The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-09-16
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Correspondence in the Transvaal
Dispute Published at
London.
Contains Little Of Consequence
Not Already Given Through
the Press.
Of Greater Importance Is a Late
Interview With President
Kruger.

LONDON, Sept. l6.-A blue book, con.
tanning the last Transvaal dispatch of
the secretary Of state for the colonies.
Mr.. Chamberlain, relating to the mat.
tiers which led up to the dispatch being
sent has been issued. The text of Mr..
Chamberlain note is identical with the
dispatch as cabled to the Associated
Press Sept. IL. The only important
feature is q telegram from the British
High Commissioner, Sir Alfred Miner.
dated Aug. l, referring to the CONNER
cial distress, and saying:
II am receiving representations from
many quarters to urge the imperial
government to terminate the suspense.
British South Africa is prepared for ex.
treme measures and is ready to suffer
much more in order to see the vindica.
ton of British authority. 1t is the
proclamation Of the negotiations, end
less and indecisive, that is dreaded. l
fear seriously that there will bea strong
reaction of feeling against the policy Of
the imperial government if matters
drag. Please understand that I in.
variably preach confidence and patience
and not without effect. But If l did not
inform you of the increasing difficulty
OF doing this and Of the unmistakable
growth Of uneasiness about the present
situation and of the desire to see it
terminated at any cost, I should be fail.
ing in my duty"
Other lengthy dispatches from the
British high commissioner are pub.
lished, but they only reiterate the out.
lander claims regarding the franchise
and the c commissioners ideas regarding
the propositions already made.
The blue book throws no new light
on the situation as it is today, except tc
show that British patience has reached
the ebbing point.
This 10 More Important.
A published interview with Presiden,
Kruger, said to have taken place at
Pretoria, is far more important. He is
quoted as saying:
II have tried all along to place the
aliens in the Transvaal on the same
footing politically as the burghers. Mr..
Chamberlain says I have not kept my
promises. This" Numbered President
Kruger, II deny"
Continuing, President Kruger is re-
ported to have added:
THE aliens of the Transvaal have the
same commercial rights as the burghers
and have always enjoyed them without
interference. | wanted to let them have
the same political rights, but they
would not avail themselves of this.
Roughly there are more than 80, 900
aliens who have been here more than
seven years and have registered, thus
being eligible to the franchise. Yet of
the British subjects who have availed
themselves of it, the chief part have
been Afrikanders and not English born.
This shows that the British in the
Transvaal do not want the franchise,
Could Arbitrate 1t All.
"In my opinion there is no u
whatever for war. Everything could
be settled by arbitration"
A second edition of the London Times
prints a special dispatch from New.
castle, Natal, which bears out the Brit.
ish high commissioners statement, as it
says the outlanders council has trans.
mitted to the imperial government what
practically amounts to a protest against
further delay. The correspondent saws:
"They cannot contemplate without
grave misgivings the possibility that
the Pretoria government will be per.
mitted to further delay matters On the
plea of consulting the burghers."
The Times correspondent adds:
"There is nothing to confirm the re-
ports that the Beers will concede Mr..
Chamberlain's demands. On the con.
trary, it is stated that 5000 men would
be dispatched to the border Immediately
after the Transvaal's reply is sent.
Everything points to the prospect of an
early conflict"
The advices from Cape Tt "a tend to
confirm the pessimistic view of the
Times correspondent at Newcastle.
The news that a strong force of Beers
has been stationed one hour from Rama.
thlabama, commanding the Pretoria
and Johannesburg roads, has created
great indignation at Cape Town.
The first battalion Of the Manchester
regiment has arrived at Cape Town,
dlsembarked and marched through the
streets. The soldiers were wildly
cheered. After they had been reviewed
by Lieutenant General Sir Frederick
Walker, commander of the British
troops in South Africa, the battalion re.
and proceeded to Natal. |
Those troops, forming the first install. |
ment Of the reinforcements, were sent
from Gibraltar to Cape Town.
Kruger stNl C~onsidering.
PRETORIA. Sept. 16.-The executive !
is still considering the final reply to !
Great Britain. All the commandments