The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-07
Orange Free State Reported to Have
Communicated Coal Belonging to
tho Cape Colony Government.
THREAT OF A BOER GENERAL
HE HAS 5000 SOLDIERS MASSED
NORTH OF MAFEIxING,
And Says He VIII Cross the Border at
the First Shot Fired i'm Natal
Speeches by Liberals.

LONDON, Oct. 7.-There has been almost
a complete dearth of news from South
Africa in the past twenty-four hours. The
few dispatches received recording military
movements at various points all tend to
confirm the belief that President Kruger
will restrain any forward movement by the
Beers unless they are fired on or war is
actually declared.
1t is now practically certain that Parlia-
ment will meet on Oct. IL.
Reserves will be summoned to-day In suffi-
cient number to bring up to war strength
the regiments which have been warned to
hold themselves IN readiness for service in
South Africa, or about one-sixteenth of the
total reserve. The Daily News asserts that
an army corps will be mobilized to-day.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: "a sensation has been
caused here by the report that the Free
State government has Communicated 500 tons
of coal belonging to the Cape government,
which was traversing the Free State. Such
a seizure would naturally be regarded as
an act of war. ]. w. Sauer, the commits
sioner of public works, when questioned
in the Assembly regarding the matter pro-
fessed ignorance, but learn that the re-
port was telegraphed to the Cape Ministry
walls threat to put British subjects over
the border would necessitate the withdrawal
of Conyngham Greene. Some surprise is
manifested over the report that large
number of British troops are to be landed
here instead OF at Durham. This is taken
to signify that the Transvaal will be in
vaded from the west and not from Natal"
dispatch from Mafeking announces that
o,,da 10 of a forces.
been promoted to the rank of general and
is massing 5000 Beers, with artillery. near
Ramathlabama, north of Mafeking. The
disratch adds that General Cronje has sent
a message to the camp of the imperial
troops that he will cross the border at the
first shot fired in Natal.
A dispatch from johannesburg says:
Thousands of natives have invaded the
town. and to-day the authorities decided to
march them under escort out of the coun-
try. Last night two natives entered cloth
ing store kept by Jew and stabbed the
proprietor in the neck, severing his wind
pipe. Two Jewish storekeepers in the East
Rand have been murdered by natives, and
the Kaffirs are raiding all the places where
they think liquor is stored. The war COM
mission, acting under the governments in
structions, will to-day issue advice to shop
keepers to remove the barricades they have
created, on the ground that the govern
ment's guarantee of protection ought to be
sufficient"
The announcement from Pretoria that the
British diplomatic agent, Mr.. Conyngham
Greene, is Ill, Is taken in some quarters to
indicate the possibility of his recall and Of
further steps in the direction of peaceful
adjustment.
A host of officers, including Prince Chris
tian Victor of Scheswig Holstein and a
large number of nurses, sailed for the Cape
yesterday. 1t now appears that Lieut..
Winston Spencer Churchill, son of the late
Lord Randolph Churchill, who will accom-
pany General Sir Redvers Butler. will go
not on behalf of the Times, but as the war
correspondent of the London Morning Post
A private dispatch from a high official in
Pretoria, in reply TO a friend in London.
says: I'VE do not want any guarantee ofin-
dependence. We stick to the London con-
vention. We have lost all faith in British
statesmen and have nothing more to say"
Mining shares had quite a boom in the
street yesterday, owing to the report that
the Portuguese government had asked
Great Britain TO protect its frontier. Rand
mines were nearly two points above the
closing figures and others from 4 to a.
1t is stated that the Rt. Hon. Harry Es-
combe, formerly premier of Natal. is going
TO Pretoria in the interest of peace. II. NJ.
8. Philomel suddenly left Durham to-day
for Delagoa bay.
The Daily Chronicles Rome correspondent
says that the British government has ap-
piled to Signor Marconi with a view of en-
ploying his system of wireless telegraphy in
the TranSyaal campaign