The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-23
SNATCH VICTORY.
President kruger's Plan Is to
Assume the Offensive
And Strike the British Before
They Are Ready.
CAPE COLONY SHAKY.
Fears That 1t Will Unite With
the TranSVaal.
Men of All Nations Offering
Their Services.
CAPE COLONY SHAKY.

London, Sept. 23.-The Morning Post,
editoriauy warns the government that
it runs two fold risk by its renewed
patience; first, of exhausting the pa
tience of the loyalists in South Africa;
second, of its supporters at home, VINO
are not too enthusiastic over its pre-
vious dealings with imperial questions
The Daily Chronicle bluntly tells the
government that their proceedings are
undignihed," adding:
1.-THE fact remains that President
Kruger has been given another period
of grace, thanks primarily to the fact
that we are not yet prepared for war;
but also probably to Salisburys mod
Grating influence on Mr.. Chamberlalns
impetuosity It may be taken for grant
ed that the TransVaal has at least until
October 5 to decide, as no doubt It viii
be allowed a week to consider Great
Britain's new proposals, which can not
be presented until after next cabinet
council. BY this time the attitude OF
the Orange Free State viii be known
Whilst the hostility of the Free State
will be of future advantage by opening
an easier way to Pretoria, it is great,
present danger of taking the British
forces by surprise before the prepara-
tiOnS are concluded
It is asserted at Cape Town that the
combined Transvaal and Orange Free
State tactics are to prevent the British
advance
sumo the offensive against British ter
ritory from along the unprotected
Orange river border. President kru-
gers hope is thus to get snatch vic
tory as in 1881 and secure easy terms
of peace.
An Interesting note in connection with
the attitude of the Afrikanders is that
Secretary of State Reitz is Premier
Schreiner's brother-in-law.
TROOP TRAIN DITCHED.
Halifax. n. s, Sept. pa special
train on the Dominion Atlantic railroad
carrying 500 men of the Sixty-third
regiment from Camp A1dershot to Hall
fax left the rails and was thrown into
a ditch near Mount Uniacke, thirty
miles from this city today. Several
were injured but no fatalities are re-
ported A special wrecl1ing train was
dispatched from here on receipt of news
of the wreck.
Cape Town, Sept. 23.-The Berkshire
battalion, it is reported, will be moved
tomorrow from King Williamtown to
the Orange Free State border, appar-
emily in response to President Steyn's
speech at the opening of the Raad.
Writing to an intimate friend here,
President Kruger said:
Things are serious and will become
graver, but a peaceful settlement will
be attained
In the Cape house of assembly today.
discussing the question of volunteer,
Mr. w p. .Schreiner, the premier, said he
hoped some day to see a force estab-
hshed. The English and Dutch would
unite for the defense of the colony and
render it Independent of imperial troops. |
CAPE COLONY MAY JOIN.
London, Sept. 23.-The government it
is understood cabled Sir Alfred Milner.
British high commissioner for South
Africa, yesterday (Friday) a message
in accordance with the cabinets decision
as outlined in the Pail Mall Gazette and
already cabled to the Associated Press. /
It is said that the message also protests
strongly against the accusation of bad
faith on the part of Mr.. COnyngham
Green.
In the meantime no active steps will
be taken to send an army corps to
South Africa, but preparations of a
general kind viii continue quietly for
the dispatch of a large army under
General Sir Redvers Bulwer should
President Kruger decline to avail him
self of the further opportunity now Civ
en- for a compromise.
The Standard says it believes the
government has decided to convene
parliament next month.
The johannesburg correspondent of
the Morning Post says:
1T is asserted here that an under
standing exists in Pretoria that the
Cape Colony government, will at the
last moment declare in favor of the
It is reported that fresh arrests of
journalists and Outlander leaders are
imminent in Johannesburg.
OFFERS OF HELP.
Pretoria, Sept. 23.-President Kruger
has been in telegraphic conference with
President Steyn regarding the situation
and the decision of the Raad of the Or
ange Free State is awaited with inter-
est.
Large numbers of local Danes, Ger
mans, Frenchmen, Hollanders and
Americans have offered their services
to Commandant General JOubert in the
event of hostilities.
The elder burghers still fail to see the
grounds of a casus belli, but if Mr..
Chamberlain makes what they would
characterize as 'humiliating demands
such as. for instance, disarmament, war
would be inevitable.
PROTEST FROM BERLIN.
Berlin, Sept. 23.-The German peace
society viii adopt resolutions protest
ing against a war between Great Brit
ain and the Transvaal.
CECIL RHODES MAKES A SENSA-
TON.
London, Sept. ga special dis
patch from Cape Town says there was
an extraordinary scene in the assembly
Friday during the debate on the regis
tratiOn of voters bill Cecil Rhodes,
visibility of hostilities, repeated the
statement that several members had
accepted money for eIectiOneering pur-
poses from the Transvaal government
with which England is now on the verge
of war;
This statement created a great i'm
preston.
Late speaking on the same bill. Mr.
Rhodes pointedly indicated that some
of the members were practically guilty
of treason, that they We're supporters
of a ministerial party which lived en-
tirely on Offal, and were nothing more
than political Scavengers' - He called on
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