The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-02
WAR SEEMS ALMOST CERTAIN.
,orFS MORE ACTIVE IN MAKING
PREPARATIONS.

Are a.
AN the Natal Border-one Report
sovs They Have 2O,0OO Men As
n,bIed-WiH Probably Declare
Martial Law To-mOrrOT-Busine
HAS Been Suspended and Young
.d old Are Taking to the Field.
london. Oct lit is evident tonight
.hot Ruffalo river, the northeast ern bound
..,- of Natal. is 10 be the Potomac of the
war.
In view Of its strategic value, Gen. Josh
90, 1oghert has taken personal command
Of t5e Boer forces there, establishing a
strong Tine Of I. ckets along the river and
has ordered The natives to drive in all
the stock.
Al. the available burghers in the neigh
torhool have been requisitioned, with The
resplr that some 1900 have mobilized al
Wekkerstroom the chief point of mobili-
cation there.
From all points in the Transvaal, Natal
and the Cape Colony come reports of con-
tnued military activity on the frontiers;
and. While the movements of individual
commands as yet do not show concerted
like strip Of Natal, whose apex is crowned
with the ominous name of Majuba Hill,
will be the center of the coming storm.
Late Yesterday the Beers established a
camp at scheep= rs Mex, near Vryheid, and
they will mobilize a great force on the
Buffalo river tomorrow, which the au-
thoriues at Dundee expect will move
across the border to that spot, probably at
once 1t is believed that a conflict al this
point VIII certainly occur early in the
week.
Beers Collecting in force.
At the same time the Beers are collect
ing a force of 20C0 men, under the noto-
rious Commandant Cronje, in the Mulmani
gold fields near Mafeking, where Col. Ba-
den-PoWeI is stationed
Dispatches from Tuli Rhodesia, an
nounce that another force of burghers is
massed at Petersburg, fifty miles south,
and that outlying parties are posted al all
the drifts along the Limpopo river.
In the meantime Col Plummer's column
is moving fifty miles nearer the Transvaal
frontier and has established telephone con-
nectons 10 within six miles of Rhodes
Drift on the Limpopo.
Enthusiastic scenes at all the railway
stations have marked the advance of the
Natal volunteers.
Dispatches from Mafaking announce that
Commandanl Cronje, commander of the
Transvaal border police, crossed the bor-
der and visited Chief Baralonga, appar-
emily with the object Of melting him to
fight The British civil commissioner or
dered the chief TO stay and protect the
women and children, telling him that he
would not be allowed to fight.
The BoeIs openly threaten to raid Vry-
burg, in British Bechuanalaud as soon as
hostiilties open, and the Kimberley Ad-
yertser complains of the apathy of the
Cape Ministry in not takng steps to pre-
vent this. 81
The Transvaal field cornets are taking
The names Of The colonial Beers who are
wiling to cross the border in the event of
war,
Moving to Natal ROrder.
Pretoria, Oct. 1.-While to-day found
IRE orla somewhat more quiet, as the re-
suit Of Yesterdays exodus, datachments of
bprghers are stin moving towards Volks-
rust yhe nearest station to the Natal bor-
der.
u is eXpec ed that martial law will be
pro lined Tuesday or Wednesday. AL
fea an cvi, proce dures have been stop
pea tniil ful Their orders, aud another pro
camation posIones the sittinss OF the cir
cult court
The sentiment of the Beers was signif-
cantly manifested as the train carrying
me Freotia contingent TO the front de-
paitd q Yesterday. Members Of the .Volks-
faaa Who We're looking on exclaimed:
mat is our uitimatumr'
Refugees on the Move.
Newcastle, Natal, Oct. 1.-The Johannes
purg mail train due at midnight. only ar
Hel inns morning. 1t was crowded with
ieusees, who reported that the train was
sHtfaeked al Standerton, Transvaal, TO
make way for f,,er
JAe Natal border
"a body OF police arrived here to-day
from Charlestown.
foqr thousand Beers are at Sandsprint
ana Nolksrusr. just beyond the Natal bor-
f The Natal police are being called in
r9ui outlying stations. and the local
tt0oIs and carhineers are mobil zing for
'"e defense Of Newcastle
Getting Into the Field.
J'nannesburg, Oct THE commander
o ol9efs are completed, and the burgh-
are reaoy for the field. a large body
oa5{U no through the Town yesterday after
c5a 5.as.neSs has virtually ceased. The mer-
re- nre,a nave finished barricading their
"l'st T. ana the proprietors of the drink
,i6r saioons expect to receive a noufca-
row '' es'a 'ap'Aalliehts to-Ihof-
tia Larty Of 200 Germans has been no
m%,r5 M 80 4eaYe, and the Irish -c,rps. COM
o. 's4 aIs4 Dy Blake, on Irsh-American, VIII
50 early in the week.
4 Wjtb nm Hl4es are paying pound $50 daily
n Ti l"od' to men who viii remain.
q for uQlns Hl5d with armed burghers
4 M + 'e ->atel DO der Were this evening" re-
@y., as unab,e to leave Braamfontoin,
4 di,orS7 10 70 block on the Inc, which has
n Tr.7 T7",Eed the whole train service.
i l., w. Wy, 'Housand passengers left Yesterday
q Aha -o mon hlng and he afternoon traius
n rams 'a'ty i.ty thousand more by outgoing
efnment urderak to provide
i''"e lam los Of burghers who go to tie
Pit biScredits the Report.
4 Pitts Town, Oct There is less ex-
NOR, mere than nearer the lrontier;and
me alarming reports, many We'll
Il ssu pefsens in Cape Town discredir
Il "as' mat the Beers win take the ini-
II dent Kruger Il is ea'd does not
n The T Gt ire sympathy Of al least a por-