Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-20
WOULD DIE RATHER
THAN SUBMIT.
Transvaal Burghers' Expression as
to the Proposed Disarmament
BRITISH CABINET CALLED.
o Hurry Till british Troops Get 60
the Cape-Appcai Tor Intervention
Afghan Trouble.

London. sept 2O.-Thc johannesburg
correspondent Of tho Morning Post
fHys that "a consignment VI 100000
cartridges was sent from Pretoria to
ui0omfontcin last Thursdly.
special dispatch from Prgtorin
nys "Thc reports received here
through unofficial sources that Great
britain contcmplnteu preparing new
convention with disarmament though
dHeredi;cd officially, have created the
greatest Indignation. The burghors
ly they would rather die than be- thus
reduced 20 the status of white Knurs.
Members OF the government declare
that II this report b. a real reflex uf
EHFiand'B Intention. nothing viii avert
war"
Another Pretoria dispatch sayn' "rhc
reply OF the government to the latest
british motto o. yariously commented
upon. but the Pretoria Press. printed
in English and Dutch. and other papers
pfofoEr 10 believe that Joint CONE
mission win yet b. held. aud there ls
u,lu a possibility that an understand
iuE viii be reached. The Volkstcin
declares that In the event OF war, ilol.
land viii send an ambulance corps 10
the Transvaal"
The Nu!ksrund. as matter OF urgcn-
81. today referred 10 the now draft
Jaw, providing Tor tho connscution Of
the property Of persons found guilty
Of treason and lcsc majestic, TO "a spec
,.1i committee for consideration and
report. At the request Of President
Kruger. the chamber then went Into
secret session.
According TO a special dispatch from
Rome. President. Kruger has wired
King Itumbcrt invoking the intorycn-
ton OF Italy.
british ~ no HURRY
London. Sept ig.-summons were Is
sued late this afternoon Tor "a cabinet
council. which. Il "a understood will
Dc held Friday. This Is regarded as
the result Of tho visit " the premier
Lord Salisbury. TO London. whittier
hc repaired this afternoon. remaining
az the foreign office from 4 p, M 10
40 Mr.. Chamberlain was present in
tho building al tho same time, and ul
a private doorway connects the officer,
q iH presumed tho summons were the
result ~ their Joint dcllbctutlon.
Lack OF excitement in official circles
bears evidence TO the deliberate man
ncr IN which the highest officials are
handling the crisis. Nor n 70 By any
means certain that the cabinet cuun-
cu Will adopt extreme measures, In
spite NJ tho uncomprumising nature of
the Boor reply This elaboration ON
the part Of the government D. inter-
prctcd not only IN London, but In other
European capitals, as "a desire ON the
part Of Great Britain 60 gain time In
which troops are hurTying 10 Cape
Colony
The Borllner Ncustc Nachrlchtcn,
commenting on this today says. "'rho
present calm % only meant 60 deceive
the Beers, when England fcels equal
90 the task OF facing the Beers. this
peaceful tone will give way to blat-
ont cry Of war;
Even rumurs NJ movement u the
way the Beers cross tho national Dor
der apparently fail 20 excite the MILL
tary authorities here, who profess. ut
least not % fear such IL contingency
Iu the meantime the movement ~
troops proceeds. The Royal West Sus-
EEK regiment loft today for Malta,
whore 10 VIII replace the FIRST border
irs.ment, which goes by the same
steamer 10 Natal,
the Hritish drst.cinss protectgl cruis1ri
Tgrribo and Powerful have boon
ordered 10 the Cane. Thry have re-
NUf on board cnunhle on forming "a
military brigade of 900 men.
The steamer Jeiunra viii take 900
trllps Tor Natal Tomorrow. nnl she
VIII embark a. rifle brigade az the island
~ Crete for tho Cane.
According To "a dIfpltch from Durham.
Natal. the premier 0f tho colony says
that the alarm uf tho pepple OF natal
az the unprotected condition N the bor-
dar towns Il 0uitc nnWarront9i ana
TINT nll offorts 10 lnclto IN, Zulus have
failed.
The lull ln tho crigls rlyes opportunlty
Tor the cnntlnunucr ~ unoiilclnl me-
rluutlanH. Tho government M Inc
Netherlands Ia proynt,ly eNsrtlng rs
influence iu favor of IA paclfr solutlon
and IL IA Understood that President
Kruger. through Or. IavlH. tho plrnl-
pltrntiary of Inc south African rrpub.
la Co tho Europenn rnyDrrmHntu Inns
uuufUrIallv npprourbed thr.r uDWors
with "a View 10 their intervention.
From Cnpoto,yn comes "a raport that
the g1v,ruiuept ~ no colony c1ntrfn-
plates introducing "A motion In the Cane
House OF Assembly urrlnf, tho Trans
ylll TO accept the dcmnnig N Great
UrIfnip
slr Alfred Nfrpor has Addressed fur
thor Inquiries 10 President Eteyu u tho
Or1prr Fr"s ststn KVb1,ny,y mo 6f-
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