Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-13
THE FIGHT IS on
Beers De|ibeTate Invade BIi-
fish Territory,
WAR FORMALLY DECLARED,
Communication by Wire With The Trans
Yaal Severed.
GENERAL ADVANCE OF DURGHERs.
II is Expected to lie MnJe simulta-
ncousIy Mt Five Separate Points
FL.
GENERAL ADVANCE OF DURGHEns

LONDON. October 12-Followlng is the
text OF the British reply to tho Boer vi
timatum:
chamberlain to Miner, High Commls-
| sicher. Sent 1915 p. NJ. October 10. 1872
! Her Majesty's government have received
| with great regret the peremptory demand
OF the South African republic conveyed
| IN your telegram of October 9th You
will inform the government Of the South
| African republic. in reply. that the con-
| diuons demanded by the Government OF
the South African republic are such as
her Majesty's government deem 1t Inn
| possible to discuss"
BRITISH INTERESTS AT PRETORIA.
LONDON, October 12.-The Colonial Of
fee announces officially that Mr.. Macrum,
the United States Consul-General at Pre-
toria, with the consent Of his government.
has taken charge of British interests IN
the TTansvaal.
EOER INTERESTS AT LONDON.
TIE HAGUE, October 1.-At the re-
quest Of the government Of the South
African republic. the Dutch Consul-Gene-
raj H. London, DR.. II. Mas, will take
charge of the interests Of the Transyaal
in Great Britain.
STATE OF WAR ANNOUNCED.
PARIS. october 12.-Secretary Van Der
roven, of the Transvaal European
| Agency. officially notified the French
| Government this morning that a state Of
VIZ between the South African republic
and Great Britain exists, and has existed
| since last evening.
BOERS SEIZE TRAINS.
! LONDON. October 12.-Dispatches from
! Durham. Natal, confirm the report that
| the Orange Free State authorities seized
the Natal train that was leaving Lady
smith Yesterday morning for HarIismith.
! They also stopped = train due to leave
Halrismith in the afternoon. All the
| rolling stock has been ordered down the
| country. out of reach OF seizure.
WIRES PROMPTLY CUT.
1t is understood that Geographic com
munication with tho Transyaal ceased
punctuany at . O'Clock yesterday after
| neon Transyaal time).
| KIMBERLEY ARTILLERY READY.
LONDON. October ia dispatch from
| Kimberley states that the artillery sta
toned there have been out pracucing
az a dummy force at range OF from
2.5J0 TO 1880 yards. The practice, which
was witnessed by many spectators
| among them a large number OF ladies'
showed excellent results. Trees have
| HI-n q
i'm order 10 give the artllerymen g0od
fald for their fire. According 70 tho
same dispatch defences have been erect
ga IA all directions. and the garrison de-
clare that they are quite ready TO meet
the Tortoise, and give him a warm re
| ception when he puts MS head above the
KoLje.'
| KIMBERLEY CONSIDERED SAFE
| KIMBERLEY. October Z.-The latest
| Information regarding the NUMBER OF
Rurghers assembled along the KINDER
lev border Is that it does not exceed 5'oJV
The Beers have only four held-snns. A
| successful attack upon Kimberley, IS
therefore. considered impossible.
MAFEKING EXPECTING ATTACK.
KIMBERLEY, October i2.-The author
tiles of Mafeking are hourly expect
ing an attack ia which event the wires
| between Md4thiit5 ana iN44'4DN-- ~
be cut and information entirely shut OIL
DEFENCE or 1lAFEKING.
! CAPE TOWN. October Eat GAO
O'Clock Wednesday evening three car
riaees. containing women and chiioren'
but not "a single white man eXcep. sicN
ministers. were dispatched from Maze
king. The preparations for the defence
Of Mafeking are excellent.
II is reported by natives at MafekinS
that they were robbed of money by the
| Beers at Malmini.
The news of the ultimatum created no
| excitement at Marekins.
GREENE SAYS GOOD-BY.
| LONDON. October ia Pretoria dis
| match. dated October 18th, sent via Lou
reno Marques, as telegraphic commu-
nication between the Cape and Natal IS
| undoubtedly Interrupted, says:
| "Convngham Greene this afternoon said
good-Dy to President Kruger and his
! officials I'm his private capacity. He and
his stan will leave tomorrow by two
| special trains.
MARTIAL LAW.
Martial law was proclaimed at 5
o'clock this afternoon. and British resi-
dents without permits, must leave the
Transyaal within eight days
BOERs HAVE THIRTY MAXIMS.
| LONDON, October 12.-Hiram II.
Maxim. in the course Of an interview to-
day. said:
so far as / am aware. the Beers pos
ess thirty Maxim guns. but the British
need not fear the Boer artillery, which
has always proved a source OF weakness
rather than or strength, TO the Dursn-
ers."
After warmly approving armored
trains. and pointing out how useful they
had been 10 the Americans In the Philip
pines. he went on TO say:
ROERS LIKE THE CONTEMPORARIES.
THE Beers remind me of the people OF
the Southern States of the American
Union. They are excellent marksmen'
and a. good fighters a. can be found any
where in the world. None ever fought
better than the southerners, and yet they
lost. Just 80 will England vanquish the
Boers. II you want to know what the
English-spea king races can DO look
across the Atlantic and see what America
hag done"
PRO-BOER FRESHMAN TO BE PROSE
CUTED.
LONDON. October l2-The sun, or TINS
city. prints a rumor that the government
will prosecute certain Irish members OF
tho House of Commons on the charge Oh