The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-30
ULR IS ALMOST It HND
knCGEa sAYs TnEaE - 10 POS-
ability o. PEACE.
Several Parties Have sssvsea 90
Take - Positions Aicss BORDERS
- Nasa1-CeoAaess - WisniaS.

u Souob-COoooeot ~ W1ooSo0.
LONDON. sept S-rrom Bioemfon,ein.
orange Free State. IL ia sad on reliable
authority that at q sssr~f session tne raai
has passed a stringent commando isw.
BuyRhefs who have lsf, the orange Free
STATE recently have been ordered 10 re-
turn In default of Esp fine. Ave years I'M
pTisonmsn' and the eonnscatton Of their
properly
Prom the British side come q fs~ fur
thef particulars OF military movements %
minor character. but all pointing 90 prep
arat.ons 20 safeguard the frontier line In
the svsnt Of war, until a sufficient force
- assembled 10 take The offensive.
President kSssev's ssssemess
dispatch 20 the Times from Pretoria
1T 10 generally expected that a state OF
war viii be proclaimed a; any moment.
President Kruger granted me an inter
view today and declared he had done all
possible for the sake OF peace. He hal
accepted Mr.. ChaTnberisin's own offer OF
common inquiry. bat Mr.. Chamberlain
deliberately broke the thread Of nsgotia-
tons. troops were massed on all siieg and
war was forced upon him. II was .fapos-
sible 10 scceds 10 the dispatch Of the 18th.
such q course would have given the
lasd and people into the hands OF s;ran-
gers- A. u was, his seven years pro-
posai would, according 10 the field cor
meta books. enfrAnch,se 5000 persons.
which was more than the whole lot Of the
Old burghsrs. yet not one has come for
ward to take H. The outianders never
really wanted the franchise From the
first they refused 20 10 on the commandos
ana registered Themselves aliens After
wards Lord Loeb secured exemption for
them on tho same terms as tho Portu-
xusse lie wished To Indignantly deny
Mr.. ChAmbsrlaln's charge thst he had
broken his promise made during the dis
cussion preceding the Pretoria convention
of 1881. that he would treat new Immi-
grants equally with the old burghers He
had always been ready 20 treat them 30
and they had always refused.
Ne Prospect of Peace.
In conclusion. ! asked him IL there was
stin possibility OF peace.
NO ne replied. adding after pause.
unless the other side will DO something
to make peace possible.
The correspondent adds that perhaps II
In worth pointing out that the commando
IN question did not arise until 1894. after
the frunchise had been restricted by the
law Of 1891. which makes Il difficult 10
see Why the former should account for tho
Il latter"
UeStbeo CFuueePo Saeher.
A squadron Of British cruisers IL gath
cred ~ Cap Town. Advices from the In
terror Of Aouth Africa Indicate that thus
far the natives are quiet, and there IL no
sign Of trouble This IL reassur'ng. "a IL
was feared that some OF the tribes I'm Zulu
land and elsewhere were becoming rsst-
ie@.
ReSssess From the Rand.
The arrivals AZ Durham. Natal from the
Rand. are diminishing. Tents have been
pitched on the beach TO accommodate the
refugees. II In announced from Kimberly
that a former mayor has called a meeting
Of irirhmen to protest against the action
Of h.s oountrymen NJ home who hs ssys.
are under q complete misapprehension In
supporting the Gauss OF tyranny In the
TransvssL"
Asmsrsa Trsta Conssvucted.
The Rri,isa coionists In Rhodesia are or
ganizing a volunteer corps have formed n
cycle detachment and have constrtrted an
armored train. with an engine plated with
steel rails.
rrepasiss for War.
Refugees from the Rand continue 90 ar
rive AT Newcastle. Natal, where earth.
works are being raised.
Light rains are reported in the north 81
Natal. Farmers within th. probable fight
ing zone ara sending their stock south
In Aiiwai. IN the northern district. vio-
lent appeal from the weil-known Bocr
Field Cofnst viiitoY has been distributed
a telegram received today sy- two bat
'rries Of neld artillery AMI so burghsrs
have started for Volksrusfhand. and that
another so viii so there today.
The streets at Pretoria present scene
Of grca, military animation Armed hurga-
efs and artilleryfnen are riding about, the
field comets being busy In warning the
tsiyshsrs to 10 In readiness at ~ moments
notice.
A quantity Of ammunition for Maxim
guns 10 reported to have arrived ~ Harri-
received rifles and Ammunition yesterday
Men are p~scticing with the Maxim gun
number Of young fto~rr who have b~en
studying at Cape Town have started for
home
The yolksYsaf. IN secret session. has
passed hish treason hlll providing for
inc c9pnestion Of The pr.perty ~ hnrsh.
submitted To make c0nnscation rstroac-
dive. $40 as 10 include certain mnionAiros.
bu, ~ was rejected.
Protection "s Johannesh"rs.
dispatch from johannesburg reports
chants tier Ia consider the steps TO tie
taken for TIE protection 81 the town.
The chairman said he had been inform.
ed tha, 'hs government did not intend
10 expel the British subjects 81 tho event
Of war
forming n guard composer ~ rr"fchAUf9
property owners and others ard empower
Ing a committee 90 procure funds 90 carry
on the municipal government
Espesss ~ rooas rrohtb,t-s.
The Cape Town correspondent - The
Times cables.
A Free STATE proclamation has been ga
grtsed prohibiting tho exporfRticn ~
live stock grain ard provisions Coii-
berg ard other places IN Cape Colony
near tho Free STATE are known 10 'e ca
tremeiy dissatisfied
Ho~vs C~rAdsut cf WINNING
Tn. English ara dAIr threatened ard
some 81 them are going coAsfward@ f1r
ssfetv have acrgnBtateT evtffnre
,ha, ~ IL not mere street tals tut that
there a. bona nts belief among The
Dutch that the Beers rRn beat England
A prominent Free s'ateef saYs we
are sorry for your soldiers siuF burgters
viii ~ais over them Ike sheep over Tire
vel'i
Ano,hsg Free slater said You may
have ar ever chance vi,h us y YOU ssnd
10 90 per rot loss