Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-10-12
HOSTILITIBS begun.
Beers Advance Into British
Territory.
Clash Cannot Be Much Longer
Delayed.
Imperisi Reserves at Natal Called
- Out
CENSORSHIP ESTABLISHED.

London, oct. IA special from Lady
smith says: The Beers occupied Laings'
neck the moment the ultimaIum expired
They are now pouring into Natal and
lngogo Heights have been occupied.
The official confirmation OF the an
nouncement that the Orange Free state
Van X enes pass IL at hand. IL leaves nc
further room for doubt that acts OF war
have already been committed.
The news OF the invasion on the north
EN- border is also generally accepted IA
reliable. IL seems impossible that a
clash between the forces OF the British
and the Beers can long be delayed, N.
indeed, IL has not occurred already. IL
now seems that the Beers intend to get
IN two columns. those from the TrsUs.
vssl working from the north and those
from the Orange Free State from the
west, with the object OF keeping the Brit
ish forces at Lsdysmiih tnd Dundee oc.
cnpied. while partis'. OF n, ers can slip by
10 destroy the bridges along the railway
forming the line OF communication be-
tween the British at Durham, Ns,sl. and
the advanced bare at ietermaritzb burg
and the front
IL IL suspected that the entire BOer
concentration on the frontier OF Natal
may be merely an elaborate feint TO draw
of attention from Mafeking, which
many experts regard a. the real obi 'c-
tive point Of the Beers. A successful
dash there would give the Beers great
prestige with the disaffected Afrikanders
OF Cape Colony.
A dispatcl from Mafeking under to.
days date says that Colonel Baden
Powell sent strong British forcs from
Mafeking toward the border with hald
gun and ambulances, presumably with
a view to occupying an Rdvant ageous
position on the high ground.
FRANCE NOTIFIED.
Paris Oct 12.-Secrstary Vanderhoeyen
OF Transvasl European agency, officially
notified the French government this
morning. that q state OF war between the
South African republic and Great Brit
ain had existed since last evening.
THE RESERVES CALLED OUT.
Durham, Oct. l2-Impsrisl reserves al
Natal have been called out. Everybody
has left Cha lesi0wn, the last train bring.
ing away the railway staff to New Castle,
while the exodus from New Castle also
continues. The Fifth dragons arrived
this morning from India. and at once pro
ceeded to the front.
BRIDGE MINED.
Lorenzo MARQUES. Oct. IL The in
formation has reached here that the
Boers have mined three piers OF the
bridge at Komati Port.
TRAIN SEIZED BY BoERs.
London. Oct. 12-Dlspstchss from Dur
ban, Natal, confirm the report that the
Orange Free Sta authorities seized the
train leaving Ladysmith yesterday for
Harrismith, also stopped the train due Ia
leave Hsrrismith In the afternoon. All
rolling stock has been ordered down the
country out OF reach OF seizure.
GREENE BIDS FAREWELL.
Cape Town. Oct. 12-New has been
received that the British diplomatic
agent OF the Transvaal, Conyngham
Gresne, paid formal farewell visits u
President Kruger and high Boer officials
Of Pretoria last evening.
CENSORSHIP ESTABLISHED.
Nav York, Oct. 12.-The Commercial
Cable company has issued the following
notice: I'VE are advised that the Natal
administration announces that a military
censorship has been established over
messages TO and from Natal"
London, Oct. IL A financial panic
occurred on the Italian Bourse at Rome
10 day. The losses are estimated at one
hundred millions lire.
DON'T WANT WAR.
Cape Town, Oct. l2.-In the Cape Col
ony house OF assembly to-day, Premier
Schriner made an impassi0ned appeal to
the country and the press to preserve the
peace. II Is asserted Schriner refused to
sign the proclamation OF the governor OF
Cape Colony. Sir Alfred Millner, declar-
ing all persons abettiDg the enemy
guilty Of treason. II IL understood that
the military authorities will imme-
diately establish censorship over all
kilograms TO and from Cape Colony. a.
has already been done In Natal.
BoERS INVOKE AID FROM NATIVES.
London. 0ct. l2.-Tha Orange Free
State Burghers, according to q private
MESSAGE received here. have crossed the
0rsngl river into Cape Colony and oecu-
pied Phllipst0wn. Their object, 1t is
supposed. Ia TO cut railway communities
tion at De Asr junction. an important I
strategic point. According TO the dis
patch from Cape Town, II ia asserted.
that the Beers have arranged with Chief
Lynch-We, a prominent chief on the
northwestern border, to take up arms