The record-union., 1899-10-03
camped at Show Ground, aon the road
leading TO the Orange Free State

second in command under Major Gen
eral Sir George Stewart White, COM
manding the Natal forces, is expected
to arrive at Ladysmith shortly.
Reports from Cape Town declare that
an immediate rupture of the diplomatic
relations between Great Britain and
the Transvaal is expected.
The South African News a semi
official newspaper, announces that
special train has left to fetch Conyng-
ham Greene, the British diplomatic
agent at Pretoria, and his staff. It
adds that the formal hauling down of
| the British flag on the agency at Pre-
toria is imminent.
The correspondent of the Associated
| Press at Cape Town has secured an Of
fetal denial of the statement of the
South African News that train has
been dispatched to fetch Conyngham
Greene from Pretoria. No instructions
| have yet been issued to Mr.. Greene. All
is quiet at Pretoria.
Great excitement prevails at Cape
| Town, where it is reported that the
Beers have occupied Laing's Mex.
The British at Cape Town express
I great satisfaction at the fact that mat
ters have reached a state where a set
| tlement of difficulties is inevitable. The
general drift of news indicates that the
/ position of the British troops in South
Africa is critical, owing to the delay in
sending reinforcements, and in the
event of hostilities early reverses are
regarded as probable.
A special dispatch from Johannes
burg dated September 18th gives the
report of the arrival of the notorious
lyman
The latest advices show that the
Transvaal mobilization has been rapid
and comprehensive. Many Beers, it is
said, did not wait to be commandeered,
but proceeded to the border spontan-
eously. The members of the Executive
State Secretaries, President Kruger's
relatives, members of the Raad, Judges
and other professional men are all ca
gerly giving their services, and the
women are bidding the men die rather
than return beaten.
1t is calculated that the Orange Free
State already has 1000 men on the
border. Cable company officials at the
Cape say it is impossible to reach Pre-
toria over the Durham line. The Cape
Town to Pretoria line is still working,
but it is glutted with official messages.
Advices from Cape Town say dis
patch received there to-day from
Charlestown, Natal, announces that
eighty members of the Orange Free
State Artillery, with six guns, have ar
rived at Volksrust, a point in the
Transvaal, close to the Natal border,
and that a marquee has been erected
by the hospital authorities.
The officials at Charlestown have re-
ceived a telegram from the Colonial
Secretary in answer to an inquiry in
structlng them to remain absolutely
still, and offer no resistance. The wo-
men have been leaving Volksrust, and
the natives are leaving Charlestown.
The officials will remain, but are ready
to leave at moments notice.
General Joubert, the Vice President
Of the South African Republic, and
commander in chief of the Transvaal
forces, has arrived at Volksrus+ and his
presence there will probably have q
calming effect.
The advices from johannesburg say
no communicating took place there
Saturday. They add that many of the
Beers are anxious to leave, AMI that
many of the young men, are forming
corps of civilian policenand are acting
in conjunction with the Merchants AS
ISOLATION
The town is quiet The Merchants
Committee announces that British sub
jects, under a permit, will be allowed
to remain and that Consular letters
and passports will be accepted if the
persons presenting them are of good
character.
A dispatch from Durham, Natal,
timed 10:45 a. m. to-day reports that
all trains from the Transvaal are ar
irving twenty-four hours late, having;
been obliged to give place to the Boer
military trains. 1t is added that the
trains which arrived last evening We're
packed, and that the station was be-
sieged by friends Of the passengers.
The latter said they had endured great
hardships, and had been subjected to
insults by the Beers.
The dispatch, continuing, says that
excitement is increasing at Durham.
The streets are thronged with ANNA
ted crowds, and the impression pre-
walls that the Beers may commence
hostilities to-day.
Altogether over 1000 Natal volun-
teers have gone to the front. Trains
from Lourenzo MARQUEE, Delagoa Bay,
are bringing enormous crowds, princi-
pally miners. Boer command has
arrived at the border town of Comanti-
port
The British Government is charter
ing large number of steamers, evil
IDENTIFY for the purpose of transporting
an army corps. About forty vessels are
to be chartered, and the steamers Pa
vonia of the Cunard line and Ravarian
of the Allen line are among those al
ready taken.
1t is understood that the Colonial Of
fee received an important dispatch
from Sir Alfred Miner, British High
Commissioner for South Africa, yester-
day, the contents of which, however,
have not been made public.
A special dispatch from Pretoria says
that General Jan Kock will command
the Boer forces on the Natal border,
Commandant Cronje on the southwes-
tern and General Schalkberger on the
Eastern frontier while General Malan
will be in command at Rustenburg. AL
together there will be nine Generals in
command of the columns.
complete plan of campaign has
been arranged with the Orange Free
State
A rigorous censorship is maintained
over all press kilograms.
President Kruger addressed the
troops which started for the Natal bor-
der Saturday, appealing to their pa