Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-13

/ Tunsyuoi within o. hours. 10 Is added
/ that the executive has already dellbyr-
! ntcd upon the matter. and has boon
in telcrruphlc communication ull after
noon with the orange FREQ State GOV.
'rnmont which PrJat kruger consulted
ln regard to hlH reply. which will be-
drafted tomorrow morning after the
ylcws Of the orange Free state have
been nacertuincd The reply will then
be submitted to the voIksuad.
The situation BE- regarded ns grave.
/ but Secretary uf State i,Uitz hUH doe
/ clArud that hp dld not consider Dc ale
/ together hopeless.
london Sept IA representative OF
| tho AnHuclntCd Press learned today that
the British message to the TuuFyuHl
does not demand % reply in " hours.
the exact wording being request for
"nn immediate reply"
The morsnEu ls not nIt ultimattum In
the generally accepted sense OF the
word. II expresses the hope Scat PRIEST.
kfuEer VIII accept The PROPORTIONS
TO relieve Che present tension
The only part which Is ut 400 uggrgs-
slvo ~ the reiterated dUClIuutlDu % tho
british government Co dlrUuHH the mat
ter ~ sovereignty ln amy shape ur form.
Tho British officials refuse Co deny or
Affirm thH correctness OF tho lhty.t Pre-
tpria difustghta saying that the British
terms urH ur outlined BOO the special
dispatch I.IW Pretoria. Cthi.d Co the
AaHuHlItui NrH.H last night. namely.
i've years franchise. quarter repre-
Hrntutinu Tor the gold fields lu the
N1lUrnld. ana equality Tor ths old and
new hurEhtrH in regard 90 the prcal-
dental and other elections
special dispatch 10 the Pan Mall
Gazette from CupetUwu says!
The British ruply ~ regarded ua
equivalent TO AN ultimutum. and the
correspondents ndviooa from Pretoria
indicate thut war in Inevitable"
A Pretoria special 90 tho Cape Times
sage the TrnnHyHni has notified the
miners ~ nnly that Il will give thrm
o. safe conduct and protection iu case
they Will remain 90 the TrunHynal
The report that the rand lHshmcn
have formed n corps 10 hclp prcat Kri-
ger 10 confirmed. AMI Il u said at Cape.
town that n cnhlerrum has been re-
rulyCd there from New York snyug ten
thousand lrlFhmon there are ready to
help the Tunayuul
The Orange Free state burFhors are
reported 90 be- bitterly divided over
The merits OF the controversy. ana their
probable course 90 ease ~ war.
A message from the secretary of state
Tor the colonies. Mt. Chamberlain. says
hU uuirrHtnndH the concessions made iu
have been withdrawn on account % the
British attitude regarding Huzefaluty
1ud adds
'Hor mnjraty's government has nbsn-
lutsly rouuilntoi the view ~ the pollti-
COD status ~ tho TruuHyuui taken hy "a.
Trnsyaul government claiming the
status OF sovereign state, and there
fore are unable tu consider any proposal
made rundItlonully un their acceptance
of this View"
Continuing, the note uys that the
british government De- satisfied that the
law omhuiylng the proposed alvylut-
iug measures Tor uutluuiurs ls ineni-
Client Co secure immediate ana Hubattu-
tlal representation, which, u 10 UNDER
stood, the TruuHynul admits 90 be- rya-
Huuablc, % then says
Moreover the presentation of the
proposals lu th" note NJ August o lndl-
Gates that the government NJ the South
African republic themselves recognized
that their previous offers might with
advantage be enlarged and the indie
pcndcncs Of tho republic thereby In no
way be- impaired
The despatch then goes on 10 say
Great Britain ~ SIN prepared 10 nc-
cupt the franchise proposals OF August
., provided court ut Inquiry whether
Joint or unllat,rll shows the new
scheme TO be uncncumborrd by nullin-
cation,
In this connection the British gov
eminent assumes that the now members
ui the Rad viii be- allowed 10 speak
their own language. and adds that "the
acceptance Of these terms would az
once remove the tension and would IN |
all probability render unnecessary any |
further Intervention of her majosty'B |
government 90 secure redress for Erlry- ]
uncca which the uitlnndera Themselves /
would be able 20 bring % the notice VI |
the executive council and Nolksrnad.
Her mujesiy's government a. lu- |
creasiuHly Impressed with tho danger 90 !
further delay iu relieving tho strain !
which has already caused Hn much In /
jury 20 the Interests OF South Africa, |
ana they earnestly press Tor an imme- /
diutc reply Ca the present proposal. N !
ucccdcd TO they VIII Doc rDudy a. make 1
Immediate arrangements Tor further /
between the president ana /
the high commissioner Co settle an de- |
tails ~ the proposed tribunal uf urhi-
trntiun, ana the questions referred 90 lu !
my motto of August 30, which are neither
the Interpretation uf the convention.
but which might bo readily settled by
friendly communication between repro
aontntlvcH u the two governments. if !
however uH some HuNluusly hope this /
will not De- the case, the reply uf the
rrnns,Jnl should be negative or Cuu-
elusive I am 60 state thtt her mnjcHty'a
government must reserve 10 themselves !
the right 20 consider tho situation Gle
noyu and formulate thplr own proposals
Tor a final settlement
The exact franchise proposals which
Mr., Chamberlain says Great britain ls
ltill prepared Co accept with thD court
VI Inquiry pruyisu arc five years fran
shlHU. % share for the ultluulprH lu tho !
election pf the president and equal
rights ana Increased representation Tor
he gold fields 20 the extent uf eight new
la WfHUaD FT.##HNfHI I1F..aI. ]
lent Kruger Aug, No. and l1tor were
withdrawn.
KRUGER URGED TO YIELD.
London. Sept. ia special dlFpatch
from Pretoria rayH the leaders Of the
Nfrilnnder bund have tclegraphgl to
Priest Kruger urging him 20 Yield 10 !
Mr. Chamburlain's lAHt demands,
Great Yarmouth Races.
London. Sept. l3-At the great Var
mouth meeting today II. shorwood's s.