New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-27
ruE NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS
LONDON.
-.crFuL END OF THE BOER TROUBLE
LOOKED FOR.
.,srHoMAs LIPToN's DEPARTURE-coM1NG
,rrT1NG OF THE BRITISH AssOC1A-
rroN-PoLEMICs PRBCEDE THE
CHURCH COUNCIL.
CHURCH COUNCIL.
tBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE. J

.aon Aug. 2e-The new budget OF Trans !
-, correspondence does not throw any light !
,on the essential points now al issue, but Illus
,ss the temper in which negotiations are !
..,a,cted on both sides President KRUGER has
,.,srred for nearly month any direct answers
=. che proposal for q joint inquiry into the ef-
..octs Of the new franchise. II is not yet known
.uitb positiveness how he has answered this pro-
,osal but II IS generally believed that he has
-e,ected IT, at the time Offering new
franchise scheme Which is in advance or SIT
Alfred Miners minimum This would be ac-
ceptable II two conditions were not imposed
First that all remaining questions shall be SUP
-,,ttea TO arbitration and second. that British
ouzereinty shall be renounced. The second con-
6,,,on is obviously put up only TO be withdrawn
for no British Ministry could remain IN once
sfter accepting It, The first condition may De
Tho basis for a compromise. II arbitration by
;.ore,sn Power should be excluded Lord Salis-
b,,r,, IS known to have taken 70 Osborne lohe
statement Of the case prepared by Mr. Joseph
Chemberlain and 1t is possible that something
,,,,a on ultinatum may he sent 10 Pretoria III
order 10 put an end 70 the dilatory tactics oi
Kruger. ,.,.h
Military preparations are in progress on oo'i
eiees. two thousand british regulars ha.Hie
sailed this week for Cape Town froin ''ioi "''"'
by way Of Southampton. while the boers are
receiving shipments Of arms and AMIN
through the Orange Free State. when tne |ape
Premier considers il illegal to prohio''' ie
with all these signs Of an approaching co"'iiC
the inherent probab bties In the case are Sun
sn favor of n peaceful ad ustment' a'houei '
British ultmatum may be necessary IN oroei ~
cnch it.
Euston and Waterloo stations were cro"ueu
to-day with Americans. The st. Paui sa'ieu
with full cabins General Grosvenor pelhs .ne
most CONSPICUOUS representative in pubic hIe'
iend Mr. Grscom returning by MS ia'0
ship. The Euston train for the Campahia was
ian immense one. and Sir Thomas Lptons parry
occupied one carriage. Many friends were pres
sxnt 10 give him a final greeting. and ne was
,kent busy for twenty minutes shaking hanus
With them, while his friend. Lord Russell looked
-, with superior judicial smile. Sir Thonas
>,os IN high Seather and happy as lark "heh
Ma e,ard warned him that he must go ihslue
30 made a short speech on the platform 10
circle Of neutrality-suspicious., porters ana Tea
,,,srls-and when he entered the carriage stooo
y. a. r,ndov and shouted that he felt like an
,merican and was going among friends he
49, rros rereatedly cheered by bystanders' l"o
qreen flags we're waved by the porters' ror
He's Jolly Good Fellow" was sung. ana cries
. 11er hear
trvndled out of the station with Sir Thomass
face stll out of the window, peamlhS WIFI
s,,nee and his handkerchief futtering'
CIV Thomas when asked whether he had any
Go, r,eseaee 70 send TO America, rephed tha' he
,,ros particularly pleased TO do so through Inc
r,r,hyne which had treated him fairly ana gen
erouslv from the beginning He confessed ti'a'
no felt annoyed whenever it was suggested tha'
no might not have fair play in the Cup Iaoe''
He had been going to America nearly every
year since his boyhood and had as Hhhns
t-er6e a, Ney-York as in London The thought
,oa ro,.- occurred to him that he would nave
ANYTHING but just treatment In the Cup rao.'
There WAS nothing TO be said, except 'ha' 'io
hest boat had always won BEFORE ana "ou'u
again II the Shamrock were better Doa' t"",
the Columbia he would bring the Cup paoA
u,,h him There would be good feeling winch
ever boat might win. for yachtsfheh "ou
know that there had been fair play anu '''"'
one Yacht WAS better than the other'
o.roa b,s attention TO a remark in to-days
.tse,d, that Il was difficult to understand why
,ho sho,,rocv whom docked should be hung round
with curtains and guarded against slghtseeis'
.inca the ohiect Of this secrecy could not pe co-
tectured when both yachts were complete anu
could no. he altered in time for the races ne
declined 10 say whether or not the ORDERS Ioi
keeping 10 the mystery would be reiaNeo ai'ei
his arrival but asserted that the Coiufhoia
secrets were guarded with equal Jea'ous''
regard" he said, the Herreshons as very S.
yacht builders. and am certain 'hat ''sy
not told all they know about the Coluin"ia' "o
allowed the public to find out all 'her 'eei 80
As much is known of the Shamrock as "a '"N
Columbia There is no more mystery aoou. oNo
than about the other. We think thass We "
some new and valuable elements ana lae"s !"
the Shamrock. and we hope to win the cup
with them In any event, we shaH 90 oui D
10 prove that we have the better boat ana nhVe
no faars tho, Americans will misjudge us or
show any pretudice against our honest al'e'"p'
10 win tho Cun on the real merits OF the ohahh-
rock"
Sir Thomas spoke with great earnestness anu
put away with fine brogue and strohs
even the bare suggestion that ne "ooiu .
anything but fair sportsmaniiKe
Sandy Hook The large steamer TIC ,'.,
Sun will convey the special party OF EnshSh
yachtsmen 10 America and an Atanuc iiiiet
will leave the Thames on September ~ WIN ~
passengers 20 witness the Cup races Inc i
lsh press asserts that there Is more iii'e.e "
America in The races than is manifested mere.
The interest here will be keen enough II 'ne
Shamrock wins otherwise the result Will oe
dismissed anguidly as a contest Det"ee"
Ing machines which not yachts.
The Trades Union Congress. which VIII meet
In Plymouth early in September VIII nave
rexatious question OF discipline to deal Will
Few years ago a deaf mute workman "a'
Pentney began an apprenticeship as s"''
but without completing it. and was e"P0s'
IN other work for three years because ho nv
could be found for him. family or ioui wa"
fed by this breadwinner. Two smiths s"u'"
In order TO protest against his employment DIS