The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-03
.BO[RS EXPECTED TO ACT.
Their Consul General Fears
Kruger''s Ultimatum Will
Declare War.
rBv cable to The Associated Press.l

LONDON, Oct. 8, 1S9s.--A despatch from
Durham, Natal, announces that the Beers
are expected to take the aggressive to-
day. The most alarming rumors are
ahoat there respecting their intentions
While all the dispatches from South
Africa dwell upon the condition OF wild
excitement there and the expected M
minence of a Boer attack, there is IN
reality little change IN the sltualion, al ail
directions inevitably increases the tension.
While constant military orders are pelns
issued here, progress seems very STOW,
and il must still be weeks before Great
Rritain will be in a position TO strike,
although 1t is believed tnat the blieasn ~
troops now at the front, or near y, ale
sufficient to protect Brlllsh .sraitos s5a
The Government is certainly not snow
ing anv signs of haste IN sendIng an di-
tjmaturn. This is probably que 70 Iss
ognition that Great Britain IS not ye.
readv ia substitute force for negollall0h,
ana the Cabinet, therefore, is giving the
rrransvaal every chance to accept the ide-
est British proposals. far
Mr. Montagu White. Consul e1ensrai e : III -,
the south African Republic in LONDON,
fold the Associated Press this mornlns
that he photographed President hrussr s
Yesterday. urging him to make per
sonal appeal 10 LoI9 3hlispuly' 3sa a, and nro.
posing a scheme as basis OF lurlneI is uS-
gotiafions He said he was momentarllyi @ X
expecting to hear that the ranSv ny, a., ta
Great Britain, declaring the despatch OF
froons a casus belli, in which event he
would be compelled to close his offlces.
MT. White added a curious statement lo
tha effect that a representative OF one OF
the largest capitalists OF the 6anu nag aa9
caield upon him this morning and asserted
fhat fhat I Lord mas Salisbury had determined
there should not be war and had IN
structed the Secretary Of state tor ,re Ine
~ south Africa, further assurances WIN
regard to the British desire 70 respeee rssl &c
the completes independence Of the Trans
yaa1 M confirmation of this is OBTAIN
able In official circles. ...x er,o. are
largely repetition OF those OF iss' s,ss,rt meer
that telegraphic communication IS inter-
r,infed beyond CharlestoWn, Wnere lhe
rtnres have been looted by the natives
since the departure OF tne Wfisa e Paars and
Rritish, of the hurried muster and dls-
match Of troops on both SIDES, nave COME
frarn ether points A telegram from
I Tadysmfth, Natal, says that the Orangs
Free State troops have occupied ana
a,nsed ose Rnthaic Pass. on the Free State
border. and that Commandant Alidlchle,
1shief If the Free Safe Artillery, IS pro-
ceeding in the direction OF klmpeTley,
with a considerable fore 81 ArtlIeIsr
mandant Boning, has gone to Harrism1tn,
while Commandan Smith commanas z
force of artillery enroute Tor hroohs1eul-
The latest news received from Jonahnes-
burg filed there. yesterday, lnalcates lnaa l
fhe last rush Of Europeans to leave tne
town has occurred. They. crowded the
trains like sardines occupying every pos
sT1le inch on the trucks. fnere y con-
siderable anxiety with regard to the rev
who remain behind, as comMuiucsAttoh
fr,H N rl1t off