Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-30
No Chance for Diplomacy
in the TranSvaal.
THE REPLY OF KRUGER
Is so Unsatisfactory That Trouble May
Break Out at Any Time-The Avail
able Forces on Both SideS-WOmen
and Children Leaving.

London, Aug. s0.-Commenting o n the
declaration Of President Kruger of the
Transvaal government, to the effect that
the South African government adhered
to it's latest offer and would not make
any further concessions, the afternoon
papers here unanimously draw attention
to the increased seriousness of the Trans
yaal situation, but at the same time they
express uncertainty regarding the nature
of the concessions beyond which Kruger
! says he will not go. No official announce
nent has been made of these, though
they are generally understood to be a
five-year franchise and increased Uit-
lander representation. IF this is cor
rect" the Globe says. "it cannot be long
before diplomacy has to stand aside as
of no further service"
The Pail Mall Gazette says: ''Presi-
dent Kruger's adherence to these would
mean adherence to impossible conditions,
and if so the situation has come to an
ugly head"
Whatever dispatch or condition Presi-
dem Kruger's emarS referred to. it had
brought home sharply the keen POSSIBLE
ity of impending war against no weak
kneed adversary.
1t is said that with the recruits from
over the borders. the Transvaal could
have about $4,000 men at it's disposal,
whereas the most the British could now
throw on the frontier would be $1,000.
though of course this number could be
materially increased within a month.
The British public is taking intense in
terest in the preparation of their own
forces already in South Africa.
Capetown, Aug. 3O.-The members of
the progressive party in the Cape house
of assembly freely declare their dissatis-
faction with the speech of the premier.
w. P. Schreiner last evening in the de-
bate precipitated by Right Hon. Sir John
Gordon Spriggs' motion to adjourn as a
censure of The policy of the government
with respect to the transit of arms in
tended for the Orange Free State. They
announce their intention of organizing
public meetings to protest against MI.
Schreiner's attitude in the matter. Dis
patches from Duban and Pretoria show
that the U~itlanders are suffering greatly
from the strain involved in the present
crisis. Many ladies are leaving Pietor-
I~naritzburg, capital of Natal. The wo-
men are preparing a petition to Queen
Victoria in favor peace, which will be
sent to all parts of the colony for sigma
lures.
London, Aug. 30.-The Capetown cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says: A
pitiable scene was Witnessed at the rail-
way station today on the arrival from
Johannesburg of $50 children whose par
ents are too poor to CONS themselves. 1t
is estimated that $50, 900 people have left
the T~ransyaal since the crisis began. In
the house of assembly today the govern
ment it was considering a
proposal to afford greater facilities for
women and children to leave Johannes
burg. Bechianaland is in a state Of fer
ment owing to the fears of a Boer raid.
Col. Baden PoWelis forces there are
wholly inadequate to protect such an ex-
tended frontier and the Beers appear to
be quietly concentrating in the western
part of the Transvaal. A Boer spy has
been arrested in Ramattabama camp in
British B~echuanaland.