The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-30
NO SIGNS
OF PEACE ARE
APPARENT.
The English Cabinet in Absence
Of Transvaal's Reply Formu',
lates Its own Proposals.
THE LIyELlEST ACTIVITY
Prevails In the Boer Country.
President Kruger Thinks war
Cannot Be Ayerted.


LONDON, Sept. SO.-The corresponds
ent of the Morning Post at Johannes
burg, sends the following.
"a government official, who has Just
returned from Pretoria, where he saw
President Kruger. ensures me that
martial law will be proclaimed to-mor-
row Saturday or Monday next"
LONDON, Sept. 29.--An official OF the
foreign ONCE this evening told a repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press that
the cabinet in the absence OF the
Transvaal's reply. had agreed to draft
a dispatch formulating its own propo-
sails, which Will be communicated to
the Tranavaal government In a few
DAYS. Parliament will be called short
ly to consider the situation. The gov
ernment declines to furnish exact infor-
nation at present regarding the MILF
tary movements.
II 10 said from Boer sources that Mr..
Chanherlain's proposal submitted to
the cabinet, include an indemnity Tor
the cost Of sending out troops, the dis
armament OF the Transvaal forts. the
suppression of DR.. Leyd's legation. tu-
dlcative and Legislative independence
for the Judges, the equality OF English
and Dutch languages and full aad com.
plete admission Of the supremacy OF
British interests throughout South Az
rica.
kkak fSa NJ nnAla
saRe. the Beers VIII probably commit an
overt act which will bring on hostillties
before the assembling Of parliament.
All the latest dispatches from the
Transvaal show the llveliest activity on
the part OF the burghers. kilograms
from Pretoria announce that artillery
Ig being rapidly loaded at the station
for the front and military trains nave
preference on all lines. The Cape mail
h delayed in consequence Of the large
amount Of rolling stock reserved for the
forces.
day for the Natal border, and another
for Mlddleburg, Detaehments OF eys
olistH are being distributed among the
different commanders. II u nnqors
stood that the first contingent - the
Pretoria force will leave for the eastern
border to-ImorroW.
Free statcrs Enthusiastic.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Times cables:
"a Free State proclamation has been
gazetted prohibiting the export Of live
stock, grain and provisions. Goldberg
and other places In Cape Colony near
the Free State, are known to be ex-
tremely dIsaffected. The English are
daily threatened and some OF them are
going coastwards for safety. have
accumulated evidence that 1t is not
mere street talk, but that there ts
bonafide belief among the Dutch that
the Beers can beat England. A promi-
nent Free Slater says: We are sorry
for your soldiers. Our burghers will
walk over them like sheep over the
veldt.
NAV have an even chance with US II
you send 100000 men, not less.
"a Dutch lady OF the same portion OF
the colony writes to a friend; When
Paul Kruger has beaten the English
and taken the colony, wonder VIII he
conquer England, tooT
''It Is the existence OF this temper
which makes those here knowing the
conditions Of HE in the Transvaal and
now, for the first time In the Free
State, believe that the time has passed
when q nominal acceptance OF the
British terms would avail for the Eng
iIsh people to live in peace in South
Africa"