The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-29
SITUATION N TRANSvAAL.
WAN PREPARATION GOING STEAD.
ILv FORWARD.
Wsssssk Vsvsssytss Dssas - she ID.
sss az Operations Against ske d.
ssss Ssee state. whi'e ne Sssss


sunsn the lsosrs independent attitude.
The RAIDS resolution has made ths broth
efh06f n arms baiw tho Tfansyaal ana
The orange bt.s State. ~ which hitherto
there sas only strong probability, an ABB
solgie certainty. and the British viii have
20 face thu situation. The yo.sIsaa resp
luton vas "a fDllOss
Having regard fof the strained state
~ Affairs throughout tho whole % South
Affles, which bss arisen IN consequence
~ difference between ths imperial gov.
eminent sbf the government ~ thu Trans
Saal, which threatens o. lead 90 bostliitias,
the eaiamIi0Us consequences OF which 10
TIE white ibasbiianls viii bs immeasur-
aide being connected with the Transyssi
w. tho closest Ties - blood and oonfsdsr-
Aey, ana standing In ths most friendly re-
laiioBs with the imperial government, and
tearing That should var break out, hatred
between The European RACES vii DO borne
which Will arrest and retsfa ths peaceful
development ~ al tho states AMI colonies
~ Africa and develop dlstfuA Of the fg-
tufs, feeling that . AIsfnD duty rests up
90 u ~ doing everything possible 20 avoid
the shedding ~ blood. considering that tho
Tfabsyasj government, during 10 Rsgotia.
tons with the imperial government. WHOM
bN extended over several months, has
made every endssvor 10 sfrive ~ = peace.
fDi solvi,on ~ the differences ssissd by tho
sIlabs ~ the Trabsysai and taken up by
tba imperial government ~ rs own cause,
which sn1aavofs have unfortunately have
bad this result, that Hritbsh troops were
dsnifaied on the border ~ the Trans
vasl, AMI ara sill being strengthened;
Resolved, That We instruct tho govern.
nsbt ~ still use sysft means 10 maintain
and insure peace, and IN n peaceful man.
Ber contribute toward the solution % ex-
lsflBs difficulties, provided N ba deemed
not violating The honor anf principles ~
ihs Free state and tho Tfsn~sai and
wishes the ministry ~ mako known ~
opinion that there oniss no cause for war,
and that war against tho Trsnsvasi, as
nav undertaken or oooasioned by the Inn
leflsi government, Will morally be Q war
against tho whole white population ~
Africa ana IN lis consequences criminal;
f1F, aoiDe what may the Free state will
honestly and faithfully fiinli its 0bllsa-
Tons towards the Trsnsyaal, by virtue ~
The political alliance between the two re-
tublios"
M Escape Fv0m war.
Intense oseliamant continues 10 prevail
at Pretoria, where, apparently, u II heiify-
81 there 10 no escape from war The nald
rogpst at Pretoria 10 again serving out
rldas, Communicating II actively proceed
Ing, ana all preparations ara being made
~ take tho nnli The burshsrs are sst-
ing uneasy ~ tbs concentration 81 itfii'
lsb troops between LADY smith and taiDss
kDk sspenlslly ~ Glencoe AMI Dundee,
TBs nominal reason for tbs concentration
IN protection q The Dundee coal nslfs,
Nssvs MsssiWs t0v ~ WstN'
Tho Hoar= ~ not intont 20 be caught
BapilBs, and afa now nasslns around WY
Nad, not, hpsfYsr, merely as protective
masElre. bul 80 DO prepared, unless Hrtt'
g.4. IA. YI.E
want, % make y lash IN force through
portion ~ Eululani, crossing The hnralo
lysr ~ point below Rorts's tHfi ami
ibap aT0sslns The railroad oui IN thu Brit
lsh garrison ai Dundee and lady smith
Tagl ihn south witch Souit n9t only inter,
vHpi iba nTils1 lines ~ communication,
lif would seriously interfere with tina f0Fi
g#fi movement W order 70 watch this
psfiieH ~ lbn rallfasd, exposed % tho i'oer
lTtgFsiYH british pos, vii be ss'ahs
jlsbnf ~ ti9gkas dFlH several RESPONSE
NE people ber sha have lons olnna - a
ifif ~ 40 ultimate p,snnnii settlement
rgN fafaFi ssr ss insW'ahis
AWMHaista. sap vgWesssWt
Tba Birmingham Poet ssFsi "'fw0 esfr
vses ~ spHia ant ammunition leave Ham
hHfr ~ Rotterdam Friday fof Tfahssaai
comprising nm improved MtHssfsl tGWl
cartridges sng several mef's's f0F dyba'
nilie changes"
tssussi.s Bs1av,
A jigiilati infantry fsiaFhmant sifh soiha
engineers rae arrived ~ ijaaap, southwest
- iha pgahsH tafeA state aht go important
,sitfeai function ts,ensiys Qualifications
~iii 10 ihfo.h 80 ihsfr, sni he town gill
We fnAJs ihs base ~ opef atoms from iha,
ada sraihei ihs orange frps H'sia ~ he
'rfsnsysai More troops viii shortly arrive
~ peaAf
asptksadsss UspfssWts War
FROM t'sps Town eomes 'he nees that
~ meeting ~ the winlsinfisiisis there
n vss unanimously resolved - petition
queen Victoria asrteenilnF ire lisa ~ var
anf ufsinE iplnt inquiry init tha effect
~ 'ha Tfanavaai franchise act as pro-
t0ees ~ The imperial government August
2 snd accepted Nv Pres ieHi Kruger 4
ratis disfr,rh ~ tha Tlinss from CAFE
TgNn says, THE Ilosts would have ,absn
she Initiative ~ nov bu, for the scarcity
~ water. the fains not yot tains SUFFICIENT
Probably there wii he great dlf'lcuii'ss
IN providing feo1 supplies 'Dr the people
remaining ~ johannesburg after hastiil.
Ties have commenced
Aa.,h.r Cabinet W..ups.
The reefeisry ~ state ~ The colonies.
10seph Chamberlain. arrived ~ the foreign
once tbs afternoon The cabinet council
vii meet ~ ~ 9 m tomorrow press
association issucs the following statement
,his evening
I'VE learn iha, tho centsrH ~ interest
IN the Transvnal crisis afe IN reality ~
Lisbon and IeFin, ana thls considefa-
tor I, r. thought ~ some quarters may
cause a further adjournment % the cah,-
not
The future standardization aud Imam.
fiAi control ~ the Portuguese possessions
IN A0utb Africa are h.ld 90 - an IN
tegrai factor m Tho present difficulty The
friends ~ President krsssr urge that IL
would he rms nifesily unfair 90 insist upon
a partial reduction - The fof's az Prsio-
fia and Johannesburg, 50 long 40 Lorenzo
Maraurs remains under the Portuguese.
government. and n I. probable that tho
NEGOTIATIONS between London. Berlin and
Lisbon may not De concluded until after
the cabinet council"
usifowv tnsimsf~s Wsr ts ~ Hand
DUNDEE SCOTLAND. sept p ON re-
eeiv.ng the freedom ~ IN. city ~ Dundee
today. Mr. naifpur fret lord % the treas
ury ard government leader in the house
os commons. said tina government had
lons.f f0r ara had sFiyen for n peaceful
.s'tismsrt ~ 'hs perennial South African
difficulty ard ~ thz' bonorsbi. solution