The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-12

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forces at T4sdyumish ana Dundee capable
Of repe.ling their attacks
Al LABYRINTH the garrs11r w1tcn has
70 guard against attack from ffae orange
Free State Was reinforced To-Day 0y the
0ordon HighIanders and strong eSnun-
gent Of the Indian TROOPS. and the VIZ
thor1tfes are now confident OF tneff aosilss
20 deal cut an unpieannt surprise 70 the
Beers Ia the eysuf OF an attemo; 70 rush
the position.
Prospeeas for BoeR Advance.
At Dundee. there are about 500 nen-
This force ouxh. 70 be sufficient to stem
4 Bocr advance by way OF Zulaiand anu
TO maintain the line OF communication
with q base At PfetermarftxJurs. the neaa-
quarters OF Cen Sir George stewart
white
On Bechnanaiand border the situation
seems TO give the Beers temporary al
vantage. There Is considerable anxiety Ia
the districts Of yryburE and Aafskiag,
although Il Is hoped reinforeemenss recent
" DISPATCHED there will be sufficient 10
protect the rich town OF kimberley.
Outlanders 10 Fight for Transvasi.
LONDON. Oct. ia telegram from Pre-
forta. finea 100 yesterday evening. says;
s-rhe situation Is becoming hourly more
critical Numerous Americans. Germans
Trencamen. Swedes, Bslgians. Sor~esians,
Danes putchmeu. Swiss AMI Cape Airi-
handlers have gone TO the border 10 hsnt
for the TranssaaI. although they are not
burghers. white many British RESIDENTS
also have taken the oath OF allegiance
The hope Ii expressed ~ many that "a1
Will yet be aversed"
Cables Are Overburdened.
Nothing since this has been received from
Pretoria, and doubtless the teisgrapnic
communication with the Transvaal is now
cut. The absence OF news from the Cape
since early morning II not due TO any IN
terrrption Of the ca BILE. bat TO the immense
pressure of work the cables probably be-
ing rAariy monopolixed by British govern
ment dispatches. which take precedence
over oil others. Only two cables run TO
Cape Town from Europe. and the one on
the eastern coast II very slow. 80 tnat
practically ali the work Is thrown on one
Atlantic cable which means that the pres
ent exasperating delay viii recur repeated
~ during the progress Of the war. and that
the newspaper dispatches viii probably be
very msaser.
SIR Alfred Miners Position.
Further particulars regarding the ccrre-
spondenca between President Steyn and
the Orange Free State and Cir Alfred Mil
nsr, governor Of Cape Town. and British
high commissioner In South Africa, eabsed
from Bloemfontein. show that Sir Alfred.
on October 7. stated that the imperial gov
eminent was reconsidering the situation,
in view Of the great fact that both re2ah-
lies were on war footing. and was even
then prepared TO consider d definite suG-
gcation Of the termination OF the crisis.
In another dispatch he says:
MY object In ali communications since
October has been TO leave nothing I'M
done to prevent such action on the part
OF the Transvaal as In calculated 10 make
pacific solution finally impossible.
cannot, however, ask the imperial gov
eminent for pledge regarding the dis
position of troops In British territory In
South Africa
Presiasat steyn's Reply.
President steyn replied: 1.-THE reasons
for Arming the Transvaai we're the pres
ence OF an alien. hostile population In It's
midst, which was always stirring UP
hatred and endeaeoring. for political and
financial reasons, TO undermine the In
dependence OF the state The Beers have
never taken the offensive. not even after
the Jameson raid, when the Transvaal
was strongly armed and there were few
British troops.
Regarding the Free State army. II
will be remembered that the Free State
has always lived In harmony with its
neighbors and has everything to lose and
nothing TO gain by rupture. The
burghers will certainly not be called ont
unless tbs government In thoroughly CON
WINGED that the British troops on the
borders of both states are decided mer-
ace to the Independence of the Transvaai.
which the Free State Is bound to assist
r. 81 ~
Dispatches from Cape Town say the
cabinet will resign. while there are per-
ststent reports from London that Sir AL
fred Miner. governor Of Cape Colony.
has already dismissed William p.
Schrelaer and his colleagues. Il is evil
dent that one or other OF these cont.n-
geneies must occur. as the governor and
commanderin~chiefm must he In position
to carry out defensive measures without
regard to possible obstruction on the part
Of ae unsympathetie cabinet
War VIII Not Re Declared.
SO far as 4 declaration OF war is con-
cerned. the feeling in London Is that the
Transyaai government will merely invite
the British diplomatic agent Conyng-
ham Greene, To leave Pretoria on the ex-
piratien OF the time limit Of the u,i-
masnm, Certainly Great britain will not
declare war against what she considers
n dependent state. Active hnsstllles are
expected 10 take the place OF formal
declaration.
There was great scene on the floor
OF the stock exchange AZ s.ta p m. .h.,
time OF expiration OF the period nxed in
the Boer uitimatnm. Brokers began
singing GOD Save the Qusen' and Rule.
Britannia large crowd outside took
UP the strains.
Last Hoars Of Peace.
BIOOMEpNTEfN. Oct. 1.-THE Orange
Free State and Transvnal officials held "A
conference regarding the time limit OF
the Boer ulaimatun,. The Transvaai want
ed to ALLOW oniy "a hours. but the FIRES.
State suggested compromise on y hours.
shss view prevailing. IL Is net believed
here that any formal declaration os war
will he made
Burghrrs Mnst Efaht.
PRETORIA. Oct. 1.-THE onisal Ga
sette contains Proclamation calitna unon
ali euaghers domieiiea outside the replh-
lie TO present themselves forthwith FOR
service. failing in which they will he fined
Imprisoned sni property conascated
The German detachment has posted a
hig gun en- the Free State border In u k.a-