The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-13

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! the Transvaal has virtually declared war.
technically Great Britain and the Free
State are on friendly terms.
Troops sent to the Border.
All available troops of the garrison OF
the district were dispatched TO a point
nearer the Western border last night.
Last evening Orange Free State COM
| mands moved nearer the Western border
| In the direction of Modder river.
Women and Children Sent Away.
At $40 Wednesday evening three car
rsages containing women and children.
but not e single white man except sick
ministers. were dispatched from MAIZE
king.
The preparations for the defense of
Mafeking are excellent. 1t IL reported By
natives at Mafeking that they were rob-
bed of money by the Beers at Maimani.
The news of the ultimatum created no
excitement at Mafeking. A transport
across the border has been arrested there
Formal Declaration Of War.
JOHANNESBURG. Oct 12.-war was
declared yesterday. The formal declara-
ton occurred at 10 o'clock this morning
Beers Hold Railway Line.
vRYBURG. Cape Colony. Oct Y. af-
| ternoon.--A body OF Beers has cut the
border fence, advanced to the railway
| and cut the telegraph wires Two thous-
| and Beers are now occupying the railroad
| line.
Reserves Called Out.
DURHAM, Oct 12-The Imperial re-
! serves in Natal have been ordered out.
| Every body has left Charlestown. The
| Fifth dragons arrived this morning from
| India, landed Immediately. and at once
| proceeded TO the front.
beers Mine q Bridge.
| LORENZO MARQUES, Oct 2.--lnfor-
| nation has reached here that Beers have
mined three piers of the bridge at Komau
| Port, on the Komati river.
Concentrating ut Mafeking.
MAFEKING. Oct. l2.-Half battery OF
artillery from Kimberley has just arrived
Police at outlying stations have been or
dered TO concentrate within the town
limits.
Hourly Expecting Attack.
EIMRERI.EY. Oct. R-Authoritiss OF
Mafeking are hourly expecting attack. In
which event tne wires between Mafeking
and Kimberley will be cut and Information
entirely shut or The latest information
regarding a number Of burghers assem-
| bied along the Kimberley border Is that II
| does not exceed $3.50. The Beers have only
| four field guns successful attack upon
Kimberley Is therefore considered impos-
| sibie.
kruger's Family at the Front.
voLKsRUST, Oct II. $40 p. m.-Delay-
ed Ia uxnsmiss,on) -President kruger's
son and grandson. As well al half the
members OF the Transvaal legislature, are
now ct the front.
Men arriving here report that the Beers
are still streaming from the different points
| to the Natal frontier. many who have been
refused by the enlis,ing officers going on
foot
Canada VIII send TrOOps.
OTTAWA, Oct l2--The cabinet met at
noon TO consider the question Of furnishing
troops for the Transvaal. Premier I.aurisr
| was present.
Mir. Allan. OF the Allan line. Is in the city
| relative to the transportation OF troops.
| His company. he says. has chartered to the
| British government four Of It's best steam
| er.-~,he Monaghan. sci.ian. Bavarian and
| Siberian
Orange Free state Declares War.
| CAPE TOWN. Oct. Is-President Steyn,
| OF the Orange Free State. has issued a
| proclamation tc the Free State burghers
| In which he says;
| "our sister republic is about 10 be at
| tackled by an INSCRIPTIONS enemy. who
has long looked for pretext to an
| initiate the Affikanders. Our people
/ are bound to the Transvaai by ties as
we'll as by formal treaty
President Steyn declares soienlny, in
/ the presence OF the Almighty. that he il
1 compelled TO resist the powerful enemy.
| owing 10 injustice done his ki,h and kin.
| Solemn obligations. he declares. have not
| protected the Transvsai against the an
| nexstion conspiracy, and when its Ia
| dependence ceases the Free States ex-
| ssteuce as an independent state is mean
! insless
| The experience OF the past" the proc
! iafnAtion says. shows that no reliance
| can be placed upon the solemn promises
/ and obligations 81 Great Britain when
| an administration Is at the helm that Is
| prepared 10 stamp treaties under foot"
Then follows historical sketch cs TIE
| alleged wrong.
The original conventions" The pr3cja-
! nation continues. have been twisted and
! sufr5ei ~ Gresl Britain as 4 means AZ
| exercising tyranay in the Transyaa. toF
! waseh no return Injustice has, been done
| in the past. No gratitude has hesa shown
| fer the Indulgence granted British resf-
| dents " no. according 10 law, have forfeited
I tAetr lives and property.
Compliance with tie British demand
+ would W equiva5en; - less Of tnseperdeare
I watCh mas aeen gained oy the blood sua
! tears q many Xears The Bsst!sh tr,grss