The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-05

column. which viii move nearer the
border today.
The report regarding the extent of
Boer artillery is probably exaggerated,
as it is believed the burghers possess
few guns and it is unlikely that they
would dismantle their forts in order to
take garrison pieces to the front.
The military authorities estimate that
there are now $1,000 Beers in the field.
Late advices from Cape Town this af-
ternocn indicate d widespread impress
sion there that unless the Beers begin
hostilities by Thursday they viii not
fight, but yield TO the imperial de-
mands when formulated.
British Warned to Leave.
The Cape house of assembly last
evening agreed to a motion instruct
ing the government to demand the
speedy return to Cape Colony of all
rolling stock in the Orange Free State
or the Transvaal. A special dispatch
from Johannesburg says the Boer Off
Gals there continue to urge the British
subjects who remain to leave. and IT is
believed all who do not will be marched
under escort along the railroad until
a train is reached TO carry them away.
Orders have been issued from Pre-
toria closing all the saloons in the gold
fields. The Transvaal. government has
taken over the Perreiera~ mines and all
the mines in the gold fields. A group
ADDITIONAL transports with troops
from India arrived this morning at
Durham. Natal, and; VIII proceed to the
front immediately. It is rumored there
that the Beers are withdrawing from
the Natal border. owing to the lack of
forage.
Montague White, consul general of
the South African republic in London, |
informed the Associated Press today |
that the Transvaal and the Orange Free |
State agreed some days ago to present |
a joint demand to Great Britain to
withdraw her troops from the frontier,
but he asserts that he advised against !
this presentation, and so far as he
knows, the demand has never reached |
the British foreign office.
Influences at Work.
Gavin Brown Clark the liberal mem |
Der of parliament for Catthenisshire, !
who telegraphed portions of the speech |
of last Friday by Lord President Coun- |
ell the Duke of Devonshire, which Mr.. |
Clark thought afforded an opening for |
a pacific settlement, and received the |
following reply from Pretoria, dated |
Oct. 8:
THE government of the South Afri- |
can republic is greatly gratifed to learn |
that powerful influences are at work to |
influence a peaceful settlement. Con- |
sidering. however, the manner in Which |
their five-year franchise proposals were |
rejected after the government had |
every reason to believe that they would |
be accented: considering also the abdn- |
Comment of the joint commission pro- !
posed by Great Britain as well as the |
declaration that the British government |
regarded all former proposals as ADAM
doned and are formulating fresh pro- |
posals, the government of the south |
African republic does not feel at liberty |
to reforrnulate the rejected proposals.
IF the desire for peace be earnest |
and sincere. an excellent opening is af
forded by the Transvaal's acceptance OF
the Joint commission, proposition |
emanating from the British government
which, if carried out, would undoubted-
" bring a satisfactory and honorable
settlement"
Filling Up the Treasury.
The most sensational news from
South Africa this morning is a
reiteration of yesterdays report OF
the acquisition by the Transvaal au-
thorities of $1,500,000 in gold, which
was on the way. to Cape Town from
Johannesburg. The continuation of
the story comes from two sources The
Cane Argus asserts that the Beers
made the seizure at Nereenigeng; the
amount being the weeks shipment OF |
gold on the way from the Rand to the
Cape Town and forwarded the treasure
to Pretoria.
The report is also confirmed by a
cablegram received today by a mining
company in London from their repre-
sentative which is to the effect that the
train upon which he was travelling from
Johannesburg to Cape Town was held
I'D and looted by Beers who secured
$500 600 IN gold. the amount being con-
siderable less than the original esti-
mate.
The stock exchange was influenced
during the opening hours today by
vague rumors that Queen Victoria mad
cabled President Kruger and President
Steyn holding out the olive branch, and
by a report that the Beers had been
defeated in a small engagement. Prices
rose but there was a speedy relapse
when both stories were discredlted.
Harcourt Attacks Chamberlain.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the
distinguished liberal statesman, mem
Der of parliament, for WeStmonmouth-
shire, mas another slashing attack in
today's papers upon the policy of the
secretary of state for the colonies, Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain. He reiterates his
original statement that Mr.. Chamber
lain's assertion that the Transvaal re-
fused to redress the grievances Of the
Outlanders is the reverse of the case
and ne insists that Great Britain is
responsible for "slamming the door in
the face of President Kruger just when
arrangements We're approaching a set
tlement."
Advices from Cape Town announce ,
that General Sir st. John White. who
viii command the British forces in
Natal will proceed to Durham tomor-
row on his arrival at Cape Town he
found the situation on the Natal border
so grave that he wired for immediate
TRANSPORTATION for himself and staff to
Durham and the British second-class
cruiser ForteX was placed at his dis
pOsal.
Time Allowed British Is Up.
4 London news agency publishes the
following dispatch from Volksrust
TfansVaal dated, Oct. 3:
IAN unconfirmed report is in circu- (
lation here that the time allowed the
British troops 10 withdraw from the
TransYaai border viii expire at 4
o'clock tomorrow afternoon and that
failure 10 comply with the demand Will
be considered tantamount TO a declara- !
ton Of war"
The British foreign office officials in
formed the Associated Press that abso-
lutely nothing was known there of any
Transvaal demand for the the with
drawal of the British troops from the
frontier
A meeting of liberal members of the
nouse of commons including several
former members of liberal cabinets, /
was held this morning at the private r
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