Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-03
SITUATION I in
SOUTH AFRICA
The Beers and English Continue.
Theif Preparations For Y War IA
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
QUESTIONS ANsWEE
Lord salisbury say. III. Government
VIII TRY 10 Avert war aud HAS NJ"
De.,rcto Annex tho rransvaa,-
Rigorous con-or.hip rInintnincts
over Press kilograms Presid ent
McKinley's Hands are Froed.
tRy Telegraph to virglnlan-Pllot.,

(By Telegraph to vireinian-Pilot.)
London, Oct. 2.-No continuation is
obtainable from any source Of the re-
port contained in dispatch to the Isx
change Telegraph Company. that the
Beers have captured Dundee.
No exceptional activity was shown
at the government Offices to-day. Mr..
Chamberlain and the Earl of Selbourne
were absent from the Colonial Office,
but Lord Landsdowne. General Lord
Wolseley and General Sir Evelyn Wood
were busily engaged at the War Office.
Sir Redvers Buller called at the War
Office this afternoon and q special
board meeting was held. Naturally
nothing of the discussion was made
public. but it is understood that Gene
raj Sir Redvers Butler. will not pro-
coed for the Cane until next week. eN-
cept in case OF unforeseen develop.
ments.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT EXPECT
Many members of Parliament arc re-
turning to town in anticipation of an
early summoning of the Houses OF Par
that. although some speakers may ex-
press dlsapproval of the Government
policy, few will go to the extreme OF
voting against the required credit. II
is considered more probable that they
will abstain from participation in q
divleion. <, (. !. ~ .s.4.,,, Il " 1 49, "A
Sir William Vernon Harconrt, the
Liberal leader having, in speech It
Tredcgar, said: 81 i45
THE first and last word of these gold
hunters is war, in order to lead to an
nexntion." a correspondent wrote to
Lord Salisbury, asking II 1t were not
true that the Government would make
every effort to avert war, and had
no desire to annex the Transvaal IL a
settlement could be obtained peaceful
~. Lord. Salisbury replied, answering
aflirmatively.
DIRE FOREBORDINGS.
A letter from on Outlander received
In Birmingham was published to-day.
IL II reflects the general feeling of the
British residents In johannesburg they
must be in an awful plight The writer.
says:
"If 1t comes to fight believe the
Doors will make n massacre OF 1T, blow
Johannesburg to bits and short us on
sight. In fact. have been told so by
one in Office n
sarrisons In Great Britain testify to the
active military prepare tons. The re-
serves have received preliminary not CO
to be prepared. and several regiments
have been notified to hold themselves
in readiness for active service.
The rumor that lighting had already
commenced seems to have originated at
the Woolwich arsenal.
Matters are Mt 4 standstill and practi-
cailY no dispatches from South Africa
have been received this morning.
1t is understood that the Colonial Of
fee received an important dispatch
from Sir Alfred Miner. British Com
missioner for South Africa. yesterday.
the contents of which have not been
made public.
A complete plan OF campaign has
been arranged with the Orange Free
State.
RIGOROUS PRESS CENSORSHIP.
A rigorous censorship Is maintained
over all press kilograms.
President Kruger addressed the
troops which started for the Natal
border on Saturday, appealing TO their
patriotism and wishing them God speed.
Fighting Is. expected by Wednesday,.
Advices from Cape Town say a dis
patch received there to-day from
Charlestown. Natal, announces that
eighty members of the Orange Free
State Artillery. with six guns, have ar
rived at Yolksrust. a point In the
Transvaal. close to the Natal border
and that Marquee has been erected
by the hospital authorities The ON
Gals at Chariestown have received n
telegram from the Colonial Secretary
In answer to an inquiry, Instructinr
them to remain absolutely still and or
fer no resistance. No women have
been left in Volksrust, and The natives
are leaving Charlestown.
BoER MILITARY TRAINS.
a dispatch from Durham, Natal.
timed l0:45 o'clock this morning. re-
ports that all trains from the Trans
vaal are arriving twenty hours late.
having been obliged to give i}place To
the Boer military trains. It Is added
that two trains. which arrived lasr
evening. were packed, and that the
station was besleged by friends OF the
passengers. The latter said they had
endured great hardshlps and had been
subjected to Insults by the Beers.
NrKINLEY,S HANDS TIED.
New York. Oct; 2.--Charles d. Pierce
counsel general Of the Orange Free
State, to-day received O. cablegra m re :
lative bo the affairs in the Transya AZ.
Consul Pierce said that the cable was
of :t.ich a Titure that he could NOT mako
1t public, set he was at liberty \ say
that the President Of tEs Free State
had made an. ineff ectual effartst1 Induce
President [: s Nc X inleys to reaness other
poNerf,l nations to oct yyiti the IInftsa