The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-28
ENGLAND Will SEIZE
all OF SOUTH AFRICA
Intentions Of Imperial Government as to the Trans
Vaal Are Now Openly Admitted.
Beers and Residents Of Free State Realize This and War Is
Sure to Come Within Few Days.

have. made large purchases or grain at
Appeal For Protection.
The inhabitants OF several townships
on the frontier have appealed to Sir
Atfred Milners the British high COMMITS
sloner in South Africa, to send them
/, military protection
\ A dispatch. to the Pail Mall Gazette
rom cape Town reports evidences OF
H unrest among the GriQuas and Pondos
and a. section of the Bechuanas and
4 MataabeleSs 1t is feared they viii re-
volt in the event of war.
1ne war office has ordered the whole
transports and supply for an army corna
20 prepare to proceed to the Cape. This
- very important order and means
the early dispatch OF an army corns-
4 The men of the twenty-five cornpan ies
are being medically examined at Al
4 dershot today.
Ihe Currie line has Just received an
order from the admiralty to prepare
she Braemar Castle. Of that lire to sail
Iof the cape Oct. g. with 1.400 officers
ana men. This is an entirely fresh
patch of'troopss and the composition Of
&c Is unknown. The Currie line has
peen compelled to- cancel its passenger
ilses WnIcn was made up and workmen
nave been sent to transform the Brae-
AleT. castle into a TRANSPORT
IN spite OF these warlike. preparations
s aouth African circles in London still
Delieve there Will be no war and that
the Beers Will finally concede the Brit
ish demands. :
Should Soon Be Decided.
a few days now should witness a
definite settlement Of fe crisis +, +, .
IransVaal. The voIksraad asserrl,Is5
IN secret session last night (Vednes-
uayls and the burghersa doubtless na5
the result OF the deliberations oe rhe
orange Free. State volksraad to guide
lIletn n making a. decision as to the
Iepty GO Mr. Chamberlain's latest r.
port Wnfch will probably be handed -
the British diplomatic agent at Prs.
loElas Mr. Conynghans Greene. and he
row. - $500 sS''''e1
According to the Pretoria Correspond
ene or the Daily Chronicle. it is he
heVed 10 the highest quarters there that
q d settis enc IS even vet possible 'f
treat Britain viii propose moderate
terms and at the same time make II
clearly understood that these win he
regarded as final.
Other dispatches from South Africa.
however, anticipate that President
hruger viii continue obdIirate and rep
resent the situation as Of the gravasf
character. Dispatches from Pretoria
and Johannesburg speak OF the prcba-
oility of hostilitiesf within a week One
says:
British subjects Will be given a GER
tain period within which to quit the
country. II they desire to remain they
must make application to that effect.
and the application will be considered
1n its merits. -
Ammunition Being Distributed.
Another correspondent says: -Four
thousand rifles and Al quantity of am
nunitiom have just arrived at johann
1eSburg and are being distributed by
he field comets. The burgbers Of Pre-
!oria. 1000 in number are equipped and
Awaiting the order to- advance.
The Cape Town correspondent Of the
Daily News says: The pass of I4aings
Neck will be occupied tomorrow
with sufficient strength for
present needs under the belief that the
Beers Will attack Natal immediately,
loping to forestall the landing of the
indian contingent.
The Daily Telegraph publishes the
following from itsles correspondent in
Cape Town: III regret to note a univer-
AL opinion that war is very near. Esv-
anywhere the Beers are active and bel
icosea They are arnings equipping and
toring supplies for a protracted sts~ug-
RE Proof accumulateS Of the existence
f a. great Dutch conspiracy against
British supremacy M South Africa.
The Free State is believed to be in
rolved. and there Isl no doubt that the
orange government IS intent upon war.
Iany Beers in the northern districts Of
ape Colony are Joining our probable
nemya The Dutch republics will to-
,ether be able to muster 81, 200 men.
learly all mounted / learn that the
orange Free State has decided TO put
5000 men into the field.