Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-10-07
MUST WITHDRAW TROOPS
President Kruger Says British
Soldiers Must Leave South
Africa at Once.
MUST ANSWER QUICKLY
Active Preparations for War Are Be
ing Vigorously Prosecuted BY
Both Sides.

DUH OliCo.
Conflicting Reports and Rumors.
The UItimatum of Dom Paul.
4 Feeling in London-The British
Troops Have Crossed the Border
to Kimberly.
Blomfontein, Oct. GA cophict may
be precipitated any moment between
the orange Free State and British
troops. A dispatch signed by the
Mayor of Boshof, says that a force OF
British has crossed the Orange Free
State frontier from Kimberley ana IS
marching toward Boshof Boshof is
only thirty miles from Kimberley.
London. Oct. 6.--Al the mines IN the
gold fields, says dispatch from Cape
Town, have been seized by the Trans
yaal Government in accordance WIN
its announcement that such acton
would be taken on the declaration Oh
martial law. All the saloons III the
gold fields district are also reported
closed by official order.
Paris Oct. GA number of papers
say that the Beers have sent al uiti-
matum to England demanding the
withdrawal of the troops from the
frontiers within forty-eight hours. The
papers congratulate President Kruger
for coming to this decision.
London. Oct. 5.-The Chancellor or
the Exchcquer, the Right Hon. Sir
Michael Hicks-B Beach, has already sane
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f3.Ooo.o00 for use in connection with
the TransyaaI crisis. The Government
will not exceed that limit without
authority from Parliament. which VIII
be asked to vote a sum not exceeding
ES,060.0Oo.
London. Oct 6.-The Daily Mail s
correspondent at Larenco Marques re-
ports that H. NJ. S. Philomel has gone
to Durham for the purpose of landing
100 men and gun.
Commenting editorially on this dis
patch. the Daily Mail says It considers
that the action reported indicates grave
danger The Admiralty. says the Daily
Mail, would not countenance such a
measure except in circumstances OF I'M
usual emergency; and didn't thlnk IL
probable that other British warshlps
are cOuNeFSluS Siitilii! upoh NV
theatre of action.
London, Oct. 6.-The despatch re-
ceived in Bloemfontein from the Land
drost of Boshof is not credited here as
it is considered extremely improbable.
Practically no news from South Africa
has been received The Standards cor
respondent at Newcastle Natal, teie-
graphing, saws.
''l'he forward movement of the Bo@r
forces. which threatened the Natal
frontier has been suddenly arrested. A
majority of the burghers who had gath
cred on the heights northeast and east
OF Newcastle have fallen back on their
original base near Sandspruit. The mo-
tive can only be conjectured.
Boshof is the nearest town in the
Orange Free State to Kimberly. the
great diamond-producing centre IN Cape
Colony near the border.
Pressure upon the government to try
every measure for the preservation of
peace is stronger than ever. 1t Is quite
certain that the Cabinet is as anxious
as any one to avoid war. Its delay OF
the ultimatum which it had prepared
to send to Pretoria. was the cause OF
special wonder before ii became known
that almost everything except humilia.
ton that would assure an adjustment
of the difficulty would be submitted to
Doubtless obedient to influence from
London. Mr. Hofmeyer, the Afrikadet
leader of the Cape Colony. Is on his
way to Pretoria, according to a de-
spatch from Cape Town, TO make a last
effort to prevent war.
According to despatch from Loren
10 Marquee. Portuguese East Africa. q
crowd of Beers, who were assembled
at the Machadorp station, forced a
refugee passenger to uncover during
the singing of Boer national air. and
severely maltreated several English
men. stabbing one and kicking and
tramping upon others.
1t is reported that two women were
outrageously assaulted at Iaardelol
station by the Beers, one being struck
in the face with a rifle aud the other
beaten with fists.
Causes Row Among Presbyterians.
Washington. ID. g.. Der. Gas a re
suit of d political discussion that was
injected into the meeting of the Pan
Presbyterian Alliance, when The ALI
ance refused TO entertain the resolu-
ton in favor of arbitration IN the
Transyaal dispute. both OF the South
African delegates submitted a letter re-
questing that their names be stricken
from the rolls of the alliance. They
are Rev. 7. G. ]. Meiring, of Johannes
burg, and H. S. Bosnian of Pretoria
Mr.. Bosnian has already left Washing
ton to return to his people In South
Africa. DR. Meiring is in receipt of q
eablegram from Johannesburg begging