The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-09-23
BRITISH TROOPS ARE
BEGINNING TO MOVE
Force Of Five Hundred Dispatched
from Cape Town to kim
beriy Yesterday.

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berlv YESTERDAY,
0s""so n'ce ssNate ssorA'nk u ~
cure american intervention
Beers Messing Artillery
on The border.
ondon Sent. 2o-rbe Cane Tow,
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Town mas gone TO b~ioemfontein at n
request of the government of the
Orange Free State to confer regard
ing the crisis. The Orange Free
States executive is anxious to secure
American intervention.
Boer spies infest all the border
towns. Two troops will be dispatched
to Kimberly within q week. Five hun
bred started last night and others will
go forward today.
Mr.. Chamberlain came to London
from Birmingham yesterday after
noon and spent the evening at the
colonial office. While there he received
a dispatch from Lord Salisbury, who is
at Hatfield house, and sent as spe-
cial messenger with dispatches to the
premier. There has been a lively in
terchange of dispatches between the
foreign, war and colonial offices, but
no summons has yet been issued for'a
i no ~; - - -, - s.---g- .slte. MsL rs
Long dispatches we're sent last even
ing to the viceroy of India, Lord Cur
zon, and to the British high commits
sioner in South Africa, Sir Alfred Mil
ner.
General Lord Garnet Wolseley, COM
mander-in-chief. returned to London
yesterday and Immediately repaired to
the war office, where he remained
busily employed the greater part of
the day.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says:
ut is reported here that Conygham
Greene, British diplomatic agent at
Pretoria, fears that an attempt will be
made to dynamite the British agency"
The special dispatches from South
Africa confirm the report telegrsphed
YES dSt III tllC DUETS i lildSolhS
artillery i'll positions commanding
Laings Mex. Small Boer detachments
occupy positions above Buffalo river.
bund in Cape Town intend to convene
the buhd in congress to consider the
situation.
Bloemfontein papers report the dis
missul of several E%nglishmen from the
Bloemfontein police force because OF
their refusal to serve on the com.
mand.
Krueper,s Reply Given Out.
situation remains practically un-
changed. The general apprehension in
regard to the outcome is reflected by
the decline in consols and stocks on
the exchange. where. although all
stocks continue depressed. there
not the slightest approach to excite
ment.
The text of Krueper's reply was is
sued by the secretary. of state for the
colonies this afternoon. The
language in many places is taken to
indicate a firm. unyieldinp position.
The reply. however. concludes: .If her
maiesty's government is willing and
feels able to make this decision it
would nut nm end to the present state
Of tension Race hatred would de-
crease and die out, the prosperity and
welfare$&3f the whole of South Africa
be devei5Aped and furthered and fra.
termination between the different ma
tionalities increase.
tains a dispatch from Johannesburg
which says:
There is, I am informed, some early
coup in contemplation. The quaint
ties of pressed forage which have been
forwarded in the direction of the
Natal border indicate some movement
of troops in hat quarter The govern
ment is buying horses freely today"
Evening papers all indicate the se-
robustness of the crisis, but the st.
James Gazette says:
ut need not be imagined that any
thing will be done on our side in a
hurry. The cabinet has first to con-
slider and secondly to formulate fresh
proposals. OF course, it is quite pos
sible the Beers may begin hostilities,
In which case our troops will have to
defend British territory. But unless
the Beers take the offensive, the nego-
tiations will be prolonged until the re-
Inducements now enroute reach
South Africa"
Appeal of Olive schreincr.
Olive Schreiner (Mrs. Cronwright)
contributes an eloquent cable letter on
the situation to the Manchester Guar
lian. She saws.
let England clearly understand
what var in South Africa means. The
largest empire the world has ever seen