The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-19
General Sentiment Reflected by De-
cIineS on London Exchange.
ACTIVITY IN THE TRANSVAAL
England Fears Some Unexpected Coup
on the Part or the Boers-Other-
wise Hostiiities Will Not Bc Be
gun Until KeinfOTcemehts
Arrive From Eng
land.

/ LONDON. Sept 1S.-The Transvaal stu
alton remains practically unchanged. Inc
general apprehension in regard To- the out
come was reflected by The decline in con.
sols and stocks on The Stock Exchange
where although all stocks continued de-
pressed, there was not the slightest ap-
proach 10 excitement.
The text OF President Krugers reply
was issued by the Secretary Of State for
the Colonies Mr.. Chamberlain tbs after
noon, but It adds, nothing of the I'm
pOrtance 20 summary cabled TO the AssO-
cated Press The language In many
places IS taken to indicate firm, unyie.d-
ing position
III Her Majes;y's government Is willing
and feels able TO make this decision a
joint commi sion. as at first proposed by
Mr. Chamberlain. it would put an end to
the present state Of tension. Race hatred,
would decrease and die out and The pros-
perty and welfare OF the South African
Republic and the whole of South Africa
would be developed and furthered and
determination between the different ma
tionalities would Increase
AN EARLY COUP.
The second edition Of the Times contains
dispatch G1m johannesburg, wnich says
There u.s. I am informed. some early
coup I'm contemplation. The quantities
direction Of the Natal border indicate some
move on the part OF the troops in the
quarter The government is buying
horses freely to-day
Mr. Chamberlain came 10 London from
Birmingham yesterday afternoon ana
spen, the evening at the Colonial Office.
While there he received dis9at from
Lord Salisbury. who Is at Hatfield House.
and sent q special messenger, with dis
patches 90 the Premier.
There has been a lively Interchange or
dispatches between the TWO officials but
no summons has yet been issued for
Cabinet Council.
Long dispatches We're sent last evening
90 the NicerOy 0f India. Lord Curzon.
and 20 the British High Commissioner in
South Africa. sir Alfred Miner.
General Lord Garnett Woolesiey fed
marshal and Commander Hayes. return-
ed 90 London yesterday and Immediately
repaired 10 the War Office where he
remained buslly employed the greater
part of the day.
War risks on conslenments 20 the
Transyaal were quoted az a premium OF
fifty per cent yesterday and an the
markets were very sensitive and excited.
DYNAMITE FEARED
The Cape ToRn correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says; 1T is reported here
that Conyugham Greene. British dipio-
matte agent at Pretoria. fears that an at-
tempt viii be made 10 dynamite the
British agency"
The Cape Town correspondent Of the
Daily Mail says: "The United states
consul I'm Cape Town has gone TO Bloem- Z
fontein at the request of the government
of the Orange Free State TO confer re-
gariing the crisis
The Orange Free State executive is .
anxious TO- secure American intervention
Boer spies infest AN the border towns /
TWO thousand troops will be despatched f.
20 Kimberley within a week. Five hum I
dered started tonight and others win go /
forward tomorrow.
GERMANY NEU rRAL.
BERLIN. Sept IS-The Associated |
Press learns authoritauvey that the Ger /
man government has emphaucally In /
formed President Kruger 10 expect no ass
sistance I'm the event Of war with Great /
Britain. and the German COnsuls in the /
Transvaal have been instructed 10 inform
Germans who volunteer that they will be-
aiding President Kruger at their own risk.
MAssING ARTILLERY.
LONDON. September 19-The special
dispatches from South Africa confirm the
Beers are massing artillery in position
commanding L.aings Mex. Small Boor de-
tachments occupy positions above Buffalo
river.
The members OF the Afrikander Bund
I'M Cape Town intend 10 convene the Bund
n congress 90 consider the situation
4 BlOcmf0ntein paper reports the dis
missal Of several Englishmon from the
police force because Of their
refusal to serve on the commando.
PRETORIA, September lS.-The Trans
saal state Secretary r. W. Reitz I'm the
'ourss Of an interview to-day declared
hat tfs government. the NOlksraad and
he people were unanimous regarding the /
attitude which the Transvaal had as
umed. and that there was no foundation
whatever for the reports Of differences.
Mr.. Reitz also asserted that the Trans
,aals decision was arrived at IN con-
JUNCTION with the Orange Free State
The Volksraad to-day readopted the Min
ng Article In the gold law. eliminated
asst year. empowering the Transvaal TO
the claims and mines belong
ng 10 people convicted OF treason or con-
piracy against the State and empower
ng the Governor 10 order that the mines
le worked and II these instructions are
isregardcd TO work them through its own
gents.
The readopted article comes into force