Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-23
FIRM ON STzERAINTY.
England Again Denies Trans
walls Sovereignty.
ANOTHER NOTE SENT TO BOERS.
Baron Rothschild Conferred With First
Lord of Treasury, Probably In Regard
to Money Difficulties - Reported En-
gland Has Secured Deiagoa Bay.

LONDON, Sept. s3.-According to Th e
Pail Mail Gazette the dispatch sent by
the British cabinet to the Transvaal
opens with an expression of regret at
the unfavorable character of Secretary
Reitz's last reply, and proceeds with a
very firm insisrence upon the repudia-
ton of the claim of the Transyaal to
the claim OF sovereign state, that it
pointed out the British readiness to set
tie at once the nature of the proposed
arbitration tribunal, provided the other
British conditions are promptly and un-
reservedly accepted, and concluded with
the lnt.mallon that the elmperlal govern
ment Is now engaged. Ill drawing up its
OWL terms .nd LAT the IfilnSvaal may
expect To h...r rom them very shortly.
The l-2H MALL Gazette SAYS that all
other mee.ln ln-' or the cabinet will take
place next thursday or Friday, when
the issues VIII be presented Ill a more
serious shape.
Previous 10 the meeting of the cabin ct
Baron Rothschild visited the first loru
Of the treasury, Mr.. Balfour The cir.
cumstance Is unusual, aud is said TO be
III connection with the money difficult
ties the government Is encountering re-
garding the prospective military CAM
palgn.
The government, 1t Is unnerstood,
cabled SIR Alfred Miner, British high
commissioner for1 South AFRICA, a
message III accordance with the caoi-
nets uecision. as outlined i'll The Pail
Mall Gazette. 1t Is said that the mes
sage also protests strongly against the
accusation uf bad faith OH the part of
Mr.. Cqpyngnam Greene.
In the m.antime no active steps will
be taken TO send an army corps TO South
Africa, but preparations of general
kind will continue quietly for the dis
patch OF ii large army under General
Sir Redvers Butler should President
Kruger decline to avail himself of the
f1rther opportunity now given for
compromise.
The Sttnllrd says ii believes the
government has decided to convene
parliament next month.
The Johannesburg correspondent of
The Morning Post says:
''lt Is asserted here that al under
standing exists Ill Pretoria chat the
Cape Colony government Will, ut the
lransvaal.
''It is reported that fresh arrests of
journalists and outlanders ere lmmi-
nenr Ut Johannesburg.
ALLAHABAp, BriIisn India, Sept. 23.-
The PIONEER printed dispatch saying
negotlaJ.un, have been concluded by
Great Britain Tor taking posss ssion OF
Deiagot bay 4,ov. l.
r u ~,
ger has be5n III telegraphic conference
with President Steyn regarding the
situdi ION, ANA tie decision of the raad
OF the Orange tree State Is awaited
with interest.
Large numbers OF local Danes, Ger
mans, f.,ncnmen, 1ollanders aud
Americans have offered their services to
Comma aLsiint General IOubert i'll the
event of host.iItics.
CAPE TuWN, Sept. 23.-Wrlting to an
intimate ir.c.id here, President Kruger
says:
Things are serious aiid will become
graver. but peaceful settlement will
be attalne /.
LoNDo>, Sept. 23.-The United States
Mr.. Joseph H. Choate,
visited the Iorelgn office. 1t is under
stood that his Visit was i'll regard to the
Alaskan negotiations. In an interview
with reporter Mr. Choate said: ..Of
course Lord salisbury did not discuss
the Transvaal crisis With me. | can
say that the United States has made no
or any Kind regarding
the TransvaLl, and the same applies so
tar us L know TO Germany. | hope
there will be no war, but Things are
quite uncertain"
Mr. C!lUttc returned to Scotland.