The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-05

LONDON, Oct THE most interest. No
announcements ID conaSstioU VIII the
| Tszassaal crisis today 10 that tas chancsi-
| sor OF the ~IcneqUsr. haht Hoo. ssr
| Michael Htrks. B~ncn. has already sanc-
ssoned the psoviaooai sEs~adssurs of fA-
oo.o5 and that the government VII not
sxcssd that limit without authority from
parliament which wtIi be asked 20 vote .
| sum not s1ossdtng Gs.01.o1
nesting 81 the war board today dis
csnssa and dssW ~ arrsassm~uts 20 insure
| tho safety Of the rouss from Durham 20
lAings Nek. - shsf large bn1sss q TROOPS
may, on dss~mharksttya 10 rapidly for.
| confusion or croO6inG al the ses~
nero TsSOs - - esss.
IL 10 stated tonGht that The var ofics
has dsctded that the army corps for service
originally sss'm.,sd and ssai y Ne. con, con.
Tor ihs Gsps.sh * isis force. ineisa.nS ne
charfsring Of big ocean liners In Steadily
and sstssSaetoes.y rfoeeedinw
Tho psses association learns that the a.
patch drawn up by the cabinet on Friday
| wac Sill vDsent ND 10 fhls evening.
kssgev's lIst1sss@.
On the other hand issssrsm from Brus.
sells gives from q we'll informssf source
me es~s s'as p p. ya, s ne s,ser saas
has received confirmation Of the fsport
thar President kruecS had addressed IN
ultmsturn 10 Great Britain demanding The
withdrawal Of the Britain forces from ne
frontier within forty-eiaht hours and ssAf
" vas delivered on Monday. This rcpovt,
however. stu lacks ofaclai confirmation.
mSoessSy Are CSsoAsss.
The conndsnee q the military. authorities
at the Cape 10 shown ~ dispsscM se-
esivsd tonight from Cape Town. which
states that 80 4 confer encs betWesn the mil.
itsry authorities there and Gen. Sir George
f s.s so ws q s nae a.. ana s" :n A.
Con. esa White s s.e ,s Sii s.e Il, a. eSs
fdsnf that the nritish would be able 70 pre-
sent force su0cieue 10 repei any attach.
Gen. White, who intended to go 20 Dur
ban on board warship. has now In order
30 save time abandoned the idea. and viii
20 by train to0.ght.
Refugees vsWa the RasA.
a nns steamer left Leufsnso Marques.
gees. Large numbers we're left hehind and
All trains are crowded with those taking
part 70 the s.odss from the Trssyaal
Boer camp on the Natal border now com
prises 800 men. and . growing daiiy The
camp brsathes . relisious fervor. The
says. are detective.
Martial Lsw Net Psseisiaea.
A telegram from Johannesburg says that
Secretary Of STATE hslts. Of the Tfansvaai,
informed . correspondent Of the standard
o9d ma nasf sr : s.n maj d.s s
In Cape Town the opinion prsvails that
the delay Of the Bosrg in assuming the Of
fensive points 10 . willingness on the part
Of the Transvaal government to allow po-
IiticaI counsel 10 override military ardor
and that there ID, therefore, siE hope that
the Afriksnders' efforts for peace will pre-
Lord James. Of Hereford. writing to
correspondent. expresses the fear that the
maintenance o. peacs 10 now impossible.
evening" .sd e. aa ssss
Gen. Dir Redvers Butler ala not expect the
war 10 be . short one.
Peace PsSey Wssktng Mare.
The peace party In making the most of
me- me inssrvai nerors a5rtsic'patsd rsssssm-
mittes Of the National Liberal Federation.
at recent meeting, adopted = resolution
Which was CONTAMINATED n 70 the sf'llased
Try declaring that war was unjustihed by
the facts and urging Lord Salisbury To
seek peaceful solusion OF the difilcuity.
u Ia understood that Str Alfred Miner
has not yet abandoned hope that the
powerful influences now at work in Pre-
toria and Bioemfontein may lead TO the
arrest OF the mobilization Of troops on
both sides and open the door 10 a pacific
solution.
Dees Attack Expected.
Other kilograms represent that a Boer
attack upon Natal e expected ut any mo-
ment, but asserts that Commander Gen
Joubcrt has threatened to shoot any man
who moves without ordera
The London morning papers are in
clined TO regard the seizure OF gold by
the Transvaal government ~ an act Of
war
No absolute confirmation In obtainabIs
81 the report that Boer ultimasum has
been presented. but the news comes from
what Is usually good Beer source.
BOers Move Go the Front1er.
special dispatch from Newcastle, Ma
tai dated Wednesday. says:
The Beers hsve left the iaager at tolks-
rust and are moving toward the frontier
The situation In most critical The ma gis-
trates and municipal officers have assem-
oied IN tho town ban 90 concert measures
10 defcnc The town against an expected
attack. All the women and children have
been ordered 10 leave FOR the interior Of
Natal
A Significant Conferenee.
The Daily Chronicle correspondent At
Cape Town. teleGYxphin9 under date OF
For the rrst time In several months J.
" Hofm~yer. the Afr'hander header In
ish commissioner Tor South Africa and
governor Of Cape Colony met today IN
conference. An unconfrmed report In In
circulation that Mr.. Hofmeyer has been
intrus;sd with an imperial mission to Pre-
| terra
The Daily Mall correspondent. AZ I,oursn-
10 Aarpuex reports that H. ~ y Phiio-
mel nss gone 20 Durham. for the purpose
at Landing 100 men and sun.
Beers Sease More Gold.
special dispatch from Pretoria says
he rrsnsveal government has seized gold
| 20 the value % fSSsa which is now
lodged In the state mint The government,
the Dispatch adds Will indemnify the
banks 20 which Tire gold - consigned.
In the Boer Camp.
LONDON. Oct S.-The following as
patch from Correspondent wno hax been
at biosm!onisin ard Pretoria has been sele-
gTzpAfd 20 the Carorscls:
Char.estowr. Under Mstuha Hgi.
Tuesday.
4 have Just croSsed the frontier IN q
truck which Was placed At my disposal by
CoynrsAntant Genera J9ahert. who reached
the frontier today and 30 staying ln thA
main Kosr camp on the RaGd river had
Soag tax vita Gen Joubprt N the train.
lie said ne deeply regretted tire impending
war which ne hat durs his utmost 20
avoid. lie wonders that Queen Victoria
never answered ihs letter he addressed 10
her on ere situation
4 notice everywhere q general devotion
20 Tire queen Ard pathetic cs..es ,-at
SOC W. stcr tN~ war Ger .feuhe-t s,slf