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Show BOERS BEGIN WAR. FREE STATE BURGHERS SIEZE A TRAIN; Kni-rer Save South Afrits Mint be Made Free or Become the While Man's Grave. London, Oct. 13. A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Ladysmith, Sated Wednesday, alone among the specials received, declares that war has been begun by the Boers in Natal. The correspondent says: "Free State burghers have seized a train at Harrysmith which was the property of the Natal government. Last Dight a mounted patrol was stoned by Boers. The men's orders were not to fire unless they were fired upon." Authentio informotion from Lady-smith Lady-smith confirms the report that it is the intention of the Boers to occupy Newcastle New-castle immediately." The military authorities in South Africa have instituted a censorship over all telegrams in order to prevent information regarding British movements move-ments reaching the Boers, i The government has monopolized j the cable to the Cape, and it is almost impossible to get a message through either wa'. Press dispatches are being be-ing crowded out by government business. busi-ness. This condition is likely to prevail pre-vail indefinitely to such an extent as to make news very meagre. The war party is in high feather and makes no effort to conceal its satisfaction sat-isfaction over the failure of diplomacy to adjust affairs. |