The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-13
Beers ADVANCE.
Continued from Page II

\ specia, dispatch from Johannes
| burg says. As a natural result OF the
| panic there i considerable laWleSs-
ress. The regular distribution OF let
tiers has ceased. The Government has
| commanders all dynamite and Cya-
hide supplies. which had been removed
and placed under strict guard at va
riOus depots. y strong guard has
| been stationed at the reservoir TO pre-
vent tampering with the water.
An enthusiastic meeting OF Irishmen
| was held last evening in Kimberley
under the presidency OF a former May
or of the town, 1T which resolutions
were unanimously adopted expressing
disapproval OF the conduct OF Irishmen
who sympathized with the Beers and
OF the course OF the Irish Parliamen-
tary party in extending sympathy ana
support to the Transvaal in the pres
| ent crisis
Intelligence from Cape Town in
cludes an official denial OF the rumor
that the British have crossed the
| lransvaal frontier near Kimberley
| There Is very definite feeling
| throughout the Cape that the delay in
forwarding reinforCements is very
| dangerous. The utmost enthusiasm
prevails and many are anxious to- place
their services at the disposal of the
| Government
Some of the refugees from Johannes
burg now in Cape Town are resorting
TO acts OF violence, smashing windows.
| and thieving. Ii is expected that. al
| though the Dutch in Cape Colony are
likely TO remain quiet in ordinary cir
cumstances, they will join their breth-
rem OF the Orange Free State in case
| the Basutos commence hostilities.
1t is reported that another shipment
| OF Rand bullion to the value OF El.-
| 100000 IS in danger of confiscation by
the Transvaal authorities.
\ petition to- Queen Victoria. signed
by fifty-eight members OF the Cape
House of Assembly. has been for
warded through the British High Com
missioner, Sir Alfred Miner. pointing
out that the petitioners. who are rela-
ted by blood and through marriages to-
residents of the Transvaal. are mate
rally interested in the maintenance of
peace, urging the abandonment of war
like measures. las the Transvaal Is
now fully awakened to the wisdom of
liberal concessions" and praying Her
Majesty to appoint 2 commission forth
| with to confer with the Beers. as the
| petitioners are convinced that. as the
present franchise act is inadequate. the
| Transvaal Government Is prepared to
| make further concessions to- Uitland-
ers. The petitioners. in closing. de-
clare their loyal devotion to- the throne
and person of the Queen. Today the
Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mr..
Chamberlain, sent the following reply:
The Imperial Government Is not
uEmindful of the sympathy and inter
est of British subjects OF Dutch de-
/ nj in 4 Fr-fa Of h.s a.,
objects of the Imperial policies Is 20
secure for the non-DutCh inhabitants
of the Transvaal rights and privileges
similar to those enjoyed by the Dutch
in Cape Colony. The Imperial Gov
eminent has shown the TTausvaal ev-
cry consideration consistent with this
object and deeply regrets that the ef-
forts for a peaceful settlement have
hitherto been unsuccessful.
The Imperial authorities are unable
to- adopt the suggestion OF the petition.
ers for the reason stated in the note
to the Transvaal OF September i2. In
view OF the refusal of the Transvdal O.
entertain that moderate and ConCilia'
tory offer, the Imperial aUthOritie:
have been compelled to formulate their
own proposals regarding final settle
ment, which will shortly be Commu'
niCated to the Transvaal.
| The Times. in its second edition to-
day, publishes the following dispatch
from Pietermaritzburg. dated octo
| Der 4:
; The wild statements emanatinl
from Ladysmith and Newcastle tha
the Beers have crossed the frontier ar,
without foundation. The British mill
tary authorities in Natal do not eXpec
the Beers to- cross the border At pres
ent unless their leaders lose control %
the men,"
The London edition OF the STANDARD
and Diggers' News. a Boer organ. pub
fishes the following dispatch from 10
hannesburg, dated yesterday:
1T is expected that 10000 burgher,
from the Transvaal and the orang'
Free State will be on their respective
borders this evening "wednesday
Should the hostilities be protracte'
there is much fear that the Zulus, Ma
tabeles and Basotos will rise agatns
the whites and that massaCres and dis
asters will follow. The Zulu chief
have been summoning their tribesmeI
from the Rand for weeks past.
Stories of outrages committed by TIA
Beers upon refugees from the Trans
vaal continue to pour in. \ bad Incl
dent occurred at Kroonstadt. where
deputation from a trainload OF ZOO
refugees attempted to buy provisions
but were driven out by Beers aime'
with blacksnakes.
NO MORE MAILS.
BLOENFONTEIN. OCT. :. - TIL
Landrost OF Boshof telegraphs that tn
British troops have crossed the borde
from Kimberley.
LONDON. Oct. 1.-THE dispatch r.
=, ceived in Bloemfontein from the Land
J rost of Boshof is not credited here. .
il is considered extremely improbable
1t cannot be asserted with certatnt!
but il is believed that the British pre-
posals have not yet reached the Trans
vaal. and IL is doubtful II they haN
| vet bepn= diSDatched Therefore ~