The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-13
WAR WITH BOERSNEAR
Iransvaal Sends Ultirnatum to
Great Britain.
DEMAND WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS

South African Republic Warns English
Government 1t Must Cease Its Hostile
Preparations at Once--itadical Charge
IL TrnnSvnal Situation.
LONDON, Oct. ia London news
agency publishes the following dispatch
from Pretoria: can urgent dispatch
has been handed to Conyngham Greene,
the British diplomatic agent, request
ing explicit assurance OF the withdrawal
within 4S hours of the British troops
from the Transvaal borders, as well as
the withdrawal of the British forces
landed in South Africa since the Blocm-
fontcin conference"
The Transvaal ultimatum, which is
signed by F. W. Reitz, secretary Of
state, concludes with the following four
demands:
"Hcr majcsty's unlawful intervention
i'll the internal affairs of this republic.
IN conflict with the London convention
OF 1854, by the extraordinary strength
ening of Ler troops in the neighbOr
hood Of the borders of this republic, has
caused an intolerable condition of things
to arise, to which this government feels
itself obliged, in the interest not only Of
this republic, but also Of all South At
rica, to make an end as soon as possible,
and this government feels itself called
upon and obliged to press earnestly and
with emphasis for an immediate ter
mination OF this state Of things and to
request her majesty's government to
give assurances upon t';o fr"Dwing four
demands:
"First. That all points of mutual
differences be regulated by friendly re-
course to arbitration or by whatever
amicable way may be agreed upon by
this government and her majcsty's gov
ernment.
"Second. That all troops Oh the bor-
ders OF this republic shall be instantly
withdrawn.
"Third That all reinforcements of
troops which have arrived i'll South
Africa since June /, 1899, shall be re-
moved from South Africa within a rea-
sonable time, to be agreed upon with
this government, and with the mutual
assurance and guarantee on the part
of this government that no attack or
hostilities against any portion Of the
possessions of the British government
shall be made by this republic during
the further negotiations within a period
Of time to be subsequently agreed
npon between the governments; and
this government will, on compliance
Herewith, be prepared to withdraw the
armed burghers of this republic from
the borders.
"Fourth. That her majesty's troops,
which are now on the high seas, shall
not be landed in any part Of South AT
RIGA"
To these demands is appended the
definition of the time limit for reply
This government presses for al i'm
mediate and an affirmative answer tC
these four questions and earnestly re
quest her majesty's government to re
turn an answer before or upon Wednes
day. Oct. II, 1899, not later than 5 p. m
1T desires further to add that in the
unexpected event of an answer not sat
isfactory being received by it within the
interval it will with great regret bt
compelled to regard the action of he1
majesty's government as formal decla
ration of war and will not hold itself re
sponsible for the consequences thereof
and that, in the event of any furthc
movement of troops occurring within
the above mentioned time in a neare
direction to our border, this government
will be compelled to regard that also a.
q formal declaration Of war"
Crosses Sharp Note to Kruger.
The Westminster Gazette says: "W
learn from a trustworthy source tina
the British government has also dis
patched a note containing stringent de
mands, which must have crossed tn
Boer ultimatum. Diplomacy has thu
said its last word, and the last word @;
each side is of the kind to which til
other is not in the least likely to yield.
War preparations by Great Britai
are being pushed with the CREATES
energy. The Woolwich arsenal ha
forwarded to South Africa over 3,O00
600 cartridges for rifles and machin
guns and the reservists continue to rt
spond eagerly to the mobilization procla
nation.