Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-10
Movement in Line With British Decision
on This Point.
ALL AUSTRALIA EAGER TO FIGHT.
officers and Men of the ColOny's
Defensive Forces Volunteer Their
Services IL Wanted by England
for gaufh Africa
for South Africa.

PRETORIA, September 9-The News
to. day prints an official statement from
#. w. Reitz, Secretary Of State for the
South African republic, in which Mr..
Reitz says:
1.-THE government considers that three
courses are disclosed by the communica-
ticn of Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. the
British Secretary OF State for the Colo
MES. The first is joint commission of
inquiry; the second is a commission Of
delegates from both governments to dis
cuss the technlcalities, and the third is a
conference at Cape Town."
Secretary Reitz adds that the Transvaal
proposition and invites Great Britain to
define the constitution of the commission
suggested and the place of meeting.
TROOPS OFF FOR THE CAPE.
LONDON, September 9.-The Northum-
berland Fusilleers will embark next Sat
urday for Cape Colony, leaving from
Southampton. The First Royal Sussex
Regiment has been ordered 10 be ready
to embark within three days An in
fantry brigade, with a division of field
artillery, from Aldershot, with eighteen
guns has been ordered to leave FOR the
Cape in ten days. His movement OF
troops is said 10 be I'm line with the
decision of the Cabinet council TO send
1000 soldiers to South Africa The Cabi-
net has decided to send 10000 troops to
l.. Natal
force. already 1900 men. Of which rein
forcements 10 the number Of 500 men
will be sent from India and TO the num-
Der Of 900 from England. a battalion OF
the Northumberland regiment, which
will sail Immediately the necessary ships
are ready and the remainder from the
Mediterranean stations.
ORDERED TO BE READY.
MALTA. September 9.-The First Bat
talon Of the Border Regiment. stationed
here has been ordered to hold itself in
readiness to embark for Cape Colony.
ADES-UNIONISTS FOR PEACE.
PLYMOUTH. ENGLAND, September
AT the closing session to-day of the
Trades-Union Congress- which has been
in convention here, a resolution was
passed urging the government to use
every possible effort to peacefully settle
the Transvaal difficulty.
MORE BOER AMMUNITION.
LOURENzO MARQUES, DELAGOA
BAY. September 9.-The French steamer
Santa Fe, which sailed from Hayre July
9th for Madagascar via Dakar, August
10th, has arrived here with sixty-three
cases of ammunition for the Transvaai
Government
AUSTRALIANS VOLUNTEER.
VANCOUVER, b. c., September 9.-Ac-
cording 10 the statements Of the officers
Of the steamer WarrimoO. which has ar
rived here, military men in all Australia
are eager to fight for England in the
Transyaal
The government Of New South Wales
informed the Colonial Office that many of
the commissioned officers and men Of the
defensive forces Of New South Wales had
volunteered their services, If wanted for
South Africa.
The following telegram in reply was re-
ceived from Mr.. Chamberlain: Her Ma
jesty's government highly appreciates the
loyal and patriotic spirit shown by those
posal has been placed on record at the
War Office. Full consideration will be
given to the offer, should necessity eriss
for reinforcement of the troops now In
South Africa"
sTJZERAINTY THE MAIN ISSUE.
LONDON. September 9.-The actual
status vi the Transvaal crisis appears TO
be unchanged. In spite Of all the clamOr
and excitement raised by the rumors pre-
ceding the Cabinet Council, Great Bri-
tain's Ministers apparently have done
nothing more than strengthen the hands
OF Joseph Chamberlain, the Secretary
OF State for the Colonies. thereby con-
hrming the representations of the most
conservative element, as already quoted
in these dispatches. As far as the in
ternational relations are concerned, war
Is no nearer now than 1t Was week
ago, though the friction in South Africa
itself is keener, and more likely TO pro-
Guce a conflict.
Putting aside the countless diplomatic
intricacies that have arisen during the
week. suzerainty remains the main issue
President Kruger has cracked the nut
and found suzerainty its kernel. IL he
refuses to swallow 1t, then there Will be
war. There is no doubt that MIR. Cham
berlain hoped the Cabinet would take
more radical measures than they did. IL
the general understanding Of their action
is we'll founded, they have only counte-
nanced still further delay, specifying
day when such delay must end.
For weeks Mr.. Chamberlain has been
telling President Kruger that Great Bri-
tain could stand no further palleying
about suzerainty, and intimating by
speeches that the day. and even the mo-
ment had almost arrived when Great
Britain's patience would be exhausted.
Hence, this Cabinet exhibition Of pro-
longed British patience has tended to
create more pacific feeling, but one
which. after all. is probably only a gen.
eial realization that unless the Beers
take the initiative, We shall have u walt
for some time before the crisis comes 10
a head.
TRANSVAAL STILL FOR PEACE.
PRETORIA, September 9.-ln the course
Of an interview to-day State-AttOrney
smutz said that the Transvaal having
withdrawn its offer OF a five years' fran
,hise, the condition thereto attached
the REIMBURSEMENT OF suzer~
falls 10 the ground.
He understands the TransyaaPs last dis
patch as an acceptance of the proposal
for a joint commission OF inquiry.
The Transvaal he said. Is anxious TO
terminate the tension existing, because
irade is stagnant and the country is be-
ng ruined.
Hence the Transvaal has greater in
l. bringing about a settlement. He de-