Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-19
IT MEANS WAR.
Beers Send an Ultimatum tt
England.
The BritOns are Told to Remove Their
Soldiers from the Frontier at Once
Failure TO Comply with the
Demand Will be Regard
ed Declara-
ton of war.


text of the uItimatum met with
good sale in the central parts of Lon
don. There was no apparent excite
ment, however, but "a general feeling
was expressed that the Beers had
made a mistake, as their forcing mat
ters would tend to ALLEVIATE the sym
| pathy which might have been extend
ed to them had they thrown the stig-
ma of declaring war on England. The
text of the Boer ultimatum was sent
| with all speed to Lord Salisbury,
! who came to town in the afternoon,
and a dispatch box was sent to the
! Prince of Wales, which is only done
in cases of special urgency.
War preparations by England are
being pushed with the greatest en-
erey. The Noolwich arsenal has al
ready forwarded to South Africa over
| 5000, 900 cartridges for rifles and ma
chine guns and the reserves continue
| to respond eagerly to the mobilization
| proclamation.
The Transvaal ultimatum, which is
! signed by f. W. Reitz, secretary OF
| state. concludes with the following
! four demands:
First--That all points of mutual diff
| ference be regulated by friendly re-
course to arbitration, or by whatever
amicf,ble way may be agreed upon
! by this government and her ma jesty's
| government.
Second-That all troops on the bor-
ders of this republic shall be instantly
| withdrawn.
Third-That all reinforcements OF
troops which have arrived in South
Africa since June /, 1899, shall be re-
moved from South Africa within
reasonable time, to be agreed upon
with this government, and with the
mutual assurance and guarantee on
the part of this government that no
attack or hostilities against any por-
ton of the possessions of the British
government shall be made by this re-
public during the further negoti-
ations. within a period of time to De
subsequently agreed upon between the
governments: and this government
will. on compliance Herewith. be pre-
pared to withdraw the armed burgh.
ers of this republic from the borders.
Fourth-That her maicsty's troops
which are now on the high seas shall
not he landed in any part of South
Africa.
TO these demands is appended the
definition of the time limit for a re-
ply: This government presses for
an immediate and affirmative answer
to these four questions and earnestly
requests her maJestY's government tC
return an answer before or upon We'd
nesday, October II, lS99, not later than
) o'clock p. m.
1T desires further to add that in
the unexpected event of an answer not
satisfactory being received by it with.
in the interval, it will with great re-
gret be compelled to regard the action
of her majesty's government as a
formal declaration of war and will not
hold itself responsible for the conse-
quenccs thereof
The Mails Cape Town correspon-
dent telcgraphs: A short and very
dignitied reply has been communicate
ed to Conyngham Green, the British
diplomatic agent at Pretoria. by Si1
Alfred Miner, british commissioner
iu South Africa, to be handed to the
Bocr government to-day.
Cape Town, Oct. IA dispatch
from Sandspruit says "a council of war
has been held and developments are
expected to-day. No further council
will lie necessary. as all plans are
natured. The dragging of the enCr-
nous siege gun which has been posted
by the German detachment on the
Free State-Natal border in a position
to aid WakferStrom, up the declivity |
10 thu point where it was to be placed. |
las a splcnG-i teat Four teams OF
oxen failed in an attempt to move the |
gun to the desired position, where
upon a body of men built a road and |
dragged The gun up the declivity in !
six hours.
Sir Alfred Miner, governor of Cape |
Colony and British high commissioner
in South Africa, has issued a proclama-
,ion declaring all persons abettin" the |
enemy in state of war with Great |
Britain to be guilty of high treason.
London, Oct. 1?.-A dispatch from
Glencoe camp says the burghers are
reported to be bevond the presidents |
control and hostiIities are expected at |
any moment
A telegram from Pretoria says: The |
situation is becoming more critical |
Numerous Americans, Germans |
Frenchnen. Swedes. Bel~ians. Noryye-
gians, Danes, Italians, Dutchmen,
Swiss and Cape Afrikanders have gone
to the border to fight for Transvaal, |
although they are not hurghers, while
many British residents also have
taken the oath of allegiance. The
hope is expressed by many that war
will vet be aVerted.
\ dispatch to the Telegraph from
T.adysmith alone among the specials
received declares that war has been
begun by the Beers in Natal.
Montague White. consul general of
the South African republic in London,
closed the consulate Yesterday and i'm
mediately left for the continent
Chadwick Gets the sword.