Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-19
THE BOERS WON'T YIELD.
Transvaal Situation Regarded as
Hopeless.
NO MORE CONCESSIONS
Excitement at Pretoria-Young Boers
Eager for Hosti1ities to
Commence.

London, Sept. 16.-Indications from
all sources point to the extreme gravity
of the Transvaal situation.
Pretoria advices emanating from
Boer source say the Transvaal's reply is
UncomprOmising and that preparations
for a staunch resistance is proceeding
continuously.
Another Pretoria special, dated Sep
TENDER 10, says the situation is now re
garded as all but hopeless, unless Great
Britain, retreats from her position.
The dispatch adds: THE government
of the two republics consider the Trans.
Vaal should refuse to cOncede anything
further and it is believed the Beers will
have the support of all the Afrikanders
throughout South Africa
1t is now definitely stated that the
Orange Free State has agreed to unite
with the Transvaal in resisting the Brit.
ish claims
Of all the numerous channels through
Which South African news reaches Lon.
don not one gives the faintest hope that
the Boer reply will be favorable, the ma.
Iorlly taxing the view that war is ex.
tremely probable.
1he Boer representatives here and OF.
the continent reiterate that the British
government is allowing itself to be in.
huenced by those wanting British domin
ION over the whole of South Africa anC
\OIN lCllOH OIL the truth or TINS Is
hrmly rooted III the minds of the Burgh>
erS that 1t is impossible to hope that they
VIII accept the constantly proffereC
friendly advice regarding settling the
matter on Great Britain's present terms
'All Aboard for PRETORIA"
The first battalion of the Northumber.
land EuSileerS. 900 strong and detach.
ments of the Army Service CORPS and
Ordnance corps sailed on the steamer
Gault at : p. N. today for Southampton
Ell route to Natal, amid great enthusi.
dld condition and openly anxious fol-
lighting. The Fusileers went direct te
Aldershot, but many of the officers OF
that regiment and numbers of special
service officers started from London. re-
celvlng at Waterloo station an enthusiasts,
tic sendoH from the large crowd present
The pOrterS cried 'All aboard for Pre-.
toria! which was taken up by the CROWD
uproariOusly.
Gen. Sir George Stewart White, V c..
former OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES who is go
ing to command the troops in Natal sails
with his staff on the Tantalon Castle
from Plymouth. He left London subse-
quent to the main body of the officers.
British Demands Rejected.
Gaze Town, S, .)t. 16.-Further tele-
grams from Pretoria today confirm the
Great Britain, which does not accept the
demands of the British government as Il
whole. Great excitement prevails at
Pretoria over the consequences which
may ensue. The young Beers are ask
ing to be led into the field immediately
the situation after the delivery of the
reply in London. The feeling here is
that it will be impossible for the imperial
government and undignifed upon its part
to again enter upon an interchange of ar
gum altS.
The Royal Munster regiment has ar
rived here.
British Troops Leave London.
Though Gen. White tried to keep pri
vate the hour of his departure from Lon
don large crowd was present and gave
Capt Sir Edward Chichester. who
commanded the British cruiser immortal
tie at Manila, is among the officers ac-
companying Gen. White. He is going tC
Cape Town to command the second class
cruiser Doris, flagship of Admiral Har-
ris.
Capt. Chichester said to a reporter for
the Associated press: This is my first
march. 1t is difficult to say which way
events will turn. l am to hustle between
Cape Town and Delagoa Bay, the pros
pectiye seat of war, in the Doris, with
PROVISIONS anu equiplHeHI IOT the Hen-
L look back with vast pleasure at my
old American comrades. | am sorry 1
cannot see the reception of Admiral
Dewey or join in welcoming such a typi-
cal navy man. A raj Dewey is off to
peace, while [ fear l am off into the
thick of war. The scenes have changed,
that is all. Goodby.'
The crowd cheered Justify as the train
pulled out and pressed around the cars
in order to get a handshake with Gen.
White
Pretoria. Sept 16.-The reply Of the
Transvaal government was handed to the
British agent here, Conynham Greene, at
II O'Clock this morning. 1t will be Off
cially published here Monday.