The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-05

LONDON. oct. 4.-Thc most interesting
announcement IN connection with the
Trans,aal crisis to-day is that the Cham
.cuor OF tho Excacquer Right Hon
Michael Wcks-Beach has already sane
toned the provisional expenditure "i
As0oooo and that the government VIII no'
exceed that allowance without consent o'
Parliament which viii Doe asked 10 appro-
,r,ato a sum not exceeding es,olo'".
A meeting of the War Board to-day dis
esssed and drew mp arrangements so on
sure tho safety Of the route from Durham
IN raines Nck so that large bodies of
,-oons MAY. ON decentralization. be rap
idlv forwarded mp the country 10 th'
front without confusion or cro"dlns at 'h'
base. oe
n is stated tonight that the War or
nee has decided that the armJ corps loI
service i'm South Africa shall ne hu'"
larger than originally estimated and thal
il now consists OF over oe" men.
The preparations for The dispalch o'
this force. including The chartcrns or hiS
ocear liners. s. steadily and satisfactorily
proceeding ....,,o
The Press Association learns that tho
dispatch drawn up hy the Cabinet on fri-
dav was SIN unscnt. up 10 this even
ing
AN ULTIMATUM.
on the other hand. telegram from
brussels gives from "Weil-lniofmti
source" the news that Dr. Leyds. me re-
presentative in Europe of the Soulh
African Republic. has received confrma-
ton of the report that President Kruger
had addressed an ultmatum 20 Great
britain. demanding the withdrawal OF the
British forces from the frontier Withh
Sortv-eieht hours and that If was deliver
ed ON Monday. This report ho"'F'''
sim lacks official confirmation
The confidence of the military authorl-
,os al the cane is shown by "a dispatch
received Tonight from Cape Town when
stated that at a conference between the
military authorities there and General Sr
George Stewart White. Y. c.. who VIII
cormaud tile British forces i'm Natal. and
18entenant-Gcneral Sir Frederick Walk
or held TO consider the situation. General
white expressed himself as confident that
tho British would be able 90 present
force sufficient 20 rcpol any attack.
General white who intended to go 10
Durham on board "A warship has now, lh
order to save time. abandoned the loeA
and will go by train tonight.
A line steamer let Lourenz Marques.
D.fapoa Bay. with 200 Rand refugees.
Large numbers were left behind and all
trains are crowded with those taxing
mart iu The exodus from the Transvaal
BOER FORCE GROWING.
dispatch from Nolkesrust says lhe
Poef camD ON The Natal border now COM
nrislur 5000 men, is growing daily. Ihe
tarHf.
commissaFiat arms. the dispatch says
are defective one of the largest crops
isv in the Neldt without shelter DURING
a heavy thunder storm.
Cop,maudant-Gcncral Joubert rs mo-
lnentarny expected 10 assume command
col the Boer forces.
confirmation of Yesterdays report Of the
ACQUISITION by fhe Transvaai authorities
az cr0O00 in gold which was on the way
,o cane Town from Johannesburg. was
received to-day
qbe cane Argus asserts that the Beers
,,,de fbe seizure at Ncrccntging. the
amount being the weeks shipment or gold
on The way from the Rand TO Cape Town
and forwarded the treasure 10 pretoria
4 London news agency publishes dis-
nsfch from Paris saying it is rumoret
,ho,e that "a scmi-ofllcid exchange ot
,Iov.s Is proceeding between Russia,
l,r,nco and Germany with reference to
the Trausvaal crisis.
SEIZED \ FORTUNE.
TONpON oct 5--A special dispatch
from pretoria saws that the Transvaal
Government has seized gold TO the amount
Of ESo0oQo which Is now lodged IN the
stste mint The government. the dis
match adds. viii indemnify the banks 10
which ,hc gold IS CONSIGNED
GRAVE DANGER
The Daily Mails correspondent al Lo~
rcuz Marques reports that II. VI. =
phio'emeno has gone 60 Durham Tor the
purpose OFF landing 100 men and a gun
Commenting c0itOrially, on the fore
Going d.sratch. the Daily Mail says it
consider that the action reported indi-
GATES grave danger The Admiralty, says
The Daily Mail would not cOuntenance
tuCh q measure except I'm circumstances
of unusual emergency. and 81 thinks II
probable that other British warships are
convetgine silently upon the theatre OF
action.
special dispatch from Newcastle.
Natal dated Wednesday. says: 1.-THE
Beers have left the Larger al Nolksrust
ana are moving toward the frontier. The
situation rs most critical. The magls-
tratc- and municipal officers have assem-
bled in The town han Co coucoct measures
for the defence OF the town against am
expected attack An the women and chill
interior Of Natal"
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
telegram from Johannesburg SAYS
that State Secretary Reitz. OF the Trans
Nau informed correspondent OF the
standard and Diggcrs News. that the
proclamation OF martial law Is being de-
iayed.
I'm Cape Town the opinion prevails that
the delay Of the Beers IN assuming the
onensive points 20 willingness on the part
90 the Transvaal government TO allow
political counsel 10 override military
arc0r ond that there Is therefore siili
hope that ihe Afrikanders' efforts for
peace VIII prevail
Lord James of Hereford, writing TO
correspondent. expresses a -sar that the
maintenance of peace IS now impossible.
81 Edward Vincent. speaking AZ Exc
te, yesterday evening said be understood
mat General CTR Redvers Butler did not