The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-25


Fail No Overt Act OF War Is Ex-
pected Before October - Orange
Free State Seemingly Is Deter
mined to Cast It's Lot With the
TransvaaI-News From Africa.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-The attempt to hold
a pro-Boer, anti-war demonstration in
Trafalgar square, London, this afternoon,
resulted in a drastic failure. Thousands
assembled, but not to support the speak
ers. On the contrary, the crowd waved
union Jacks and sang the national an
them and "Rule Britannia" like mighty
invocations.
The speakers, who were quite inaudible,
were received with groans, decayed ap-
pies and eggs and other missiles There
were cheers for Mr.. Chamberlain, secre-
tary of state for the colonies, and Kisses
for President Kruger. Some soldiers who
were present were carried shoulder-high
by the crowd
There were several ugly rushes for the
platforms, which were surrounded by
opponents Of the demonstration who
yelled f1ercely. Finally the mounted po-
lice were telephoned for to clear the
square. Batons were freely used, sew
erdl persons were trodden upon by the
horses and thirty arrests were made.
The list of speakers included none of
special influence, most of them being
labor leaders or socialists. The members
of the Peace association had no oppor-
tunity to address the crowd. They were
saluted with eXecrations as soon as they
mounted the platforms and were obliged
to stand smiling complaisantly during
the singing of the national airs and the
wild cheering for Mr.. Chamberlain Their
attempts to put their resolutions TO a
vote were the merest dumb show.
SPEAKER MENACED.
Henry M. Hyndman, the socialist lead
er, was a special object of animosity He
was menaced with a forest of walking
sticks when he tried to speak. The shout
ers, headed by a soldier and a marine,
marched around the square, and evoked
applause and great enthusiasm, the null
titude breaking out into the song Sol
dfers of the Queen" On many of the
passing omnibuses which carried small
union jacks, the passengers lifted the
flags from their sockets and waved them
vigorously
Long before the intended hour all the
proposed speakers had disappeared
The opponents of the meeting finally
proposed resolutions in support of the
governments policy, which were carried
amid wild enthusiasm.
This evening the promoters of the DEM
onstraton held a meeting in private
and after long discussion carried the
following resolutions:
''In consequence of the organized in
.terruption of the anti-war demonstration
in Trafalgar square today, fomented by
& section of the yellow and stock -jobbing
press, this committee resolves to hold
public meeting in one Of the large met
ropolitan halls at an early date
NO NEW FEATURES.
The Transvaal situation presents no
new features Dispatches from Johannes
burg this morning report a complete dis
solution of the Rand mining industry.
The exodus continues and all the mines
are closing.
The Bloemfontein correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian, a pro-Boer organ.
says: Both President Steyn and Mr..
Fischer (of the Orange Free State execu-
tive counciD inform me that the volksraad
is absolutely unanimous that the two re-
pubiics should stand or fall together
President Steyn said: Suppose we re-
NAMED neutral and the Transvaal were
conquered, it is not likely that we would
long be permitted to stand outside Brit
ish control. Let a rich gold field be dis
covered and what would become of us?"
The special correspondent of the Daily
telegraph at Pietermaritzburg, Natal.
says: 1T is believed that the protracted
sitting of the Orange Free State raad is
due to the elaboration of decisive meas
ures. No rain has fallen In either re-
public and it Is doubtful whether the
Beers can commence hostilities before
the end of October"
WAR ON KHALIFA.
According to a dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph from Cairo, Gen Lord Kitchen
er. governor general of the Soudan, is
preparing for an immediate expedition
against the khalifa.