The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-20


Il ConiIict-Many Interested Still
Hone for Peaceful Solution of the
ouestions Mt Issue-British Cab
met Council Finally Held,
LONDON, Sept 19.-Summons were ls-
pued late this afternoon for caolne1
council, which, it is expected. Will De
held on Friday. This is regarded as the
result of the visit of the premier, Lord
Salisbury, to London, where he came TINS
afternoon, remaining at the foreign once
from o. M to $3.50 p. m Mr.. Cham-
berlain was present in the building at
the same time, and as a private doorway
communicates with his residence II IS
supposed that the summons was the cause
of the meeting The meeting is SAID 10
have been to deliberate the manner Ill
which the colonial Office is handing the
crisis nor is it by any means certain
that the cabinet council will adopt eX-
trerne measures in spite of the uncorn-
promising nature of the Boer reply. Thls
deliberation on the part of the govern
ment is interpreted not only in London
hut In other European capitals, as desire
on the mart Of Great Britain to gain time
: while the transports are hrrrying to cape
Colony.
The Hamburg Nachrichten, comment
ing Oh the situation says:
..1,ha rresent calm IS only intended 10
deceive the Poers. When Great Britain
feels equal to The task the present peace
ful ASPECT will give way to a determined
move"
In the meantime the movement of troops
proceeds. The Royal West Surrey reg1-
,nent left today for Malta, where 1t VIII
renIace the First Border regiment, which
qoes bv the same steamer to Natal.
It is announced this afternoon that the
British first-class armored cruisers Ter
rible and Powerful have both been Or
dcred to the Cape They have reliefs on
hoard capable of forming a naval orlgade
Af 10OG men.
The steamer Jelunga will take 200
SrooDs bound for Natal tomorrow, and
she will embark a rifle brigade at the
Island Of Crete for the Cape.
According to a dispatch from Durham,
Natal, the premier of the colony says
that the alarm of the people of Natal at
the unprotected condition Of the border
towns is quite unwarrarted and that all
efforts to incite the Zulus have failed.
TIME TO NEGOTIATE.
The lull in the crisis gives opportunity
for the continuance of unofficial negotia-
tions. The government of the Netherlands
IS privately exerting its influence in favor
Of a pacific solution, and it is understood
that President Kruger, through DR..
I.evds. the plenipotentiary of the South
African republic to the European govern
ments, has unofficially approached these
powers with view to their intervention.
A dispatch from Cape Town says the
government of the colony contemplates
introducing a resolution in the Cape house
of assembly urging that the Transvaal ac-
cept the demands of the government.
Sir Alfred Miner has addressed further
inquiries to President Steyne, of the
Orange Free State. Whatever the Off
cial attitude of the Orange Free State
may be- the temper of its burghers, judg-
ing from numerous meetings held in
Bloemfontein and elsewhere, is to assist
the Transvaal The Free State command
ants in Pretoria are discussing the posi-
ton with the Transvaal commandant
general and the meeting of the Free
State volksraad tomorrow (Thursday)
will have an important influence on the
situation.
A curious rumor Is spreading in the
lower ranks of the army that Great Brit
ain will be involved with Afghanistan as
well as the Transvaa!.
TO POISON STREAMS.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail at
Pietermartizburg, Natal, teIegraphs that
military authorities there have received
warning from johannesburg that the
Beers have purchased considerable guam
titles Of cyanide Of potassium for the pur-
pose of poisoning the streams in the
Transvaal likely to be used by British
troops.
Other special dispatches report various
details of preparations for war on both
sides. Boer troops occupy the Biera and
Newcastle railways as they enter Trans
vaal territory
The British authorities are shipping
troops daily from India to South Africa.
BURGHERS INDIGNANT.
The Johannesburg correspondent of The
Morning Post IS tn at a consignment Of
l.600 900 cartridges were sent from Pretoria
tc Bloemfont3m asst Thurs lay. A special
dispatch from Pretoria says:
''The report is received here through
an unofficial source that Great Britain In
tends to propose a new convention with
disarmament. Though discredited it has
created the greatest indignation. The
burghers say they would rather die than
be thus reduced to the status of white
Kaffirs. Members of the government de-
\ clare that If this report be a real reflec-
lion of Great Britain's intentions nothing
will avert war
According to a special dispatch from
Rome President Kruger has wired King
Humbert invoking the Intervention of
italy.
STILL HOPE FOR PEACE.
PRETORIA, Sept. 19.-The reply of the
government to the latest British note is
variously commented upon, but the Pre-
toria Press, printed in English and Dutch
and other papers profess to believe that
joint commission will yet be held. and
that there is still possibility of an
understanding being reached.
The Volksting declares that in the
event Of war Holland will send an ambu-
lance corps to the Transvaal
The volksraad, as matter of urgency
today referred the new draft law, pro-
viding for the conflscation of the property
of persons found guilty OF treason and
less maieste, to Il special committee for
consideration and report. At the request