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South African Government Will
Reject British Proposals.
DYNAMITE CONCESSION AGAIN
Great Britain Has an Emergency Force Of 80.
900 Men Ready to Leave
in a Week

PRETORIA, Aug. 1.-The reply of
the Government of the South African
Republic to the proposal of the British
Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mr..
Chamberlain, to refer to joint COM
mission of inquiry the effect of the
franchise reforms upon the status of
the Uitlanders has not yet been sent
to Sir Alfred Miner, British High
Commissioner in South Africa. The va
rious alarming rumors in circulation
are. however, without foundation.
President Kruger has issued bro
chure supporting his proposal regard
ing the removal of religious disabll1-
ties. 1t is characterized by free use
of scriptural texts. He argues that the
exclusion of the Jews from citizenship
Iintensifies their hatred for Christianity,
and he urges that the full franchise
should be given TO 'all who believe In
the revelation of God through his word
in the Bible
CAPE TOWN, August 15.-NO reply
has been received here up to the pres
emf from the Transvaal Government on
the subject of the latest British propo-
sails for a peaceful settlement OF the
question in dispute, and a dispatch
| from Pretoria says the reply, when
sent, will be disappointing, and that 1t
! is feared the result will be the breaking
off of negotiations. Great anxiety pre-
walls at the capital of the Transvaal.
II is reported that a former officer or
the British army is now recruiting
among the volunteers here with the
object of forming an irregular corps for
the protection OF the Bechuanaland.
Major General Sir William Francis
Butler. in command or the British
! troops in South Africa, against whom
there is such feeling because OF his
alleged Boer sympathies, will be trans
! ferred, it is understood, to Egypt
LONDON, August 16.-The Johannes
! burg correspondent of the Daily Mall,
who confirms the report that warrants
have been prepared for the arrest OF
147 members of the Reform party in the
Transvaal, of which twenty-five war
rants are out, says the date for execut-
ing the warrants is uncertain, and that
the whole thing is regarded as blum.
The Daily Mail says General Lord
Garnet Wolseley, the commander In
chief, has sanctioned one hundred vol
tunteers of the London Scottish rifles
going to South Africa in the event OF
war.
| JOHANNESBURG, August 1.-THE
Star says the Government OF the South
African Republic will reject the propo-
sal of the British Colonial Secretary,
Joseph Chamberlain, to submit 10
Joint commission of inquiry the fran
ichise controversy, but has prepared a
new statement.
Transvaal is anxious to preserve peace,
halfway.
| PRETORIA, August 16.-The British
agent here denies the story that fresh
communications have been addressed
by Great Britain to the TranSvaal Gov
ernment, or that there have been any
notifications of the British demands
| PRETORIA, August 1.-THE report
of the dynamite commission is VIC
tory for President Kruger. 1t advises
a reduction in the price, but practically
ignores the question of the cancellation
of the monopoly.
BLOEMFONTEIN, August 16.-Put-
man. the Reuter- News Agency CORE
spondent here, was arrested yesterday
under law passed by the Volksraad
of Orange Free State for sending out
information alleged to be false and ad-
verse to the interests of the State. He
was arraigned today in the Landrosts
Police Station Court. The telegram on
which the charge is based stated that
the military commander had been or
dered TO attend a meeting at Bloemfon-
Itein next week. Government Secretary