The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-10
GET OUT.
President Kruger Issues an UI-
timatum.
Demands the Withdrawal of
British Troops
INSIDE OF 4S HOURS.
Not Only From the Border of
the TransvaaI
But All Soldiers Recently Land
ed In South Africa.
A FAILURE TO COMPLY
Or a Continued Advance of Eng
lands Forces
Will Be Regarded as a Declara-
tiOn of War.
a Counter Ultimatum Already
Sent by England.
unrnNTcV nTUND
NEGOTIATIONS OVER.
Apparently Nothing Can Now
Avert War.

Cape Town, Oct. 1O.-The Transvaal
government has sent an ultimatum to
Great Britain.
WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS DE-
MANDED.
London, Oct 1O-A news agency pub
fishes the following dispatch from Pre-
toria filed there at 7:40 p m. yesterday;
An urgent dispatch has just been
handed to Conyingham Green, the Brit
ish diplomatic agent, requesting an ex-
plicit assurance of the Withdrawn
within As hours of the British troops
from the Transvaal borders as we'll as
the withdrawal of all the British forces
landed in South Africa since the BlOem-
fontein conference"
The more. peaceful tenor of the morn
Sng's news and comments had scarcely
been digested and aroused hopes that
President Kruger's birthday would also
mark the dissipation, or the commence
ment of the dissipation of the clouds
hanging over South Africa when the
sensational announcement that the
Transvaal government had handed a
definite uItimatum to the British dtplo-
matte agent in Pretoria caused a rapid
slump in the hopes of those who believe
that diplomacy will yet save the situa-
tion.
Apart from this the news tends to
show that so long as the Beers remain
inactive Great Britain will continue to
adhere to her present persuasive meth
DDS
The speech of the Duke ofDevonshire.
lord president of the council of minis
ters at Sheffield, yesterday contains
nothing to confirm the assertion made
by the jingo press that the final pro
pOsals of the British government viii
contain sweeping aggressive schemes
and to this extent it has oiled the wa
ters- The peace party even deduces
from the dukes utterances that
refOrmulatiOn of President Kruger'S
proposals of a, five year franchise, minus
the suzerainty provisO, would lead to
such negotiations as would ensure
peace.
1t is understood from the movements
of ministers and the activity in the gov
ernment offices. that important develop
ments are imminent although whether
they are pacific or warlike remains an
enigma.
The officials at the colonial office
worked all night and Mr.. Chamberlain
arrived there early this morning. In
some quarters it is intimated that the
government has received notification of
the BOer ultima tum and are relieved in
consequence, as the government con-
siders the Beers now placed in a posi-
tion of having forced on war.
WAR FEELING STRONG.
Whatever official feeling may be-
there is no mistaking the significance of
the great manifestation combined with
war spirit, of imperial solidarity that
occurred in the streets of London this
morning when the New South Wales
Iancers traversed the city to embark
for South Africa. Tens of thousands as
sembled to do homage to the little
handful of soldiery representing the
empires loyalty.
From the arrival of the SQUADRON at
TO- ar171N Nr,,.TrS- -
railroad station at F'enchurch. on the
way to the station tumuItous scenes OF
wild enthusiasm marked the route ira
NerSed- The bands were allowed to
play nothing but Soldiers of the
Queen Rule Britannia and God
Save the Queen in which the dense
crowds Joined. It is doubtful if such
Trenzied welcome was ever before wit
messed in London There was an fnces-
SAINT roar of cheers and song until the
mansion house, the official residence of
the lord mayor of London was reached.
+defe trafnc was completely blocked by
the surging thrOnEs- and it was only
with the greatest difficulty that the
lord mayor, Sir John Voce Moore in the
Iuu robes of Office restrained the sing
ing and vOciferous cheering while he
addressed the troops, wishing them god
speed and expressing the interest of the
country in their heroic determination to
assist in asserting imperial authority
in South Africa.
Sir John Moore said:
Il hope there viii not be war but The
necessities of the moment REQUIRE a de-
termination Of authority"
An inspiring scene closed with tbe
singing of the national anthem the
lord mayor leading.
A similar demonstration took place at
Fenchurch street station. The windows
in the neighborhOOd were crowded w-itb
sight-seers who shOWered miniature
union jacks and squares of bunting
bearing portraits of the queen upon the
passing troops When the station was
reached an Incident occurred typical of
che readiness of the colonists to fight.