The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-21
ALL THAT REMAINS IN TRANsVAAL
TROUBLE IS IT'S APPLICATION
TO CANNON
ENGLAND PREPARES FOR WAR
FORCES AT THE ARsENALs ARE
NOW WORKING WITH A WILL,
NIGHT AND DAY
AFRIKANDERs WILL NOT YIELD

Withdraws Demands Made War
Is Inevitable Exodus From Jo-
I'm Same Condition as America q
Few Weeks Prior to Spanish War.
LONDON. Sept. 2O.-Despite all outward
show Of calm, Great Britain is in practi-
cally the same condition today as was the
United States a few weeks before the
opening of the war with Spain. Beneath
the crust Of diplomatic reserve the mill
tary officials are working night and day,
preparing for the signal to begin hostili-
ties, whether that comes or not.
England is not going to be caught nap
ping any more than the Transvaal. While
Lord Salisbury is quietly at home in Hat
field house Mr.. Chamberlain is buried in
work at the colonial office, and double
forces at the royal arsenal and dockyards
are straining every nerve to equip and
transport troops to the Cape
1t may be sat down for certain that
Great Britain will do nothing to precipi-
late matters, and the colonial Office is
far from admitting that the case is hope
less, while the report that Great Britain
has demanded the dismantiing of the forts
at Johannesburg, together with a material
reduction in the armament of the burgh-
ers, the colonial Office today would neither
confirm nor deny, although it Is much
doubted.
Meanwhile the Marquis of Lansdowne
secrertay of state for war, who returned
today from Dublin, has held long confer
ences with Gen. Lord Garnet Wolseley.
field marshal, and Gen Sir Evelyn Wood,
adjutant general to the forces, and the
activity at headquarters is redoub,ed in
the contract, commissary and supply de-
partments.
The departure of the British transport
Junga for the Mediterranean today, with
110O troops, was witnessed by large and
enthusiastic crowd. At Woolwich activity
increases daily, especially in the ordnance
department, where Maxim guns, Lyddite
shells, balloon equipments, gas reservoirs,
apparatus for light machinery, am
munition carts. ambulances and other
paraphernalia of modern warfare are be-
ing hurried forward. While rumors of
the reassembltng of parliament are cur
rent, the fact is recalled that in the At
CHAN war, in 1873, Great Britain declared
war first and then assembled parlia-
nent.
This morning the Marquis of Lans-
downe issued strict order to the staff of
the war Office, warning all subordinate Of
ficers to refrain from giving the press
any information without authority of
their superiors, and calling attention to
previous breaches of duty IN this respect.
which, the order says, will no longer
be tOle rated
AFRIKANDERS WILL NOT YIELD
Advfces from Cape Town are to the ef-
feet that the Afrtkanders declare that
the Transvaal will not yield further. ana
that II the imperial government d es not
recede from its present position war is
inevitable
The South African News supports the
contention of the -Transvaal that the
convention of 1884 abolished the suzer-
ainty.
According to other advices the burgh-
ers are rapidly going into Lagos Wi
the exodus from Johanne. bug yes er-
day reached 1000 persons. The stock
exchange at Johannesburg has r owed
to close the moment martial law is pro-
claimed, but all current contracts will
be carried out un,i! the proclamation
suspending all business. In the mean
time the merchants are erecting barri-
cades in front of their shop windows.
AT Pretoria the interest seems to be
centered in the meeting of the OTarge
| Free State volksraad tomorrow (Thurs-
day) which, it is hoped, may som h wv
suggest a modus vivendi that would save
the situation
On the other hand, advi-es from
Bloemfontein announce the arrival there
of a large number of members of lhe
raad. adding that the result of tcmorr VS.
sitting is already agreed on,as the Orange
Free State will throw in its lot with
the Transvaal, all the Free State bu gh-
ers being fully armed and ready 10
start at moments notice
A special dispatch from johannesburg
says that $50 persons left by one train
today.
Rt. Hon Sir William We nm Har-
court Liberal member of parliament for
West MonmOuthshire and former lsader
Of the Liberal opposition in the house
of commons, in the course of an address
to his constituencies this evening in New
Tredgar, said he could not read the per-
sistent attempts of the war press to
aggravate the Transvaal situation with
out Indignation.
Great Britain said the speaker,
cannot claim general severe S1ty in
the Transvaal when she has only partial
suzerainty. and President Kruger cam
not claim for the Transvaal the position
of an international sovereign state.
Both sides, therefore, have made allie
cations which cannot be maintained by
ether
Sir William declared that there was
no casus belI and expressed the hope
that a shameful catastrophe might be
averted.
WARLIKE UTTERANCES.
Several warlike speeches were made
Yesterday by members of the house of
commons.
William Hayes Fisher, junior lord
of the treasury and formerly secretary
to Mr. Balfour, the government l~adcr,
now representing Fulham in the Con-
servative interest, in the course Of an ad-
dress at Kenlworth last even ng. said:
THE sands have already run through
the glass for President Kruger. We must
have enough troops in Africa when the
ultirnatum is presented to secure The en-
forcement of our demands. Then, pe:-
haps. the Beers will listen to reason.
and not enter upon an unequal contest,
nor invite us to inflict a crushing defeat
and take their cherished country from
them"
Mr.. George Wynham, parliamentary
under secretary of state for war ana
member of parliament for Dover, ad-
dressing his constituents last evening,