The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-10-13
Beers ADVANCE.
Soon the Roar of Guns Will Be Heard
in the Transvaal.
Residents of Foreign Countries Are Join
ing the Boer Forces and VIII Fight
for the Republic-English Res
idents Swear Allegiance.

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Daily Telegram from Ladysmith dated
Wednesday, alone among the specials
received, declares that war has begun
by the Beers in Natal. The CORE
spondent says: Free State burghers
have seized a train at Harrismith,
which was the property of the Natal
government. Tuesday night a mount
ed patrol was stoned by Beers. The
mems orders were not to fire unless
they were fired upon"
| LONDON, Oct. IA dispatch from
Glencoe Camp, dated Wednesday noon,
says the burghers are reported to be
beyond the presidents control and
hostilities are expected at any mo-
ment.
DURBAN, Oct. 12.-Authentic infor-
nation from Ladysmith confirms the
report that it is the intention of the
Beers to occupy Newcastle immedi-
| ately.
NEWCASTLE. Oct. 12.-No news has
been received here as to the rumored
advance of the Beers upon Charles
! town, but a movement in the Boer
camp is reported.
Rt. Hon. Harry Escombe, former
premier of Natal, intends to remain
here.
The Free State border has been
closed. Nearly all the inhabitants
have left the town.
Up to midnight Wednesday no dis.
patches have arrived from the Cape,
since the expiration of the ultimatum,
so it is not yet known whether the first
shot has been fred.
telegram from Pretoria, timed
7:So Tuesday evening says: 1.-The stu
alton is becoming hourly more critical.
Numerous Americans, Germans,
Frenchmen, Swedes, Belgians, Nor.
wegians, Danes, Italians, Dutchmen,
Swiss and Cape Afrikanders have gone
to the border to fight for the Trans
vaal although they are not Burghers,
while many British residents have al
so taken the oath of allegiance. The
hope is expressed by many that war
will yet be averted."
Nothing since this has been received
from Pretoria and doubtless tele.
graphic communication with the
Transvaal is not cut.
The absence of news from the Cape
since early morning is not due to an
interruption of the cable, but to the
immense pressure of work, the cables
probably being nearly monopolized by
British government dispatches, which
take precedence of all others. ONLY
two cables run to Cape Town from Eu-
rope and the one on the eastern coast
is very slow, so that practically all the
work is thrown on one Atlantic cable,
which means that the present exasper-
ating delay will recur repeatedly dur
ing the progress of the war, and that
the newspaper dispatches will proba-
bly, be very meager
LONDON, Oct. 12.-Great preparations
are being made at SOUTHAMPTON for
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Redvers Butler, and a great demonstra-
ton is anticipated. The duke of Con-
naught, the duke of York, Lord Lans-
downe, Gen. Lord Wolsely and Gen.
Sir Evlyn Wood are expected to accom-
pany him to Southampton from Lon
don.
1t is announced that the fleet of
transports conveying Gen. Sir Redvers
Buffers army corps will be escorted
by war ships, while further dispatch
boats and gnnboats will be sent to
South African waters.
The government has already expend-
Pd $4,000, 600 in naval and military
preparations, the orders placed with
contractors this week alone amount
ing to $500, 000 The authorities anti
cipating a serious reduction in the
output of the South African coal
mines, has ordered 900 tons of Eng
hsh steam coal to be sent to the Cape
for the use of the war ships.
CONYNGHAM GREENE.