Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-05
EXCHANGES OF VIEWS.


OF the Boer forces.
EXCHANGES OF VIEWS.
A London news agency publishes a
mored there that semi-official ex-
change of Views is proceeding between
Russia,4 France and Germany with re-
terence to the Transval crisis.
A CONFERENCE.
London. Oct. 5.-The Daily Chronicles
correspondent at Cape Town, telegraph
ing under date of Tuesday, says:
For the first time in several months
J. III. Hofmeyer the Afrikander leader
in Cape Colony, and Sir Alfred Miner
British High Commissioner for South
Africa and the Governor Of Cape Col
ony, met to-day iii conference. An I'M
affirmed report is in circulation that
Mr. lofmeyer has been entrusted with
an imperial mission to Pretoria"
GRAVE DANGER.
The Daily Mails correspondent at
Lorenzo Marques reports that H.. NJ. s..
Phllomel has gone to Durham for the
purpose of landing 100 men and O gun
Commenting editorlally on the fore
going dispatch, the Daily Mail says 1t
considers that the action reported indi-
Gates grave danger. The Admiralty
says the Daily Mail. would not counte-
nance such i measure except in cir
acumstanccs of unsuunl emergency, and
1t thinks it probable that other British
warShips are converging silently upon
the theatre OF action.
SITUATION MOST CRITICAL.
London. Oct ga special dispatch
from New Castle. Natal. dated We'd
neSdny, says:
''rhe Beers have left the Laager ut
Volllsrust and are moving toward the
frontier. The situation is most criti-
&C jnip ol
officers have assembled in the town
hall to concoct measures for the de-
Tense of the town against an expected
attack. All the women and children
have been ordered to leave for the in
terror OF Natal"
PROCLAMATION DELAYED.
London. Oct. 5.-A telegram from
johannesburg says that State Secre-
tary Reitz, Of the TransvaaI, informed
q correspondents Of the Standard and
Diggers News that the proclamation Of
martial law is being delayed.
In Cape Town the opinion prevails
that the delay of the Beers In assum-
on the part of the Trnnsvaal Govern
ment to allow political counsel to over
ride military order, and there Is. there
fore. still hope that the Afrikanders
efforts for peace will prevail. e'
~ t49rd James, Of Hereford, wri ting to q
{.
the maintenance OF peace is now impos-
sible.
Sir Edward Vincent, speaking at Elk
eter yesterday evening. said he under
stood that General Sir Redvers Butler
did not expect the war to be short
ono. The peace party Is making the
most of the interval OF the anticipated
rcassembling of Parliament
1t is understood that Sir Alfred MIL
ner has not yet abandoned hope that
The powerful influence now q work In
Pretoria may lead to the arrest of the
mobilization of troops on both sides
ana open the door to n pacific solution
Other kilograms represent that q
Boer attack upon Natal Is expected Mt
any moment, but assert that Com
mandant General Joubert has threat ten
ed to shoot any man who moves with
out orders.
The London morning papers are i'm
clined to regard The seizure of gold by
the Transvaal Government as an act of
war.
No absolute confirmation is obtaina-
pic of the report that Boer ultimstum
bass been prescribed but the news
comes from what is usually good Boer
source.