The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-30
INDICATIONS POINT TO WAR.
BELIEVED nOERS WILL BRING 1T
ON BY An OVERT ACT.

Kruger Says II Now Depends ON
EnElnnd-rrepnrntion for War
Are in Progress.
l<ndon, Sept 29-Gud.cations this even
| Ing lead to the belief that in view of the
cabinet message The Beers will commit
an overt act which will bring on hosull-
! ties before the assembling OF Parliament
| Al the latest dispatches from the Trans
vaal show the liveliest activity on the
| part of burghcrs. kilograms from Pre-
toria announce that artillery is being rap
idly loaded at the station for the front
and military trains have preference on
all lines The Cape mail Is delayed In con-
sequence OF the large amount of rolling
! stock reserved for the forces.
| large body of burghers left yesterday
| for the Natal border and another for Mid
dleburg. Detachments of cyclists are be
ing distributed among the different com
mandoes. 1t is understood that the first
| contingent of the Pretoria force will leave
for the eastern border tomorrow
Commandant General Joubert yesterday
addressed crowd of burghers at the Pre-
toria station. His remarks were loudly
cheered
The officers of the German corps left for
the front to-day and the Hollander corps
paraded in the principal square OF Pre-
toria and saluted President Kruger.
The Cabinet Meeting.
The cabinet met this forenoon and adj
| Journed at 3:l5 O'Clock p. m. The minis
ters were heartily cheered by the waiting
| crowds.
! It Is said from Boer sources that Mr.
| Chamberlain's proposals submitted to the
cabinet include an indemnity for the cost
| OF sending out troops, the disarmament of
| the TransVaal forts, the suppression OF
| Dr. Leyds legation, Indicative and leg s.
| lative independence for the judges. the
| equality of the English and Dutch Ian.
| guages and fun and complete admission OF
| the supremacy of British interests through
| out South Africa.
An official OF the foreign office this even
| ing told representative of the Associated
| Press that the cabinet in the absence of
! the TransvaaPs reply had agreed to draft
/ a dispatch formulating it's own proposals,
| which will be communicated to the Trans
| vaal government in a few days. Parla-
ment VIII be called shortly TO consider the
| situation. The government declines TO
| furnish exact information at present re-
garding the military movements.
what Chamberlain Wants.
The Pall Mall Gazette says IT under
| stands that Mr.. Chamberlain submitted
| dispatch to the cabinet council to-day
containing the following demands on the
| TransVaal
| First. Five years franchise qualifica-
tions. without hampering conditions.
| Second Municipal self-goVernment at
| johannesburg on a freely elected basis.
Third. The separation of the judiciaturc
from the executive and its Independence
| of the Volksraad.
Fourth. The abolition of the dynamite
monopoly.
Fifth. The removal Of the fort dominai-
| ing Johannesburg, though the defenses at
| Pretoria may remain.
sixth. The teaching of the English Ian
| guage in the schools.
Looks Like War Now.
A dispatch to the Times from Pretoria
says:
1T is generally expected that a state Of
war will be proclaimed at any moment
| President Kruger granted me an interview
to-day and declared he had done all pos
slbe for the sake of peace. He had ae-
| cepted Mr.. Chamberlain own offer of
common inquiry, but Mr.. Chamberlain de-
| liberate.y broke the thread of negotla-
| tions. troops were massed on all sides and
war was forced upon him. 1t was impos-
sibe to accede 20 the dispatch Of the 18th.
Such course would have given the land
| and people into the hands of strangers
As 1t was his seven years proposal would
| according to the field cornets books, have
given the franchise to $1,000 persons which
wase more than the whole number of old
hurghers, yet no one has come forward to
| take il.
The Outlanders never really wanted
the franchise. From the first they re-
| fused to become citizens and registered
| themselves as aliens AfterWard, Lord
ID
same terms as the Portuguese. He wish
| ed 10 Indignantly deny Mr. Chamberlain's
| charge that he had broken his promise
| made during the discussion preceding the
| Pretoria convention of 1881, that he would
| tIcut new immigrants equally with the old
| burghers. He had always been ready 10
treat them So and they had always re-
| fused.
'In conclusion, I asked If there was still
a possibility OF peace.
No, he replied. adding after a pause,
unless the other side VIII do something to
make peace possible "
Movements in south Africa.
A squadron Of British cruisers Is gath
| erlng al Cape Town
Advices from the interior of South AfrI-
| ca indicate that, thus far, the natives are
quiet and there IS no sign of trouble This
| Is reassuring, as il was feared some Of the
tribes in Zululand and elsewhere were be.
| coming restless.
The British colonists of Rhodesla are or
| ganizing a volunteer corps, have formed
| cycle detachment and have constructed
| and armored trains with an engine plated
| with steel rails
| A telegram received to-day says two
| batteries Of field artillery and FIVE hundred.
| burghers have started for Voksrust and
| that another five hundred men go there
| to-day.
/ The streets at Pretoria present a scene
| OF great military animation. Armed burgh-
| ers and artillerymen are riding about the
| field cornets being engaged in warning the
burghers to be in readiness at a moments
1 notice.
quantity of ammunition for Maxim
| guns is reported TO have arrived at Har-
rismith and the burghers al Bremersdorp
received rifles and ammunition yesterday
| The men are practicing with the Maxim
/ gun
The Volksraad in secret session, has
| passed higher treason bin, providing for
| the configoatiou of the property Of burghets =
who refuse service. A proposal was sub
| unftted 10 make the confiscatiOn retrOac-