Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-04

northeast and east e Newcastle. have
fallen back on their original base near
handsfruit"
The stan or Sir Gen. Redvcrs Buiicr.
WIN IL to command the British forces
In South Africa. has been officially
rnzettcd. II IL the iarges, eince the
ARRANGEMENTS for the dispatch Of war
stores and men continue a quantity
of balloon material has been sent to
South Africa. the war Office consider
ing that military ballconinE will prove
of the greatest value IN tho kind N
warfare expected In South Africa. The
charteriuR OF transports Is still going
On. Five vessels Of the Cunhrd line
itre now cnFnEed
one result of the war scare IL an nd
Narcc OF one shilling to IS pence IN the
pi.rc asked for the wheat offered IN the
Lynn market today.
The special dispatch from Pretoria
reporting that the dispatch NJ the
rransvaat reply only awaits the re-
ccipt OF t..e uitttsu mote - tesa4eel -
pretty accurate Boer version of the
situation on Monday.
The Daily Telegraph correspondent at
pietcrmaritEburg says Commnndnnt
General Joubcrts policy IL defensive.
According to the Capetown GORE
spondent ~ the Daily News, Mr. W. y.
schrcincr. premier u Cape Colony,
has refused an application from KIM
berry that The inhabitants BE- allowed
10 form a town guard, but Sir Alfred
Miner has granted the application over
the heads of the Cape authorities.
Tho correspondent also says the Free
state command invests Kimberly,
where defensive preparations ARE being
actively carried on. Boer commanders
are maaasd at noahof and Jacohsdalo.
both In the Free state near Kimberly.
o a.. NAuN "a FHaN
days Kimberly viii be- impregnable
provided there are sufficient troops 20
man the defenaeH
While All the dispatches from South
Africa dwell upon the condition OF VIA
excitement there and the expected Inn
minencu of Boer attack. there y 10 re-
atty little change IN the situation, al.
though the maaHinE Of the B0era IN all
directions Inevitably Increases the tcn'
sion.
While constant military orders arr
being Issued here. progress seems vofi
slow. and II must still be weeks bofor,
Great Britain viii be- IN q position q
strike. although u ~ believed the irit,
ish troops now az the front OF near u
are sufficient to protect British terri
tory. The government la certainly not
showing any signs Of haste In scndinl
nn ultimatum.
This l. probably due 10 q recognition
tnut ifeNt ltfltNlU ~ nor NfA I'ANN N'
substitute force for negotiation and IN
cabinet. therefore. n giving the Trans
vanl every chance 10 accept the lhtea
proposals.
Nr. Montague white. consul genera
Tor the South African republic IN Lon
don. told the Associated Press thl
morning that he tolegrnphed prcsidcn
Kruger yesterday urging him 90 maxi
"a personal appeal 90 Lord Salisbury
/ dwelling upon tho lnluulty of the wa
and proposing q scheme MS % basis %
| further ucVotiatinnH lie said be- wa
momontarily expecting 90 hear that tn
| Tranavnnl government was sending al
ultlmatum 20 Great Britain. declaHni
| the dispatch NJ troops "a cuaus bclll, II
| which event he would be compelled &
| close his offices.
Mr. white added a curious ntntomcn
10 the effect that representative o
one o. the largest capitalists Of tn