The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-03
RUNORS OF BATTLE.
UNCONFIRMED STORY TO THE Eff
Feet THAT BOERS HAVE
TAKEN DUNDEE
FORCES MARCH TO THE BORDER
CONTENDING ARMIES IN THE
TRANsVAAI. WILL. SOON BE
FACE TO FACE
OUTLANDERs SEEKING SAFETY

suited and Mistreated by the
Beers - President Kruger Ad-
dresses the Troops Leaving for
the Front-ActuaI HOstiIities Ex-
pected to Begin at an Early Date.
LONDON, Oct. mo confirmation IS
obtainable from any source of the re-
port contained in a dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph company that the
Beers have captured Dundee.
No exceptional activity was shown at
the government offices today. Mr..
Chamberlain and the Earl Of Selborne
We're absent from the colonial office, but
Lord Lansdowne, Gen. Lord Wolseley
and Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood were busily
engaged at the war office.
Gen. Sir Redvers Butler called at the
war office this afternoon, and a special
board meeting was held. Naturally,
nothing of the discussion was made pub
lie, but it is understood that Gen. Sir
Redvers Butler will not proceed for the
Cape until next week, except in case Of
unforeseen developments.
Many members of parliament are re-
turning to town in anticipation of an
early summoning of the houses of par
lament. 1t is the general impression
that, although some speakers may ex-
press disapprOval of the government pol
icy, few will go to the extreme of vot-
hn Il
considered more probable that they will
abstain from participating in di-
vision.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the Lib
eral leader, having in a speech at Trek
egar said: THE first ana last word of
these gold hunters is war, in order to
lead to annexation" a correspondent ask
ed Lord Salisbury if it were not true
that the government would make every
effort to avert war, and had no desire
to annex the Transvaal if a settlement
could be obtained peacefully. Lord Sal
isbury replied, answering aff1rmatively.
The Duke of Argyle, in reply to an in
quiry as to what he thought of Sir Will
lam Vernon Harcourts words, said tn
We're pure party clap-trap, adding:
Il have no respect for a petty state
which now invites, rises by means of.
and depends upon the labors and brains
of strangers, and then refuses them the
common rights of humanity and con-
demns them to an intolerable life of serf-
DOM
letter from an outlander, received
in Birmingham, was pub ished today. II
it voices the general sentiment of the
British residents in Johannesburg. STay
are in an awful funk. The letter says:
IF it comes to a fight, 1 believe he
Beers will make a massacre of it, blow
Johannesburg to the sky and shoot us
on sight In fact 1 have been told so
by one in Office
Reports from various arsenals and gar
risons in Great Britain tes ;ify to the ac-
tive continuance of military preparations
The reserves have received prel' m:nary
notice to be prepared, and several regi-
ments have been notified to ho,d thsm-
selves in readiness for active service.
ORIGIN OF FIGHT RUMOR.
The rumor that fighting had already
commenced seems to haze originated at
the WoolWich arsenal
Matters are at a standstill and Drac-
liCalIy no dlSpGtcheS from South Africa
have been received this morning.
The Morning Post again complains ed.
itorially that, although the government
put their hands 10 the plow in July, Oc-
tober has arrived without visible progress
having been made. The paper asks What
they are waiting for, and expresses the
opinion that "the expectant attitude
maintained is hardly consonant with the
high sounding words which have been
used
1t is understood that the colonial Office
received an important dispatch from Sir
Alfred Miner, British high commissioner
for South Africa, yesterday, the contents
OF which, however, have not been made
public
The Daily Chronicle says that it has
rea son to believe the formation of a ma
vsd brigade is contemplated
The Chronicle, which has lately been
advocating the Policy of sending an i'm
periaI cOmmissioner-suGge for the
post the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava
to meet President Kruger and try to ar
range matters, today argues that the
ministers now see the mischief which Mr..
Chamberlain has brought on the country
The paper goes on to comment on the
sTeech made by the Duke of Devonsh1re.
on Saturday last, which it characterizes
as a remarkable appeal to the peace par
ty and asks why Lord Salisbury and the
Duke Of Devonshire did not interfere be-
fore. 1t then suggests that the Duke OF
Devonshire be sent as high pienipoten-
tiary to negotiate with President Kruger
BATTLE IMMINENT.
A special dispatch from Pre-
toria says that Gen. Jan Kock
will command the Beer forces
on the Natal border; Commandant
Cronje will command on the Southwest
ern and Gen. Schalkburger on the East
ern frontier, while Gen. Milan will be
in command at Rustenburg. A'togeth
there will be nine generals in command
of columns.
A complete plan of campaign has been
arranged with the Orange Free State. A
rigorous censorship is maintained over
all press telegrams.
President Kruger addressed the troops
which started for the Natal border on
Saturday, appealing to their patriotism
and wishing them godspeed. Fighting is
expected by Wednesday.
EXCITEMENT IN DURHAM.
A dispatch from Durham, Natal, tined
10:45 o'clock this morning, reports that all
trains from the Transvaal are arriving
twenty-four hours late, having b en-
obliged to give place to the Boer mill
tary trains 1t is added that the trains
which arrived last evening were packed
and that the station was besieged by
friends of the passengers. The latter
said they had endured great hardshi
and had been subjected to insults by he
Beers The dispatch, continuing, says
that excitement is increasing at Durb n.
TNbe are thrOnped h nina ted