Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-22
BRITISH ANXIOUS
FOR A FIGHT.
military Men Impatient to Begin
War With the Transvaal.
ENGLAND IN A DILEMMA.
u.,lrd win Military Preparations
orange free state President says
HritI.h Attitude ~ Not Justined.

London. sept. 22.-whllo the precise
,...If af the secret session of the Iuud
~ Oh, orange Free state Is not yet
Known here, President stoyn's speech
Ia the opening VI the session Is re-
e4rlsi as an almost infalllble lndica-
fsa Of the attitude which the Free
STATE will take.
commenting from this point OF Wow,
ibs London morning papers are 900 linz
messed with the added gravity VI the
nu8unn. and mmou are beginning
% D.. heard regarding the diiatur.uCsH
o. tha government in getting troops
forward Military men are said TO be
impatient They assert that every
h.ag DO ready. and that they are only
waiting for orders. n Dr. recognized
mat the attitude OF the Orange FREQ
STATE makes the original estimates
lH.l upon Dutch neutrality too lmulli
Evidently "a much larger force VIII DO
T6e government 90 faced with some
thing like dilemma. The leader NJ
tEs opposition has publicly denounced
tht pfeclpitancy ~ The colonial uillcc
m forcing a conflict. Therefore minis
f"|M MAN NNNllAANNNNNA ~ NNANNNNNHN % AN
uHmenI H. on tho other hand, Hn
nfFe an expenditure uH ,hc apparent
altitude Of the orange free state
would Involve should become uruCH-
ary. the government would be- Obliged
% summon Parliament In order Go get
adequate supplies, ~ ~ understood
that tho money question accounts Tor
thr dubhllng manner lu which the
tf.lpl are being forwarded.
German military experts, realizing
Che seriousness uf the campaign are
commenting with uBtuuiHnWcnt upon
tle fact that England D. 20 Cor behind
ll her preparations. ln Berlin 10 "a
also believed that Dr. LrydH D. acting
.s President krurcr's Evil genius, and
that DC IL leading him by reports that
Doc H likely tu get aymputhy, ~ not use
f.silncr from some u the European
SO member of the cape cabinet was
present at the meeting " the AiriNnn-
tar members Of the Cape parliament
yesterday
A Dispatch from Pretoria announces
that arms continue ~ be- served 10 tho
lurThcrF.
ATTITUDE OF THE FREE STATE.
Blocmfontoln. Orange Free state.
Sept gi.-Thc Volkarnnd met today,
with full attendance. President StDyu
tur welcoming the hufEhor hU sN-
pressed regret that the rolttlonp be-
tween Great Britain ana the Trans.
vaaicrs had become strained.
The momborr. he said. Were aware
% the meeting 81 Sir Alfred Miner and
PRECEDENT Kruger az hlocmfuutrln
when President Kruger made prupU-
Gals which, although refused by the
british commissioner were unanimous
Is considered throughout the orange
FREQ state TO boz exceedingly fair.
Proceeding 20 review the ucEutln-
tons, President Stcyn said the Trans
NHdl had boon dccOycd BY the British
diplomatic agent at Pretoria. Conyng-
ham Greene, ana he practically uc-
ouacl the imperial government M a
breach 0f faith. He said he wtts disin-
y.lr,d 90 advise the TTausyAll Euy-
cramcnt Co accept the latest British
demands
The present critical state Of affairs
could not be- matter ~ Indifference
~ the orange Free state. which was
bound hy treaty To- nuurd resistance to
thy ITuusyual. aud DE nli therefore
convened the NollHrand 20 decide what
attitude should be takcn.
There b. nothing declared Oh,
urUHllout THAT warrants war or ht
attack upon the rransvaal, such dif'
fyTancuH az exist can hc eolvcd by ar
N|NfINAH N Ut NNNlN NNN MNN AAA'NNh g.
religion and civilization"
ln conclusion President Steyn said b,
would take this opportunity u luylni
certain draft lave before the Nolks
tuI for consideration. praying God O.
give the members strength &" pass res
o.uuInp not only conducive Co penc,
and pros rrity, but also In the Interest
Of their beloved state,
Immediately after the speech ffrfl'
dent stcyn askrd the Nolksraad 20 ~
iHto secret eosslon, which was agreed
90 unanimously.
NO TURNING BACK.
Nrw York. Sept ga dispatch e
The Tribune from London says Th'
sponduncc between Sir Alfred MI
f.H and President Steyn rtrpuEthyrI
the current belief here that tomorrow
cabinet council win decide 90 send ON
from 900 10 20. 900 additional troops u
South Africa, and leave AN question:
81 diplomacy open until their arrival
Meanwhile the orange Free stat
leaders and the Afrlknndor bund WI
bcfur themselves to keep peace De
tween England and the Trnnsyaal, un'
Will have the best wishes Of the Eng
lIsh conservatives like Sir Edward
Clarke, who are hoping that war MAJ
D. HVcrted
Loading nnnnciors IN tho city ur
convinced that war ~ inevitable, HlnN
neither President Kruger nor Mr. cham
Tain can retreat with honor and thrr
o. mo- other way out nf H. That N On
tNUmunest expression heard Ice LON
bard street that each side has gone tu
Tar 90 turn back, and hence There I
nothing 10 do but ight Il out.
Abont that ALASKA Earthquake.
Seattle. Wash, Sept. 22,-Lynn cana
u tirawn with glacier and iccber
Wfrckngc resulting from the recon
earthquake uphensulH. The steam,
lu7lllu, which Just arrived today frol
northern waters. bears evidence
contact with these Heating Zee noun
iHluB SO thick nrc the bergs that the
ore menace 10 navigation, Tux
E.ncler, the towering and nhlny ornl
Wont ~ Tnku inlot, the mouth Of Whlc
81 lll hut cougcsted with burgs, lnrg
ana small, n reported 10 hnN
loughod' m from her mirrorod faf
Tee chunks half ne large ms an oCeu
EllnE vessel. The Nosulln got nfoul
one ~ the Heaters, striking with Huii
Client force TO break a portion ~ Ia
stern and tho iron plating that boun
~ TuE BITTERNESS or GALL,
Canadian Professor Tries How Men
Things lilo Can Ray Of Dewey
Toronto. ont. Sept 22.-Gold Vi
smith, writing In a local paper, ulya
Nothing could show the extent
which the head of Columbia has bee
turned bv tho war fuora than her u1Ori