Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-09-23
'TRANSYAAL DISPUTE.
The Orange Free State Asks Amer
lean Intervention.
UNANIMITY AMONG THE Beers.

The T.nnsvanl state Secretary Denies
Reports of informal Discussions, and
Says tho Transvmui and Orange ERGO
state Are Actiuwin Conjunction.
London, Sept. 19-rhe Cape Town
correspondent OF tie Daily Mail says:
The United States consul in Cape
Town has gone to Blocmiontein at the
request Of the government OF the
Orange Free State. to confer regard
ing the crisis The Orange Free State
executive is anxious to secure Ameri-
can intervention.
Boer spies infest all The border
towns. Two thousand troops Will be
dispatched TO Kimberley within Il
week Five hundred started last night
End others will go forward tomorrow.
There has been lively interchange
of dispatches between the foreign. war
and colonial offices. but no summons
has yet been issued for cabinet coun-
ell.
Long dispatches were sent last even
ing TO the yiceroy OF India, Lord Cur
zon, and to the British high commits
sioner in South Africa. Sir Alfred Mil
ner.
General Lord Garnet Wolseley. field
marshal and conlmander-in-chief. re-
turned TO London yesterday and i'm
mediately repaired 10 the war office,
where he remained busily employed
the greater part OF the day.
The special dispatches from South
Africa confirm the report telegraphed
yesterday that the Beers are massing
artillery in positions commanding
Laings Mex. Small Boer attachments
occupy positions above Buffalo river.
The members OF the Afrillander bund
in Cape Town intend to convene the
bund in congress 10 consider the sit
uation.
a Bloemtonteiu paper reports the
dismissal of several Englishmen from
the Blomfou,ejn police force because
OF their refusal to serve on the Com
mando.
i Pretoria dispatch says: Tie
Transyaal state secretary. I. W. Reitz.
in the course q an interview today de-
clarcd that the government. the colks-
raad and the people were unanimous
regarding the attitude which the
Transvaal lad assumed. and that there
Was no foundation whatever for the
reports of differences. Mr.. ReitZ also
asserted that the TransvaaIS decision
Was arrived at in conjunction with the
Orange Free State.
The Tyansyaal volksraad yesterday
re-adopted the mining article in the
gold LAW, eliminated last year. en-
powering the government to contiscate
the claims and mines belonging TO
people convicted OF treason or con-
spiracy against the state. and empow-
aring the government 10 order that the
mines be worked, and if this instruc-
ton is disregarded 10 work them
through its own agents. The re-
adopted article comes into force i'm
mediately.
The Daily Telegraph publishes q
communication from military CORE
spondent who discussing the effect
OF the Free State throwing its lot in
with the Transvaal. says:
In the event OF war this Will great
~ increase our difficulties and Will
lengthen the duration OF the campaign.
but the work will be accomplished and
the Union Jack will float over consol-
idated South Africa between the Fam
tesi and the Cape
The principal danger which besets
the British position is d sudden out
breal, of hostilities, enabling the Beers
TO score q few minor successes. which
would bring down upon lis every
Dutchman in South Africa, and prob
ably the statement that the Beers are
sending compressed forage TO the
Natal border seems 10 signify that they
will not wait for new grass. but are
preparing an immediate advance