Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-09-14
.BOERS DECLINE 10 YIELD
President Kruger Gives an Outline
to Americans Of Conditions
in the Transvaa1.
DETERMINED TO DEFEND THEIR FREEDOM
Have strong Faith That the Cause OF
Liberty and Republicanism VIII
Triumph In the End-Latest Reply
S to the Demands Made by Great
Britain.

New York, Sept. THE World pub:
fishes the following dispatch from Paul
Kruger. president of the South At
rican republic, in response to mes
Usage sent by that paper: s.
| sstsI5 gladly accede to your request to put
the Boer side before the American public.
The present agitation against this repup--
Lie emanates partly from certain Sec
| ton of British residents to whom the eA-
istence of the republic, which embraces
| the: m ost hourishing parts of South AFRICA,
lis 8 standing ;eyesore, and who suffer from
/ the prevailing jingo mania, partly also
| from mining pitalsts who, not content
/ with having here the best mining laws
In the world, wish also to have compete;
! control of all legislation and admlnlstra-
| ton.
L The franchise voting question was "a ken
up by England because it was thought thes
trepublic would not yield on that point.
Now that the altered franchise does not
materially differ from the American-lt IS
| in many respects easier-the agitation mas
| become worse. The object clearly is tnes
| destruction of our republic and the COM
plete control of theg richest mines IN the :
/ world
! 1.-THE press entirely controlled by CAPT.
| talists, spreads unprecedented misrepre-
| sentation and prejudice throughout the
| world against the Boer republic.
| 1--WE are determined to defend to the Ut
for which our people have shed blood IN
| every part of South Africa. Though We
| have no such powerful friend as you proved
| to Venezuela and to other republlcs, we
| have strong faith that the cause of free
| dom and republication will triumph in the
| end" Y
The Trnnsvaal Reply.
| Pretoria, Sept THE latest reply of
| the Transvaal republic to the British
| demands has been published. In this
reply regret is expressed that the pro-
| posals of Great Britain are unaccept-
able. The Transvaal government adj
mits Great Britain's rights under the.
| convention and international law to
protect her subjects, but denies claim
of suzerainty. The reply agrees to a.
further conference regarding the fran
chise and representation.
Queen Blocks War.
London, Sept. 9. - Montague White.
the consul general of the South African
republic in London, says: Il assure,
you, on the authority of a cabinet min
lister, that there will be no war with the
Transvaal. In fact the queen will not.
permit war. have received a telegram
from Pretoria assuring me that the
Transvaal government quite under
stands the position regarding the peace
party in England and is in no wise mis-
led by speeches or demonstrations
working for Peace.
Pretoria, Sept. 9.-The4 government.
! has issued formal announcement that
its last dispatch was intended as an ac-
ceptance of the joint inquiry. The mis-
taken Interpretation arose through a.,
confusion of ideas. Both President
Kruger and Vice President Joubert de-
clare that they are determined to work.
| for a peaceful settlement.
Says Beers Plan Peace.
Pretoria, Sept. lin the course OF
an interview State Attorney SHUTS said
/ that the Transvaal. having Withdrawals.
it's offer of five years franchise, the
condition thereto attached-namely:-
the REIMBURSEMENT of suzerainty also
falls to the ground. He understands
the Transvaal's last dispatch as an ac.
ceptance Of the proposal for a joint
commission of inquiry.
Burned Himself to Death