The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-09-09
TROOPS TO SOUTH AFRICA
London Press Continues to Ap-
prehend Hostilities.
GRAVE VIEW TAKEN.
Boers Also Making Preparations-
Opening Up tho Way to q
Medus Vivendi.

London, Sept. 5.-The latest news re-
ceived in this city from various points in
South Africa is vague and contradictory
Nothing more is known regarding the
status of the negotiations between Great
Britain and the Transvaal than that
learned yesterday. The officials of the
British war Office emphatieally deny that
the reserves have been called out or that
any steps have been taken to that end.
The afternoon newspapers follow the
lead of the morning papers in taking An
extremely grave view of hessituation, al
though the war-office denial somewhat
tends to allay the wildly alarmist reports
current late last night.
The Boer organ here, the Standard and
Diggers News, today prints a dispatch
from Pretoria saying that the tension
there was apparently less severe and that
it was believed arrangements for the pro
posed conference at Cape Town would
be completed, although President
Kruger of the .Transvaal republic was
unlikely to attend.
The opinion of those who regard the
ain and the Transvaal as only a matter
of short time is voiced by the ST.
james Gazette, which says today:
The news concerning the crisis is very
grave. We learn that three more infan-
try brigades have been ordered to Cape
Colony, including the Gordons, of Oar
gai fame; one battalion of the Highland
light infantry, who fought in Crete. the
Second battalion of the Black Watch,
and the Second battalion of the Cameron
ians. These regiments are under orders
to be ready to leave at twenty-four hours
notice. The officers and men are delight
ed at the prospect of active service.
In service circles war Is considered
absolutely certain. The admiralty have
q punb her pf traDSDOrtS ready TO convey
troops to Cape Colony. The Beers. while
prOcrastinating in regard to their reply,
have been making every preparation for
war and are contemplating raiding the
Natal frontier. Laing's Neck, which is
the sole route from the Transvaal to Ma
tai lis undefended.'
Cape Town dispatches say that the AT
rikander papers print what purports to
be a semi-otiicial account of the recent
pour parers. But as these credit COnyng-
ham Greene, the British agent in the
South African Republic. with saying that
Great Britain was willing to abandon
the question of British suzerainty if the
proposals made at the Bloemfontein con
ference by Sir Alfred Miner, the gov
ernor of Cape Colony, and British high
commissioner of South Africa, were ac-
ccpted. they were not credited either at
Cape Colony or here.
The second edition of the Times issued
this morning, contains a dispatch from
Pretoria under date of September t, say
ing:
THE predominant view is that the last
dispatch opens up the way to a modus
vivendi inasmuch as the proposals of Mr..
Chamberlain. relating to the seven
years franchise have been practically
complied with This is the result of the
influence of Herr Fischer rthe special
agent Of the Orange Free State), with
the Raad.'
This Dispatch however, Is at variance
with the editorial views on the matte.
expressed by the Times this morning.
The gravity of the news i'll regard to
the trouble in South Africa had a decid-
cdly depressing effect on the stock eX-
change today, all departments sympathiz-
ing.
The war office has issued lis usual a
denial of the report published today by
the ST. James Gazette that three more
infantry brigades had been ordered to
the Cape.
Cape Town, Sept 5.--Arrangements
are being completed for safeguarding
the telegraphic communication with the
Cape in case of war between Great Brit
ain and the Transvaal Refugees to the
number of 141 have arrived here.
A million cartridges have been forward
ed to Pietermaritzburg, capital of the
British territory of Natal. Many Dutch
farmers are leaving Bechuanaland for
the purpose of forming laager across
the frontier.