Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-10-12
BOERs FACE WAR.
KRUGER SENDS A STIFF ULTlMATuM
20 GREAT BRITAIN.

South African Republic Warns English
Government 1t Must Cease It's Hostile
Preparations at Once-Radical Charge
In Transvaal Situation.
LONDON, Oct ia London news
agency publishes the following dispatch
from Pretoria: can urgent dispatch
has been handed to Conyngham Greene,
the British diplomatic agent, request
ing explicit assurance of the withdrawal
within 4S hours Of the British troops
from the Transvaal borders, as well as
the withdrawal of the British forces
landed in South Africa since the Bloem-
fontein conference.
The Transvaal ultimatum, which is
signed by F. w. Reitz, secretary of
state, concludes with the following four
demands:
"Her majesty's unlawful intervention
in the internal affairs of this republic,
in conflict with the London convention
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ening Of her troops in the neighbor-
hood of the borders of this republic, has
caused an intolerable condition of things
to arise, to which this government feels
itself obliged, in the interest not only Of
this republic, but also Of all South At
rica, to make an end as soon as possible,
and this government feels itself called
upon and obliged to press earnestly and
with emphasis for an immediate ter
mination of this state of things and to
request her majesty's government to
give assurances upon the following four
demands:
"First. That all points of mutual
differences be regulated by friendly re-
course to arbitration or by whatever
amicable way may be agreed upon by
this government and her majesty's gov
ernment.
"Second. That all troops on the bor-
withdrawn.
"Third. That all reinforcements Of
troops which have arrived in South
Africa since June l, 1899, shall be re-
moved from South Africa within rea-
sonable time, to be agreed upon with
this government, and with the mutual
assurance and guarantee on the part
of this government that no attack or
hostilities against any portion of the
possessions of the British government
shall be made by this republic during
the further negotiations within period
of time to be subsequently, agreed
upon between the governments; and
this government will, on compliance
Herewith, be prepared to withdraw the
armed burghers of this republic from
the borders.
Fourth. That her majesty's troops,
which are now on the high seas, shall
not be landed in any part Of South AZ
rica."
To these demands is appended the
J definition Of the time limit for a reply:
"This government presses for an i'm
mediate and an affirmative answer to
these four questions and earnestly re-
quest her majesty's government to re-
turn an answer before or upon Wednes-
day, Oct. IL, 1899, not later than p. m
"It desires further to add that in the
unexpected event OF an answer not sat
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interval it will with great regret be
compelled to regard the action Of her
majesty's government as formal decla-
ration Of war and will not hold itself re-
sponsible for the consequences thereof,
and that, i'll the event of any further
movement Of troops occurring within
the above mentioned time in a nearer
direction to our border, this government
will be compelled to regard that also as
formal declaration of war;
Crosses Sharp Note to Kruger.
The Westminster Gazette says: "We
learn from q trustworthy source that
the British government has also dis
patched a note containing stringent de-
mands. which must have crossed the
Boer ultimatum. Diplomacy has thus
said its last word, and the last word on
each side is Of the kind to which the
other is not in the least likely to yield. F"
War preparations by Great Britain
are being pushed with the greatest
energy. The Woolwich arsenal has
forwarded to South Africa over 3,OOO,-
600 cartridges for rifles and machine
guns and the reservists continue to re-
spond eagerly to the mobilization procla-
nation.
NO EXCITEMENT IN LONDON.
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