San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-27
WORD FROM KRUGER.
NOT ANXIOUS TO DISCUSS INTERNAL
AFFAIRS WITH CHAMBERLAIN.
He Urges Patience and FOrbearanCe On
the Part of England-OOmments Of
the London Press On the Note

African association for the pur-
pose of the support of Mr.. Cham
berlain's policy.
A dispatch to the Times from
Pretoria says: president Krue-
gers reply to Mr.. Cham berlain
will be considered shortly. 1t is
understood that it is diplomatic
masterpiece. L believe the con-
tents are as follows.
"The Transvaal government OBJ
jects to the discussion of reforms
on the ground that England has
admitted that it cannot interfere
with Transvaal internal affairs. At
the same time private suggestions
from the British government will
always receive consideration. If
the revision Of the London con-
vention and the superceeding of it
By treaty OF amity and COM
merce, containing most favor
able nation clause cannot be dis
cussed unless the alleged griev.
ances of the Uitlanders are also
discussed, the Transvaal govern
ment prefers to leave matters in
statu quo and will limit it's
demands to an indemnity for the
Jameson raid.
"The president points to the
necessity to his presence in Pre-
toria at the meeting of the Voks-
raad as an objection to his visiting
England and suggest that matters
should not be pressed now. Eng
land can, however, he says still
facilitate the visit by accepting
the basis of discussion which the
president has already proposed.
"He frankly admits that his ad-
ministration is improbable and
that the government is not always
in the right, but he takes objection
to a guarantee against foreign at
tack. This was never asked he
says, and article 4 Of the conven-
ton was unnecessary for that pur-
pose.
"He emphasizes the view that
with patience and forbearance
both sides to the difficulty may be
overcome. He expresses the hope
that wounded feelings may be
healed and friendly relations re-
stored"
The Daily Telegraph says, in an
editorial, at will not make any
difference whether President Kreu-
ger comes or not. 1t is the Beers
loss not ours. President Kruger
knows that the real effect OF the
Transvaal trouble would be to
make sooner or later, a British
African empire, having no more
contented and prosperous subjects
than the Dutch"
The Times commenting in an
editorial upon President Krueger's
reply, suggests that England also
can leave matters as they are, in
Guiding the indemnity which must
be claimed, il at all, from the
chartered South African COM
pany."
The Daily Telegraph has a Pre-
toria dispatch which says: 1t is
that an arrangement has
been arrived at by which the rank
aud file of the Nation Reform
will pay nominal fine.
The leaders will receive a severe
but it will not 60 beyond
a heavy fine and a term in prison.
FIGHTING THE MATABELEs
LONDON, April 27.-The Times
has a dispatch from Buluwayo,
dated April %, which says: To-
days fight was visible from the
town and the most determined that |
has yet occurred. 1t created great |
The Matabeles evil
IDENTIFY intended to crush the whites !
and to take the town. The whites
were eagerly determined to balk |
them.
A body of 500 Matabeles came
within half a mile of the town and
cut of some of the pickets killing |
two. Maxim guns were placed
upon the roofs OF the buildings to
play upon them. The fighting was
and the enemy retired
In disorder amid an incessant rifle
firing. The friendly Matabeles
the route Of the en- envy
with assegais and axes.
Capt. Mac Farland and Admin
Istrator Duncan, who assisted in
the fight, complimented the troops
who were greeted with wild cheers
and the singing Of "God Save the
Queen" while returning here.
A dispatch to the Times from
Palspye dated Sunday says: Earl !