Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-07

Pretoria was occasloned by petition
~ the lioyra 60 have Commandnnt VIE
iocn made commandments
Advicos from Pretoria say that the
Tunrvanl government has received a
dispatch from the United States Hccrc-
nry 81 state, Col. John Hay 20 the ct-
feet that na James u. O'BCituc, recently
designated by preHt Kruger To- repre-
sent the TranHvnnl IN the United states,
~ an American. and cannot hold q dl-
plumaic appointment frum the south
African Republic IN the United states.
state Secretary Reitz has therefore
asked Mr. Bosnian 20 remain, ana fun
powers viii b. given him 90 act on be-
hair ~ the 1runHvaal In the interests
of peace.
The London war office announces that
under the proclamation calling out the
reserves 20 900 men viii be summoned.
The dispatches Huy Pretoria prcsenta
a most deserted appearance, The gov
ornmont has ordered all the aaluOna
closed throughout the republic. Gen.
Cronic'H forcoa near Maftkiug moved
closer 10 the border yesterday.
Her majesty IN pHyy council at Bal
moral this morning nHHentcd To the call.
Ing ~ Parliament. the mobilization o.
the reserves and the continuance Ia The
army of an soldiers INV serving who Ia
ordinary circumstances would b. cnu-
tied 10 discharge or transfer 10 the re-
serve.
A green book Issued yesterday con-
taina prpat krugerH reply to MT
Chnmhorialn'a dispatch referring tn the
petition u the outlnndcra To the queen,
Tho TrlnAvnnl objects TO urrat hfl-
tnin'a Interference In Is Internal at
falru, and explains thai ~ the outland,
crH hud nrat addN.sHcd the Trannvnm
Instead 81 the British government their
complaints would have boon lmmcdlntc-
~ needed. 10 also alleges that those
complaints omanntrd wholly from a
small body Of British who are bruSiing
race hatred and revolutionary move
mpnt and where membership and news
papers openly boast Of the influence
exercised by them upon the policy or
the Imperial government.
Tho reply adds:
"'rhe rransvual is bound TO credit
these boasts when Il sees blue books
issued consisting Of documents drawn
up hy these revolutionary members %
the South African league. and Of lying
articles and reports from newspapers
which urv organs ~ the league. u the
rial character Of the league could DE-
known II would soon lose IT, influence
and the tension between the two gov
crnmcntH would speedily disappear
The reply concludes ~ followHi
"Thc AfrlknnderH would then no long
or fear that the Interests OF the Brit
ish empire necessarily implied the de-
structinn OF the two republics and tho
enalnycmcnt OF the Afriknndcr popula-
ton, and the white races In South
Africa would return Co the bruthcrly
harmony that has set In until a trench.
crOuA plot at the end OF 1895 revived
passion on both sides"
This dispatch was handed 20 conyng-
ham Green on September goth.
Tho field force for service In houth
Africa. the war office ann9nness, VIII
commence moblliIlug next Monday.
Berlin, oct. THE Dutch Nerbund
has arranged TO hold monster meetings
In the principal German cities 10 pro.
test against war In the Transvaal. IL
has sent greetings 10 queen WI
heiminn AS THE highest representative
Of that brother nation now 80 cruelty
tried"