Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-05
ENGLlG WAR MONEY
Chancellor Of BICs>5 Provi-
sional Expenditure 700.
WAR OFFICE INCREASES ARMY CORPS
Consists Of Forty Thousand Men for serviC.
in South Africa
REPORT KRUGER SENDS ULTlMATUM
'EPoRT KRUGER SENDS ULTInAIUM
Said to Have Given British Forty Eight
Hours to Withdraw Troops.
GENERAL WHITE STARTS FOR DURHAM
poer Camp on the Natal Border Now
Comprises Eight Thousand Men
and is Growing Daily
Troops without Shelter.

announcement in connection with the Trans
vaal affair today is that the chancellor or
the exchequer, Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, has already sanctioned the provisional
expenditure OF .E3,OOO,O 900 and that the gov
ernment will not exceed that limit without
authority from Parliament which will be
asked to vote sum not exceeding
Gs.000OOO.
A meeting OF the war board today dis
cussed and drew up arrangements to ensure
the route from Durham to Laing's Mex, so
that large bodies of troops may, on dis
embarkation, be rapidly forwarded UP tho
country to the front without confusion or
crowding at the base.
1t is stated tonight that the war office
has decided that the army corps for service
in South Africa shall be much larger than
originally estimated and that it now con-
sists OF over 10000 men. The preparations
for tho dispatch OF this force, including the
dispatching OF British liners, is steadily and
satisfactorily proceeding.
The Press association learns that the dis
patch drawn up by the cabinet Friday
was still unsent up to this evening. On the
other hand. telegram from BRUSSELS gives
from a well informed source" the news
that Dr. Leyds, the representative in Europe
of the South African republic, has received
confirmation OF the report tnat fTeSlQenl
Kruger had addressed an utimatum to Great
Britain demanding the withdrawal of the
British forces from the frontier within
forty-eight hours, and that it was delivered
ON Monday. This report still lacks official
confirmation.
The confidence of military authorities at
the Cape is shown by dispatch received
today from Capetown, which states that at
q conference between the military author
tiles there and General Sir Stewart White,
@. c., who will command the British forces
in Natal, and Lieutenant General Sir Fred
erick Walker, held to consider the situation,
General White expressed himself as conf
dent that the British would be able to
present force sufficient to repel any attack.
General White, who intended to go to Dur
can on board war ship, has now, In order
to save time. abandoned the idea and will
go by train tonight
A line steamer left Lourenzo Marquee,
Delagoa bay, today with 1900 Rand refugees.
Large numbers were left behind and all
trains are crowded with those taking part
in the exodus from the Transvaal
dispatch from Volksrust says the Boer
camp on the Natal border now comprises
5000 men and is growing daily. The camp
breathes a religious fervor. The commits
sariat arrangements, the dispatch says, are
defective. One of the largest corps lay in
the field without shelter during a heavy
thunderstorm.
Commandant General Joubert is momen-
tarily expected to assume command of the
Boer forces
Martial Law Delayed.
A dispatch from johannesburg says that
State Secretary Reitz of the Transvaal in
formed correspondent of the Standard and
Diggers' News that the proclamation OF
martial law is being delayed. In Capetown
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
still hope that the Afrikanders' efforts for
peace will prevail.
Lord James of Hereford, writing to a
correspondent, expresses a fear that the
maintenance OF peace is now impossible.
Sir Edward Vincent speaking at Exeter
yesterday evening. said he understood tha,
Sir Redvers Butler did not expect the war to
be a short one.
The peace party is making the most OF
the interval and the anticipated reassembing
of Parliament
The executive committee of the Liberal
Federation at recent meeting adopted a
resolution which was communicated to the
atfiliated Liberal association throughout the
country declaring that war was unjustfed
by the facts and urging Lord Salisbury tc
seek peaceful solution OF the difficulty
A meeting OF the parliamentary group for
the promotion OF arbitration yesterday
adopted similar manifesto. declaring in
favor OF the government renewing the pro-
posal for joint commission or a special en-
voy In the interest OF peace. 1t is under.
stood that Sir Alfred Miner has not aband-
oned hope that the powerful interests now
at work in Pretoria and Bloemfontein may
lead to the arrest Of mobilization OF troops
on both sides and open the door to peace
full solution.
Other kilograms indicate that a Boer at.
tack on Natal Is expected at any time, but
assert that Commandant General Jouber
has threatened to shoot any man who
moves without orders.
The London morning papers are inclined
TO regard the seizure of gold by the Trans.
yaal as an act OF war.
No confirmation Is obtainable that Bee
ultimatum has been presented, but the new,
comes from what is usually good Boel
source.
B0ERS CAPTURE THE GOLD