Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-11

LONDON, June 10.-It is not i'm
probable that the crisis in the Trans
yaal will be fastened to-day by some
untoward incident at johannesburg
]. 3. Robinson, the South African mill
.ionaire and mine owner. received a
telegram to-day from his agent at
johannesburg, saying the situation
there is serious. The agent said that
a mass meeting of Uitlanders to be held
to-day to indorse the proposals of the
British high commissioner, Sir Alfred
Miner. AS open-air meeting are not
allowed without permission, it is not
improbable il the necessary permits
sion is not obtained. that the police
will endeavor to stop the meeting.
The concensus of opinion among
prominent Uitlanders and South Afri-
can capitalists in London is that the
British government is in tight fix;
that it cannot retreat from it's position,
and that if President Kruger does not
recede, war is inevitable.
Regarding the suggestion that the
United States be asked to mediate be-
tween the Transvaal and Great Brit
ain, Joseph H. Choaxe, the United
States ambassador, says: while
every good American would welcome
the possibility of helping solution of
the present situation, we have not been
approached in the matter, and / per-
sonally know nothing Of this proposed
mediation by America.
An official of the foreign Office, in
conversation with representative of
the Associated Press says: 'Wehavenot
approached America, nor has America
approached us in this matter, and iC
is very unlikely that America will be
asked to do anything of the kind much
as we value the good feeling existing
between the two countries"
A detachment of 200 royal engineers
sailed to-day for South Africa from
Southampton.
PREORIA, Transvaal Republic, June
10.-After elaboration in secret all
the morning, the Volksraad yesterday
afternoon approved President Kruger's
franchise proposals and instructed the
government to draw them up in the
form of a law, which will be submit
ted to the Volksraad
The Volksraad yesterday also passed
a resolution of regret that the British
high commissioner had not accepted
President Kruger's proposals, which
the Volksraad considers on the
highest degree reasonable"
LONDON, June 10-When Mr..
Chamberlain in the House of Com
mons on Thursday, summed up the
result of the Bloemfontein conference
by declaring that a new situation has
been created, he used a pregnant
phrase. The politicians are satisfied
that he plainly meant that Sir Alfred
Miner had exhausted every diplomatic
recourse, and that all hope of an ar
rangement by a suggestion or diplo-
matte pressure was henceforth vain.
Mr.. Chamberlain is not the man to
be diverted from his course. He has
publicly and deliberately espoused the
cause of the Uitlanders and his next
step will be demand. Then there will
be enNnetic action to support the de-
mand. 1t may be regarded as certain
that this contingency has been fully
foreseen for months past. Fresh troops
and large quantities of munitions OF war
have gone to South Africa by every
steamer. steamer which sailed in
May took 500 of these reliefs. In
Natal large force has been assembled,
fully equipped and ready to march at
moments notice. Hundreds of mules
are on the spot, the store houses are
full of forage and the magazines are
packed with ammunition.
1t is estimated that the Transvaal
could muster 10000 to $4,000, while
the British troops number II 900 men ,
In addition, the British have a large
body OF mounted rifiemen and police
available
While the country generally is back
ing Mr.. Chamberlain, many we'll in
formed people assert that, urged by
Cecil Rhodes and the potent influences
of the British Chartered South African
Company he is hurrying the country to
disaster. They say not only will Pres
ident Kruger retaliate. but that the
Transvaal forces. familiar with every
inch of the country, will be able to
cope with any force that can be nut
in the field. His artillery is known to
be much superior to the British artil-
lery, and signs are not wanting to
show that the Beers have more than
moral support of the Orange Free
State.
JOHANNESBURG, June 10.-A. a
mass meeting of Uitlanders held here
to-day for the purpose of confirming
and supporting the proposals OF Sir
Alfred Miner, the British high COM
missioner, resolution was adopted
declaring that mo sentiment will be
satisfactory which does not provide
for the recognition of equal political
rights for all.''
president Kruger's proposals were
considered wholly inadequate 10 satisfy
the just demand of the unenfranchised;
while Sir Alfred Miners were endorsed
as the irreducible minimum acceptable.
The meeting was orderly and was at
tended by 5000 Uitlanders.
The government issued a notice al
vislng the enfranchised burghers 70 al
Inv fha Ynoatiuu - ~n~.~-s 80