The record-union., 1899-10-12

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This force ought TO be sufficient to stem
a Boer advance by way of ZuIuland,
and to maintain the line OF eommuni-
cation with the base at Pfefermaritz-
burg, the headquarters of General Sir
George Stewart White.
On the Bechuanaland border the sit
uation seems to give the Beers tenn
porary advantage There is consider
able anxiety in the districts of Vryburg
and Mafeking. although 1t is hoped that
the reinforcements recently dispatched
there will be sufficient to protect the
rich town Of Kimberly.
Dispatches from Cape Town say that
the Cabinet will resign. while there are
persistent resorts in London that Sir
Alfred Miner, Governor Of Cape Col
lony, has already dismissed William 2.
4 Schreiner and his colleagues. Tt is evil
dent that one or the other of these
contingencies must occur, as the Gov
ernor and Commander-in-C Chief must be
in position to carry out defensive
measures without regard to possible OBJ
struction on the part of an unsympa-
thetic Cabinet.
So far as a declaration of war is
! concerned, the feeling in London is that
the Transvaal Government will merely
invite the British Diplomatic Agent,
lConyngham Greene, to leave Pretoria
on the expiration of the time limit of
the ultimatum. Certainly, Great Bri-
tain will not declare war against what
she considers dependent State. Active
hostilities are expected to take the
place of a formal declaration.
There was a great scene on the floor
of the Stock Exchange at $40 .. M, the
time of the expiration Of the period
fixed in the Boer ultimatum The
brokers began singing God Save the
Queen" and Rule Britannia" large
crowd outside took up the strains and
singing and cheering spread in the
neighborhood until the whole district
was alive with enthusiasm. similar
| demonstration occurred at the Baltic.
one of the principal exchanges.
1t is reported from Glasgow that the
Allan line steamship Siberian has been
chartered to take 1000 men and Off
GERS from Montreal to South Africa. In
shipping circles it is asserted that an
other half million tons OF shipping will
be required by the Government and
owners are finding it difficult to main
tain their regular trade service.
NOT KNOWN WHETHER HOSTILI-
/ TIES HAVE BEGUN.
/ LONDON, Oct. II, 11:15 .. MP to
the present hour no dispatches have
arrived from the Cape timed since the
expiration of the ulitmatum, 50 it Is
not known whether the first shot has
been fired. A telegram from Pretoria
/ timed 7:30 yesterday evening saws:
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more critical. Numerous Americans.
Germans, Frenchmen, Swedes, Bel
gians, Norwegians Danes, Italians,
Dutchmen, Swiss and Cape Afrikanders
nave gone to the border to fight for
the Transvaal, although they are not
Burghers, while many British residents
also have 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-
! granhic communication with the Trans
Vaal is now cut. The absence of news
from the Cape since early morning is
not due TO any 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 Europe, and the one
on the eastern coast is very slow. SO
tnat practically all the work is thrown
on one Atlantic cable, which means
tnat the present exasperating delay
VIII recur repeatedly during the prog
ress of the war, and that the newspa-
per dispatches will probably be very
meager.
Further particulars regarding the
| correspondence between President
Steyn of the Orange Free State and
Sir Alfred Miner, Governor of Game
| colony and British High Commissioner
III oouln Africa, cabled from Bloemfon-
teln' snow that Sir Alfred on October
'th stated that the Imperial Govern
| ment was reconsidering the situation in
| view of the great fact that both thu re-
pupiics were on a war footing. and was
| even then prepared to consider a da6-
| mite suggestion of the termination of
| the crisis. u
IN anotner dispatch he says: "My OBJ
Jeee IN all communications since Octo-
| per "a has been to leave nothing mn
| oohe TO prevent such action on the mart
o1 the Transvaal as is calculated m
MAKE pacific solution finally imnos-
sioie' l cannot, however, ask the I'm.
periai government for a pledge eitbar
regarding the disposition of troans =,
A'i i1lsh territory in South Africa ar
their dispatch from other narts oe -.
empire par . Oh tn7
PRESIDENT steyn replied: "Tha roo
SONS Tor arming the Transvaal wara
the presence of an alien. hostile 49,,
iatlon In its midst. which was aIn,a
stlrrlng up hatred and endaavorin,r -.
pontlcai or financial reasons +o -
lliie the independence of the State Tho
DUETS nave never taken the ofyansi,,a
iiot even after the Jameson raid ~,
the Iransvaal was STRONGLY ar,,,a5 -
there were few British troons - eAiia
esaroing the Free State army II
~Ai pe remembered that the Proc
state always lived at peace and q,
harmony with its neighbors. and bas
everything to lose and nothine RI CO.,
Ny a rupture. The Burghers viii CO.
eaihiy not be called out unless the 90,
e,iiineht Is thoroughly convinced th,+
.ne british troops on the bordars 80
ooeh states are a decided menace ~
the independence of the Tra,s,,..,
winch the Free State il houna :. la''
sist." oouho TO as
RosEBERY SUPPORTS THE GOV
ERNMENT.
LYNDON. Oct. 11.-I,ord poao,
the former Premier, and Libers1 aaas go
CT, mas finally declared his nosit;o,, -