The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-16
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means Hfu HeeesessaAs War.


from Pretoria aaya.
The Transyaal adheres 10 the seven years
fnnchtue law, but II willing 20 consnef.
ard n necessary ADOPT, any sus8sss.os.
Great Britain may make with regard 70
the working OF tbs law, -
In regard 20 the other points o. ar,
Chamber ssir,.s dispatch. the Transvaal
hoadiv stands nv the London convention
Il - said that the reply N coucneo IN
poltfe terms.
state secretary Re.tx. In the course OK
IN Interview. today expressed some doupt
- to whether any alteration would De
made in the existing franchise Law. but
I'D hs believed way shouid and could
- found to establish an arbitration court.
~ 70 sussrainty, the least SAID tne soon-
EFT rnsnded, remarked the state secTesary
In the forecasts Of President krvGsrH
reu,y there II undou6eeafy large basis
OF truth, which seems 10 bring the dispute
within q measurable distance Of war
Yusthsr DewanAs e - Made.
Last evening the Pres Association IL
sued q curious statement 10 the eject that
a uoon &C the garrison in Natal had been
suficlAnsly strengthened. the TrafAvaal
aovefuussns would be called upon 70 ac-
cent . new convention. already drafted:
wsh while euarsn.ssinE sns az ,n ~. dsn, 3.
hetpu Of the forts and limits the armed
force Of the Tranavaaf to a number Deem
q Sufficient 20 silstntain internal order.
According TO the Press Association the
convention viii deanand that the diplo-
matte aeeuciea be suppressed and the
judiciary be made independent OF the ex-
This statement. which realizes the sx-
tren,A demand OF the outianders. must DO
accepted under reserve at the prssent
stage. but Il h not unlikely to be semi
. n :. ssa s As fs.sdn move KRUGER e
prove obstinate.
Crisis II Msst Acute.
The morning paper editorials regard the
crisis a. having reached Its most acute
The Daily News says: I'VE refuse TO
believe thar President Kruger IL so foolish
a. to reject Mr.. chamberiains moderate
demands.
The Daily Chronicle. which appeals
again to Mr. Kruger ITO acceps while y
= yet time and before Engsands terms
- rstnsal q the prsssn. terms will ls, n,
President Kruger presides The Britisn
move In the game. and must perforce play
the third and then the fourth. II Mr..
Kruger haggles. the sinister conditions IN
south Africa win grew worse un'a
Other papers taxi OF the imminsnce Of
war, and all the Dispatches from south
Africa continue TO describe the military
The Pretoria correspondent OF the Daily
Chronicle Gays. The Beers assers that
Mr.. Conyngham Greene, British dipio-
matte agent At Pretoria, knew II VAS sner
regarding suserainfy. and that he 'acitly
encouraged them. a. the documents show.
The Pretoria correspondent or the Times
y his forecast Of the Tran,yaars reply,
the seven-year franehise law. though Of
fering To conMder their suggestions as 10
its working. and for the rsst take their
The Timea says: I'VE cannot believe that
President Kruger will re ject the latest pro-
poeAis OF the government. and we would
irdorsed the he ave years franchise and urged
him 10 accept the Cape Town conference"
sitsstioa Very Grave.
The Pretoria correspondent OF the Man
chester Guardian. teiegraphinG Frioay.
.sThe situation has become extremely
Of the reply delivered to Mr.. Greene today
ere due to representations from Bloemfon-
tein and the disposition Of the volksraad."
Pessimistic Report From Natal,
The second edition Of the Times today
prints = special dispatch from Newcastle.
.There IL nothing to confirm the reports
that the Boers will conced~ Chamberlain
demands On the contrary. u IL stated
(hAt a.000 men will be dispatched TO the
border Immediately after tho Transsaafs
reply In Mnt Everything points to the
prospect Of an early conflict
The advicea from Cape Town today tend
to confrm the psssimtstic views OF tho
Times correspondent at Newcastle.
Battalion Of Troops Arrives.
The First battalion of the Manchester
regiment arrived AT Cape Town today. II
marched through the streets and WAS Wild
" chsersxs. later IL re-emharked and pro-
eeeded to Natal.
Penalty for Tamp~rtnG VITA Natives
CAFE TOWN, Sept fs.-The British high
commissioner, STR Alfred Miner, has Is
sued q proclamation prescribing severe
penalties for melting natives OF Basi,oland
and other sisetrists 10 reheiiom.
Raads p3scWss the Reply.
PRETORIA. Sept. ls.~~At the close az
the discussion both the raads met In
secret session "a discuss the iinal draft 81
the Transvaala reply. which viii I've
handed To Mr.. canynghaws Greene, tina
british agent here. in ths morning. IL
IL understood the reply is courteous.
urges the acceptance % the tosut con-
ference and maintains the convention of
1854.
DREYrUS TO BE PARD0NED.