The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-19
THE BOERS ARE. UNITED.
STAND TOGETHER IN THE REJECTION
OF BRITIsH DEMANDS.
Arrival of Artillery on tho Natal Border
Causes Some observation-disclosures of n
Move Against Natal-oranEs Free state
Now Openly Acting with tho Transvaal.

Causes Some observation-disclosures of n
Move Against Natal-oranEs Free state
Now Openly Acting with tho Transvaai.
spssidl Gable De,patehe, to rnr sur.
PRETORIA. Sept. 1S-In an interview to-day
Secretary OF State Retz contradicted In
the most emphatic manner the reports
that the Executive Council and the
volksraad were not in accord on the
question OF granting the franchise to the
Uitlanders. a considerable minority OF the
Volksraad favoring an unrestricted hve
years franchise. Mr.. Reitz declared that
IL was most important for the world to
know that the Government. the Volksraad
and the people OF the Transvaal were
acting in the most complete accord.
He added that any further decision
by the Republic would be made in
conjunction with the Orange Free State.
CAPE Town. Sept. 1s-The Cape Times has
again raised an outory against the Cape govern
ment for allowing the Orange Free State to
import arms and ammunition by way OF Port
Elizabeth. where supplies continue to arrive.
LONDON. Sept 1s.-A despatch from PETER
mantzburgh. Natal. to the Central News.
says the arrival OF the Stats Artillery
on the border has created panic
among the Beers. Charlestown has been
deserted and the Beers. who believe now that
their Government means business. have sent
their families to a lager on the Natal side OF
! the border.
A despatch to the Times from Johannes
| burg via Newcastle. says 1t 10 stated that an
, early coup is contemp lated Large quantities OF
| forage have been forwarded toward the Natal
border and this is taken to indicate move on
the part OF the troops to that quarter. The
agents Of the Transvaal Government are
buying horses freely.
MANCHESTER. Sept. 18.-The Guardians
| London correspondent says the sense OF gloom
and anxiety over the news from the Transvaal
| is not confined to any one political party.
Secretary Cham berlain's policy has met only
a lukewarm acceptance by a certain section Of
the ministeraists. while others are directly
opposed to his views. Tho great body
I OF waverers have so far gone on without taxi
| ing any definite side In the hope and belief that
whatever else happened 1t would not be war.
The idea that we would actually force the
franchise proposals at the point OF the bay
onet" the correspondent says. is absolutely
confined to small group who want
war for its own sake and who from the first
have only looked on the franchise proposal as
a useful pretext"
PARIS, Sept. 10 The Temps. discussing the
| Transvaal's reply. declares that war because
OF II would be not only scandal Tor
humanity. but would raise the grav-
est questions for the future OF the
British empire. threatening its supremacy
in South Africa. 1t asks: will the England
OF Peel. Golden. Bright and Gladstone regain
possession OF herself at the eleventh
hour and prevent the reign OF Victoria
being crowned with an lnfamy. and pre-
vent the Queen from bequeathng to her
successors new revolt like that,ot the Ameri-
can Colonies. in which the Granville win be
Chambe rlain and the North will be Salisbury
BERLIN. Sept. 1S-In government quarters
the view is taken that patience on the par
OF Great Britain in dealing with the
Transvaal could not and would not be
taken for weakness. and that she ought tc
continue the negotiations. The opinion pre-
walls in military circles that war would be nj
childs play.