The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-11
WAS LITTLE EXCITEMENT.
Ultimatum the Absorbing Topic OF
Conversation In London.

| London, Oct. 10.-The ultimatum OF
the Transvaa1 government is naturally
the absorbing topic of conversation al
the clubs and in political circles to-
night and the late editions of the af-
ternoon papers, containing the text OF
the ultimatum met with a great sale in
central parts of London, the newsboys
doing a thriving trade. on the closing
of the theatres.
There was no apparent excitement,
however, but general feeling was ex-
pressed that the Beers had made a
mistake, as their forcing matters would
tend to ALLEVIATE the sympathy which
might have been extended to them had
they thrown the stigma of declaring
war on Great Britain.
The text of the Beers ultimatum on
arriving this morning was sent with all
speed to Lord Salisbury, who came to
town this evening, and a dispatch box
was sent to the Prince of Wales, which
is only done in cases of especial urg-
ency.
The Portuguese minister to Great
Britain, Senior Several, called at the
foreign office this afternoon and had an
interview with Lord Salisbury, and his
visit is naturally connected in the pub
lie mind with the alleged purchase by
Great Britain of Delagoa bay
A.dispatch tending to confirm the re-
port of this purchase comes from Lou
reno MARQUEE. 1t states that the Brit
ish third-class cruiser PhilomeI is anch-
ored fifteen miles off the port, and is
supposed to be waiting the arrival of
the transports and warships to pilot
them into the harbor. 1t is quite GER
tain, however, that the troops would
not go to Lourenzo Marquee unless the
R1sIT xsff4f al tf. ~ do
over the port.
The cabinet has been summoned to
meet at the foreign office ON Friday
next.
War preparations by Great Britain
are being pushed with the greatest en-
ergy. The Woolwich arsenal has al
ready forwarded to South Africa over
100000 cartridges for rifles and ma
chine guns, and the reServists continue
TO- respond eagerly TO the mobilization
proclamation,
& DR., Gavin Brown Clark, radical mem
Der of the house of commons for CATH
ness. who all along has worked hard for
peace, has just received a eharacteris-
tic letter of thanks from Commandment
General Joubert. in which General .Jou-
bert declares that Cecil Rhodes, DR..
Jameson and Mr.. Chamberlain are re-
sponsible for the mischief. He says:
Ine Johannesburg Clique say that
Mr. Chamberlain regards the existence
if the Orange Free State and the Trans
vaal as two blots which, as Cecil
Rhodes has said, must be wiped out
from the map. He seems DESTROYS to do
this with the blood of the Afrikander
people and of the poor British soldiers
We do not. desire war. We know we
are not asmatch for the powerful arm
les of Great Britain and her willing
colonies. We never have been able to
DO anything against England's might.
/. Mr.. Chamberlain IS trying to drive
US into the Red sea, but I still hope
Sod will speak to the kind heart of her |
the queen. and that of her /
noble people, and that they will not al /
ow this wicked Hannah to cool his I
hatred against our lands Mordecaf We /
ire convinced that Chamberlain will /
-ry to conquer orr country and we shalt
.ry to- prevent him.. by the help of /
fod to the last drop of our blood"