The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-10-11
SIR ALFRED MrLNER.

SIR ALFRED MILNER. MARTINUS 4. STEHN.
There was no apparent excitement,
however, but a general feeling was eX-
pressed that the Beers had made a
mistake, as their forcing matters would
tend to ALLEVIATE the sympathy which
might have been extended to them had
they thrown the stigma of declaring
war on Great Britain.
The stolidity, if not the placidity of
the English character was never bet
ter shown than it is in London today,
when England is face TO face with war
There is not a trace of the excitement
attendant upon the announcement of
the result on the night after the first
race for the Americas cup. 1t Is a
fact that the enthusiasm in London
signally fails to compare with that
which was shown in the smallest
American city upon the announcement
of the war with Spain.
But this must not be interpreted to
mean that England is not alive to the
realities of the situation. The audac-
ity of the Transvaal's dispatch momen-
tarily stunned the public, and 1t was
only when under the glare of the music
hall lights and listening to the stir
ring bars of the national anthem and
other patriotic airs that the effect of
the momentary rebuff was lost in
demonstrations that shook the rafters.
At the Alhambra General Sir Redvers
Butler was present. The first bars of
"Rule Britannia" brought the entire
audience to it's feet, and for a quarter
of an hour the house resounded with
the choruses of national airs and with
cheers.
Underneath all, however, officers,
subalterns and civilians recognize the
fact that the Transvaal campaign will
not be a picnic, and the sober reality
of this gives sterner note to London
life than anything that has occurred
since the days of Gordon and Khar-
| toum.
The text of the Boer ultimatum was
sent with all speed to Lord Salisbury,
| who came to town yesterday afternoon,
and a dispatch box was sent to the
! Prince of Wales. which is only done in
cases of especial urgency.
The Portuguese minister to Great
| Britain, Senior Several, called at the
foreign office in the afternoon and had
an interview with Lord Salisbury, and
his visit is naturally connected in the
public mind with the alleged purchase
by Great Britain of Delagoa bay. A
dispatch tending to confirm the re-
port of this purchase comes from Lou
renzo Marques. 1t states that the Brit
ish third class cruiser Philomel is an
chored 10 miles off the port, and is sup
posed to be waiting the arrival OF
transports and warships to pilot them
into the harbor. II is quite certain
however, that the transports would not
go to Lourenzo Marques unless the
British were about to fly their flag
over the port.
War preparations by Great Britain
are being pushed with the greatest en-.
ergy. The Woolwich arsenal has al
ready forwarded to South Africa ovel
100000 cartridges for rifles and ma
chine guns and the reserYists continue
to respond eagerly to the mobilization
proclamation.
DR.. Gavin Brown Clark, Radica
member OF the house of commons TO
Caithness, who all along has worket
hard for peace, has just received
characteristic letter of thanks from
Commandant General Joubert, inwhicl
General Joubert declares that Ceci
Rhodes, DR.. Jameson and Mr.. Cham
berlain are responsible for the mis-
chief. He says
"The johannesburg clique say tina
Mr.. Chamberlain regards the existenc
OF the Orange Free, State and tn
Transvaal as two bldes, which, as Ceci
Rhodes has said, must be wiped GU
from the map. He seems desirous L
do this with the blood of the Afrikan
der people and of the poor British sol
diers. We do not desire war. w