Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-04
British View of Dom Paul Kruger's
Latest Move.
BE 0UTWITS Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN
Takes Him at His Word Regarding
Another Conference.
SITUATION STILL, OMINOIrS

| LONDON, September A dispatch from
Johannesburg to Reuters agency definitely
| announces that the reply of the Transvaal
! Republic to the British communication
withdraws the franchise proposals and
| agrees in principle to q conference at Cane
| Town
M. Pakeman, editor of the Transvaal
Leader. has been released under $500 ball.
and the charges against him have been re-
press laws.
The afternoon papers take the view that
| If the foregoing dispatch is correct Presi-
dent Kruger's reply is omnous, as it was
palpably made to gain time. Sir Alfred
| Miners suggestion Of a further conference
| at Cape Town was instigated with the sole
purpose of considering details and for the
enforcement of the concessions offered by
| the Beers. If these concessions are with
drawn there can be object from a Brit
! ish point of view for the parleying longer.
The only inference to be drawn is that the
Beers have taken Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain,
| the secretary of state for the colonies, at
his word in a broader sense than he intend
| ed and that they now want to begin nego-
tiations over again on an entirely new
basis.
PRETORIA. September 4.-The reply of
| the TranSvaal Republic to the demands Of
Great Britain Increases the term of years
residence necessary in order to obtain the
franchise.
Exodus From TrnnsvaaI.
The news from Johannesburg yesterday
all had a decided war coloring.
A dispatch from johannesburg said: Tho
cidedy panicky.
Today detectives searched the Simmer
Jack mine for arms, but found none.
Thn Sun low fraiv Tnb cI,rre fpr
Durham, Natal. was crowded with passen-
gers from Johannesburg, against several of
whom warrants had been issued by the
Transvaal authorities. 1t was three times
searched by Transvaal detectives during its
passage through TIansvaal territory.
The johannesburg correspondent of the
London Daily Mail, who paints gloomy
picture of the conditions there, says:
ut is almost a case of absolute exodus
and panic. Business is paralyzed. the prices
of food stuffs are rapidly rising, half the
houses empty, and the others are ten
anted by persons who do not pay rent, the
landlords being glad enough to have them
as occupants in order to insure some sort
of protection to the property.
1.-The tension has reached the swapping
point. Bankruptcy and starvation are star
ing people in the face. Another fortnight
of suspense will result in a complete COM
mercial collapse. The banks are thronged
with people anxious to withdraw their gold
wish to get away.
"Rumor fixes the number of warrants is
sued on charges of treason at lat, including
the representatives of all the London daily
newspapers. Mr.. Moneypenny, editor of the
Star. it is reported, has evaded the detec
tfveS sent to arrest him, and has succeeded
in crossing the border
1T is believed that the mediation of Mr..
Fischer, the representative of the Orange
Free State, has failed
The Cane Town correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: The Transvaal authorities
are forwarding huge quantities of Mauser
ammunition from Pretoria to Bloemfontein.
On Friday 100000 rounds arrived at the
Orange Free State capital
The reply of the Transvaal government
to the imperial governments last dispatch
has been received by Mr.. Conyngham
Greene, the British agent at Pretoria. 1t is
understood that this government is willing
to meet the other side in a conference at
Cape Town, as suggested. and to explain
the working of the new franchise law. The
TranSvaal government is also willing to
ceive the friendly suggestions of the i'm
npri3l government