Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-06

respondent. ARE spreading the report
that Mr.. Hofmeyer W unwilling to at
tempt settlement. but this " lnnccu-
rate lie IL far from well. but ~ auN-
ious 10 mediate on the lines I have n-
ready indicated" From this. u APP
pears that Mr.. ifofmoyor has not
started on mission ~ mediation.
Tho Times Pretoria correspondent
supplies an explanation Of the reported
arrival Of Mr. n0fmeyer. and Mr..
Hchrclncr. the premier of Cape Colo
ny, by alleging that II was a hoax per-
pCtratcd ON the proprietor 81 a hotel
by mn Individual who ordered room.
and eupper for Mcsara iiofmcycr and
Schrclnor.
The poitermarltzburg correspondent
~ the Times confirms the report that
enough Indian troopo have arrived TO
make the military aituntion SECURE, and
says the authorities desire that further
nova regarding military movements
should be suppressed. as valuable In
formation has already leaked Ia the
Iiocrs through the London newspapers
dispatch To the Times from 10
batal. near MafckinF. Gays u IL o rc.
markablc fact that the natlvcg there
declare they viii not fight for the
1'rnnsvnal. but viii In preference cross
the border. because the novfn nrc too
severe. and arc always Furnishing them.
The correspondent Of the Standard at
Beaufort. West Rand, says that fugi-
lives who have arrived there report
that forty tons u dynamite have been
laid down Tor the destruction u the
railway bridge over the orange river
at Mobiles Point. a frontier station be-
tween Cape COLONY ana the FRYE State.
A Pretoria dispatch Gays the further
dispatch u commandos has been tenn
porarily suspended.
President Kruger. on being intcr-
viewed with reference to the rumorr or
lncumlona into british territory by
hurrhcr forces ruld the republic had
no intention Of acting on the aggressive
unless forced thereto by the military
attitude. OF Gr.at britain. By tho mass
Ina Of lroopa In the direction OF the
borders. or by sending Of heavy re-
Inducements from over tho sea.
A dispatch irom Capctown Gays thag
n quantity OF explosives were found In
side the CapGtown poatoiilcc yesterday
and that an attempt has been made to
murder the star at the colcaburg rail-
way junction.
While there IL no dimlnution IN the
Hood NJ dispatches from South Africa.
recording with almost tlrcHoniu ltcrn-
tiun the military preparations and
movements of both sides. with all
kinds of accurate and inaccurate ru-
NlnIN anu NiNfNlNAluNf ANH fNnl NliNhllnu
rcmnlnn unchanged. n ~ evident that
strong efforts are Htill being made to
preserve peace, simultaneously with
determined energy TO be prepared for
any emergency.
II IL expected that 5000 reserves will
be- called out tomorrow. and that an
army corps will b. modified on the
10Th or the 20th ~ the month.
In the meantime, II IL interesting to
note that neither side shows anxiety
to prccipitate n conflict. but IL rather
Inclined to give opportunity Tor the
play of peace Influences.
The mysterious visit ~ Count Mu-
rayicf. the Russian minister Of for
clgn nnaira 20 San Sebastian. where
h. saw the queen regent ana the king
" Spain. and had "a long conference
with Senior Sllvcln. the spanish pre-
mier occupies political minds. From
Spain Count Muravlen viii 10 TO Paris.
RurHlaa attitude IN the TranHvanl
matter Il common knowledge. Germany
II officially nentrnl but Emperor VIII
Hams famous teicgram TO President