New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-05
OUTLOOK MORE PACIFIC.
Continued from First Pnge1

Government has taken over the Ferrelrd mines
and all the mines in the gold fields. group
OF five Of the Ecksteln mines have been closed
Beyond the above information there IS noth-
ing very tangible in to-days war news. but the
situation remains as strained as ever, unless
hope may be derived from the apparent TACT
that the forces on the frontier are regarded by
both sides as wholly defensive for the present
and from the statement that J. H. Hofmeyr'
the Afrkander leader in Cape Colony. is still
prepared 10 endeavor to secure the adhesion OF
the Transvaal Government 70 the "irreduciole
minimum" proposed at the Bloemfontein con-
ference 10 President KRUGER by Sir Alfred Nil
ner. the British High Commissioner. II the i'm
perial government will stand by the High Com
missioner's original proposal
LIBERALS NOT OF ONE MIND.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt. the distin-
guished Liberal statesman. Member Of Parla-
ment for West Monmouthshire. has another
slashing attack in to-day's papers upon the
policy Of the Secretary Of State for the Colonies
Mr. Chamberlain. He reiterates his original
statement that Mr.. Chamberlain's assertion that
the Transvaal refused to redress the grievances
OF the Outlanders is the reverse OF the case
and he insists that Great Britain is responsible
for "slamming the door in the face Of Presi-
dent Kruger
preaching a settlement"
meeting Of Liberal members Of the House
81 Commons. including several former members
Of Liberal Cabinets. was held this morning al
the private residence Of the leader Of the Lib
eral opposition in the House, Sir Henry camp
bell-Bannernan. The subject under consldera-
ton was the Governments South African pol
lev and the meeting resolved TO support the
.t,a n
even at the expense Of placing the present Of
fetal leaders OF the Liberal party in CONNECT
with their former colleagues Sir william YER
nor Harcourt and John Morley
Garvin Brown Clark Liberal member OF Far-
lament for Caithness-shire. who telegrapheo 10
Pretoria portions Of the speech delivered last
Saturday at Manchester by the Lord president
Of the Council the Duke OF Devonshire' "n!ch
Mr.. Clark thought afforded an opening for
,aoteo settlement. has received the following
reply from Pretoria, under date Of OCTOBER o
~. co,.e-rr,an- NJ the South African Repuo-
Ito arc gratifed to learn that powerful mn %
are AZ work 70 secure peaceIul r,ie6
Considering however. the manure 80 - ra
their Eve year franchise proposals 80 -,
tac,ad aftar the Government had every re-
r. believe that these would nave ueelt ttoi-+
Conditioning also the abandonment or '4le Ju 1iI
commission proposed by Great bilIe ,,
80 ~ daclara+ion that the British GoNeriiillyL4,
~eeard all former proposals as aoduoil =, -
are formulating fresh proposals, - .0+ faa1
rnent OF the South African I.epG1o 49, retacted
AT liberty themselves 10 reto1IHu'a'e '-'0
- the desire for peace be earnest ana 10 SIN IN
-. a. avoallert opening IS Afforded ~ tI-7
CeIe, az - acoantanca OF the Joint commission
--C-Cei+fon Arnanating from the brush ~.
eminent which. II carried out "ou.o settIa
ediv hiring a satisfactory and hoho'ao'7 '''
nent
dispatch from johannesburg says .Ns
o47c,ars there continue 10 urge the bTlus" SUI
,eo,s v,ho remain 70 leave the TransVaal d. oNC
49, 9. &c believed that all who do not vi" DC Dc
marched under escort along the railway u'''''
. train IL reached to carry them OIL
Rt-MoRs on THE STOCK EXCHANGE
ca, rvcbanee was Influenced during
49,, orori,g hours to-day by vague rumoTs tha'
VIZ ,-,a.,-ta had cahled President KRUGER
- President Steyn holding out the o"Fe
- and nv a report that the Beers mad
has1 defeated in small engagement Prices
- h,+ tbere was a speedy relapse Wheh
both stories were discredlted- 800.
,ta-.og,, White. Consul General Of the South
African Republic in London informed me AZ
soc,atad Press this afternoon that the trans
,.oa1 and the Orange Free State agreed so'H7
davs ago to present Joint demand 10 urea
britain to withdraw her troops from the from
.,e- M, he asserts that he advised against us
,-asentation. and so FAR as he knows the oe-
-a has never reached the British Foreign
Office. -,,.,,-o,
,arnoon assured The Associated Press that ao-
solutely nothing was known there any
rrarsvaaI demand for the withdrawal OF Inc
british troops from the frontier
ATo,4on news agency publishes the following
disnatch from volksrust TransvaaL dated oc'o-
Der 3:
A. rnconarrned report IS IN circulation here
80 ~ tiroa allowed the British troops 20 VIM
5raw rom the Transvaal border VII EXPIRE al
oc1oc. Tomorrow afternoon. and that ia..uIs
- cororIv with the demand will be conslae'eo
ts,+sr1oIjnt 10 a declaration OF war
PARIS papers today published a report ina,
he Roers had sent an ultimatum to kng!ano
demanding the withdrawal Of the troops ro'"
49, 4ro7tiars within forty-eight hours. The
paris Dapers congratulated President KRUGER for
coming 70 this decision.