The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-13
KRUGER REPORTED To HAVE DE-
CLARED OPENING OF HOsTILITIEs.
Conyingham Greene's Departure from
observation-disclosures on the BOr-
der-Jingoi I'm England.
. LONDON, Oct. 13, 5 a. ma
belated dispatch from Johannes
burg, received here this morning,
says war was formally declared by
the Transvaal Republic yesterday
at 10 o'clock a. m.

LONDON. Oct. 13.-When the Cabinet
meets at noon to-day it is evident the Boer
advance will be In full swing. Judging from
present appearances, the Beers are prepar-
ing for a simultaneous invasion at five sep
arate points-Laing's Mex. Kimberley,
yreyhurs.~ Mafeking and Lobatsi. There
fore. 1t is almost impossible to guess the
plan OF campaign.
Following Is the text Of the British reply
to the Boer ultimatum, sent at 10:45 p. m.
Oct. 10, by Joseph Chamberlain, colonial Sec
retary. to Sir Alfred Milner, British high
commissioner for Cape Colony:
Her Majesty's government have received
with great regret the peremptory demands
Of the South African Republic, conveyed in
your telegram OF Oct. 9. You will inform
the government of the South African Re-
public. in reply. that the conditions demand
ed by the government of the South African
Republic are such as her Majesty's govern
ment deem 1t impossible to- discuss"
The British government sent no final pro-
posals to Pretoria. The TransyaaIs ulti-
matum forestalled that intention.
So far as news received thus far shows,
no shot has yet been fired. The evacuated
districts between Charlestown and New
Castle. Natal. has an area of go square
miles and consists chiefly of hilly moorland
sparsely populated. The Jacobsdal COM
mando of the Free State Beers is marching
on the Modder river.
dispatch from Vreyburg. Cape Colony,
dated yesterday afternoon, says: "A body
OF Beers have cut the border fence. adj
vanced to the railway and cut the telegraph
wires. Two thousand Beers are now oc-
cupying the railway line"
A dispatch from Durham, dated Thursday
morning at o'clock. announced that the
Beers had seized AIbertina Station and de-
manded the keys. which were delivered to
them by the station master, who reached
Ladysmith on a trolley car. The excite
ment at La9ysmith is increasing and the
troops are ready to act at a moments no.
tice.
The Daily Mall correspondent at Lobatsi.
telegraphing on Wednesday. says: THE
Beers are on the border preparing to cross
at 8 o'clock to-day. A messenger sent to
the Beers asking them 10 spare the women
and children has been detained"
The Daily Mails correspondent at Pieter-
martizburg says 1t is rumored at New
Castle that the destruction OF documents I'm.
eliminating President Kruger and other
members of the executive. has commenced
at Pretoria
Pretoria dispatch dated Oct IL, sent via
Lourenzo MARQUEE. as telegraphic commu-
nication between the Cape and Natal is
undoubtedly interrupted. says: "Conying.
ham Greene this afternoon said good bye
20 President Kruger and his officials in his
private capacity. He and his staff will leave
to-morrow by two special trains. Martial
law was proclaimed at o'clock this after
noon and British residents without permits
must leave the Transvaal within eight
days"
dispatch from Kimberley states that the
artillery stationed there have been out prac-
ticing at a dummy force at a range of from
k5eo TO $3.50 yards. The practice showed ex-
ceilent results. According TO the same dis
patch defenses have been erected in all di-
rections and the garrison declare that they
are ready 10 meet the Tortoise and give
him warm reception when he puts his
head above the KopJe.'
Later advices from Cape Town say: AT
$50 O'Clock Wednesday evening three. car
riages containing women and children. but
not single white man except sick minis
ters. were dispatched from Mafeking The
preparations for the defense of Msfeking
arc excellent. II i reported by natives of
4afeking that they were robbed of money
BY the Boers az Malmani. The news OF the
plttmatum created no excitement at Mafe-