The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-30
MEETING OF BRITISH CABINET
Aruger's Reply Not la, But New De-
manda Have Been DrnfteG

mands Have Been Drafted
London, Sept 29.-The meeting of the
| British cabinet, on whose deliberations.
it was understood, practically hung war
or peace in South Africa, began at
o'clock this afternoon. President Kru-
gers reply to the last note of the imperial
government it was supposed had been
| received and would be the pivot of to-
days discussion, but it later transpired
that the reply had not then arrived A
dispatch from Cape Town cabled to the
Associated Press was given the leading
place in the afternoon papers While it
was too brimef to give an adequate idea
of the TransvaaPs attitude, the impress
sion it produced was rather favorable than
otherwise
The crowds began to gather in the vicin-
ity Of the foreign office as early as II
o'clock. The home secretary, Sir Matthew
White Ridley, was the first to arrive, at
HE. Mr.. A. J. Balfour, first lord of
the treasury, came down from Scotland,
and Lord Salisbury came from hatfield.
They reached Downing street shortly
after noon. Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the
secretary of state for the colonies, drove
to the colonial office at 1915 p. m. AS
he passed through the crowd assembled
in Whitehall, he was greeted with cheers,
which were renewed when he alighted A
large force of police was stationed about
Downing street, but perfect order was
maintained. The cabinet adjourned at s:15
p. m. The ministers were heartily cheered
by the waiting crowds.
The premier and most of the cabinet
ministers returned home after the council
1t was said, from Boer sources, that Mr.
Chamberlain's proposals submitted to the
cabinet included an indemnity for the cost
of sending out troops; the disarmament OF
the Transvaal forts; the suppression OF
DR.. Loyd's legation; Indicative and legis-
lative independence for the judges; the
equality of the English and Dutch Ian
guages, and full and complete admission
of the supremacy of British interests
throughout South Africa
An official Of the foreign office this even
ing, told a reporter Of the Associated
Press that the cabinet, in the absence of
the Transvaars reply, had agreed TO draft
dispatch formulating It's own proposals,
which would be communicated to the
Transvaal government in few days. Par
the situation. The government declines to
furnish exact information a present re-
garding the military movements.
The Pail Mall Gazette says 1t under
stands that Mr.. Chamberlain submitted
a dispatch to the cabinet council today
containing the following demands on the
TransvaaI: Five years franchise qualii-
cation. without hampering conditions;
municipal self-government al johannes
burg on a freely-elected basis; the sep
aration of the judicature from the execu-
tive and its independence Of the volks-
Rad: the abolition OF the dynamite mo-
nopoly: the removal OF the fort dominat-
ing johannesburg. though the defenses 1t
Pretoria may remain; the teaching OF the
English language IN the schools
Il was stated definitely this evening
that the batch OF South African cable
grams received at the colonial Office this
morning did not contain President kru-
gers reply. as supposed. but. referred to
other matters. The cabinet. therefore, was
unable 10 discuss the reply.
owing 20 the reticence OF ministers.
there are various stories current this
evening II Is asserted with some show
OF authority thag the dispatches received
recessitate further Communication with
Sir Alfred Miner and the reassembling q
the cabinet next Tuesday. before the new
proposals Of the British government can
be definitely settled
Ofncers al Tooiwich this evening b.
Meve that an army corps VIII Be started
for South Africa sbout October :, with
General Sir RsdverS Butler
significance IS attached 70 the fact thai
aEr Balfour was n conference with Lord
Rothschild az Downing stree: a. l o'clocs