Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-13
Hostilities On in Transvaal--Orange
FREE State Unites With Beers
---Attack at Five Points.

patch from Pietermartizburg says the
invaders entered Natal by the impor-
tant pass of Cundy Cleugh, 81 miles
southwest Of Newcastle
Dispatches from Durham. Natal. con-
firm the report that the Orange Free
State authorities seized the Natal train
that was leaving Ladysmith, yesterday
morning, for Harrismith They also
stopped a train due ID leave Har-
rismith in the afternoon. All the roll
ing stock has been ordered down the
country oIt Of reach Of seizure. 1t is
understood that geographic commune
cation with the Transvaal ceased
punctually at O'Clock, yesterday after
noon tTransvaal tlmel.
The Free state burghers according to
a private message just received in the
city of London. have crossed the
Orange river into cape Colony and have
occupied Philipstown. Their object. it
is supposed. is To cut the railway al
De Aar Junction. which is considered
an important strategic point. An easy
road connects EshoWe and Estcourt
through Creytuwn ana PlmUpennek
and from GreytoWn il Is also an easy
road to Howick. To the south. If the
bridges along the UmSeni river were
destroyed this would enormously in
crease the difficulty NJ reinforcing the
British.
However it is still suspected hat the
entire Bocr concentration IN the from
tiers Of Natal may he merely an elab-
crate feint To draw I'M attention from
MdfrkinG, which many experts regard
as the real objective M the Beers. A
successful dash thorr would ,ivc the
Beers great prestige with tho disaf-
fccttd Afrikanders in cape Colony. As
peudaut t. his dispatch t. Anne rica,
President Kruger has cahcd the
Trauslaal European agent as follows
from Pretoria. under date Of oct. II:
Please convey the heartfelt thanks
of the government of the South Afri-
can republic to their friends in Eng
land for the courageous way in which
they have defended the cause Of right.
Whatever the outcome may ~. the two
republics will always gratefully bear
in mind the assistance and support
shown them in these critical days
\ dispatch from Mafeking under to-
days date says that Col. Baden Powell
has just sent a strong British force
field guns and ambulances. presumably
with a view Of occupying advantageous
defensive high ground. COL. Baden
PoWellS movement at Mafeking this
morning is held to indicate that he is
not only prepared for sharp fighting
but probably expects it at that point
A dispatch from Durham says the az
ranGements for forming an Outlandcr
corps have been completed. The after
noon papers express great satisfaction
that the American government has un
dcrtaken 70 protect British diplomatic in
tcrcsts in Boerdom. They say that the
Americans are certain 70 show the Same
tact and devotion in discharging the re
spnnshility which aroused the cnthus
assn Of Our kin beyond the sea when
the British undertook a similar task in
their behalf. All kinds Of rumors are tel
cgraphc1 from South Africa reg ardinG the
Bocr movements. Apart from the al
vance Of the Nolksrust ana Van Keenan,
commands, reports have arrived Of the
concentration of the Utrecht ana Nryheil
commands. Il is asserted that Mr..
Schreiner refused to sign the proclama