El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-18
Continues to Usurp All Atten-
ton and There Is Small
Chance of Settlement
PRESIDENT KRUGER
Rejects EngIand's Proposals
And the Beers Are En-
deavoring to Exhaust
Their Patience.

LONDON, Sept. 1S.-The acute
Transvaal situation continues to usurp
all the attention here.
The tone of the press is warlike and
even the jingo papers see small
chances of q peaceful settlement OF the
difficulty.
The summary of Kruger's reply,
published this morning and re-
garded as official, confirms the forecast
that it will be unsatisfactory to Great
Britain. 1t is NEGATIVE" and ''not
conclusive" to any degree. In effect
it rejects Englaud's proposals and says:
''Ask an easier question"
The Attitude of the government to-
ward Kruger's reply may be decided
at full cabinet meet to be held in
day or two. 1t is felt to be almost
certain in England that she cannot
submit proposals to Kruger, and that
instead her next note will be an ulti-
matum. But the government is not
quite ready for war. Two things are
delaying matters. One thing fact
that English reipforcements for N atal
and the other is that the British gov
ernment does not want to strike the
first blow, which IL feels Kruger, for
general effect, is inviting.
In this line the London Standard
says today:
"It would appear that the Beers are
purposely endeavoring to exhaust our
patience. We have exhibited a rea-
sonable amount thereof, but.our stock
is coming to an end"
Despite the seriousness of the situa-
tion, the stocks are holding well, which
would indicate that the spectators do
not expect there will be war.
A dispatch from Peter Maritzburg
says:
''The Boer Staats artillery has arriv-
ed at the border. and as a result there
is general panic among the English
regiments, who expect raid"
LONDON, Sept. 18.-The Johannes
burg correspondent of the London
Standard says he has been assured by
persons who hold responsible official
positions that the Transvsal has actual
ly completed arrangements for the
Dutch rising throughout South Africa
which takes place about fortnight
hence. The conflict, the correspondent
says, will cover a wide area.
Volksam advices from South African
republic notify all powers diplom-
aticslly, that the Transvaal is an in
dependent republic not under British
suzerainty.
The stated omission of suzerainty in
the Transvaal's reply to Great Britain
is owing to the advices from the Orange
Free state which has also approved the
reply and definitely promised to sup
port the TransvaaL
COUP BY THE BOERS EXPECTED.
LONDON, Sept. I8.-The Times's
second edition prints dispatch from
johannesburg to the effect that some
early coup by the Beers is believed to
be contemplated. Quantities of COM
pressedforage are being sent to the Ma
tai border, and the Beers are buying
all the horses available.
REINFORCEMENTS SAIL.
CALCUTTA, Sept. 18.-The first
transport from this port with rein
forcements for the British in South
Africa sailed today. Other transports
are being prepared rapidly and more
troops will leave shortly.
BRITISH AND GERMAN wARSHIPS FOR
VENEZUELA.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-The state
department has learned that the Brit
ish and German ministers at Caracas
have asked their governments to send
warships to that point Immediately.
They evidently regard the situation
there as critical and the overthrow OF
the government almost inevitable.
The depar tment of state apprehends
no da4ger to American interests.
United States M mister Lomis was in
conference with the department Of
fcia3s today and was instructed to re-
turn to Caracas immediately