The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-04


LONDON. Oct. a--rherc aye no new De-
vsIopments In the TransvnaI situation.
Arrangements for the Dispatch Of war
stoseA and men continue quantity Of
balloon material has be~n sens TO South
Africa. the war office considering that
military bailooninx will prove Of tho
greatest value In the kind Of warfare sx-
pected In South Africa The chsrserins Of
transports IL stiIl going on. Five vessels
OF the cunard line are now engaged.
wheat Goes ~ ~ Price.
One result of the war scare 10 an "a.
vance os shilling 10 n pence IN the price
asked for wheat offered tn the market to-
day.
A telegram from Paris announces that
~. Arnaud. president of the fntsrna tionai
Arbitration and Peace League. has sent
an appeal 10 Lord Salisbury. sntresuns
him 10 choose power 20 act with power
chosen by the Transvaai with tho object
OF avcrting war.
TeusoWa % the nWesease.
while all the dispatches from South AZ
rica dwell upon the condition Of Wild es-
c!ttnaent there and the expected I'm
minsnce Of Boer attack. there 10 In
reality little change In the situation. a.
though sns mAssing Of the Boers In al
directicns inevitably Increase the ten
sion.
meDetovv pvsasess slew.
while constant military orders are be.
0ss.~ 49,
and II must stili he weeks before Great
Britain Will be- In a position TO strike.
although II is believed the British troops
now NJ the front. or near n. are sufficient
20 protect British territory. The govern.
ment II certainly not showing any signs
Of haste In sending an ultimatum. Thi.
In probably due 10 u recognition that
Great Britain In not yet ready 10 substl-
tute force for negotiation. and the cabinet
therefore In giving the Tran.vaai every
chance 10 accept the latest proposals.
DWsss NAY Send IN ViNmstwm.
Mr.. Montague white. consul general for
the South African republic In London,
told the Associated Press this morning
that he teIeRfaphed President Kruger yes.
terday urging him 90 make b personal
appeal 10 Lard Salisbury, dwelling upon
the iniqulty NJ the war and proposing u
achem~ ~ a basis 81 further negotiations
lie said he was momentariiy expecting
10 henr that the Transyaai government
was sending an uitimssum 10 Great Hri.
tain declaring the dispatch ~ troops q
casus beiii IN which event he would be
compelled 10 close his offices
ssIlsbsvy AGstsss Wss.
20 the effect that n representative ~ ono
NJ the largest capitalists ~ the rand had
called upon him fhis morning and as
serted that II was known IN capitalist cir.
eics shs, Lord Salisbury had determined
that there should not he war and had
instructed the seere'ary ~ state for tho
colonies, Mr.. Chamberlain. ~ wire tho
South African republic further assurances
with regard a. the British des'rc a. re-.
speet ~. complete Independence ~ ,hs
Tssnsvaai. No confirmation ~ this IN oh
sainahIs IN ofncisi circles
Tstssvapk lts~s Cat.
The dispatches from Sewesstie. Natal
report that teiegfHrhic communication
ss interrupted beyond chafIesiown. where
the stores have he~p looted ny the natives
since the departure ~ ihe whites
uc~vs u.vtseAiy M.ss~vt~s.
Stories ~ the movements n uners ard
british and ~ the hurried muster ard iis.
patch ~ tronp1 On both sides have come
from other points A telegram from Lady
smith Natal says that tho Orange free
State troops have nrcupse-i and closed
fiothas rsss on the Free siste border
ami that comma nfani Aiireehe. chief -
.he Free state artiiIery, r. proceeding IN
the direction ~ Kimberley With ron.
sid. rabie force ~ artillery. Another fore.
~ artillery under Commandment Honinr
has gone ~ Harfismith while Command
an, Smith commands force - artillery
en- route for kroons'sd'
Lest Wash pv.W J.kswweshwea
nerburg nief there yesterday. Indicates
that ,hs last rush ~ Europeans - leave
the fown has occurred They crowded
the trniss iike a@fdinss. occupying every
posslbi. ineh On the trucks There 10
considerable anxiety with regard 80 ih-
few who remain behind 80 communities.
tian seems a. he cat - The mining com
missioner stated orfelsliy thsi tho psocia.
nation ~ September n. relating 20 the
srAwn. and ne shsr.fsfe advised all nris-
isnsrs te issv. 40 so-sn as poswshie
nststsh vve.ps srvtstss.
The nFisish ssssBeF ialpouta. sow In
tho transport ssrsire. arrived last even
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