The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-11
TIlE TRANsYAAL
Believed That England Has Purchased
DeiaRoa nay-A New Phase OF the Ques-
tion.-No chal,re Ina Germany.

Believed That England Has Purchased
Deiagoa Bay-A New Phase OF the Guess
tion-No Change In Germany.
LONDON. Jan. lO-,'he most import
ant development in the South African
situation to-day is the fact that, In
f. spite OF oil denlals, 1t is now believed in
many quarters that there is some truth
In the runieFs that Great Britain mas
purchase Delnsoa bay from Portugal.
II this be the case an entirely new COM
plexlon will be thrown upon the pollu-
cal situation, and It may turn out 10 DC
the real cause for the assembling OF
such a powerful British fleet AS the one
which viii be anchored Off Portland on
Tuesday next. As 1t Is understood that
tho government OF the Transvual has
demanded, among other things that
Great Britain forego her right TO pos
session OF Delugon bay and as Germany
may look upon this as n move when
will seriously threaten the future OF
the Tranvaal, the situation. u the report
IS true will have become mare critical
Efforts are now being made to obtain
confirmation or denial Of the reported
purchase OF Delagoa bay by Great 3rl-
tain.
In the Transvaal Itself the Uitlanders
OF the Rand, numbering about $4,000
more or less well armed men. have been
given until Q o'clock this evening IN
which to disnrm, and all those who do
so, except the leaders OF the recent DIS
tlsrbance will be pardoned. AS the
Uitlanders are surrounded by ABOUT
5000 well armed Beers 1t may be pre-
sumed that the surrender Will take
place before the hour specified.
A dispatch from Pretoria this morn
ing says that the government OF the
TransVaal announces that II is deter
mined TO foster mining and that those
interested in It need not sacrifice their
holdings for the benefit OF the "agitat-
ing CLIQUE" OF the Rand.
This dispatch says that only lo.VOO
Beers are under arms; but II adds Sig
-ificantIy that they viii not dlsbapd
until the conditions of the surrender n
the ultlanders OF the Rand have beeh
fully carried out.
There does not seem to be any change
in the attitude OF Germany towards
Great Britain in regard TO the Trans
wall. The feeling of bnclidown Is still
said 10 be noticeable In the German
press utterances and great importance
is attached to an article in the Ham
burger Nachrichten which is sal: to
have been directly inspired by Prince
Bismarck, In which 1t indirectly dis
approves OF the governments attitude
and adds:
The duty OF the government is more
to defend the internal and external
peace of.the country against disturb
ances than TO promote foreign enter
prise"
The Times this morning says:
"The main point for England to re-
member is that in time of peace at
tempts have been made by an ostensi-
bly, friendly power TO induce another
friendly power TO depart from Its neu-
trail policy in order to facilitate an at
tack upon British interests In South
Africa.
Great Britain must also remember
that unleSs the whole German demon
stration at Lorenzo Marquee Is TO bear
the illusory and ridiculous character
now assigned to II by the German press,
we must suppose that there was u more
or less settled determination to cross
Portuguese territory. even in the face OF
q Portuguese refusal"
The Globe this afternoon raises an
important question which may have
considerable bearing on the whole stu
alton. 1t says It is suspected in well In
formed quarters thatia treaty was con-
cluded, in 1856. between Germany and
the Transvaal, and that the present Mt
titude OF Emperor William towards
Great Britain Is based upon the provis-
ions OF this treaty.
Conservative Judges Of the situation
claim, In spite OF the warlike prepare
tons being made on such an extensive
scale by Great Britain that peace will
not be disturbed and that the arma-
ments are more likely to prove a guar
antee OF peace than TO provoke an out
break OF hostilities.
The movement In favor OF arbltratinB
the Venezuelan question with the
United States is growing every day.
The Westminster Gazette, after having
interviewed statesmen OF all parties,
bankers and others having important
interests at stake, says this afternoon:
Everywhere there were enthusiastic
expressions In favor OF the proposal to
establish permanent court of arbitra-
ton"
From diplomats who have had recent
interviews with the foreign Office, The
Associated Press learns that there Is a
decided change OF sentiment there and
that the unbending antagonlsm to arbi-
trate the Venezuelan boundary dispute
which was first shown in high circles
has almost completely disappeared and
that matters look much more satisfac-
tory than they have ut any time since