Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-10

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make an end as soon as possible. and
this government feels itself called upon
and obliged to press earnestly and with
emphasis for an immediate Termination
OF this state of things, and to request
her majesty's government to give as
surances upon the following four de-
+! mands:
BIG DISPLAY OF POWER.
England VIII Have Enormous Force
Available for War.
| London, Oct. 10.-The absence of
news from South Africa appears to be
due to a heavy block on the telegraph
lines, which may mean that the lines
are occupied by official dispatches and
that negotiations are being actively
carried on.
From Durham it is announced that no
code messages will be accepted for any
part of South Africa without the pro-
duction of the codes.
The Transvaal banks have been no.
titled that no more gold will be per
mitted to leave the country.
| London, Oct. N.-Lord Salisbury's
whip to the house of lords. issued last
might, says parliament will deal with
matters of grave moment
| Some indication of the war office es-
innate of the duration of the campaign
is given by the fact that the authorities
have contracted for eight months sup
ply of bread and other military reaui-
sitions.
| Lord Vantage, president of the Brit
Iish Red Cross Society. will issue an APP
Il fnr pnr trfh htrf
work of the society. which, he says
will provide two hospital railway trains
and hospital ship. The duke of West
minister and Lord Vantage have given
Ell 900 $4,000 each, and Baron Roths-
lchild has raised G11,OO0 (s55,O0O) among
his friends.
1t appears that although the war of
| flee called upon $4,000 reserves. only the
pick of them. some 5000. will be re-
tanned with the colorS. The authorities
are pleased at the application of a
number of reservists belonging to the
unmobilized classes who are volunteer
ing for foreign service. The war office
announces that wives of reservists will
get sixpence and each child twopence
daily while their husbands and fathers
are retained with the colors.
Inc berHH correspondent OF the Ey-
enlng Standard says;
information has been received in
ulpionatic quarters mere that Lord
sallspury, at the last moment, hesi-
tates TO enter upon war With the
Iransvaal. "A peaceful solution is not
therefore, altogether impossible, al
enougn IL IS improbable.
~ IS now known that Gen. Sir Red
rD..yI
Vers Bniler VIII have command of twice
as many British soldiers in South AZ
rlca as the duke OF Wellington, the
conqueror OF the first Napoleon. ever
saw Collected on one battlefield. The
reasons pack Oh thts lavlsn display are
prooaoiy Tear OF native rising ane
possioiy a convection OF the advlsability
ol showing Europe that Great Britain
is preparea 20 resent any reaction re-
suieins from the preVaillng continental
~ VIII. IN TINS connection the action
ol 1he American department. OF state
ana the friendly statements OF Presi-
uent Mchihiey ana Secretary of State
,.or,,,a = = = .i's w.
gritai,,s ,af,sa1 - s.n,.;rn -
ta intervention IN ,ha 49,,
tsnited states and snai,
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whan In. coIonv y,.s ,.,I,,ar,t ~. !. =.
beeinninp 10 ha falt th., tba, .ra 49,,
suine- dalihara motley Of u.,;,,na -.
British nronosaIs ranain;,, 4, 49,
meantime. ~, tho aseensi,,e, j., ~ 49,
of ,hns winning tba svmnat,,ias of ~
world and narha,s ~, s,,n,,o,+ =, -.
nations and laayinp 10 C,rsat pr;,ai,,
the pnominv of start;np bos,i,i,;as ~
thev await tba ADVANCE Of C.ap cir
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naaca viii nor no brol.ar a,,ri,,e, ~,
nrasent yaor sho,ld tba, rra,- ~
"a co and sbo,,1d tba a1la.aa ,,sa.t,,a -,
tba Boar commandoes continue 49,
forc, confropti,p tbe Rr;t;sr co,,,,,a,,I
mo garar,, y.;Ii 10 ra;t.,,e,. ,,,,,,,1,.
onus nor &c ,tt,ciant as tb,+
cannaa aIop. ,ha Natal hor,5a,.
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robanrashnre ,ba natives ,.bo se,e.,,, -
hava haen rai, forcad br t,,a 1a,.is,ssa,a
mont ,ra oat,ino ha,a,,d oe,,r,l "a
anarchy ;s tbraatenad
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