Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-22
BRITISH CABINET
Nothing Of Great Importance Sup
posed to Have Occurred at
the Session,
NOTHING But GUESSING
The Beers Said to Have Assured the Orange
Free State Of An Intention to Begin
HostiHties Germany May Be
Meddling.

cabinet went into session no new devel-
opments in the Transvaal situation had
transpired. Dispatches from Cape
Town continued Of a warlike tone, and
voiced the Indignation Of the British
contingent against the Orange Free
State and Afrikander attitudes
The impression current here, though
not based on anything tangible was
that publicly the cabinet would only
take steps tending to protect negotia-
tions, while secretly it would prepare
details for an aggressive campaign,
perhaps deciding to convoke parlla-
ment, though it was scarcely believed
the latter determination VIII be an
nounced Immediately. News from South
Africa Is eagerly awaited, as many
think the cabinet council will be imme-
diately followed by a Boer raid. The
cabinet meeting ended at 2:40 p. m. The
ministers were cheered as they came
out Of the foreign office.
| London, September 22-The Pail Mall
| Gazette this afternoon publishes dis
| patch from Cape Town which says 1T is
| stated that the Beers have given
| guarantee to their sympathizers IN tine
Orange Free State and Cape Colony
that the Transvaal will be the first to
make war.
Immediately after the cabinet council
the German ambassador, Count Won
Hatzfeldt Wildenburg, visited the pre-
mier, Lord Salisbury, and had long
| conference with him. The fact that a
| similar visit Immediately followed the
previous cabinet council leads some per-
sons to attach significance to it and in
fer that Emperor William OF Germany
is taking an active part in Transvaal
affairs The official German press, how
ever, has been so outspoken in telling
President Kruger he need not expect
German aid that it is scarcely possible
to attach credence to that interference
1t is much more probable the question
Of Delagoa Bay was discussed, If dis
patch printed to-day by the Pioneer OF
Alahabad, saying negotiations had beer
concluded by Great Britain for taking
possession of Delago Bay November l
is correct.
MANY rumors are current regarding
the result Of the cabinet council, man.
protesting to be based on reliabl
sources. But they are vague and con
Trajectory.
The following, which the Pail MAJ
Gazette publishes, Is believed to be cor
rect "The comparatively short dura
ton of the council warrants a conclu
sion that nothing Of supreme impor
tance was decided at 1t, and such W
believe to be the fact. Information /
our possession is to the effect that
was an interim cabinet, summoned t
consider an interim dispatch. 1t is be
lieyed this paper, which met with uni
versal approval of Chamberlain's CO.
leagues, will be published as soon as re
ceiyed by the Boer government on Nor
day, or at the lat st on Tuesday"
According to the Pail Mall Gazett
the dispatch opens with an expressio
Of regret at the unfavorable characte
Of Secretary Reitz's latest reply, an
continues with very firm insistence VI
!. on the reputation claim of the Tram
vaal to the status of sovereign stat
once more pointing out British read
= ness to settle at once the nature OF II
proposed arbitration tribunal, provide
other British conditions are prompt
and unreservedly accepted, and CO..
Guiding with an fntimation that the In
perial government is now engaged
drawing up it's own terms, and Il
Transyaal may expect to hear from
very shortly.
The Pail Mall Gazette says anoth
meeting Of the cabinet will take pla
Thursday or Friday when issues W
be presented in more serious shape.
Bombay, September 22.-The renal
der of the 10th hussars and cavalry sts
sailed for Cape Town. The cost of tran
porting the Indian contingent to Sou
Africa is estimated at $2,000000.
Pretoria, September 22.-The exec
tive council sat until o'clock yesterd
evening. A telegram containing Pre-
dent Steyn's reply to Sir Alfred Min
British high commissioner in South
rica. was loudly cheered. A large orr
for horses has been given in the Orar
Free State. Field cornets say that
the event Of mobilization 1000 men
be available at Pretoria alone. It
reported that an experiment at Zu
fontein with locally manufactured
Mantle gun resulted in the gun bur
ing. though no one was injured.
Durham, Natal, September 22-Re
gees from Barberton complain bitte
of the arrogance Of field cornets.