Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-05
OVER 1900 FROM NATAL ALREADl
GONE TO FRONT.
GREAT ACTIVITY PREVAILS
Boer Command Massing at Border and
Trains Bringing cut Enormous
Crowds-Fleeing Populace Subject
ed to Much Hardship and Insult
Government Charters Steamers.

London, Oct "a dispatch from
Durham, Natal, reports all trains from
the Transyaal arriving twenty four
hours late, having given place to boer
military trains. The trains were
packed and the station besieged by
friends of the passengers. The latter
said they had endured great hardships
and been subjected to insults by The
beers. The dispatch adds the excite
ment is increasing at Durham. The
streets are thronged with animated
crowds and the impression prevails
that the beers may commence HOSTILE
ties today Altogether over 800 Natal
volunteers have gone to the front.
Trains from Iourenzo, Marquee and
Delagoa Bay are bringing enormous
crowds, principally miners The boer
command has arrived at the border
town OF Comantipoort. The British
government is chartering a large num-
Der of steamers, evidently for the pur-
pose of transporting the army corps.
About forty vessels are to be chartered,
and the steamers Pavonia of the Cum
ard line and Bavarian of yne Allan line
are among those already taken.
British Getting Ready.
London Oct 3.-No confirmation is
obtainable from any source OF the re-
port contained in the dispatch that the
beers have captured Dundee. No eX-
ceptional activity was shown at the
government Offices yesterday Cham
berlain and the Earl of Selborne were
absent from the colonial Office but
Lord Lansdowne, Gen Lord Revers
Butler, and Sir Gen Evelyn Wood
called at tne war Office and a
special board meeting was held. Ma
turally nothing of the discussion was
made public but it is understood Gen,
Butler will not proceed for the cape I'M
til next week, except in case Of untoIe-
seen developments. Many members OF
parliment are returning to town III an
ticipation of the early summoning ut
the houses of parliment. 1t is the gen.
eral impression that although some
speakers may express disapproval o.
the governments policy, few will go to
the extreme of voting against the re-
quired credit. 1t is considered more
probable that they will abstain from
participating in the division. A letter
from an outlander received in Birming-
ham was published yesterday If it re-
iected the general feeling of the Brit
I-l &c in Tah och
must be in an awful situation. The
writer says: IF it comes to fight,
believe the beers will make a massacre
Of it, blow johannesburg to bits and
shoot us on sight, In fact, | have been
told so by one in Office" Reports from
various arsenal garrisons in Great Bri-
tain testify to active continuance OF
military preparations. Commands
have received preliminary notice to be
prepared and several regiments have
been notified to hold themselves in
| readiness for active service.
Kruger Addresses Troops.
London, Oct "a special from Pre-
toria, says that altogether there will be
nine boer generals in command Of col
umns A complete plan OF campaign
has been arranged with the Orange
Free state. 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 godspeed Fighting
! is expected by tomorrow.