The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-03


change Telegraph company that the
Beers have captured Dundee.
No exceptional activity was shown
at the government offices today. Mr..
Chamberlain and the Earl of Selhorne
were absent from the colonial office.
but Lord Lansdowl1e, General Lord
Wolsley and General Sir Evelyn Wood
We're busily engaged at the war office.
General Sir Redvers Butler called at
the wal Office this afternoon and a
special board meeting was held. Ma
turally, nothing of the discussion was
made public, but it is understood that
General Sir Redvers Butler will not pro-
coed to the Cape until next week, eX-
cept in case of unforeseen develop
ments
Many members of parliament are re-
turning to town in anticipation OF an
early summoning Of the house of par
lament. 1t is the general impression
that although speakers may express
disapproval of the government policy
few will 90 to the extreme of voting
against the required credit. 1t is con-
sidered more probable they will alb
stain from participating in division
War For Annexation.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the lib
eral leader having in a speech at Trek
GEHf, SdlQ. Inc uISl dIlN last w "
of these gold hunters is war, in order
TO lead TO annexation a correspondent
wrote to Lord Salisbury asking If II
were not true that the government
would make every effort to avert war
and had no desire to annex the Trans
wall if a settlement could be obtained
peacefully.
Lord Salisbury replied. answering af-
Tentatively.
The Duke of Argyle, in reply to an in
curry as TO what he thought Of Sir VII
liam Vernon Harcourt's words, said
they were pure party claptrap adding:
Il have nc respect for a petty state
which invites, rises by means OF and
depends upon the labor and brains OF
strangers. and then refuses them the
common rights of humanity and con-
dennis them to an intolerable life OF
serfdom.'
A letter from an Outlander received
in Birmingham was Published today If
it reflects the general feeling OF the
British residents in Johannesburg, they
must be in an awful funk. The writer
says:
Beers vii make q massacre OF ii. hloW
johannesburg TO pieces and shoot US
ON slight. In fact. 1 have been told so
by one in office"
Active Military Preparations.
Reports from various arsenals and
garrisons in Great Britain testify to
the active continuance of military prep
arations. The reserves have received
preliminary notice to be prepared. and
several regiments have been notified TO
hold themselves in readinss for active
service.
The rumor that fighting had already
commenced seems to have originated at
the Woolwich arsenal. Matters are al
a standstill and practically no dis
patches from South Africa have been
received this morning.
The Morning Post again complains
editorially that although the govern
ment put their hands TO the pillow in
July, October has arrived without Wis
ible progress having been made. The
paper asks what they are waiting Tor,
and expresses the opinion that the eX-
pectant attitude maintained is hardly
consonant with the high sounding
words that have been used.
Dispatches From Miner.
1t is understood that the colonial Of
fee received an important dispatch
sfrom Sir Alfred Miner, British high
commissioner for South Africa, yester-
day, the contents of which, however
have not been made public.
The Chronicle, which has lately beer
advocating the policS of sending an i'm
perial commissioner-sug for the
post the Marquis Of DuffeIin and Ava
to meet President Kruger and try tc
arrange matters. today .rgres that the
ministers now see the mischief which
Mr. Chamberlain has brought on the
country.
The paper goes on to comment on the
speech made by the Duke of Devonshire
on Saturday last, which it characterizes
as 4 remarkable appeal To the peace
party. and asks why Lord Salisbury
and the Duke Of Devonshire did not
interfere before. 1t then suggests that
the Duke of Devonshire be sent as high
plenipotentiary TO negotiate with Pres
ident Kruger.
Absence of News.
The remarkable absence of news
from South Africa this morning leads
TO the belief that there has been a
widespread cutting of telegraph wires
or that extra censorship has been es-
tablished. There is no Transvaal news
yet today TO soften the excitement and
bellicosity Of yesterdays dispatches,
neither is there anything to indica te
the authorities at Pretoria have the
slightest desire to come to terms peace
fully with Great Britain.
Had the Beers not determined to fight
II DLt OF LnGN we're prepared. Tor
hostiiities. they would. 1t is thought,
have sent some temporizing reply TO
Great Britain's dispatch. The hanging
back seems to be on Great Britain's
side, where, in spite of the newspaper
and war office talk of the mobilization
Of an army corps, the work is appar-
emily proceeding in curfously leisure
y manner.
England Hanging Back.
The departure of General Sir Redvers
Butler, the commander of the British
forces in South Africa, has been post
poned from week to week and when
the members of the cabinet talk in
public their assurance Of Great Brit
aims good viii toward the Transvaal
are regarded as almost smacking of
pathetic appeal for peace.
The Duke of Devonshire, lord presi-
dent Of the council. in his reply to a
toast to his health at a public luncheon
of the Manchester Technical school
Saturday afternoon was careful in re-
ferring to the Transvaal situation to
announce that the cabinets new pro-
posals were moderate and his whole
speech seemed TO indicate that the
British government was framing it's
dispatch SO at to invite a continuance
of the negotiations.
It now appears that the alleged call
ing odt OF the first class army reserve