The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-06

a quantity OF explosives was found in
side the Cape Town p0stoffice Yesterday
and that an attempt has BEEN made to
murder the staff at the CoIesburg rail-
way junction.
Still Hope For Peace.
Although today's news from South
Africa is grave, the adherents OF peace
/ still derive great deal of hope from
| dispatches that the stage Of negotia-
ton is not yet fully terminated The
news is contradictory. Side by side
with the announcement that the Beers
/ have occupied LatugS Neck is printed
q dispatch from Pretoria. stating that
the TEansvaal government has issued
strict injunctforS to the commandments
I that British territory must not be..iri-
I Vaded, and that Commandment General
Joubert has issued a proclamation
/ threatening to shoot any man who
/ crosses the border.
/ Scarcely had the advocates of peace
| exchanged congratulations over the
announcement from the TFansvaaI that
I J. Fl. H0ffmeyer the Afrikanders lead
! err, and w. p. Schreiner, the Cape pre-
mier, had undertaken a seni-Official
I peace mission and had actually started
! to Pretoria, where they ought to have
arrived last evening when later mes
sageS from the Trausvaal capital de-
clared that <he BOer government knew
/
that in any event nothing could pre-
serve peace but the withdrawal Of the
British demands.
No Signs of Retreat.
There is not one jot of evidence going
to show that the burghers contemplate
retFeating. Up to o'clock this after
noon nothing had arrived to- confirm
the dispatch from Newcastle to- the
Daily Telegraph announcing that a
general advance Of the BOer forces be-
gan yesterday. Another Newcastle spe-
cfaI, forwarded later than that toa the
Daily Telegraph, declared that all was
quiet on the border last evening, and
that there was no sign OF a Boer adj
vance.
The statement in the Daily Tele-5 4
graphs special that there We're no
British troops nearer Newcastle than
those at Lady Smith. is obviously an
error. as 5000 British troops are en-
camped at Dundee.
The alleged BOer advance comedies
curioUsly with simultaneous kilograms
from various quarters regarding az
Boer ultimatum and the explorations Of
the time limit in the evening.
Kafirs Accompany Beers.
A distinctly serious and ugly state
ment comes from Newcastle to- the eff
feet that the armeF kaffiFs accompany
the Boer commands. This would be-
an absolute breach of the conditions
supposed to govern warfare among
civilized nations. and. if true presagesH &
scenes worse than even the gIoomiests
forecasts.
From other Newcastle advices it APP
pears that the premier OF Natal has
teIegraphed the military authorities
that they can render Newcastle no as
sistance, adding that if the Beers in-s
tend to attack the town. resistance
would be futile, and that the wOnem
and children should be sent away and
the town surrendered.
An IlneOnfiFmgd report says that mar
tial law has been proclaimed in the
Transvaal. Advices from BI0ernfontein
say that the town. the capital OF the
Orange Free State, presents a most ami
mated appearance. Armed buFgherS go
about everywhere although the gov
eminent still processes hopes Of peace
Acts of Lawlessness.
A special dispatch from Johannesburg
says: LAS a natural result OF the
panic there Isl considerable FaWfesSneSs
The regular distribution of letters has
ceased The government has COM
Wandered all dynamite and cyanide
supplies which had been removed and
placed under strict guard ait various
depots. A strong guard has been sta
toned at the reservoir to prevent tam
perimg with I'll e water.
An enthusiastic meeting Of Irishmen
was held yesterday at Kimberley under
the presidency of former mayor OF the
town, at which resolutions were unarl-
m0usly adopted expressing dfsapproyal
of the conduct of Irfshmen who synpa-
thize with the Beers and CT the Irish
parliamentary party extending sympa-
thy and support to the TranSvaal In
the present crisis
Delay Is Dangerous.
InteIIiGence from Capetown includes
an official denial Of the runner that the
British have crossed the TranSvaal
frontier near Kimberley. There is a
very definite feeling throughout the
cape that the delay in forwarding rein
fs very dangerous
The utmost enthusiasm prevails and
many are anxious to place their SER
vices at the disposal Of the govern
ment. Some Of the refugees from Jo-
hannesburg now In Cape Town are re-
sorting to acts Of vi0lenee smashing
windows and thieving.
1t lis expected that although the Dutch
lm Cape Colony are likely t.. remain
quiet in ordinary circumstances they
will Join their brethren Of the Orange
Free State in case the Basnios COM
menceB hostilities.
lit Isl reported that another shipment
81 Rand bullion to the value Of e1 .000,
300 is in danger of conhscation by the
TransvaaI authorities.
Petition To- the Queen
4 petition to Queens Victoria signed
oy ffty-eigl members Of the Cape
house Of assembly has been forwarded
through the British high commissioner.
Sir Alfred Miner, pointing out that the
petitioners who are related by blood
III
he. Transvaal are materially interested
n the maintenance of peace. urging the
of warlike measures .as
he TTansyaal is now fully awakened
70 the wisdom Of liberal CONCESSIONS
ind praying her majesty to appoint 4
commission forthwith to confer with
he Beers as The petitioners are con-