Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14

rivers. The strategy displayed In their
present disposition In crude"
The Daily Malls correspondent at
dundee. Natal. says Reports are
circulated hero that tho Beers have
reached Newcastle. but no Counrma.
tion Of either this or OF the reports Of
nghting at Mafcking and L1dyHmith
are yet arriving"
The Ladysmiih correspondent of the
Daily News tcloErnphH his paper under
date Of Thursday. that It " anticipated
that the enemy will attack simultanu-
oualy Dundee. Glencoe and t.adyHmith
The defending force. he says. Includes
the Natal mounted infantry and car
blneera. all remarkably smart and
workmanllko. The main llocr force OF
II 900 men IL at sandsprulL
The correspondent adds. Much dis
content exists here. OWING the pres
encc OF suspected bopr lpathizots.
The troops are Kept uu4 arms, aud
the volunteers are expected to sleep
booted and spurrcd ready Tor instant
call"
A Glencoe dispatch. dated october
18th. delayed In transmission, says 1T
~ reported that the Beers have crossed
the border az ingugo and that tho
Free state government has taken pose
session Of the railway 10 Van Keenan,,
and seized a Natal government train.
Ottawa. ont. oct. i3-At a meeting
~ the cabinet today, "a decision was
reached to send 1900 Canadian soldiers
to south Africa as Cnuadua cnntri-
button to the nrltish force now night
Ing the Beers. This ia double the NUM-
Der Of troops asked for b. the Imperial
government
Pretoria. oct. i2.-tDcioyed In trans
mission There ~ no further news
fHFaWIffH command.
Commandant Gen. Joubcrt'a command
~ now ne Volkrist. Several Cape Colo
nista have been sworn In na burghera,
The town lH quiet Postal commune
cation with the surrounding colonies
has been suspended, but that between
State ls maintained. Treasurer Hcner.
nj de Nillicu and Mr. NandcrpoHt ot
the Free state Raad are now here con-
aultlng with the government.
The minister Of mines reports that "a
satisfactory number ~ mines " be-
Ing worked aud that the government
Will Keep the shafts Of abandoned
mines free Of water In the interest Of
shareholders.
IL IL reported that forty-alx cases of
gold. valued at ct0o.0O0. which were dis
covered In different cantccns In lo-
hnnussburg have been cunhHcuicd by
the government
sued circular from the chief lager
In consequence Of the report that some
OF the burghrrr had mlabohavcd them
selves ON their journey TO the borders,
plundefiug number ~ stores. such
onenacs. the commundnnt general
aays. viii be- severely punished. when
We urc unwillingly compelled to cross
the boundary line Of our country"
says den. Joubert, "let u be- not
thought that we are "a band ~ robbers,
and with that In view, remain ua Tar
no possible from private dwellings ana
from places where no enemy ~ Htn-
toned. When food or forage Tor the
cattle In needed let certain officers ac-
quire such goods from the owner and
let q receipt he given with promise Of
recompcnHe by the government
The Nolkstein says; Two small re-
puhlics have entered upon "a struggle
with a gigantic power which wishes to
crush them. Conquer or die n the bat
tie cry Of the brave hurghcra Thus
will the question be solved and the re-
publlcH once for all will either be freed
from British proyocation or VIII have
TO bend their ncckH TO the yoke OF
British tyranny. England'a might VIII
not decide the issue. That rests with
God alone"
Bucnos Ayrca. oct. 1.-THE British
government has contracted here for hNe
steamers To carry TO south Africa
horses. mules. wheat. etc. and has
bought the Argentine Tor troops ship.
Kimberley. oct. 1.-the rcport that
nrhting has taken place at kraalpun
has been officially confirmed
Glencoe Camp. oct -. 10 a. m.-The
Beers have occupied splszkop, near
Newcastle.