Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-10-14
TRANSVAAL TROUBLE.
No News as to Whether the First
Shot Has Been Fired.
PRESIDENT KRUCER'S CABLECRAa.
Dom Paul Answers q Message from the
Chicago Tribune = Council of War
Held-war begun by Boers-A
Rumor Discredlted.


the Cape timed since the expiration Of
the ultimatum, SO II Is not yet known
whether the first shot has been fired.
A telegram from Pretoria, timed 1880
Tuesday evening, says: The situation
is becoming hourly more critical. Nu-
merous Americans, Germans, French
men. Swedes, Belgians, Norwegians,
Danes, Italians. Dutchmen, Swiss and
Cape Afrikanders have gone to the
border to fight for the Transvaal, al
though they are not burghcrs, while
many British residents also have taken
the oath of allegiance. The nope Is
expressed by many that war will yet
be averted. Nothing since this has
been received from Pretoria and doubt
less telegraphic communication with
the Transvaal is now cut.
Further particulars regarding the
correspondence between President
Steyn and the Orange Free State and
Sir Alfred Miner, governor of Cape
Colony and British high commissioner
in South Africa, cabled from Bloemfon-
TEN, show that Sir Alfred on October
. stated that the imperial government
was reconsidering the situation in view
of the great fact that both the republics
wero on war footing and were even
then prepared TO con slider u definite
suggestion for the termination OF the
crisis.
cABLEGRAM FROM PRESIDENT KRUGER
Chicago, Oct. l3.-lhe following
cablegram was received last night by
the Chicago Tribune from President
Kruger. of the Transvaal republic.
The cablegram was sent IN answer
to message from the Tribune request
ing statement of the position of the
Transvaal in the present crisis. In
the cablcgram which follows small
words have been filed in in order TO
make smoother reading:
Pretoria. Oct ii.-Tribunc Chicago: Through
the Tribune We wish TO thank our many Ameri-
can friends for sympathy In the present crisis
OF the republic. Last Monday we gave England
~ hours notice within which 10 give assurance
that the dispute will be settled by arbitration
or other peaceful means The notice expires OF
five o'clock to-day. The British agent Is re-
called and war Is certain. This Is the lifting
end Of the British policy Of force and fraud
which has marked all South Africa with the
blood OF Airil;anders. We must now make
South Africa free or the white mans grave.
The republics forces inclu lie all nationalitics,
among them strong American corps. showing
II Is not n case Of Boes against Uitlandcr. but
all nations against the English. We have full
faith. In freedom and repuollcanlsm in the
.l1s.rst lain 4..E
tions. president kruier.
A COUNCIL OF WAR HELD.
Cape Town, Oct. IA dispatch from
Sandspruit, dated october 10, says
council of war has beea held and devel-
opments are expected Thursday. The
of the enormous siege gun,
which has been posted by the German
detachment ON the Free -State-Natal
border in n position to aid Walker
stroom, up the declivity to the point
where it is to be placed was a splendid
feat. Four teams of oxen failed in at
tempt to move the gun to the desired
position, whereupon n body Of men
built n road and dragged the gun up
the declivity in six hours.
WAR BEGUN BY BoERs IN NATAL.
London, Oct. IA dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Ladysmith, dated
Wednesday, alone among the specials
declares that war has been be-
gun by the Beers in Natal. The CORE
spondent says: Free State burghers
have seized n train at Harrismith,
which was the property of the Natal
Last night mounted
patrol was stoned by Beers. The mems
orders were not to fire unless they
were fred upon" The other dis
patches only represent that hostilities
are imminent.
RUMORED ADVANCE OF B0ERs.
Newcastle, Natal. Oct. ia.-No news
has been received here as to the
advance OF the Beers upon
but q movement in the
Boer camp is reported. The Free State
border has been closed. Nearly all
The inhabitants have left the town.
A RUMOR DIsCREDIrED.
London, Oct. l9.-The rumor that
Mr.. Greene. the British diplomatic
agent at Pretoria, has been murdered
IS Of doubtful origin and is considered
extremely improbable, as it is believed
hat In obedience to orders from the |
imperial government Mr.. Greene had
already left Pretoria, confiding the
ARE of British interests to United
States Consul Macrum.
POSSIBILITIES EXPECTED AT ANY MOMENT.
London, Oct. IA dispatch from
camp dated Wednesday noon
'ays the burghers are reported to be
beyond the presidents control and
iostilities pre expected at any moment