Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-23
THE CABINET MEETS

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THE CABINET MEETS
LONDON. Sept. 2$.-Thc Cape Town
eli was held today beginning at 1890
p. NJ.
a large crowd assembled about Down
ing street early in the day. The
cabinet ministers We're loudly cheercd,
the Secretary OF state FOR the Colonies
Nlr. Chamberlain, receiving the lion S
share Of the applause.
Tile meeting ended at 2:41 p n
The members We're cneerel as they
came out of the foreign Office. Nothing
tianspired regarding the action taken.
although the general impress Sion spread
that 4 vigorous line had been aGoptel
The Secretary Of State for War. the
Marquis OF Iansdownc. and the First
Lord of the Admiralty. Mr.. George j.
Goschen. immediately proceeded TO the
war office. M."..
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon
published Il special dispatch from Care.
'Town which says it is stated that the
Beers have given a guarantee 80 lhe:
symrathizers in the Orange Free State
and Cape Colony that the Transvs-al
Will not BE the first to make war.
STCiNIFrC:ElNT INCIDENT.
Gil the German -A1nba ssador, Cou nj
Observation-Disclosures visited the pre-
mier. Lord Salisbury and had a long
conference with him. The fact that !.
similar visit Immediately followed che
previous cabinet council leads sn-ne
persons to attach significance to il. & I'd
to infer that Emperor William of Ger
lnank, is taking an active part in
Transvaa affairs. The official German
press. however. has been so outspolen
in telling President Kruger that he
need not expect aid, that it is Scarc.ly
possible to attach credence to that in
reference.
Many rumors are current regarding
the result Of the cabinet council. al!
protesting to be based on good sources
But. these are vague and ntradic,nry.
One news agency announces that I'M
mediate and decisive action had not
been decided upon.
Later in the day various rune
were still current regarding the cab
met meeting. but the following, VIII irh
the Pail Mall Gazette publishes is he
lieved TO be correct:
The comparatively short duration OF
the council warrants the conclusion
that nothing of supreme inpo1 ia nee
was decinded at it, and such we bell eve
to be the fact. -
Information in our possession is to
the effect that it was an interim cab
met. summoned to consider an iiite rim
dispatch. 1t is believed that this pa per
which met With the unanimous approx
ii Of Mr.. Chamberlain's colleagues,
will be published as soon as received .5y
the Boer government on Monday or, at
the latest. on Tuesday,
ANOTHElR VErRS ON
According to the Pail Mall Gazette.
the dispatch opens With an expression
Of regret at the unfavorable chara .lter
of Secretary Deitzs latest reply, and
proceeds with a very firm insistence
upon the reputation of the claim of the
Transvaal 10 the status Of a sovereign
state, once more pointing out Bri tisli
readiness to settle at once the nature
OF the proposed arbitration tribunal.
provided the other British conditions
are promptly and unreservedly accept
cd. and concluding With the intima ton
that the imperial government is now
cnga ged in drawing up its own terr.s
and that the Transvaal may expect TO
hear from them very shortly. @
The Pail Mall Gazette says that an
other meeting OF the cabinet viii talk,
place next Thursday or Friday. when
the issues will be presented in more
serious shape.
The United States "a ambassador. Mr..
Joseph 1T. 'Choate. visited the foreign
office today. 1t is understood that his
visit was in relation to the Alaskan me-
gotiations. In an interview with a re-
porter Of THE Associated Press, Mr..
Choate said:
'Of course Lord Salisbury did nos
discuss the Transvaal crisis with rf'e.
4 can say that the United States has
made no representations Of any kind
regarding the T1'ansvaal. and the same
applies so far as I knew to Germany.
i hope there will be no war, but things
are quite uncertain
NO ACTIVE STEPS TAKEN
LONDON. Sept. 23.-The government,
il is understood, cabled Sir Alfred Mil
ner. British high commissioner for
South Africa, yesterday afternoon (Fri-
day. a message in accordance With tile
cabinets decision, as outlined in The
Pail Mall Gazette and already cabled
to the Associated Press. 1T is said that
the message also protests tronsly
5gaint the allegation of bad faith on tho
part Of Mr.. Conyngham Greene.
in the meantime no active steps will
be taken to send an army to South At