzBURG, Natal, Oct. III
! The Basutos are becoming restless ant
| congregatng ON the border.
PIETERMARITTRURG, Natal, Oct. 10
4 delayed in Transmission)-Al concede thai
q active operations are merely matter Of
o few days, and perhaps of a few hours The
a Beers rapidly reinforcing on the border
i and becoming more warlike. "A considerable
@ | section of the Sandspruit force has ap
q preached nearer the frontier and another
: has approached nearer Utrecht. 1t is an
h | nounced that General Prinzloo has beer
formally appointed commandant general o
l. the Orange Free State forces and he ha
IL established headquarters at Albertina.
1t BLOEMFONTEIN, Oct 1.-THE Orang
% Free State and Transvaal officials held
It conference regarding the time limit OF th
|, | Boer utimatum. The Transvaal wanted t,
o allow only twenty-four hours, but the Ere
n eight hours, this view prevailing.
h 1t is not believed here that any forma
d declaration of war will be made.
"a Yesterday afternoon the governor Of Natal
Is Sir w. Francis Healy Hutchinson, with Gen
eral Sir George White and General Symons
,e received deputation Of outlanders. VIII
O. offered to enrolr.3,O0O volunteers from anon
l. the refugees. The authorities promised t
N assist the undertaking.
y LOURENZO MARQUEE, Oct. 10Th
ly British thiro-cass cruiser Philomel has re
turned after following the French vesse
q Entire Rios Captain Cannon, from Havrt
ir August 20, for South Africa The cruise
l. found no ammunition on board. 1t is as
iy serted that all French shipments wer