Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-05
THE TOWN ANIMATED.

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THE TOWN ANIMATED.
Bloemfontein, Oct. 4.-The town Is
animated and armed Beers are riding
about The commando called here IL
under Prinzloo. a Majubn Hill veteran.
The men appear fit for service. 1t was
at first intended to dispatch them i'm
medately to the frontier, but 1t has
been decided to hold them here in readi-
ness for service.
BOERS CAPTURE BRITISH GOLD.
London, Oct. 1.-The most sensational.
news from South Africa This morning
is a Federation of yesterdays report.
Of the acquisition by the Ira nsvaal au-
thonlties of 100000 pounds in gold,
which was on the way to Cape Town
from johannesburg. The confirmation
of the story comes from two sources.
{. The Cape Argus asserts that the
: Beers made the seizure at Vcreeniging,
4 the amount being the weeks shipment
of gold on the way from the Rad to.
a Cape Town, and Forwarded the treas
ure to l'retoria. & The report is also
:aconfrmed by. q cable I'm areceiyed. to
\ day bysa mining company IN London
\ from their represent alive, WHICH is. TO
!dhe effect that the train uDon which
no was travelling from Johannesburg
Ito Cape Town was held up and looted
by Beers who secured 5000 pounds.
i III BSiut tIG DelIlS
( less than the original estimate.
KRUGER's SPEECH
Pretoria. Oct. "A more extended &c
/ count OF the speech of President Kru-
ger at the adjournment of the Raads
yesterday is now obtainable. Accord
Ding to trustworthy reports he said;
Everything points to war because
the people of the Transvaal wish to
govern themselves. Although thou
n attack Ivn l, q
nothing to fear, for the Lord Is the
final arbitcr and He will decide"
Bullets came by thouso nds Mt the
time of the jameson raid, but the
Burghers were untouched.
/. INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT
London. Oct. 4.-The most interesting
! announcement in connection with the
Transvaal crisis to-day is that the
Chancellor OF the EXcheuuer. Right
Hon. Sir Michael Hicks Beach, has al
ready sanctioned the provisional ex-
penditurc OF c3.000,000 and that the
government will not exceed tha.-l+p,lt
without authority from Parliament
which will be asked to vote q sum no
exceeding cS,000 900.
A meeting OF the War Board to-day
4 discussed and drew up arrangements
to ensure the safety of the route from
6 Durham to I.aings Mex so that large
! bodies of troops may, on dlsembarka-
tion, be rapidly forwarded up the coun-
try to the front without confusion or
crowding at the base.
WILL INCREASE FORCE.
1t Is stated tonight that the War Of
flee has decided that the army corps for
service in South Africa shall be muc h
larger than originally estimated and
that 1t now consists Of over 40, 900 mon.
me preparations for the dispatch of
this force. including the chartering Of
big ocean liners. is steadily and Salts
factorily proceeding.
The Press Association learns that the
dispatch drawn up by the abInet on
Friday was still unsent up to this
evening.
K KRUGER's ULTIMATUM.
On the other hand. telegram from
y Brussels gives from '.well Informed
source, the news that 'Dr. Leyds. the
representative in Europe of the South
African Republic, has received confir
nation of the report that President
< lSruger had addressed an ultimatum to
. Great Britain demanding the with
drawal of the British forces from the
frontier within forty-eight hours and
that It was delivered on Monday. This
report however still lacks official con-
firmation.
The confidence OF the military au-
thorlties at the Cape is shown by a dis
patch received Tonight from Cape
3 Town. Which stated that at a confer
ence between the military authorities
there and General Sir George Stewart
Z White Y. c., who will command the
+ British forces in Natal. and Lieut.
s$G General SIR Frederick Walker, held to
consider the situation, General White
Z expressed himself as confident that the
= British y'onla-~he able to present a
/. force sufficient to repel any attack.
II. General White. who intended to go to
Durham on board q warship, has now.
in order to save time, abandoned the
I idea and will go by train tonight.
"a line steamer left Lourenzo
4 Marques, Delagoa Bay. to-day with
y 200 Rant refugees. Large numbers
We're left behind, and all trains are
scrQwded with those taking part in the
< exodus from the Transvnal.
..si a q ispatch from Volksrust says the
~ ioer Camp on the Natal border now
comprises s, 900 men, and is growing
ID ally Tn camp breathes 8. religious
y ferYor The missary- at arm the
y 81 deItisapateh says. are detective One OF the