Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-28
NO NEW FEATURES,
War Situation Unchanged, So
Far as Appears
BOTH SIDES TAKING BREATH.
Beers RsConStTuCtlns Plans and British
Resting.
PARLIAMENT PASSES WAR BILL.
The BODY Duly ProrOgued, After Ke-
cciving Thanks OF the Queen Tor
Its Promptitude-krug Health
Gooa-CrOnje stays His Hand.

lures. 1t is presumed in Natal that the
| Beers are reconstructing their plans and
that the English are resting, but tee-
grams from Ladysmith at express rates
still occupy forty-eight hours in trans
mission to London, and, therefore, it is
not impossible that something is hap
peninS.
The special dispatches assert that Col
onel Baden-Powen, the British COM
mander at Mafeking, is aware that Pre-
toria has given General CrOnJe orders II
| stay his hand, as already there Is quite
enough to employ the Beers IN Natal.
| Beers THREATEN NATIVES
| CAPE TOWN, october ia telegram
from Buluwayo. Rhodesia, dated Mon
| day, says:
~ BOer force is threatening Chief
Khama and chief Linchwe, who ara
loyal to Great Britain. Their country
lies at the extreme northwest Of the
Transvaal ANA includes Bechuanaland.
II seems a gross mistake Tor the Beers
to provoke war among the natives.
THE probable explanation is. that the
| Boer force intends 10 destroy the rail-
way to BuluwayO, which runs through
Khama's country, and thus prevent any
attempt OF Colonel Plummers Rhode
sian force to 80 10 the relief of MAIZE
king. Already there have been stories
of q Rhodesian aTmoreG uain engaging
the Beers some distance north of MAIZE
king"
| MANY BOERS KILLED.
| LONDON, October 2L-The magistrate
at Vryburg is responsible for report
made TO Premier Schroiner. at Cape
Town, that 5l5 Beers were killed at MAIZE
king.
| NO RENTS Or INTEREST.
| LOURENZO MARQUES. October n
The following dispatch has been received
| here, from Pretoria, filed yesterday:
THE government has issued a procla-
nation declaring that no rents or in
terest on bonds can be claimed during
the continuance Of martial law. nor with
in d certain fixed period after the repeal
Of the same.
THE Beers at Vryburg have seized
quantity Of ammunition.
"Commandant Schuman has reached
Krokodilepoort, and destroyed the rail-
way bridge there.
president Kruger Is in excellent
health"
MANY BOER PRISONERS.
| LONDON, October PA special dis
patch from Pietermaritzburg, dated Oc-
tober oath, says: mine hundred and
eighty-eight Boor prisoners arrived here
| N44i' iipt NUS 1utF iuElutt captains
Dewitt. Hammer. Fighlus, Dorey. Van
Logger, and Dottner."
| BURIAL OF SYMONS.
| LONDON, October 27.-The Colonial OF
flee has made public the following tcle-
gram, received from Governor Hutchin-
son. dated Pietermaritzburg, October
18th:
1.-THE following telegram has been re-
ceived from Greytown, from ID. Greig. a
resident of Dundee, formerly in the tele-
graph service
4 LETT Dundee this morning. General
SymoEs died on Monday at +. NJ, and
was buried the following morning. close
to the English church. by the Rev. W.
Daily. There was a firing party. and a
few medical officers and a few civilians
attended the funeral There were 10
Beers. Colonel Eckett, Majors Boutbee,
Hammersley, and Nugent. and also Crum,
tombstone. and Ryan, are improving 7 he
Beers occupied Dundee Monday after
noon"
| APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
| LONDON, October 1.-THE third read
ing Of the appropriation bin in the House
Of Commons to-day gave opportunity foi
further attacks on the governments war
policy.
Mr. Lloyd-George RadicaD. member for
|
offers of the Transvaal had been misrep-
resented, whercupon Mr.. Chamberlain
jumped up and protested and the Speak
err Mr. William Court Gully, mterVened
| Mr.. Lloyd-George then Withdrew his
expression regarding Misrepresentation
The House then passed the appropria-
ton bill, after which the measure was
taken to the House of Lords and passed
through all the stages.
The session of the House was suspend
ed until o'clock in the afternoon.
PARLIAMENT PROROCrusD.
In the House Of Lords, at O'Clock the
I I'd High Chancellor. Earl Halsbury,
AID the Lords Commissioners, fully
ROBBED, took up positions in front OF the
Throne. The Black Rod summoned the
Commons The Queens speech was read.
and the Lord High Chancellor declared
Parliament prorogued until January 18th.
The Commons then returned to the
lower house. where the Speaker read the
Queens speech. after which the members
filed past and shook hands with the
Speaker. and the House then adjourned.
The Queens speech was as follows:
QUEENS SPEECH.
"Niv Lords and Gentlemen,-I am happy
TO be able to release you from the eNcep-
| tional duties which have been imposed
upon you by the exigencies Of the public
service.
Il congratulate you on the brilliant
Qualities which have been displayed by
the brave regiments upon whom the task
Of repelling the invasion OF my South Al
rican colonies has been laid. In doing so.
I cannot but express my profound sorrow
that so many gallant officers and soldiers
should have fallen in the performance OF
their duty
"Geiltlemen OF the House of Com
mons.-I acknowledge with gratitude the
liberal provision you have made TO repay
the expenses of the military operations IN
South Africa.
NV Lords and Gentlemen,-I trust that
the Divine blessing may rest upon your
enorts and those Of my gallant army,
to restore peace and good government to
/ tbat norton Of my empire. and 10 Yind.'
cafe the honor Of this country.
PHILIPPINE AID FOR BRITAIN.
MANILA. October T.-lo =. M-An In
FORMAL meeting was held here this eve
ming OF men proposing to proceed &c south
Africa to night for the British. over
hur,red Englishmen. Australians, ana
| americans decided TO 30. Tney organized
| a marty. and believe Jhev can secure 10
more men. The volunteers include ex-
soldiers fr0ntiersmen, tng'ishmen Ia
muiar with the Transvaal, and CONNER
| cial clerks
| FIGHTING AT KIMBERLEY.
| CAPE TOWN, October Z6.-EVenlng'-
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