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The TRANSvhAl
England Publishes The --latest Cor
reSp0ndenCe With Beers.
KRUGER THINKS WAR CERTAIN
Belief in London That This Puts Settle
ment Beyon1 Diplomacy Unless
Beers Yield.

NEW YORK, sept. IA cable 10 the
Sun from London says: The publlca
tion of the latest dispatches between
Great Britain and the Transvaal, whicn
occurred today, is regarded as bring
ing diplomacy to a deadlock unless
President Krueger assents to Chamber
lain's terms. 1t is feared that instead
of asserting he may utilize the invita-
ton to another conference with Sir AL
fred Miner for a renewal of indefinite
bargaining. The Standard says that
President Krueger has still little time
to think over the position. If he does
not comply with the British demands
there is only one issue. The Telegraph
says it is palpable that England has
reached the extreme limit to which she
can go in honor and safety along the
path of concession.
LONDON, Sept. This evening the
Secretary Of State for the Colonies,
Joseph Chamberlain, issued the text
of the Transvaal dispatches of August
10Th and August 21st and the reply of
the imperial Government on August.
2Sth The publication is accompanied
by note emphasizing the advisability
of making the correct version known,
owing to the fact that an incorrect ver-
sion has been published in Pretoria.
The Transvaal dispatch of August
10Th contains the proposals regarding
the franchise, which go upon the as
sumption that Great Britain will agree
that the present intervention does not
constitute a precedent and will allow
the suzerainty question to drop.
The dispatch of August 21St makes
the proposed concessions expressly con-
ditional upon Great Britain undertake
ing not to interfere in the future with
the TranSvaal, not to insist upon a fur
ther assertion of the existence of suzer-
ainty and to agree to arbitration.
The reply of the imperial Govern
ment dated August 2Sth, declares that
Great Britain considers that the pro-
pOsals put forward as alternative to
those of July 31st assume the adoption
in principle of a franchise which will
not be hampered by conditions impair
ing it's usefulness and which will secure
immediate representation.
With respect to intervention the i'm
perial note says that the Government,
cannot debar itself from it's rights un
der the conventions, or divest itself of
the obligations of a civilized power to
protect it's subjects abroad from in
justice.
The note concludes by reminding the
Transvaal that other matters exist
which the grant of political franchise
will not settle and which are not the
proper subjects for arbitration. These,
+ r hQ
to settle concurrently with the ques-
tions already under discussion, and
they will form, with the question Of ar
bitration, proper subjects for the pro-
posed Cape Town conference.
The Pretoria version of the imperial
reply was that Mr.. Chamberlain was
unable to consider the Transvaal's pro-
posals as an alternative to a joint COM
mission of inquiry.
PRETORIA, Sept. 1.-The Volksraad
has deferred the discussion of the
correspondence exchanged between the
Imperial and TranSvaal Governments
until Monday, when a motion regard
ing the presence of British troops on
the TranSvaal border will be debated
secretly.
Herr Fischer, the special envoy of
the Orange Free State, has arrived here
from BlOemfOnteln and is consulting
with the Government on the situation.
Last nights session of the VOlksraad
was short, as the reply to Great Britain
was not ready.
Herr Fischer was present at the
secret session of the Volksraad this
evening, a circumstance that caused a
great deal Of curiosity. Large crowds
gathered around the building anxious
to learn the latest intelligence. Pres
ident Kruger remained in the execu-
tive council until late hour discuss
ing the situation.
An influential section of the Afr1-
kanders here wired today to Herr Hoff-
meyer, leader of the Afrikander party
in Cape Colony, to come to Pretoria
Immediately.
PREPARING FOR WAR
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 1.-The
town is preparing for the eventuali-
ties of war. The inmates of the Chill