The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-05
FoRTY-EIGHT HOURS GIVEN
By the Alarmists for the Beers TO BE
giu the War

By the Alarmists for the Beers TO BE-
| gin the War.
London, Sept. 4.-Amid the crowd OF
| conflicting dispatches from South Africa
regarding the Transvaal situation, 1t Is
still impossible to say exactly what has
| happened. 1t seems evident, however,
| that President Kruger has withdrawn
the five years franchise which was de-
pendent upon Great Britain's acceptance
of impossible conditions regarding suzer-
| ainty and has made some sort of tenn
porizing counter-suggestions regarding a
| conference. The Standard and Diggers
News gives what purports to be a report
| of the secret session of the volksraad
on Saturday. According to this report,
the volksraad not only determined to re-
ject the five year proposal, but also
stoutly opposed President Kruger's visit
ing Cape Town and resolved to make
stand for the abrogation of England's
claim Of suzeainty. The Boer organ then
asserts; 1.-The government, both raads
and the burghers, feels that they had
offered all they intend to offer and are
now resolved to stand or fall by this de-
cision."
with the arrests at Johannesburg, speak
louder than the wriggling pretenses of
Pretoria about arriving au an understand
ing. Certainly, Mr.. Moneypenny and the
other refugees will not be in a hurry TO
return to Johannesburg on account lof
the assurance of the state attorney.
The Johannesburg correspondent of the
Standard says: 81 learn from an official
who has been earnestly striving for
peace that the matter Is now hopeless.
The Beers will probably declare war at
forty-eight hours notice and will try to
raid Natal before the British troops az
rive. I believe the Orange Free State
will join the Transvaal, but that the
Beers in Natal and the Cape Colony will
remain quiet at the outset unless irritat-
ed by the dismissal OF the Cape Colony
cabinet. The Beers have the fullest con-
fidence in their magazine rifles and their
skill in craftsmanship. State Attorney
Smutz Is the chief inciter OF the war
party. Thirty thousand men in the
Transvaai and 5000 in the Orange Free
State will take the field.
The Times prints a letter from the
bishop of Pretoria appealing for funds
to relieve the terrible disaster caused by
the protracted tension and the. fears OF
war. 49,
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Delagoa Bay says the refugees from
Barberton declare that they were warned
to leave. as the Beers intendeA to Gordon
the district. There are numerous other
dispatches giving rumors as to war plans
and preparations. the probable attitude
of the natives and possible developments
Pretoria, Sept. 4.-In connection with
the arrest of Mr.. Pakeman, editor of the
Transvaal Leader, and the threatened
arrest of other Outlanders, the state at
torney denies that instructions were ever
issued at Pretoria for the arrests or that
any political arrests were contemplated,
but that warrants were Issued at johann
nesburg by a subordinate without con-
sultation with the states attorney. This
announcement tends 20 quiet the public
mind and to arrest the exodus. Mr..
SHUTS expresses regret that such I'M
founded statements should have caused
the departure of several prominent Rand
gentlemen and especially trusts that his
assurance will be accepted that they need
step being taken against them.
In the course of an interview today
Stae Secretary Reitz said that the Trans
wall government was waiting until Sat
urday's dispatch reached the imperial au-
thorities before making its contents pub
lie. Without, however, entering into de-
tails he could say that, in hih judgment,
the proposals of the government offered
Mr.. Chamberlain an opportunity of COM
ing to a settlement regarding the fran
chise and other outstanding questions
He could also say that ihe Transvaal
ence and was not waiting the imperial
governments reply in order TO arrange
the details as to place Of meeting.
johannesburg, Sept. 4-When Mr.. Pake-
man. editor of the Transvaal Leader. was
arraigDed al the bar Of the first crimI-
nal landrost today, the public prosecutor
announced that on the instructions Of the
Transvaal state attorney. Dir. SHUTS. ne
would withdraw the charge of high trea-
son against the prisoner and enter a fresh
charge OF contra vening the press laws by
melting 10 high treason. The offense Is
which a defendant may be released on
bail. Mr.. Burger. solic4tor for Mr.. Pake-
man. said he understood the original
charge had been withdrawn owing TO the
inability of the public prosecutor to con-
Wet, and he wanted to know whether