The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-08
WILL THE BoERS GIVE 1T UP?
REPORTED THAT THEY ARE LEAV-
ING THE BORDER.

Dispatch From south Africa Says
They Have Abandoned the Idea of
Invading NntaI-Thsir Commits
sariat Is Defective-EngliSh Troops
Arriving-PRrIiamen to Meet on
Oct. 17-Bcports of Terrible Bar
barities Committed by the Beers.
London. oct. 7.-Most important news
comes from the Transvaal tonight, which,
if true. probably indicates that the South
African Republic is about TO yield, or in
ANY case, that the Beers have abandoned
all idea of invading Natal.
The news IS comprised in a cablegram
from Newcastle, Natal, which says that
farmers, who arrived there to-day from
Buffalo river, state that the Beers are re-
turning to their homes, leaving patrols
along the river The commanders still re-
main on the Free State border.
The dispatch also says that the feeling
at Newcastle now is that the Beers do not
intend to attack that place, and that the
evacuation of town was premature.
A dispatch from Durham also says that
the excitement there has abated the Beers
holding back from the frontier. The re-
tirement of the Beers is what the British
war authorities have expected as their
defective commissariat would prevent
them from long remaining massed along
the border.
kilograms received here recently have
repeated reference to the scarcity Of for
age and supplies in the Boer Iaagers, and
have stated that many of those in camps
were inclined to strike out for their homes
unless active operations were undertaken
Immediately.
The dispatch from Newcastle looks as
though they had done as they threatened
and had abandoned the idea of fighting.
Meanwhile further transports from India,
with two field hospitals and hussars, have
arrived at Durham and the men and mate
rial were forwarded to Ladysmith Instant
ly.
Parliament Summoned.
A royal proclamation summoning Parlia-
ment to meet on Oct. II and authorizing
the calling out of the reserves was sign
ed this morning.
Her Majesty, in privy council al Bamo-
raj this morning, assented 10 the calling of
Parliament, The mobilization of the re-
serves and the continuance in the army
of all soldiers now serving who, in ordi-
nary circumstances, would be entitled to
discharge or transfer 10 the reserve.
The war Office announces that under the
proclamation calling out the reserves, p,
coo men viii be summoned.
The field force service in South Africa,
the war office announces, Will commence
mobilization next Monday.
Reports of Outrages.
The Evening News publishes the fol-
lowing dispatch from Cape Town:
"The reports Of the barbaric eXcesses
committed by the Beers on refugees have
caused a thrill of horror here. In one in
stance seventy women and children Were
packed in a cattle truck so tightly that
they were unable 10 sit and were thus
kept side-tracked for thirty hours with
out food or water. When they attempted
to leave the truck they were driven back
with blows
Every tralnload of refugees brings
narrowing accounts Of the barbarities OF
the Beers Of the Orange Free State A
train arrived here to-day that had been
ninety-six hours en- route. The sunerings
of the women were dreadful Several
births occurred on the way-one in a cat
tie truck containing twenty men,