The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-16

read v sent from Gibraltar 10 Cape Ao"p-
speciaI dispatch from Pretoria says
TIE Trsngvaal reply will be on the ioii0"-
Ing lines. - ssysn-
The Transvaai adberes 10 the seven.
xr,- franchise law, but is willing 70 adops
sry snrrextious Great Britain may make
Win regard to the working u the law;
In regard TO the other points o. Mr,
Chamberlaln's dispatch the lTansvaai
boldly stands by the London convention
The reply is couched in polite terms
ssate Secretary Reitz. 10 the course OF
nm interview today, expressed gene douSl
al 10 whether any alteration ~oula De
made in the existing franchise Jaw Ols
said he believed 4 way should ana eouIa
be found TO establish an arDitration oouI'
As 10 s;uzerainty, the least said the spphsS.
mended, remarked the secretary.
In the forecasts ef President Kruger >
reuIv Ia undoubtedly a large basis Of sFuih
which seems 20 bring the dispute Within
measurable distance Of war.
: Last evening the press association issued
a curious abatement 10 the efiect tnat -
soon as the garrison in Natal nad Deea
sufficiently strengthened the IransFaa'
eoveruuent would be called upon 10 ac-
cent a new convention draft, when, wnla
guaranteeing the integrity Of the lrias-
vaal state, provides for the demolition %
the forts and limits the armed socle.ies ol
the Transvaal 20 number deemed SUI
fcient to maintain internal order
According to the press sssoeiation tn7
convention will demand that III dlfios tic
agencies be suppressed and the judiciary
be- made independent o. me executive
This statement. which realizes The extreme
demands Of the ritlanders uiust De ae-
cepted under reserve a. the present stage.
but It Is not unlikely 20 De a semi official
hint as to the next nov@ Of ;de government
should President Kruger prove obdurate
The morning paper editorials regard tae
crisis as having resolved itself into mast
acute phase,
The Daily Chronicle. which appeals again
to Mr. Kruger 10 accept wniie It IS yet
time and before England g terms become
harsher, says a retusal o. the pres
ent terms wiu lav0lye the ruin Of he
State over which President Kruger pre-
sides. The British government has played
It's first and second moves ia the game,
and must perforre play the third, and then
the fnurrh. II Nj kruger haggles, the
sinister conditions in South Airi1a VIII
grow worse until Z catastrophe Is reached
The Pretoria correspondent OF the Daily
Chronicle says: THE Beers assert mat
Mr. Conyngham Greene. British dipl0-
.zatic agent at Pretoria. knew 1t was rheiF
Intention % adopt toe attitude hey have
regarding suZeraiuty aud that he .acitly
encouraged theil. ss the documents snow.
His forty eight-hour statement and the
string ~ blue book innuendos for which
he and Sir Alfred Milaer are responsible
have produced an official atmosphere n
which anything IL possible. At the same
time Mr.. Hofmeier aad practically every
member Of the Cape Afrikanaer plriY have
wired. urging acceptance Of the British de-
mands."
The Pretoria correspondent OF the Time.
In his forecast o. he Tgansvaals reply de-
olsFea shat the Boers viii lay stress upon
the seven years franchise law faough Of
ferinE % consider British suggestions az "a
its working and tor the resi- take their
stand upon the Lonton convention
The Times gays. We can not belley-
Inst President Kruger Will reject the lat.
ezt proposals. OF the government and w
wc-iG remind him that even Mr.. Morle,
has ndorsed the 49, year franchise an,
urged him to accept the CapetOwu con
ference
II IL understood that cabinet council
will be summoned as soon as the Trans
walls reply IS received.
The Pretoria correspondent ot the Man
chester Guardian teiegraphing Friday says
The situation has become extremel
grave. The material change in Tho drat
of the reply delivered 10 Mr. Greene 10
day arc due TO representations from Bioenn
fontein and the disposition OF the ~olts
Rad"
The dispatch then gives what purport
10 be summary OF tho reply, which
similar to the other forecasts, conciudin
es follows: The Transvaal feels At lih
erty 10 depart from the Joint inquiry whic
Il accepted In the belief that il would len
TO final settlement"
The correspondent adds: Both the nre-
tfent and executive council are firmly ron
WINGED that no hnality Is intended an
that further concessions would only post
pone the struggle. The Tranayaal ragarl
herself as tricked into A proposal hy Mr.
Chamberlain The Orange Free State VII
certainly s6nd by the Traasvnal.
GIVES LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT.
London September l5.-Mr Canyngbau
Green, the British agent ut Pretoria. in
letter to the Natal government says IN
imperial government did not deslra L
hurt the Boer susceptihHi,ies by puhllcl
Teasserting suZerain;y so long a. no rea
son TO do 50 was given by the Transyanl.
The Globe commenting on this letter
expresses regret at such language an
trusts Mr.. Green's words do not represen
the attitude OF the colonial office
The Globe adds: The blue book give
little announcement to the belief tina
the Beers VIII show themselves reason
able en- tho subject"
TRANsvAAL'S REPLY COURTEOUS.
Pretoria. September l5.--At the close ,
the discussion both raads met In seer,
session to discuss the final draf. Of II
Transyaai reply, which VIII be handed
Mr.. Conyngham Greene the British ager
here, this morning. IL is understood n
reply is courteous. urscs the acceptance
the Joint conference and maintains Il
convention OF 1884.
SEVERE PENALTIES PRESCRIBED.
capeiown, September 15.--The BIRTHS
high commissioner. Sir Alfred Miner. hJ
issued proclamation prescribing sever
penalties for melting the natives OF Basu
toland and other districts 10 rebellion.