The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-11
DEMAND ON TRANSVAAL
Chamberlain Is Expected to Take q De-
ciSlve Step.
FRESH TROOPS SENT TO SOUTH AFRICA
MANLY as Many Regular Soldiers
Already There as There Are
Fighting Beers.
FRESH TROOPS SENT TO SOUTH AT

(covyrighted, 1893, by Associated Press)
t,onAon. June 10 When the secretary
Of state for the colonies, Mr., Joseph Cham
berlaln, in the house OF commons on
Thursday summed up the result oil the
| Bloemfontaln conference by declaring that
n new situation has been created, ne used
prominent phrase, apparently susceptl-
Bile to a variety OF interpretations, but IN
reality not open to one. The politicians
who have closely followed the aHalrs OF
the Transvaal and Mr. Chamberlain atA-
tude with respect to them are fully satls-
ned that the colonial secretary plainly
meant to declare that by means OF these
openings IN which the British high COM
missioner, Sir Alfred Miner, had exhaust
ed every diplomatic recourse to enect
reasonable settlement OF the matter IN
dispute, 1t had been proved definitely that
President Kruger was irreconcllaole ana
that an arrangement automatically was
henceforth vain. The British are espe-
clally exasperated because they feel that
they have been trihed with and the ques-
ton on everyoody's lips Is What next?'
Mr. Chamberlain Is not the man to be
diverted from his course. He has pub
liely and deliberately espoused the cause
uI the Uitanders and his next step Will
be a demand Then there will be energetic
action to support the demand. 10 may be
regarded as certain that this contingency
mas been fully foreseen for months past.
Fresh troops and large quantities OF NUM-
lions of war have gone to South Africa
ny every steamer. The troops have been
described as reliefs, but those who were
supposed to be relieved have remained
In South Africa. A steamer which sailed
in May took 500 OF these reliefs ana pas
sengers who had previously secured ac-
commodations had TO yield their places toI
the officers and men. In Natal notably
a large force has been assembled, fully
equipped and ready TO march at a moments
notice. Hundreds OF mules from South
Africa and Cyprus are on the spot the
storehouses are full of rations and the
ammunition supply IS at the maximum a
lighting force of from 16 900 to $4,000 men
could be mustered by the Beers, while
the British force already numbers 1000
men. commanded by the veteran Sir Will
lam Butler who has been commander OF
the troops in South Africa in 1898. His
wife was Elizabeth Thompson, the we'll
known artist. He served in Canada in 1870
and Ashantee in 1874 during the Zulu
war, 1859; in Egypt, 1SS2-S4. and COM
manded the British troops at Alexandria
from 1890 to 1893. In addition. the British
have large body Of SPLENDID mounted
rifemen and mounted police available. so
II hostilities break out events will move
- ~ hIeTou en MI !osepH NpdIluel
who think that Great Britain will not
no oil all L. -, n
,,.
""''e .He manufacturers snip owners
anu iii'' oii'n'S WHO Aelu mass meeting
At "'"seo"' june D. ana passed resolutions
expressing alarm at the serious injury to
bfltish ana colonial trade arising from the
continued ana threatened extension of for
elgn compettlon, were only following the
tasuloh OF blaming the government i'll
Is pointed ouL that they would be better
employed IN studying the outsp1Seu con-
sular Reports inc WorlI over conclustye.g
showing mat the ousung Of the British
c,"u LIS, Is que 10 superior American methods
the wants Of their cnstomsrs ~ tb oa,ef 10
stubborn John Bulls consider fitting to
their dignity After ALL however, tha
trade relations form discouraging out
49,. neS snow lhaJ some OF the heav
imports were dun to tbo Oo,m eMpor'S ana
caticn in the value Of per and 'p ptber
metals although, curously, the receipts
bo,nn. 'ne OA.,ed , states were considerably
n oninione :, ro'S, susge9uhg' according
incre ptutTT u, mere, lnat allowing for toe
combjnotion Is stii demand the copper
i,ot l''l1''oh Is sum manipulating the mar
"e'S
Ane Alarming increase In deaths By Tan
Ger has led to an Investigation bv madirat
societies to combat the disease ,Nas,
t,, ,,,. ~, N'Se'se' a meet
t Ebs wa was hela on wednesday, wnon SIR
need H 'e Sor 'mSEon, NJ, r. dwelling up11 the
tba NIB, ,0t 'ne So'4etF, pointed out that
w ori l'i haH Tl SeaIns from cancer in New
Years and ,5ot 1D'eI Gu lIa t9e pljt ten
liy, uTatns from cancer IN 1899 Than from