Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-10-14
THD BRITISH POLICY
In South Africa May Meet Radical
Opposition in Parliament.
ONLY FIVE THOUSAND RESERVES

WIN BE Retained With the Colors-The
Authorities Have Contracted For
Eight Months Supply of Bread aud
Other Military Requisites.
London, Oct. 10.-The dearth of news
since yesterday afternoon from the
Cape, on which all attention is riyet-
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
the debates when parliament meets.
In official circles there is said to be
apprehension that the radicals will
offer protracted opposition to the gov
ernments policy in South Africa,
which will possibly make propagation
and Christmas near neighDors.
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 it was announced that the Guelph
had landed at Durham Ala 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.
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 the 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 q
number of reservists belonging to the
unmobilzed classes who are volunteer
ing for foreign service. The war Of
flee announces that wives Of reseryists
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
rica appears to be due TO 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 it is announced that no
code messages will be accepted for any
part of South Africa without the pro-
duction of the codes.
Advices from Pretoria say the
Netherlands railway management as
serts that over 800 carriages and
trucks belonging to the Transyaal are
now in the British colony. According
to these advices the burghers are still
arriving at Sandspruit, and 1t Is esti-
mated that $4,000 are now concen-
trated there They are becoming very
much dissatisfied because of their in
activity, and heavy rains and bitterly
cold weather render the conditions
very trying for horses and men.
President Kruger, in the course of
an interview yesterday, said he re-
garded the situation as very grave,
and considered it very difficult to pre-
dict coming events. The landing of
British reinforcements in Natal. he
said. did not trouble him. as he had
full faith In the Almighty.
President Kruger is celebrating his
75th firthda TODAY