Hutchinson gazette., 1899-10-05
THE DOER CAMPAIGN.
Nine Generals win Have Command
of the Forces.
PRESS CENSORSHIP MAINTAINED,
UitIanders Fear Massacre lf War hB
Begun Reports That the hoerS
AIaVo Captured Dundee
Not Confirmed,

London, October 3,--No confirmation
Is obtainable from any source OF the
report contained in dispatch 10 The
Exchange Telegraph Company that
the Beers have captured Dundee,
No exceptional activity was shown
ut the government offices Monday. Mr.
Chamberlain and the Earl OF Selborne
were absent from the colonial Office,
but Lord Lansdowne, General Lord
Wolseley and General Sir Evelyn Wood
were busily engaged 1T the war Office
General Sir RedNers Butler called nt
the war Office this afternoon and n
special board meeting will be held
Naturally, nothing Of the discussion
was made public, but II Is understood
that General Sir Redyers Fuller VIII
not proceed for the Cape until next
week, except in case Of unforeseen de-
velopments
Members OF parliament are return
ing 10 town in anticipation of an
early summoning of the house of par
lament. 1t Is the general impression
that, although some speakers may eX-
press disNpprovOl Of the government,
few will go to the extreme Of voting
against the required credit.
A letter from an outlunder received
n Birmingham was published Mon
day. If IL reflects the general feeling
of the British residents in Johannes
burg they must be in an awful funk.
The writer says: o
"If II comes to fight, l believe the
Beers will make a massacre of II,
blow Johannesburg to bits and shoot
us on sight In fact, | have been told
80 by one in Office
Reports from various arsenals and
garrisons in Great Britain testify to
the active continuance OF military
preparations. The reserves have re-
ceiyed preliminary notice to be pre-
pared, and several regiments have
been notified to hold themselves in
readiness for active service.
The Morning Post again complains
editorially that, although the govern
ment put their hands to the plow in
July, October has arrived without
visible progress having been made.
The paper asks what they are waiting
for, and expresses the opinion that
'the eXpectant attitude maintained is
hardly consonant with the high sound
Ing words that have been used"
The Chronicle, which has lately been
advocating the policy of sending an
Imperial commissioner suggesting
for the post the Marquis Of Dufferin
and Ava-to meet President Kruger
and try to arrange matters today, ar.
gues that the ministers now see the
mischief which Mr.. Chamberlain has
brought on the country.
A special dispatch from Pretoria
says that General Jan Kock will COM
mand the Boer forces on the Natal
border, Commandant Cronie on the
southwestern, and General Schalk-
burger on the eastern frontier, while
General Malan will be in command at
Rustenburg. Altogether, there will be
nine generals in command of the col
umns.
A complete plan of campaign hat
been arranged with the Orange Free
State.
A rigorous censorship is maintained
over all press telegrams.
President Kruger addressed the
troops which started for the Natal
border on Saturday, appealing to their
patriotism and wishing them God
speed. Fighting is expected by We'd
nesday
A dispatch from Durham, Natal, re-
ports that all trains from the Trans
val are arriving twenty-four hours
late, having been obliged to give place
TO the Boer military trains.
It is added that the trains which
arrived last evening were packed and
tnat the station was besieged by
friends OF the passengers. The latter
SAID that they had endured great hard
ships and had been subjected to In
suits by the Beers.
The dispatch, continuing, saws that
excitement is Increasing at Durbon
The streets are thronged with ami
mated crowds, and the impression
prevails that the Beers may commence
nostilitles tomorrow. Altogether. over
I,SoV Natal volunteers have gone to
the front. Trains from Lourenzo Mar.
quez, Delagoa bay, are bringing enor-
nous crowds, principally miners. A
t poer commander has arrived at the
border town of Comantipoort.
Inc British government is charter
mg large number Of steamers, evi.
gently for the purpose Of transport.
1ng an army corps. About forty ves-
Sels are to be chartered. The steamers
ravornia' OF the Cunard line and Ba-
y,arian, of the Allan line. are among
thO6e already takan e