The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-05

1919 %ASe~SAIys
London, Oct. 4.-The most interesting
announcement in connection with the
TransvaaI crisis today is that the
chancellor of the exchequer, the Rt.
Hon. Sir Michael Hicks Beach, has al
ready sanctioned the provisional ex-
penditure of 9S,OOd.O0O, and that the
government will not exceed that limit
without authority from parliament.
which will be asked to vote a sum nor
exceeding $4,000, 900.
/ A meeting of the war board today
discussed and drew up arrangements to
insure the safety of the route from
Durham to LafngS Neck so that large
bodies of troops may, on disenbark-
alton, be rapidly forwarded up the
i country to the front without confusion
or crowdinS at the base.
1t is stated tonight that the war Of
flee has decided that the army corps for
Z service in South Africa shall be much
/ larger than originally estimated, and
that it now consists of over 40, 600 men.
4 The preparations for the despatch of
this force, including the chartering OF
big ocean liners. is steadily and salts
( factorily proceeding.
Dispatch Is Still Unsent.
/ The Press association learns that the
| dispatch drawn up by the cabinet on
| Friday was still unsent up to this even
! ing.
| On the other hand, a telegram from
4 Brussels gives from "a we'll informed
source" the news that DR.. Leyds, the
I representative in Europe Of the South
| African republic, has received confirm
alton of the report that President kru
ger had addressed an ultimatum to
Great Britain, demanding the with
! drawal of the British forces from the
7 frontier within forty-eight hours, and
I that it was delivered on Monday. This
report. however, still lacks official con-
! frmation.
The confidence of the military au
| tTiorities at the Cape is shown by a dis
patch received tonight from Cape Town,
which states that at a conference be-
| tween the military authorities there
and General Sir George Stewart White,
V. c.. who will command the British
forces in Natal, and Lieutenant Gem
eral Sir Frederick Walker, held to con-
slider the situation. General White eX-
pressed himself as confident that the
British would be able to present a force
sufficient to repel any attack. Gem
eral White, who intended to go to Dur
ban on board a warship, has now, in
order to save time, abandoned the idea
and will so by train tonight.
Beers On the Border.
A line steamer left L0urenzo, Mar
ques Delagoa bay, today with 1,200
Rand refugees. Large numbers were
left behind and all trains are crowded
with those taking part in the exodus
from the Transvaal.
A dispatch from Volkrust says that
the Boer camp on the Natal border now
comprises 5000 men and is growing
daily The camp breathes a religious
fervor. The commissiariat arrange
ments, the dispatch says, are directive
One of the largest corps lay In the
Veldt without shelter during heavy
thunderstorm. Commandant General
Joubert is momentarily expected TO as
sumo command of the Boer forces
The Daily Mails correspondent at
Lourenzo Marques reports that H. MI.
s: PhilomeI has gone to Durham for the
purpose of landing 100 men and gun.
Commenting editOrially on the fore
going dispatch the Daily Mail SAYS II
considers THAT the action reported tndt-
Gates great danger
"The admiralty" says the Daily Mail,
would not e0untenaHce Sucn meas
ure except in circumstances OF unusual
emergency, and thinks it probable that
other British warships are conyersing
silently upon the theatre of action
Martial Law Delayed.
A
that Secretary of State Reitz, of the
TransvaIl informed correspondent OF
the Standard and Diggers News that
the proclamation of martial law IS be-
ing delayed.
In Cape Town the opinion prevails
that the delay of the Beers in assuming
the offensive points to a willingness on
the part of the Transvaal government
TO allow political counsel to override
military ardOr, and that there is, there
fore still hope that the Afrikander'S Ell
forts for peace Will prevail.
The peace party is making the most
of the interval of the anticipated re-
assembling of parliament. The execu-
tive committee Of tine National Liberal
Federation at recent meeting adopted
a. resolution which was communicated
to the affiliated liberal association
throughout the country declaring tnat
war was unjustifed by the facts and
urging Lord Salisbury to seek a peace
full solution of the difficulty.
In Interest of Peace.
A meeting of the parliamentary
group for the promotion OF arbitration
Yesterday adopted a similar manifesto.
declaring in favor of the government
renewing the proposal for a joint COM
mission or the sending Of a special en-
vow in the interests of peace.
1t is understood that Sir Alfred Mil
ner has not yet abandoned hope that
the powerful influences now at work
| in Pretoria and BlCernfontein may lead
To the arrest of the mobilization Of
troops ON both sides and open the door
to a pacific solution.
Other kilograms represent that a.
Boer attack upon Natal IS expected at
anv moment, but asserts that Conn
mander General Joubert has threat
ened to shoot any man who moves
without orders.
The London morning papers are IN
clined to regard the seizure of gold by
the .Transvaal government as an act
ri war No absolute confirmation il
Fobtainable Of the report that a Beer
ultimatum has been presented. but the
news comes from what is a usually