Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-18

1Aoors HAVING DURAN YoR LABYRINTH
entered Natal by way of Van Reenen's
pass is at hand. 1t leaves no further
room for doubt that acts of war have
already been committed and that the
campaign has begun. News Of an in
vasion on the northern border is also
probable, and, therefore, a clash be-
tween the forces of Briton and Boer
cannot long be delayed, II, indeed, It
has notsoccurred already.
p - situation ON the Frontier.
This mornings dispatches furnish
ample details of the situation on the
frontier and enable clearer exposi-
ton of the military status. It now
seems that the Beers intend to act in
two columns, those from the Transvaal
working. from the north and those
from the Orange Free State working
from the west, with the object Of keep
ing the British forces at Ladysmith
and Dundee occupied, while parties Of
Beers slip past to destroy the bridges
along the railway forming the line of
communication between the British IT
Durham, Natal, the advanced base ut
Pietermaritzburg, and the front.
1t 10 regarded as possible that the
Beers will attempt to occupy Estcourt,
where there are only 100 men of the
naval brigade, and the news that the
Beers are raiding Zululand in the
neighborhood of Estcourt is taken a. o
confirmation of this possibility.
Natal Train Seized.
Dispatches from Durham, Natal, con-
hrm the report that the Orange Free
State authorities seized the Natal
train that was leaving Ladysmith for
Harrismith. They also stopped train
due to leave Harrismith in the after
noon. All the rolling stock has been
ordered down the country out of reach
Of seizure.
1t is understood that telegraphic
communication with the Transvaal
ceased punctually at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon (Transvaal
time). A dispatch from Durham says:
"The imperial reserves in Natal have
been called out. Everybody has left
Charlestown, the last train bringing
away the railway staff to Newcastle,
while the exodus from Newcastle also
continues. The Fifth dragons have
arrived from India, landed Immediate
~. and at once proceeded for the
front"
bur6hors Enter Cape Colony.
The Free State burgers, according
to a-private message just received in
the city of London, have crossed the
Orange river into Cape Colony and
have occupied Philippstown. Their
object, 1t Is supposed, is to cut the
railway at De Aar Junction, which is
considered an important strategic
point.
According to dispatch from Cape
Town it is asserted there that the
Beers have arranged with Chief Linch-
We, prominent chief on the north
western border, to take up arms
against Great Britain.
BIDS FAREWELL TO KRUGER,
British Diplomatic Agent Takes Leave
OF the Transvaal.
Cape Town, Oct. 13.-News has
been received here that the British dip
lomatic agent in the Transvaal. Mr..
Conyngham Greene, paid his formal
farewell visits to President Kruger
and the high Boer officials at Pretoria
Wednesday evening. In the Cape
house Of assembly Thursday Premier
schreinet made an impassioned appeal
to the country and the press to pre-
serve the peace.
1t is asserted that Mr.. Schreiner 70
fused to sign the proclamation of the
governor Of Cape Colony, Sir Alfred
Miner, declaring all persons abetting
the enemy in state of war against
Great Britain to be guilty of treason.
1t is understood that the military au.
thorities will Immediately establish q
censorship over all kilograms to and
from Cape Colony, as has already been
done In Natal. All the available
troops Of the garrison of the Cape dis.
trict have been despatched to a point
nearer the. western, border, 4 rs
esiEha ai1slnkes T,fess Statt commando
has moved nearer the western border.
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-" THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
National Reunion of Veterans Held ct
Evansville, Ind.
Evansville, Ind, Oct. 12.-President
Mckinley and his cabinet came from
Chicago to attend the national reun-
Ion of the blue and the gray. A heavy
rain was falling, but despite this TO-
600 veterans and visitors thronged
about the railroad station and the vet.
Grams In gray We'd with the veterans In
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