The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-20

London, Sept. 19.-Summons were is
| sued late this afternoon for cabinet
council, which, it is understood, will be
1 held Friday. This is regarded as the
/ result of the visit of the premier, Lord
/ Salisbury, to London, whittier he came
! this afternoon, remaining at the for
eign office from 4 to 1870 p. m. Mr..
Chamberlain was present in the build
! ing at the same time, and as a private
] doorway connects the Offices it is pre-
sumed the summons were the result of
their joint elaboration.
| Lack of excitement in official circles
bears evidence of the deliberate man
ner in which the highest officials are
handling the crisis. Nor is it by any
means certain that the cabinet council
will adopt extreme measures, in spite
of the uncompromising nature of the
Beer reply. This elaboration on the
part of the government is interpreted
not only in London, but in other Eu-
ropean capitals. as desire on the part
of Great Britain to gain time in which
troops are to be hurried to Cape Col
ony. The Berliner Neuste Nachrichten,
commenting on this today, says:
THE present calm is only meant to
deceive the Beers. When England
feels equal to the task of facing the
Beers this. peaceful tone will give way
to blatant cry for war
Movement of Beers.
Even runors of a movement of the
Beers across the Natal border appar-
emily fail to excite the military author
tiles here, who profess, at least, not to
sfear such a contingency forrthe present.
In the meantime the movement of
troops proceeds The royal West Sus-
sex regiment left today for Malta,
where it will replace the First border
regiment, which goes by the same
steamer to Natal.
1t is announced this afternoon that
the British first-class protected cruis-
ers Terrible and Powerful have been
ordered to the Cape. They have reliefs
on board capable of forming a military
brigade of 1000 men. The steamer Je-
lunga will take 500 troops for Natal to-
morrow, and she will embark a rifle
brigade at the island of Crete for the
Cape. s cf.s
According to a dispatch from Durham,
Natal, the premier, of the colony says
that the alarm of the people of Natal
at the unprotected condition of the
border towns is quite unwarranted, and
that all efforts to ineite the Zulus have
failed.
Lull In the Crisis.
The lull in the crisis gives opporfu-
nifty for. the continuance of unofficial
negotiations. The government of The
Netherlands is. privately exerting its
influence in favor of a pacific solution,
and it is understood that President
Kruger, through DR.. Leyds, the pleni-
potentiary of the South African repub-
lie, to the European governments, has
unofficially approached three powers
with view to their Intervention.
From Cape Town comes report that
the government ofgthe colony, contem-
plates introducing motion in the Cape
house of assembly urging the Trans
vaal to accept the demands of Great
Britain.
Sir Alfred Miner has addressed fur
Their inquiries to President Steyn of the
Orange Free State, Whatever the Off
ciai attitude of the Orange Free State
may be, the temper of it's burghers,
judging from numerous meetings held
in Bloemfontien and elsewhere, is to
assist the Transvaal actively.
Position of the Free State.
The Free State commandments in Pre-
toria are discussing the position with
the Transvaal commandment general
ana the meeting OF the free state
volksraad tomorrow Thursday will
have an important influence on the sit
uation.
A curious rumor is spreading in the
lower ranks of the army that Great
Britain will be involved with Afghanis-
tan as well as the TranSvaal.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail
at Pietermaritzburg Natal, telegraphs
that the military authorities there
have received warning from Johannes
burg that the Beers have purchased
considerable quantities of cyanide of
potassium for the purpose of poisoning
the streams in the Transyaal likely to
be used by the British troops.
Other special dispatches report var
ious details of preparations for war
on both sides. Boer troops now con-
troll both the Beira and Newcastle rail-
ways as they enter the Transvaal ter
ritory. The British authorities are
shipping troops daily from India to
SOuth Africa