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TO CONFER WITH KRUGER.
4 ALFRED MINER VIII PRESENT
BRITISH PLAN TO INSURE PEACE.

Outline of the Plot of the Revolutionists
Arrested Mt JohannesburE-The Beers So
cret Service system-Barmaids Thought
to Have Exposed the Latest Plot.
Special Gable Despdtches to TEE suN.
LONDON. May 18.-In the House OF Commons
to-day Mr.. Chamberlain. Colonial Secretary.
announced that the President Of the Orange
Free State had invited Sir Alfred Miner. the
British Commissions in South Africa. to
Bloemfontein to meet President Kruger Of the
South African Republic. and that Sir Alfred
had accepted the invitation with his Cham
berlain's) approval and hope that a %eatisfac-
tory settlement would be reached. proving
Great Britain's desire to maintain cordial re-
lations with the Transvaal.
President Kruger and Sir Alfred Miner. he
said. would discuss arrangements which Great
Britain can recommend whereby the Uitland-
ers shall receive a reasonable concession OF
their Just demands and thus remove the diff
culties threatening the relations between
Great Britain and the Transvaal. President
KRUGER. he added. would gladly disc uss pro-
posals for making peace in South Africa. pro-
vided that the Independence OF the Transvaal
Republic Is not impugned. Tho meeting. he
said. would probably take place on May 81.
The Pail Mall Gazette gives an outline OF the
plan o; the Transvaal revolutionists. some OF
whom are under arrest at Pretoria. Accord
ing tn this account 1t was their intention to
rush the fort on Hospital Hill at Johannes
burg. sandbag the %sentries. seize the police
and take possession OF the States arms and
ammunition. They expected to DO able to
hold the town with the aid Of dynamite bombs.
A percentage Of the Ultlanders. the Gazette
SAYS. are opposed alike to England. Cecil
Rhodes and the Beers and want to run the re-
public. Fearing that the coming meeting Of
' IT. lIf~~l N,I-1- thn nrtt;1I C@n. ~; 4. ~ ~
and Governor .of the Cape Colony. and Presi-
dent KRUGER would settle everything in dis
pute. the rebels fixed an early date for action
hence the arrests.
A despatch received from Cape Town this
morning says that there Is a general feeling Of
regret at the arrests made at Johannesburg
by the Transvaal authorities. but that no sym
patty will DO wasted upon the men IL they are
found to be guilty Of tho offence charged
against them.
In London the opinion prevails that the az
fair is the outcome OF the kind OF secret SER
vice maintained In the Transvaal. the belief
being that the prisoners.are barroom loafers
and persons OF that class. and that they were
arrested on the evidence OF barmaids. who are
known to be paid agents OF the Government.
CAPE Town. May 1S.-The transport Avoca.
with 500 time-explred soldiers on board.
which was detained at Simonstown presuma-
bly, upon the strength OF the first exaggerated
reports Of the arrests In the Transvaal. will
leave for England to-day.
PRETORIA. May 1S.-President Krnger's re-
form proposals were presented to the Raad to-
day. The main feature Of the proposals Is
that the franchise may be obtained after nine
years residence instead OF fourteen. as hereto
fore. The proposals will probably be discussed
next week.