The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-11

Laing's Neck and advance along the
railway toward Glencoe and Dundee.
These places, however are quite safe
AGAINST Boer attack
The Daily Chronicle this morning edi-
torially says it is compelled to admit
that the Boer ultimatum, unhappily
worded as it is, makes war unlvoid-
able
Editorial articles in other papers
generally express pity for President
hruger's precipitancy, which places
the Gransvaal technically in the wrong.
Style Is Offensive.
The Standard says: 1.-THE TransvaaPs
worst enemies could hardly have sup
posed that its arrogance would lead it
TO such an extravaganza. The note is
written in style which would be Of
fensive if it came from a first-rate
power, and is inconceivably ridiculous
as emanating from a trumpery little
state which exists only by Great Brit
aims forbearance.
The Daily Mail says: THE Beers
have DOTTED the mask and declared war
which their deluded supporters in Eng
land had considered so impossible
Doubtless at first we NAV suffer. but
we suffered before, and in the end tie
Beers and their supporters will receive
the punishment which their insane at
tempt to perpetuate on an almost bar
barrie system their government in the
nineteenth century most thoroughly
deserves
Beers In the Wrong.
The Daily News, admitting that if
determined on war, Kruger is justified
in striking while he has a chance of
some isolated successes, says:
The Beers best friends will deplore
that they have put themselves in the
wrong"
The Daily Telegraph says: President
Kruger has slammed the door in the
face of Great Britain with ali the VIC
lence of Infatuated folly. He appears TO
have celebrated his birthday in a man
ner which will bring his republic clat-
tering down upon his head
The Times says it has reason to be-
lieve that the governments reply to
President Kruger will contain simply
brief expression of regret that he should
have taken the serious step involved in
addressing a communication of such a
nature to her majesty's government
and the announcement that her majes-
tvs government has no further COM
to make to him at the pres
ent moment.
With Profound Regret.
The Times says editoriaIly: THE
news that the Transvaal has taken
such a step will be received with pro-
found regret by a majority of the Brit |
ish people. To the last we chung to the |
hope that bloodshed would be avoided, |
but that hope has deliberately been !
quenched by the wanton action of the |
Pretoria government. In tone and SUBJ |
stance alike. the ultimatum is a docu- !
ment Of studied insolent defiance. 1t is /
the TranSvaai, not we, who snap the l
last frail thread of negotiations. They |
have declared war upon TIE British |
empire, and they must feel her arm and /
pay the penalty of their aggression"
The article concludes: With Swim |
burne-in a vigorous and characteristic |
sonnet which he sends out todav-the |
sons of Cromwell and of Blake viii cry.
Strike, England, and strike home so
It is in the old cause
Joubert Will Die Fighting.
News from the scene of war is still
scanfy. Dispatches filed on Monday
are only just arriving. Commandant
General Joube1-t is credited with de-
slaring that he would die fighting, but
hat the Boer forces are inferior to the
British and that nothing would save
he country after the first shot was
ired.
President Steyn OF the orange Free
State is going to visit the western Dor
Ter, in order to reassure and stimulate
he burghers there.
Rumors are current at Durham that
he Beers have begun shooting the ma
ives at the mines and that many bod
es have been seen lying on the veldt
A mysterious distribution of Mausers
s occurring at Steynsburgh and other
Dutch districts in the Cape Colony. A
Meeting of Dutch residents has been
leld at st. Erkstrom, at which it was
'esolved to ask the Cape government
or arms, and in the event of refusal toll
Ipply TO the Free State. E
Two scouts from Lobalsi rode FIFTEEN
niles into Transvaal territory on Sum
ay last and found the Beers forming a
amp near the Tuli river. The scouts
we're observed by the Beers, who gave
base and pursued them for two miles.