The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-29
B0ERS WILL NOT R[CEDE.
The Inference Drawn From Dis
patches Received in London From
Pretoria and Cape Town.
Beers BELIEVE ENGLAND WAITS WAR.
They Are Making Preparations tn do
Their share IL War C1mes-Ns
Definite Decision Reached ns 10
the Attitude of the Orange Free
state should War be Declared.

London. Sept. 2s.-The Tranesvaal
situation remains practically I'M
hanged. though. if anything, the feel.
ng of gloom has deepened.
Beers VIII Not Recede.
Cablegrams from Pretoria and Cape
Town show that the general impress
ZION there that the Beers will not re-
,ede from their position. and that the
ceiling of unrest al Pretoria has been
Intensified. a dispatch announces
hat the Transvaal government has be-
gun to appoint officers to go TO the
'front.' in case of hostilities.
The executive council of the Trans
raal had prolonged sitting. Tues
day. and has been in constant tel
egraphic communication with the
Orange Free State.
Orange Free state Undecided.
No decision. il is now said. regarding
the attitude of the Free State, has yet
been reached.
The Transvaafs reply to the dispatch
of the secretary for the colonies, Mr..
Chamberlain. will be drafted immedi
ately, and submitted to the raad in
secret session. The members appear
convinced that Great Britain is deter
mined on war. Being anxious not to
force Great Britain's hand, the Beers
will not take any definite steps until
the draft of their reply is considered;
but notice has been issued to the
burghers to be in readiness for COM
Wandering, which commences shortly
A quantity of arms. chiefly Martini
rifles, have been distributed.
The Orange Free State raad contin.
ues in secret session.
Raising an American Corps.
A telegram from johannesburg says
an American named Blake is raising an
American corps of 500 men for the
Beers.
On the Cape side, the dispatches show
great military activity in the direction
of the frontier The camp at Dundee
now consists of two regiments of in.
fantry, Hussar regiment. two field
batteries, one mountain battery, and
a detachment of engineers
The Kings rifles are now encamped
at Ladysmith, and the Fifth lancers
are arriving there.
Trouble With the Cape Drivers.
The authorities have been unable to
overcome the trouble with the Cape
drivers, who refuse to accompany the
mountain batteries to the front from
Ladysmith, which is one of the bases
of operations.
An armored train, hurriedly com.
pleted at Cape Town, left there at mid.
night with "a -inch boiler, a tender
and 23-ton cars. The whole outfit is
painted Khaki color, is loopholed fol-
rifles and machine gun, and is capa.
BILE of carrying 100 men.
On the Bechuanland Border.
The Bechunaland border is CLOSELY
patrolled day and night.
Most of the British residents have
left Pietermaritzburg, Natal. and the
northern part of the Transvaal, width.
er, it is announced, commands of 25(
burghers will shortly proceed.
1t is reported that the Boer agents
have made large purchases of grain al
Durham.
Want Military Protection.
The inhabitants of several town.
ships on the frontier have appealed tc
Sir Alfred Miner, the British high
commissioner in South Africa. to send
them military protection.
\ dispatch to the Pail Mall Gazette
from Cape Town reports evidences of
unrest among the Criquas and Pondos.
and section of the Bechuanas and
Matabeles. 1t is feared they will re.
volt in the event of war.
An Important Order
The war office has ordered the whole
transport and supply for an army
corps to prepare to proceed to the
Cape. This is a very important order,
and implies the early dispatch of an
army corps
The men of 25 companies are being
w r,e.l