The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-10-25
The British and the Doors.


Oneen Victoria Calls for More Men
and More Money.
London, October 18.-Iu the House
of Commons today the First Lord OF
the Treasury and the Government
leader, Arthur J. Balfour, brought
in the follow message from the Queen:
ssThe state of affairs in South Az
rica having constituted, in the opin-
i'm of her Majesty, case OF great
emergency within the meaning OF
the Act of Parliament, her Majesty
deems it proper to provide additional
means for military service. Size has,
therefore, thought it right to commu-
nieate to the House that her Majesty
is, by proclamation, about to order
the embodiment of the MALTA and
to call out the militia reserve force,
or such part thereof as her Majesty
may think necessary for permanent
service"
The calling out of the militia and
the militia reserves has occasioned
widespread wonderment. Old sto,
ries of preparations against Cont
mental combinations are revived. Il
is freely rumored that the Govern
ment is determined to demonstrate
to Earope that the British army is
n t a neglible quantity.
The Daily Telegraph's correspon-
dent at Ladysmith says that no news
p per representative is allowed to
proceed from there either to Testers
Station or Action Homes, and adds
that Gen. Joubsrt's forces are moy-
ing against Glencoe and Testers
Station on the Aarismith Lynch line
London, October 1S-A special
dispatch dated at Pretoria at noon
yesterday says: "After few shots
were fred at Mafeking the white
Aax was hoisted. A Boer party
bearing bag of truce was sent to
inquire whether the town surrender
ed. No definite reply was received.
The burehers' messengers were de-
tained for six hours and then releas.
ed"
The war ofice has issued the fol-
lowing statement:
"News has been received from
Gen. Sir George Stewart White, the
general commanding in Natal, that
the anticipated movement Of Boer
forces across the Drankensberg, al
ready reported from several quarters
was likely to be continued on Octo
Der II, and that more of them might
be expected to arrive at Boaan Bank
that night and probably to come into
contact with our cavalry between
Ladysmith and the passes of the
Drakensberg.
Goa the north the Beer forces
from Ingagene areadvancing, accom-
panied by few batteries Of artillery.
ssOn the Buffalo RIVER the Beers
from Vryheld are moving toward
Wants and Rorkers Drifts.
"Our cavalry remain in observa-
ton and report movements in Orange
Free State. The Basutos are said
to manifest en- attitude hostile to the
Beers, and they may neutralze a
certain number of the Boer forces"
According to special dispatch
from Durham, Natal, the Zu'us are
arming with assegals. Chef Din
zulu says he is unable to restrain
them. II is expected that they will
be joined by the Swazis.
Lorenzo Marquez, October IS
The Volksster, the Beer official
organ of Pretoria, gives the following
account of the occupation of the
British camp at Ramathlsbama, iast
north Of Mafeking:
"The British camp at Rsmathla-
bama has been captured and sacked
by Gen Crorja, after severe fight
ing. Many burgher were killed or
wounded. The British loss is not
krown." The Volkssten added that
success thus far everywhere attend
ed the burghers," although it admits
that in the various skirmishes near
Mafekipg and at other points the
Boer casualties number some sixty
or seventy killed and wounded.
A representative Of the Trapsvaal
Government has arrived here and is
buying up all the transportation OBJ.
tainable. One hundred and thirty
persons just released from the Bar
berton jail. Transvsal, have been put
over the Portuguese border.
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