The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-01-11
PURCHASE OF DELAGOA BAY.

Said That Important Port Has Been
Secured by England.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The most impor-
tant Developments in the South African
situation is the fact that, i'll spite of all
denials, it is now believed i'll many
quarters that there is some truth i'll the
rumors that Great Britain has pur-
chased Delagoa Bay from Portugal. II
this be the case an entirely new COM
plexion will be thrown upon the politi-
cal situation, and it may turn out to be
the excuse for the assembling of such a
powerful British feet as the one which
will be anchored off Portland on Tues
day next. AS it is understood that the
government of the Transvaal has de-
manded, among other things, that
Great Britain forego her right to OBJ
tain possession of Delagoa Bay, and as
Germany may look upon this as a move
which will seriously threaten the fu-
ture of the Transvaal, the situation, if
the report is true, will become more
critical. Efforts are now being made
to obtain confirmation or a denial of
the reported purchase of Delagoa Bay
by Great Britain.
Given a Short Time to Surrender.
In the Transvaal itself the Uitlanders
of the Rand, numbering about 5000,
more or less, we'll armed men, have
been given until 6 o'clock to disarm,
and all those who do SO. except the
leaders of the recent disturbance, will
be pardoned AS the Uitlanders are
surrounded by about $1,000 well armed
Beers, it may be presumed that the
surrender will take place before the
hour specified.
"A dispatch from Pretoria says that
the government of Transvaal announces
that it is determined to foster mining
and that those interested in it need not
sacrifice their holdings for the benefit
of the "agitating clique" of the Rand.
This dispatch says that only 10000
Beers are under arms; but it adds sig
niticantly, that they will not disband
until the conditions Of the surrender of
the Uitlanders of the Rand have fully
been carried out.
No Change in Germany's Atti,u
There does not seem to be change in
the attitude of Germany towards Great
Britain in regard to the Transvaal.
Conservative judges Of the situation
ella m, in spite of the warlike prepara-
tions 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 guar
antee of peace than to provoke All out
break OF hostilities.
| Arbitration Sentiment Grows.
The movement in favor of arbitrating
the Venezuelan question with the
United States is growing day by day.
The Westminster Gazette, after hav-
ing interviewed statesmen of all par
ties, bankers and others having import
ant interests at stake, says:
"Everywhere there were enthusiastic
expressions in favor of the proposal to
establish permanent court of arbitra,
tiol."
From diplomats who have had recent
interviews with the foreign Office, the
Associated Press learns that there is q
decided change of sentiment there and
the unbending antagonism to arbitrate
the Venezuelan boundary dispute which
was first shown in high circles, has al.
most completely disappeared, and that
matters look much more satisfactory
than they have at any time since the
dispute commenced