The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-26
TRANSVAAL DELAY.
Way Cleared For Peace If
Beers Desire It--England's
Preparations.
rBv cable to The Associated Press.l

LONDON, Sept. 26, 1S99.-The genera
feeling. including that Of the pro-Boers
as indicated by articles in the afternoon
newspapers today, is that the published
despatch Of the Secretary ef State for the
Colonies, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, to tne
|IBritish High Commissioner in South
Africa Sir Alfred Miner, clears the way
for peace if the Beers desire Il; man, IN any
event. it is pointed out. 1t affords further
delay which, in the case OF Great ffitalli
is certainly advantageous. as 1t gives time
for the reinforcement OF rhe garrison a.
the Cape The papers generally, however,
express the hope that President Kruger
win now see his way TO meet Greal Ply gsa
aims views. and the Westminster Ca
zette'' which is not an ant-Boer paper
siPresfdent Kruger and his advisers still
have a chance of securing peace with m
dependence.
to South Africa proceeds uninterrupt ediy
Three field batteries arrived at BIT KEN
head today. and will embark Tor Dur pan'
Natal.
sOuantiffes Of stores and ammunition
are leaving here daily The movement OF
troops to Natal Is merely precautionary
measure to secure the coal mines ana -
noWise in the nature of menace. lneIe
are no imperial troops on the immediate e
border Rumors of collisions should De
received with caution
A despatch from Pretoria says lnat
lMauser rifle. in the hands of burgher.
who was practising with It. burst recently
and nearly killed him. with the result tnat
a great number of burghers are graTeiy
concerned at the apparent gpE, insecurlty +ha o
Cartridges are worthless and are appear
ing to the Government to revert to the
Martini or investigate and remedy the
grievances
The ssTimes'' has a despatch from Jo-
hannesburg which asserts that the delay
is creating the worst possible impression
in the minds of the burghers, VINO taunt-
ingly boast that while Great Britain de-
precates delay upon the part or the Boers
she Intentionally and unnecessarily pro-
longs the controversy because she IS
afraid to follow up her low own game OF DUH
with the argument of force:
Reports are heard on all sides oL tne
eagerness of the Beers to start hosuHties
and their postponement Is said 70 pe
solely due to the restraining influence OF
General Joubert 1t Is added that u as
believed this influence cannot pc exer-
cised much longer. There i5 clrcum-
stantial rtnor that General Jouoert nss ass
armed burghers that unless ne IS prepare99:
to take the initiative within prieI perloa
he must relinquish his command OF !ne
army This looked upon as an instructive
indication of Boer feeling
lBy Cable to The Associated Press.
CAPE TOWN, Sept. 26, 1Sss-The South
African News" today, prints deSpapcn
from Pretoria saying the alleged Grange
in British public opinion and the absence
of alarming reports subsequent TO- the
meeting of the Council are considered
hopeful signs
There is no official news from Bloom
fontein, but there is not the slightest
doubt about the attitude of the orange
Free State At meeting OF Scandi-
navians there it was unanimously declued
to support the Government. Only twenty
members Of the First Raad are IN town
and it is expected that the LEGISLATURE
will dissolve at any moment: Ihe Jews
at a meeting have resolved to support
the Government and have offered TO equip
ana provision a police corps OF TWO hum
dred men.
Piet Kruger, grandson of the President
Of the Transvaal in a letter 10 the
s.volkstein," asks wherther or not It Is
the Governments duty to inform the lm-
nerial Government that any further land
ing of troops will be considered easus
belli.
There Is feverish activity In all the
Departments and the despatch of riders. !
carving instructions to towns removed
from the telegraph lines, is continuous
TBy Cable to The Associated Press.
JOHANNESBURG. Sept 26, 1898. "A man
ifesto has ben issued here BY number
II Trishmen urging the Irish to s'strike
4 god blow at England, which has held
the Irish people in bondage.