The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11

Copyrighted. ~. BY the Aspoc.at,d prnun
OSDoN. June lA-when the sec-
retary OF state for the cojoniea.
(Of NJ. Joseph Chamberlain, in the
ho0ee Of commons. on TAursdAy
sunned up the result Of IL
Bioemfoniein conference b. dec;arinw that
. new situation has been created. Ne
used pregnant phrase. open apparently 70
variety Of Interpretations. but In reality
open only to one. Tho politicians who hare
closely followed the affairs c9 the Trans
vaal and Ar. Chamberialn's attitude With
reapect to them. are fully sa4.saed that The
colonial secretary meant 70 declare ~
means Of tho opening negotiations IN whacA
the British high commissioner. Str Alfred
Aiinsr. had exhausted every Diplomatic ~
source 70 effect . reasonable settlement az
the matters in dispute. u had been proved
defniseiy that President Kruger was xrsc-
oncsiable. and that all hope of an arrange
ment by sugssstion or diplomatic pressure
was henceforth vaia.
Ths British aFN especially exasperaaed
because tAey fs1 thAy have heSn trilsed
Nth ana the question On evsryhodYs M
II "whal n6xtf*
larQs rsFess AsaAy lss wes.
Mr. Chaabefiain = M ~ nan 6 be
diverted tran his courss. H No. rnhi1eiv
nadA deiIbefatsly eapoussA - o1nno e ~
uttlandeEA M ~ neak - II u -
uaAnA h aaay - se81o 80
thA ccntiu9euey Aas a. 49, a. =
for montAs pAse yt61n uuscs - 80
quantities Of mnnitions q ~ Nv go
70 south Africa by svsfy stSaasr. ~
troops have bsen DESCRIBED q sqljon IL
those they were. suepcsed to rel1ovo hny1
remained IN south Africa A steamer vt6ch
sailed in Nay tupk ~ Of these reltees. -
passenger who Aad previously sscurpA q.
cosamodatiop1 had q y.eld their places 8
the odIcefS ana msn- In Natal. notably @
LAdysnith. large force has besn asoeu>
bled. fully equipped and ready to march q
. moments notice. Hundreds cf muIeo
from South Africa and Cyprus are cn tho
spot. the storehouses are fun a. forage.
and the magazines are packed with amnsu-
milton.
KrugeP Well Prepared - right.
Il II estimated that the Transvaal could
muster fighting force Of from ts,aeo 70
iAaoo men. whils the British troops thsso
already number ii.nop men. commanded ~
the veteran Maj Gen. VIM. yFancls But
tSts WH0s ans uSea IN cQ~411x18x&0 o. ne
troops IA South Africa since fss4 His wife
Was Elizabeth Thompson. the wsli-known
artist He served in cAnAda In ISM IN
Ashantes In is7A during the zulu wus.
1853: in Egypt. isso ana fss4-s. and COM
mandet The British troops ~ Alexandria
from fne TO isse. In addition. the British
have large body Of splendid mounted
rlaemen and mounted police avaiIahse. - e
hossillsies break ont. events wiIi more
quickly.
While the country generally 10 backing
Mr. Chamberlain. many welI-informed peo.
pie assert that. urged By Cecil Rhodes and
the potent social influences Of the British
Chartered South Africa Company. he b
hurrying the country "a disaster They
say that rot only viii President KruGse
net resraes but that the Transvaal forces
familiar with every inch OF the country.
win be ahis 20 eope with any force Great
Britain can put IN the feid. His artillery
is known 70 be much superior 10 the Brit
ish artillery. and signs are not wanting 10
show that the Beers have mere than tho
moral support of the orangs Free state.
Byttain Canset Daek Oue.
The consensus os orinion among PROM.
snens Uisaanaers an. Saush African eapt-
,alssss in T.ordon II that the Britain GOV
eminent In In 10 tight m that n cannoA