Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-31

WAR ALMOST INEVITABLE,
Seems to Be the COncensus Of Opinion
in all Quarters.
THE BOERS ARE ALL WELL ARM
ED AND ARE READY FOR THE
CONFLICT - PRESIDENT KRU-
CIR SEES NO WAY OUT OF 1T
SINCE CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH.
THE LONDON TIMES GIVES A
WARMING TO THE BOERS.
LONDON, August 31.-The Pretoria
correspondent of the Morning Post
says:
THE Boer officials, after reading the
cabled reports of Mr.. Chamberlain g
Birmingham speech, consider that war
is inevitable. The speech has undoubt-
eddy inf1amed the war spirit here. The
Beers are now all armed except those
in Johannesburg. Their commissariat
is fairly good. All the forts are amply
victualled. The johannesburg fort
has been strengthened with several
Quick-firers.
President Kruger does not hesitate
to express the view that war is almost
inevitable. He has stocked the presi-
dency with ample supplies of provis-
ions to secure his own person from
priyation, and he is often heard repeat
ing the eighty-third Psalm"
LONDON, August 31.-The Times
says editorially this morning:
There is the best reason to believe
that the recent note of Mr.. Chamber
lain will be almost the last occasion
on which Great Britain will ask Pres
ident Kruger whether he is in earnest
in his promises Of concessions. The
note undoubtedly called for an immedi-
ate answer and when reasonable time
for answer has elapsed Great B:ttain
will no longer pay much attention to
President Kruger's word, but will form
her judgment by his actions.
'sThe Beers should bear in mind that,
throughout the whole controversy, the
Cologne Gazette has warned the Trans
vaal that it was placing itself in an
unfavorable position and that i'll the
event of war, nobody would lift a finger
to prevent the destruction of the re-
public"
PRETORIA, Transvaal Republic, Au-
gust 3O.-The British diplomatic agent
here, Mr.. Conyngham Greene. has
handed to the secretary of state, a. W.
Reitz, the reply of the British secretary
of state for the colonies, Mr.. Chamber
lain, to the Transvaal's alternative pro-
posals to the joint commission suggest
ed by Great Britain to inquire into the
effect which the proposed franchiiie re-
landers
Mr.. Greene afterwards had a long
audience with the state officials. The
nature is the dispatch is not disclosed,
but was subject to the consideration of
the executive this afternoon. 1t is I'M
derstood that another conference may
occur at Cape Town. The result is
anxiously awaited.
CAPE TOWN, August 30.-It is said
in Afrikander circles here that in spite
of the persistent war1ike rumors there
are good prospects of peace. 1t is be-
lieved that several strongly worded
communications have been addressed
to President Kruger, of the Transvaal
republic, urging the desirability of
using every effort to obtain peaceful
solution of the trouble.
Hon. VIM. P. Schreiner, premier of
Cape Colony, has telegraphed to Presi-
dent Steyn, of the Orange Free State,
earnestly expressing the hope that
peace will be preserved and declaring
his confidence that he president
Steyn) would do his utmost to this
end.
LOURENzO MARQUEE, Delagoa
Bay, August 30.-Two Transvaal DO
lice officers were arrested to-day upon
their arrival here
WASHINGTON, August 3O.-The
American interests in the Rand are
making strenuous efforts to induce the
United States government to cooperate
with Great Britain in demanding JUS
tice for the UitlaDders in the Trans
vail. Secretary Hay will look after
American citizens in South Africa. but
could not give any undertaking to in
terfere in the political phase of the diff
ficulty.