The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-04
IMPERTINENT REPLY EXPECTED
FROM KRUGER TO CHAMBER
LAIN'S LATEST NOTE
A DECISIVE ACT IMMINENT
THE TRANSVAAL AUTHORITIES
COAST TO THE CAPITAL
PUBLIC IN A PANICKY STATE

| Gloomy Picture of Conditions In
South Africa Presented by the
Special Correspondents of the
London Papers-Strain, If Contin-
ued, VIII Result in q Total Col
1apse-Heavy Demand for Gold.
| LONDON, Sept. ALI the special dis
| patches to the London morning papers
| from South Africa indicate that the cor
respondents have got the impression that
| the reply of the Transvaal government
| to Mr.. Chamberlain's last note will be
an 1mpertinent rejection Of the suggested
| conference at Cape Town and a threat to
withdraw the f1ve-year franchise offered
The correspondent of the Times at New
castle, Natal, confirms the dispatch Of
| its Johannesburg correspondent, Mr.. Mon
| eypenny, that aggressive action is immt-
nent.
A special dispatch from Johannesburg
says 1t is understood that the charge
| against Mr.. Pakeman, editor of the
Transvaal Leader, who was arrested on
Saturday, will be reduced from sedition
to contraVention Of the press law. Mr.
Hoskins, the proprietor of the Transvaal
Leader, is chairman Of the outlanders
council and president of the johannes
burg chamber of commerce.
The Cape Town correspondent Of the
Daily Chronicle says: 1T Is rum3red here
that conference will be arranged and
| that j. Ross Innes, formerly leader of the
opposition in the Cape house of assembly,
will be the imperial representative"
The Pretoria correspondent of the Dailv
Chronicle says; Unpleasant reports are
In circulation to the effect that the Trans
vaal government was induced to submit
its latest proposals under the promise Of
reciprocal measures
COLLAPSE AT HAND.
The Johannesburg correspondent Of the
Daily Mail this morning prints
gloomy and pitiable picture of the
condition of things there and says: "Tt
is almost complete exodus and panic.
Business is paralyzed; prices of food
stuffs are rapidly rising; many houses are
empty and others are occupied by people
Who do not pay rent, landlords being glad
10 nave them as occupants to insure some
kind of protection for the property. The
situation is intense and bankruptcy and
starvation are staring people in the face.
Another fortnight of suspense will re-
suit IN complete collapse. The banks
are thronged with people anxious to with
draw their gold and the railways are be-
sieged by those who wish to get away.
Rumor places the number Of warrants
issued by the Transvaal authorities at
l4i, including the representatives of all
the London daily newspapers. MIR. Mon
eypenny, editor Of the Standard, 1t is re-
ported, mas evaaed the detectives sent
to arrest him and has succeeded In cross
ing the frontier It is believed the me-
diation Of Mr.. Fischer, the representa-.
tive OF the Orange Free State, has fail.
ed"
The Cape Town correspondent of the
DAILY Mail says: "The Transvaal au-
thorities are forwarding huge quantities
or Mauser ammunition from Pretoria to
Bloemfontein. On Friday 1,5OO,e0O rounds
arrived at the Orange Free State capital,
KRUGER WILL FIGHT.
The Pretoria correspondent Of the M,rn.
Ing Post says: II learn that President
Kruger means to fight, and that the
Boers will probably rush the border as
the only course promising success"
Inc correspondent of the Daily Tele
grSph at Pletrimaritzburg, capital of Ma
tal' says: Things have reached such a
pass that war is considered unavoidable.
and the impression is that the crisis will
De reached In few days. The feeling
at johannesburg is anxious. The traders
are unwilling tc engage large Quantities
OF stores, through fear of being COM
wandered. Thus thousands will rjsl, star
walton In the event of war; when tho rail
ways will be CUT
The Morning Pest publishes the following
from its special correspondent at Now.
castle, Natal: II left Johannesburg NJ,
aug: 70, on learning that it was the in
tentlon OF the government to arrest every
one VINO had taken leading part in adj
Yocating the claims of the uitlanders
There were 100 warrants out. II was 90,
exciting journey. Boer policemen twice
boarded the train. At every station T
saw trucks loaded with con:missaria+
stores and ammunition ready for chin
nent. The Beers declare their intention
soon to rush the Natal border The chief
officials at Pretoria consider war una
voada Die and they have prepared to strike
before the British are ready, The follow
ing gentlemen escaped with me- Messrs.
Mcneypenny, Hull Hosken, Nive1l, Quinn.
orr, Ferguson and Currie."
PUBLIC IN A PANIC.
PRETORIA, Sept. 3.-The first .na
second raads sat in secret session YES
terday. The Transvaal state attorney
with w. Fischer, the representative of
the orange Free State, has gone to
Bloemfontein.
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 3-The cond,-
tion OF the public mind here is de-
cidedly panicky. Today detectives
searched the Simmerjack mine for arms,
put round nothing. The Sunday train
from Johannesburg for Durham. Natal
which was crowded with passengers
from johannesburg, against several of
whom warrants had been issued by the
Transvaal authorities, was three times
searched by Transvaal detectives durine
! Its passage through Transvaal terri
tory.