The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-19

cline in consols and stocks ON the stock
exchange. where, although all stocks
continued depressed, there was not the
slightest approach to excitement.
THE text of President Kruger's reply
was issued by the Secretary of State for
the Colonies, Mr. Chamberlain, this af.
telnoUn: but, it adds nothing of impor-
lance to the summary cabled to The AS
sociated Press last evening. The Ian.
gtlage in many places is taken to itldi-
cate firm, umyielding position. The
reply, however, concludes:
Elf Her Majesty's Government is will
ing and feels able to make this decis-
ion a joint commission, as at FIRST pro-
posed by Mr.. Chamberlain. it would
put an end to the present state of ten
sion. Race hatred would decrease and
die out and tire prosperity and welfare
of the South African Republic and the
whole of South Africa would be devel-
oped and furthered, and determination
between the different natilonalities would
increase
The second edition of The Times con-
tains a dispatch from Johannesburg
which says:
There is | ann informed, some early
coup in contemplation. The quantities OF
compressed forage forwarded i'm the di-
rection of the Natal border indicate some
move ON the part of the troops in that
quarter The Government is buying
horses freely today"
Mr.. Chamberlain came to London from
Birmingham yesterday afternochI and
spent tine evening Mt the Colonial Of
flee. While there he received a dis
patch from Lord Salisbury who is ut
Hatfield House. and sent special mes
semger, with dispatches, to the Pre-
nier.
There has been lively interchange of
dispatches between the Foreign, War
and Colonial offices. but no sunnuns has
yet been issued for Cabinet council
Long dispatches We're sent last evening
to the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon and
to the British High Commissioner in
South Africa. Sir Alfred Miilner.
General Lord Garnet Wolsley, Field
Marshal and Comnaander-in-Chief, re-
turned to London yesterday and imme-
diately repaired to the War Office.
where he remained blisily employed the
greater part OF the day.
War risks ON consignments to the
Transyaal were quoted at a premium
of fifty per cent yesterday. ama all the
markets were sensitive and excited
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says
1T is renorted here that Conyugham
Greene, British diplomatic agent at
Pretoria, fears that an attempt will be
made to dynamite the British agency"
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail SAYS:
THE United ..ytateS consul I'M Cape
Town has cone to Bloelnfentefn at the
request Of the Government of the
Orange Free State to confer regarding
the crisis The Orange Free State Elk
ecutive is anxious to secure American M
PREVENTION.
"Boer sfies imfest all the border
towns. Two Thousand troops will be
dispatched to KtgnIberley without n week.
Five hundred started tonight and others
will go forward tomorrow"
NO AID FROM GERMANY.
Berlin, Sept. 10. The Associated
Press learns authoraatiyely that the
German Government has emphaticalIy
informed resident Kruger to expect no
assistance in the event of war with
Great Britain and that the German
Consuls in the Transvaal have been IN
structed to inform Germans who vollfl
teer their help that they win be aiding
President Kruger at their own risk.
BOERS MASsING ARTILLERY.
London, Sept. 18 The special dis
patches from South Africa confirm the
report telegraphed yesterday thaa the
Beers are massing artillery in positions
commanding Laings' Mex. Small Boer
detachments occupy positions above
Buffalo river.
The members Of the Afrikander' Bund
in Cape Town intend to convene the
Bund in Congress to consider the sitGa-
ton.