Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-09-21
TRANSVAAL TROUBLE.
War is Almost Certain Between
Beers and British.
Panic Prevails in Pretoria and Other
South African Towns.
Failure Of Caleago Grain Firm Causes Bx.
citement In wheat Deals.
ADDITIONAL FAIR NOTES.

London. Sept. 2l.--Ths speech OF Sir
Wliiiam Vernon HarcOurt, former liberal
leader 10 mis- constituents al New Irede
gar, last night aud tne message OF The
Uap5 Town Afrlkander members OF par.
nament 10 President ktuger, nave prov
e1 red rags 10 the war az any price
party.
cape papers declare that the action Of
members VI parliament amounts almost
~ treason and the same terms are ap-
pied 10 sir William Vernon Harcourtu e
re.uafks by English anti boer papers.
Those VINO clslnl that the situation has
not YET passed The rublcou vi pscilc ne
gotiatl0ns see Ia President kruger's i
ans wer to the Afrikanders genuine de-
sire 10 avoid hostIlities. The report that
he had personally petitloned Queen
Victoria 10 avert hOstilities certainly
does not bear out the alarmist reports OF
the knglish correspondents IN south
Africa that President Kruger had de-
terInined long since upon war. Never
tieiess preparations for that eyentuality
continue energetically on both sides, the
Beers laagering aud British troops reach
ing Kimberly and Lady Smith, the on
ward march Of the latter being marked
by enthusiastic ovations from tns scared
Inhabitants and hOrdes hurry southwark
for safety.
A late report actively emanates from
New Castle, Natal, saying that the Trans.
vaal forces are encamped at Zlnd5print
and intend 10 raid Natal immediately
after they understand that Cham mberlain's g
reply Is not satisfactory.
fhe British nursing service sails from
Southampton to- morrow and Major Gen.
erai French Will sail on saturday. He
goes to Durham, Natal, 10 command the
cavalry brigade.
The foregoing includes all actual de-
yelopmenta but they help little 10 solve
the universal question, will there be
WARP The answer OF President Stein. OF
the Orange Free State, 10 Sir Alfred
Miner, British high commissioner In
south AfricB, Is not regarded AK salts
factory explanation OF The free states
position and 0y no means dissipates the
increased seriousness with which the
situation - regarded, since IL has been
reported that the free state would az.
gfessively assist the Transyasl.
Vanity Fair. frequently we'll informed
regarding political secrets, to day eu.
phsticeily Toitsratss tie gssslt.ou that
lhare will be no war. II said:
President Kruger IL sn old man, but
he is no dOtsrd. He would like TO get his
own way, but not at the cost OF defeat
Climb down he will. We all maintain
belief that there will bs 10 war"
Vanity Fair takes the view which Is
shared by several weeklies. that the
slarmist daily papers have created flc-
titiOus crisis.
Conservative sitting conflicting opin-
ions and rumOrs now prevailing, regard
ing the outcome OF the dispute, Will be
more practicable after t0-morrows cabi-
net meeting, though official announce
ment OF the ministers decision will like
ly be delayed for few days.
The London edition OF the Standard
and Diggers News, Johannesburg, gave
out cable dispatch 20 day purpOrting to
be from johannesburg, saying that re-
turns from field cornets OF the Transvaal
and Orange Free state show $4,000
bUrghers ready to take the field at short
notice.