The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-10-12
HURRYIEe PREPARATIONS.
An EnaIHad OF Last Ar.ssed 60 the
G1analnensc of war--i.Rteut
from csutk Africa.


London, Ocs. Whatever may III
the rrsult Of Great iritaln's controvcr
Nv with the South African republic
every department of government TO
dny II as busy As though actual hos
Utilities had brg m. The electric fiast
that announced she mobilization OF the
army reserves and the summoning OF
parliament set every wheel Of the gov
rrnment in motion. An hour after tho
gnzciir appeared executive orders were
being dispatched from the war office
90 every srction of the Kingdom and
the i0.uoo bullstlns which appeared
posted throughput the country ycSter-
tiay are said 10 have been Identical
with ,hr proclamation prepared fer
lsc hsf the Fa,hoin incident required
uch step
Al departments nashiRm.
~ the same time Lord Salisbury
and Mr.. Ilalfosr were Issuing the nee
esRary orders for the rrassemhling ~
parliament. and the admiralty was con
centutirg its transports. - of which
srv now secured AZ Liverpool alone. "
complete were the preparations that
$4,000 reserves have already individual.
~ received coupon tickets which con
tain instructions where each pnRn shall
report for railway transportation 10
the place designated. aud "A money or
der for three shilllngs for provisions
en- route.
WilI he Equipped In six Days.
~ Woolwich II was asserted that o.
per cent. of the reserves would he fully
equipped within six days. In the
meantime the members NJ the two
houses ~ parliament are arranging tu
return TO London. aud fore Of men
H. hnsily engaged in completing th1
improvements at Westminster.
British Camp rwIc- Aroused.
The most important news from
South Africa comes from MnfekinE,
where twice. on saturday, the British
camp was aroused the men HtoOd 10
their arms, guns were iimbercl and
PATROLS were dispatched In the dire
tiOn of the border. No hnstilitics have
occurred as yet. hut the enemy has
moved practically to the border, eight
miles from Mafcking. In force rsti.
mated AZ least G,00a. comprising five
cCmmnndcrrrs.
GarFiSaaed aaa Fortified.
The gurrisuuing and forlifyiug Ul
the town are practically completed.
The streets are bnrricudcd and per.
feet system Of mines has lren laid.
Two urnorrd trains have arrived Mt
MGfckinR, consisting Of three bullet.
proof cars. the first Of which carrics
y senrchlight, while the side Of the
other cars are loophOled. Each trnia
iR complete IN itself and carries its
own provisions. Experiments with
lydditc in the mines prove that u Is
ar extremely powerful explosive.
Loak after th~ uomea and children.
Col. Robert Stephenson smyth lIa-
dru-i'owril, commanding the fifth
drngoon guards. has issued notice
that the lioeFs who ARE maEScd ON the
Natal and iiechuanaland frontiers have
orders not TO firr until the british br.
gin. and that thr town IL well pre-
pared for cscntuBlitics: hut. as the
Borrs may shell the place. every en-
dra,or should he made TO safeguard
the women and children.
Preparations st kiHsb~rIy.
An urmored train Was inspected M
Kimberly SATURDAY, s signal station
has brrn erected with n coming tower
ut the top l50 feet above the tracks
Communication by telephone Is bnd
with o central office and signals ere
| given ia the troops 10y flag. liy ilds
mraus manenyerB were successfully
conducted saturday. The trnopr mum
ter 5000, including the bicycle corp,
4 train WIS also successfully tested
at MHfrking. !; pa,rolcd to the north
and praciieed firing nt targets.
Baer- Chaaaz Und~r Delay.
A disualeh frum Kimberly To tho
| Cape Argus sHyE that 1000 iiOcrS are
encnmp-d midway between Boshof and
Kimberly They are well armed, and
great religious fervor Is shown In the
camp. The beers, however, are chat
ing under delay. They patrol the bor-
der nightly. and have been ordered
not 10 permit British uniform TO APP
| proach the frontier.
Allowed 90 aemain Ia the Transvunt.
4 special order was RAzetted on Sat
urday announcing what British reSi'
dents would be allowed TO remain In
the Transsaal and under what condl.
| iionn.