The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-05
GREAT ARMY TO GO
GREAT BRITAIN WILL SEND sUF-
FICIENrr FORCE TO TRANsVAAL
TO SMOTHER BOERS
ARMY OF FORTY THOUSAND
ARRANGEMENTS FOR DISPATCHING
THAT NUMBER OF MEN TO SOUTH
AFRICA MAKING
EXPENSE MONEY IS GRANTED

Three Million Pounds Placed at the
Disposal of the Government, and
Eight Millions More VIII Be Ask
ed OF the Parliament-UncOnf
ed RumOr That the Beers Have
Sent an Ultima tum to the British.
LONDON, Oct. A special dispatch
to the Daily Mail, dated New Castle,
Wednesday, says:
"T7he ROers have left the Iaager
at VoIksrust and are moving to-
ward the frontier. The situation Is
most critical. The magistrates and
municipal officers have assembled ia
the town hall to cOncOct measures
for the defense of the town against
IN expected attack. All the women
and children have been ordered to
leave for the interior of Natal"
BLOEMFONTEIN, Oct 4-The govern
ment publishes q telegram from Boshof
stating that the British forces crossed
the border and fighting has commenced.
Another telegram says that troops have
crossed hte border but that no lighting
has occurred. The government discredits
the report.
LONDON, OCT 4.-The most interesting
announcement in connection with the
Transvaal crisis today is that the chan
cellor of the exchequer, Rt Hon. Sir
Michael Hicks Beach, has already sane
%iO,,o1 +ba ,,roIriciOpo1 aDy,oa,7di+,1ra Of
OO0,0OO, and that the government will not
exceed that limit without authority from
parliament, which will be asked to vote
q sum not exceeding 000
A member of the war board today said
arrangements were complete to insure
the safety of the route from Durham to
Laing's Mex, SO that large bodies of
troops may, on Decentralization, be rap
Idly forwarded up the country to the
fl 1ont, without confusion or crowding at
the base
1t is stated tonight that the war office
has decided that the army corps for serv-
ice in South Africa shall be much larger
than originally estimated, and that it
now consists of over 10000 men. The
preparations for the dispatch of this
force including the chartering of big
ocean liners, is steadily and satisfactorily
proceeding.
The Press Association learns that the
dispatch drawn up by the cabinet on Fri
day was still unsent up to this evening.
On the other hand, telegram from Brus-
sells gives, from well informed source
the news that DR.. Leyds, the representa-
tive in Europe of the South African re-
public, has received confirmation Of the
report that President Kruger has ad-
dressed an ultimatum 10 Great Britain,
demanding the withdrawal cf the British
forces from the frontier within forty
eight hours, and that it was delivered
on Monday. This report, however, still
lacks official confirmation.
BRITONS ARE CONFIDENT.
The confidence of the military authori-
ties at the Cape is shown by a dispatch
received tonight from Cape Town, which
states that at a conference between the
military authorities there and Gen. Sir
George Stewart White who will COM
mand the British forces in Natal. and
Gen. Sir Frederick Walker, held to con-
- slider the situation, Gen White expressed
=
would be able to present force sufficient
to repel any attack.
Gen. White, who intended to go to Dur
ban on board a warship, has now, in or
der to save time abandoned the idea and
will go by train tonight.
n line steamer left Lourenzo Marquee,
Delagoa bay, today with 1,20O rand ref
ugees Large numbers were left behind
and all trains are crowded with those
taking part in the exodus from the Trans
Vaal.
A dispatch from Volksrust says the
HCer camp on the Natal border now COM
prises 5000 men, and is growing daily.
The camp breathes "a religious fervor.
The commissariat arTang aments, the dis
patch says are defective. One of the
largest corps in the veldt was without
shelter during d heavy thunder storm
Commandant Gen. Joubert is momen-
tarily expected to assume command OF
the Boer forces.
ULTIMATUM EXPECTED.
A special from Pretoria says that the
meeting of the raad adjourned at II
O'Clock in the morning, and that only a
legal quorum of members was present.
President Kruger, addressing the mem
bers described war as unjust and I'M
nec6 SSarN, ana QGDleQ IIdI the OuIldnQ6rS
wanted the franchise. Lucas Meyer the
chairman, said the real purpose of the
British was "solely to gain Naboth s
Vineyard" The Transvaal reply, it is re-
ported, is now ready for dispatch and
only waits the receipt of the British note
MI Montague White, consul general OF
the South African republic in London
told the Associated Press this morning
that he telegraphed President Kruger
yesterday, urging him to make persona
appeal to Lord Salisbury dwelling upor
the iniquity of the war and proposing &
scheme as a0basis of further negotiations
He said he was momentarily expecting
to hear that the Transvaal government
was sending an ultimatum to Great Bri
tain declaring the dispatch of troops
casus belli, in which event he would bt
compelled to close his offices.
Mr. White added a curious statement tC
the effect that a representative of one o.
tbs, largest capitalists of the raad hat
called upon him this morning and as
serted that it was known in capitals
circles that Lord Salisbury had determ
fned there should be no war and had in
structed the secretary of state for the
colonies, Mr.. Chamberlain, to wire tC
South Africa further assurances will
regard to the British desire to respect the
complete independence of the Transvaal
No confirmation of this is obtainable il