The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-10
THE BRITISH RADICALS
Expected to Oppose the Govern
ment's South African Policy.
ONLY FIVE THOUSAND RESERVES

win Be Retained with the Colors-The
Authorities Have Contracted For
| Ei&ht Months Supply OF Bread and
Other Military Requisites.
London. Oct lO.-The dearth Of news
| since yesterday afternoon from the
Cape. on which all attention is rivet-
ted. Is poorly compensated for by the
mass of minor details published con-
corning the preparations for the dis
patch Of the army corps and specula-
ton as to the length and character Of
i, the debates when parliament meets.
In official circles there is said to be
apprehension that the radicals will
offer protracted opposition to the gov
ernment's policy In South Africa,
! which will possibly make propagation
and Christmas near neighbors.
Lord Salisbury's whip to the lords,
issued last night, says parliament will
deal with matters of grave moment.
The latest dispatch from LourenzO
Marques, relating to the chasing of the
the steamer Guelph by the cruiser
Philomel, caused some stir, especially
as 1t was announced that the Guelph
had landed at Durham 414 cases of am
munition for the Beers. There is a
pretty general feeling that ammuni-
ton ought not to be allowed to be fur
warded. The Pail Mall Gazette, re-
ferring to the matter, says:
There is some hope that the am
munition will be seized at Durham, as
Natal possesses a ministry whose 10y
atty is unquestioned. Had not the
Filipinos been given arms by Ameri-
cans with which to fight Spain, Cen
eral Otis would long ago have been
enjoying his ease at home. Similarly
with the Beers, we may have to pay
heavily In blood for the apathy the
Cape government has exhibited in this
matter" A..
Lord Vantage, president Of the Brit
ish Red Cross society, will shortly is
sue an appeal for contributions to aid
in the work of the society, which. he
says. will provide two hospital railway
trains and hospital ship. The Duke
of Westminster and Lord Vantage
have given 1000 each, and Baron
Rothschild has raised G11,0O0 among
his friends.
Some indication of the war Office
estimate OF the duration of the cam
paign is given by the fact that the au-
thorities have contracted for eight
months supply of bread and other
military requisites rendered necessary
by tina absence of the bulk of the army
service corps, whom the war office thus
evidently calculates will be at home
again by the beginning Of May.
1t appears that although the war
office called up $4,000 reservists, only
the pick of them. some 5000, will be
retained with the colors. The authori-
ties are pleased at the application OF
number of reservists belonging to the
unmobilized classes who are volunteer
ing for foreign service. The war Of
flee announces that wives of reservists
will get six pence and each child two
pence daily while the husbands and
fathers are retained with the colors.
The scarcity of news from South At
RIGA appears to be due to a heavy
block on the telegraph lines, which
may mean that the lines are occupied |
by official dispatches, and that nego-
tiatiOns are being actively carried on. |
From Durham 1t is announced that no
code messages will be accepted for any
part of South Africa without the pro-
duction of the codes.
The Daily News this morning pub
fishes the report Of an interview with
Bertram Milford, the South African
tuf fha
the Cape Dutch, in which Mr.. Milford
predicts that victory will only be at-
tanned by the British after a long,
bloody and costly war. He says: THE
Beers will fight like devils. The Jane
son raid reused them, and ever since
they have been preparing for war and
practicing shooting, and they will re-
sist to the bitter end | don't believe
the Beers will incite the natives
against England, but it is impossible
to say what the natives will do. The
Basutos are loyal to the queen, but
hate the Free State. Though it would
be bad thing for white supremacy
If the Basutos were to rise and con-
luer the Free State. yet it would be
hardly possible to prevent them. The
Swazis are equally bitter against the
rransvaal. and it would need little en-
to lead them to attack
he republic. l don't think there is
my danger from the Zulus, but the
Matabele and the Nashonas might try
% repeat the horrors of 1896. All the
published estimates Of the fighting
strength of the Beers are exaggerated.
t does not exceed $4,000 at the out.
ide."
Advices from Pretoria say the
Netherlands railway management as
erts that over 800 carriages and
rucks belonging to the Transvaal are
low in the British colony. According
o these advices the burghers are still
4rriving at Sandspruit, and 1t is esti-
mated that 10000 are now concern
rated there. They are becoming very
much dissatisfied because of their in
ctivity, and heavy rains and bitterly
old weather render the conditions
cry trying for horses and men.
President Kruger, in the course of
n interview yesterday, said he re-
ardeo the situation as very grave,
nd considered it very difficult to pre-
let coming events. The landing of
british reinforcements in Natal, he
aid, did not trouble him, as he had
Ill faith In the Almighty.
President Kruger is celebrating his
9Th birthday today.
ndrade Will Make Way For Castro.
Caracas, Venezuela, Oct. 10.-Senor
[atos, the special envoy sent by Presi-
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