The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-01
Numerous Demands and u
timatums Are Confusing.
Crow Of q. 8. 8. Chicago Chssrs
Liverpool Rsgimsnt-Dsngsr
Of . Fieroe Race War.


eating the peaceful solution OF
the dlfsruiiy sss5 again pres
ng1nx war. the military authriiiss On both
oCdes ara busting With active prspsra-
tious f0r Z counicz. The brfhh sse
strenetbsusn9 their dslsnSss In South Al
s9ca ana are y,m1san9 rsinforcsmsnis V
points a stssasgse Importance
What with demands. counter .dssnende
sspostsd ulfimatums. replies md proposals.
q would BE- difaieult for the noN sssuse
student Of Anglo African Affairs 20 arrive
et any jsnnite prediction Of the outcome
ons way or the other. Of the present crisis
In the Transvaai Mr. Chamberlain would
aesm obduraas In forcing 10 the fullest
Nmtt the demands Of ths Out,andsss. ana
President Kruger would seem to b. eQuassy
ohdurnts In dsssrmsnins 10 rvn the whole
gamus At hi shrewd. sxaspsrafinx bosr al
ptomAcy before hs makes . concession a0-
oaxonistic 70 the restricted. conservative
views Of the TrsnsvaAi Beers Ths mtus-
ton a. Q whole ~ full Of the Possibilities o.
var. but Il IL equally full Of the pos1a6''s-
ties of the evasion Of war by s1thsr or
both parties. Either way there are many
interesting phases Of ths question, Tho
wholesale shipment q British troops to the
Cape may ~ taken more ~ dcmon~rs-
t3on Intended for moral force than . step
preparatory to actual warfare. and svi-
IDENTIFY Kruger takes u "a.
When the mail for Great Britain LETT
CApe TOwn On August II tbs hurried dis
patch Of the king's QlvsSpooD ysGtmsnt
nom tho Gang ss wynbsrg 10 the Natal
command wa stit! subject a. eager talk.
The Donald currs liner. Doune Castle
Was reQthstttoned by the government for
the conveyance of the mounted infantry
horses and for thc mules of the transport
service. ~ well ~ for . large quantity Of
stores and ammunition. A d0wnpour Of
rain 81 the moment Of the smbarkstion Of
She men Of the kings on board the Hras-
mar Castle did not s6<m 20 dAmpen their
spirits. Aoorsd Reside the Bsasmsr Castle
WAS the United States cruiser Chicago.
and the crew chssrsd the transport steam
ship ~ II was ioeNed from IL moorinG and
drifted past her-A chssr which the LAYER
pooIss rsturned In splendid fashion. and
renewed when they heard the hand 81 tho
American snip strike 0p ''0od Save ths
ouesn."
Tho south African republic II likewise -
industrious ~ ever In IT. wsriiks psspasa-
lions. There. - In the Orange Free STATE.
the government may 81 any time cali out
the burehers for armed service. The ncid
cornet a each district goes round and
srrvss . notice on the conscYipts, who.
mounted and fortified asainH hunger for
ten days BY supply Of buck or beef cur~i
IN the sun. ana called 'Diitonx." concsn.
trafe IN the specified "dorp' or village.
where they invastas.y meet In the market
place The church. iron satsd. Iron stsepIeA.
IN the background. Arms sre distributed
20 those Who are without them. and ~
for forage. The vsids II trusted 10 supply
II at need The eommandsas. who h the
Dutch equivalent of tho Ensiish colonel,
drills his forces 40 best hs may. and q
certain amount ~ military discipline 10
easily acquired. despits the rather sIouchy
appearance. dur IN part to the absence of
u0iforms. except In the cass % the oom-
mandsns1 me other officers. snA the state
artillery"
England does not fear another defeat
~ Boer hands-the issson Of the last
campaign provides against thaf--bm 9th
sS reasons combine to the holding hack
Of England from the nnai step. The dan
ger. openly expressed by many prominent
British politicians. ~ prscipiiastng q rses
var throughout the whole ~ South Afriea
n one Of these reasons, and another ~ tbs
absolute certainty ~ the destruction 81
an enormous amount ~ British property
In Johannesburg Immediately On the out.
break Of active hossiiifi~~ financially
Johannesburg n mars q British than q
Hoer town. Moss ~ thu house property
there r. owned by the ousisndefs. and, sf
course. the Johannesburg mines ara en-
tirely eonsrofis1 BY British and. ~
slight extent, American rapisaf The -.
ssyucfion ~ mining plants tbs closing
do-n - fhs mines. would NEAR ruth a.
many English capitalists srs 60 fn0sf -
the ogfianfsss. unless tho distfs<~msnt
~ Boer power could 10 sHsesst Nv ste
gle successful roup. result nns 80 eft
Hssly ~ 30 obtained. Johannesburg f. .
bonn city. bot Brlfks wosf h<ssw effg@s
Ksssb~stsS for Instance ~ 20 eli ran
ssrucfsf arr fgfi ~ magnificent bufIfy
fnxs. ~ has psiaess q granite 81 mar
BE. erected. sssarflsss ~ rest ~ sas9
wbs Csc their prosperity 30 ibs ruises
Many saersssf.d operators ~ the rrsas.
vasi return 80 EgYaps 90 spend stafs
wealth bss others fsrsln - uvs IN H..
tanessDyrz. snf ~ 70 ibo1~ who are met
ansiews fpf reform. sut aos 90 shs yofsf
% actual sAs.
TIRE Jtfisish as~as Asf etafss s1a8fss
~ the scnfs Afgs<Aa szrasIie - CNaFus.
ham Ur@sms. ~bs w4s t~gyne On 5Yelana ~
1855. AMI. So hi@ seefAsrs slfs 10 sg8a<ts
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