The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-21
ALASKA IS NON OUT OF H.
yOR 10 ne DISCUSSED ny THE
JOINT HIGH COMMISSION.
Secondary Dispute VIII De Ap-
DSoaehed fm = Cane5Iiatovy Spirit
$50 Considered Laser-Tfsste ~
Alleged Plot Agsfnst Transvaol.

Copyrsgh.e5. tss. ny t@e Associate: Press.
: LDSDQg. May 1e-~Ths fate % the An
ZGIo-canadsan commission IN naturally go
eardsd here IA matter CO great frnpoFf-
Ence. and the various Turzors ard rsgorEs
on the subject attract more asseSsk1n
dspsieh frcs Washington 20 the effect thai
che resumption CT the commissions IaooFs
depends upon a sstsisusert % tie Aiasxsn
Boundary in this city caused the Assoelat-
81 Press "a make Inquiries at TIE center
Of negotiations Ia London From an us-
imrsachaisie source the following statement
was obtained:
1.-THE ihorny nature az the Alaskan CUES
) tion makes Il probable THAI upon me re-
sumption OF tia Estfsfgs OF the commission
/, viii be withdrawn from discussion. 20
Be- taken up later. should circumstances
BE- favorable. The azskan question has
practically dropped from she DISCUSSIONS.
and ire stasemsnt that IT'S dsscQHfsn and
eefssennsnt will be the sine qua gsn OF the
resumption o. HE sIttlngs az the commits
sion h INACCURATE.
The Representative % the Associated
Press vas assured that the matter had
been discussed in The most eoncii3atorY
fepiril on both sides The tie w@Dsgsrs here
texpress regret thai the Alaskan dispute
has grown more acute a. time when the
relations between the two countries are 50
cordial ard The news that the conference
viii probably be resumed 10 the autumn
has given ssttssacftoH.
The Globe. commenting the Dispatch
Of American troogs 10 Alaxks, saye.
Pending the nesting OF the conference.
the nrs, step 10 be taken after the pres
5 Iiusinzfies are settled viii bs ia arrange
z . modas viyenas. and no time must be lost
In doing this, II the situation r. mt to be
inmcntabiy complicated by conflict
which will make the final settlement more
8 difficult than ever
The great johannesburg plot against the
& Transvaai In ciasged as having fxxled ous
{ like damp sireeracker. II .s claimed that
the Beer organs stfuye 10 magnify the
affair into another jameson raid. o1t have
now abandoned the attempt In despair. IL
II further asserted that the men arrested
comprised couple Of Boer agents who.
the whole ncherne The remainder Of the
prisoners are described BY a Times cor
respondent as set Of honest bat drunken
men. whose intention was only 10 prepar.
Tor the defense Of the town against pcs
eibie Boer Violence Ia case OF war. The
police are believed: To he responsible Tor
the discovery OF the conspiracy. Nobody
thinks that President Kruger knew any.
thing Of the Matching Of the affair, as he
IN looked upon as being too shrewd nor to
see y aasco.
An interesting insight into Boer methods
was given I'm a report that most Of tho
baYmaids al johannesburg received some
awards from the Hoer secret funds for
spSiok upon customers.
Much Importance In attached to the com
Ing meeting between Sir Alfred Miner the
British high commissioner of South Africa
and governor Of Cape cJIoay and PFesl-
3 dent Kruger. al HloemsnntaIn. capital OF
the Orange Free state There 4 general
expectation thar Sir Alfred Miner has been
Instructed by Joseph Chamberlain. aecre-
fary Of state n1r the colonies 10 put forth
certain demands IN the shane OF cnncss
eions TO the Uiilanders. In a form practical
y amounting 70 an nttimatusn. and that
the BoerS VIII h~ required Ia accept and
carry out the British demands within
specified period. or the Transyaal will be
occupied by British troops
Uttlanders who have fnst returned from
The Trahssaal are strongly OF the opinion
that President Kruger will give In They
argue that the Beers will remain though
And there viii be rattle os swords and
ecannaras but that they will finally yield
without bloodshed.
tn. approaching eerenssnies at Windsor
viii hc most interesting Irpor, tina os.,,a-
sion or her birthday next Wednesday
morning Queen Victoria was born Nav
~ 1919 her majesty will receive the con-
CALCULATIONS OF her family and will then
BE- serenaied In the grand quadrangle ot
the castle by choir OF 20 voices 10 which
the queen Will listen from tho room, over
booking the auandrangie AT noon the
scottish tusii@er Guards will march pas,
The queen ON the lawn and FIRE n leu do
5oie. Thanksgiving services I'm 81 Georges
chapel VIII follow. The queen will then
drive through Windsor passing under A
magnificent norsl arch erected an Castle
nil and In the evening .'l.ohtngrin'' will
be given BY the opera company In the Wa,
esino c1ame-r. II IL runored that the
cusvn, In cpnneetion with her birthday
VIII again offer the Marquis Of Salisbury
dukr~'s,sn. which he refused a. the line
OF her majsstys jubilee.