The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-12

Natal border in position to aid War
kerstroom, up the declivity to the
point where 1t was to be placed, was
splendid feat Four teams of oxen
failed in an attempt to move the gun
to the desired position, whereupon a
body of men built a road and dragged
the gun up the declivity in six hours.
The Daily Mail this morning pub
fishes a report Of an interview with
]. B. Robinson. the African million
aire, who declares that the Beers have
plenty of food and ammunition and are
quite unlikely to disperse.
"On the contrary" says Mr.. Robin
son, they mean to fight, believing they
have an easy task. The campaign,
however will be a short one once Cen
eral Butler begins his advance"
The rumor that Mr.. Conyngham
Greene had been murdered is of doubt
full origin and is considered extremely
improbable, as it is believed that, in
obedience to orders from the imperial
government, Mr.. Greene had already
left Pretoria. confiding the care of
British interests to United States Con-
sui Macrum.
A johannesburg dispatch says: The
commission having the matter in
charge is issuing very few permits to
British subjects to remain here. In
subscribing to the oath those who wish
to remain undertake to behave in d
calm, submissive manner, to remain
obedient to the laws and authorities
and neither directly nor indirectly to
do aught against the independence of
the country or the people The oath
ia M q If tTsnl
A satisfactory reply from the British
government is not expected, and all
arrangements have been made for the
declaration of martial law
A dispatch from Newcastle, Natal,
says that a meeting held there in the
interest of peace a crowd of patriots
invaded the hall. stormed the plat
! form and moved and carried a reso-
| luton to support the government in
the war. The police were called upon
! TO restore order and finally cleared the
hall.
! No news has been received as to the
rumored advance of the Beers upon
! Charleston, but a movement in the
/ Boer camp is reported.
| A dispatch from Glencoe camp, dated
| yesterday noon, says that the burgh-
! tIb are I6pOINtu " ut DtgOuu lut
| presidents control and hostilities are
! expected at any moment.
The military authorities in South
! Africa have instituted a censorship
over all the kilograms in order to pre-
vent information regarding British
movements from reaching the Beers
A dispatch to The Times from Sand
spruit reports that parades were held
there in honor of the anniversary OF
| President Kruger's birthday. The cor
respondent says:
by General Joubert's kindness
have been in the BOer camp four days
Nothing noteworthy has occurred
General Joubert's headquarters and the
artillery camp are about ten miles
from the border. He carefully patrols
the frontier, but forbids large armed
bodies to cross the border or show
themselves near the border. The ar
'angement of the camps and commits.
ariat is rough and ready. There ii
very little drill or discipline, but tn,
general result is satisfactory, each mar
or small mess attending to their owl
affairs. The earlier confusion due L
delay In the arrival of stores has dis
appeared and there is now an abund
ance OF food and equipment"