Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
Beers REFUSE TO YIELD
Vclksraad Continues Dynamite Monopoly by
Big Majority.
Main Cause of British Complaint wiz
Continue-War Possibilities
Discussed.

A dispatch from Pretoria South African
Republic yesterday, says: The volksraad
today, by vote of Is to 9, adopted the re-
port OF the majority of the dynamite COM
mission. continuing the monopoly This
monopoly, which entails heavy burdens on
miners, is one of the chief causes of Eng
lish complaint.
Commandment Viljoen has given notice in
the volksraad that he will ask the govern
ment IT, in case of war, it is prepared to
confiscate the property of the inhabitants
who take up arms against it. In an inter-
view after the session Commandant VII
Joen said that if war broke out, military
government would be established at johann
nesnurg and all British subjects would he
compelled to leave.
Gen p j. Joubert has issued Circular
TO all Held comets cautioning them against
any act tending to bring on a c..u!licI With
another power. He declares that no. a SIN
gle stranger who does not volunteer is ia
be coerced into bearing arms
Schreiner Declares Loyalty.
In the Cape house of assembly yesterday,
anticipating a motion on the subject by Sir
]. Gordon Sprgg, former Premier W. p.
Schrelner, the present premier, volunteered
an explanation regarding the transit
through Cape Colony of ammunition and
Mr.. Schreiner contended that exc,pt in
ume or war, the prohibition of such transit
would be breach of the customs convrn-
ton He added that if war should unhap-
PLY ensue he would do his duty as an ear
nest and loyal subject of the queen.
New Trans>naI Blue Hook,
The British foreign office last evening is
sued new Transvaal blue book containing
further correspondence between the secre-
tary OF state for the colonies Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain. and the British high com
mission for South Africa, Sir Alfred Miner
The principal dispatches deal with the
Iransvaafs request for arbitration and MIR.
Chamberlalns suggestion for a Joint in
curry which was telegraphed to Sir Alfred
Miner at Cape Town on July 81. No in
formation is given as to the views of me
lransVaal government regarding dis p,Lp-
oSition. =
Sir Alfred Miner transmitted the Trans
Faal S proposal on June IA and recommend
ed its immediate rejection, as it would raise
more questions than it would solve In de-
tending his recommendation Sir Alfred in
sisted that redress of the Outlanders'
grievances stood at the head of the pro-
gram, and that nothing else could be con-
sldered until this point was settled.
Mr.. Chamberlain, in replying indorsed
Sir Alfred's views and reviewed the stua-
ton resulting in the treatment to which
the Outlanders are now subjected. His re-
ply concluded with the proposal of a joint
commission of inquiry.
Evelyn Cecil, conservative member of
parliament for East Herts and a nephew Of
Lord Salisbury, will sail for South Africa
tomorrow.
The Johannesburg correspondent of the
Times, who expresses strongly the feel
ing of Impotence here at the protracted
crisis and the continued inaction of the i'm
perial government says: Johannesburg
their hands to the plow and stand reso-
lutely still -