The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-08

mark the progress of the war.
The dispatches from the front are
mostly concerned with che movement
of troops. There are several reports
that the Beers are increasingly rest
less under restraint, and because Of
the imperfect provision made for their
welfare. 1t is said they have threaten
ed either to raid or to return to their
homes.
Restraining BY Kruger.
President Kruger, however, appears
to have reiterated his orders command
ing the exercise of restraint. The Brit
ism and Beers are so close together
along the western frontier of the
Transvaal that their patrols meet
nightly
FROM Cape Town comes the curious
statement that many officials of the
Transvaal and the Orange Free State
nave sent their families into British
territory for protection. F. w. Reitz,
the Transvaal secretary of state. has
sent his family to Natal, and the fam
lly OF PRESIDENT Steyn of the Orange
free state have gone to Cape Colony.
Other Cape Town dispatches describe
the indignation caused by insults heap
ed upon refugees tr3versing the Trans
Naa1 and the Orange Free State. and
the sufferings caused to passengers
travelling in exposed trucks by the ieers
and insults of gangs of armed burgh-
ers who have prevented furnishing
travellers from obtaining food, black
shaking the men and striking the
women. The appearance of many of
the sufferers is said to be deplorable.
Smuggling Arms Across Border.
The exodus of Cape Dutchmen to-
ward the Transvaal continues. All
seem to be smuggling arms across the
frontier.
Rumors are current that Command
ant General Joubert's return to Pre-
tofla was occasioned by a petition of
the boers 10 have Commandant Vii
Joen made commander-in-chief
AdVices from Pretoria say that the
Transvaal government has received a
dispatch from the United States secre-
tary of state, Colonel John Hay, TO the
effect that as James r. O'Beirne. re-
Gently designated by President Kruger
10 represent the TransvaaI in the Unit
ed states is an American, he cannot
hold a diplomatic appointment from
the South African republic to the Unit
ed states. State Secretary Reitz has.
therefore, asked Mr.. Bosnian to remain
and full powers will be given him TO
act on behalf Of the Transvaal in the
interests Of peace.
Pretoria Is Deserted.
The dispatches say Pretoria presents
most deserted appearance. The gov
eminent has ordered all the saloons
closed throughout the republic. Cen
eral Cronjes' forces near Mafekinp
moved closer to the border Yesterday.
Her majesty. in privy council at Bal
moral this morning. assented to the
calling of parliament, the mobilization
OF the reserves and the continuance in
the army of all soldiers now serving
who in ordinary circumstances would
be entitled to discharge or transfer to
the reserve.
A green book issued yesterday con-
tails President Kruger's reply to Mr..
Chamberlain'S dispatch referring to the
petition of the Outlanders to the queen.
The Transvaal objects to Great Brit
ain interference in its internal affairs
and explains that if the Outlanders. had
first addressed the Transvaal instead
of the British government, their COM
plants would have been immediately
needed. 1t also alleges that those COM
plants emanated wholly from small
body Of British who are breeding race
hatred and a revolutionary movement.
and where membership and newspapers
openly boast of the influence exercised
by them upon the policy of the i'm
perial government. The reply adds:
Where the Blame Lies.
THE TransvaaI is bound to credit
these boasts, when it sees blue books
issued consisting of documents drawn
up by the revolutionary members of
the South African league. and of lying
articles and reports from newspapers
which are organs of the league. If the
real character of the lasetIa could 10
known 1t would soon lose its influence.
and the tension between the two gov
ernments would speedily disappear
The reply concludes as follows. 1.-THE
AfrikaGders would then no longer fear
that the interests of the British empire
necessarily implied the destruction of
the two republics and the enslavement
of the Afrikander population and the
white races in South Africa would re-
turn to the brotherly harmony that has
set in until a treacherous eompIot at
the end of 1895 revived passion on both
Sides
This dispatch was handed TO Conyng-
ham Greene on Sept. 26.
Barbarism of Natives.
The Evening News publishes the fol-
lowing dispatch from Cape Town:
The reports of the barbaric excuses
committed by the Beers on refugees
have caused thrill of horror here. In
one instance seventy women and chill
dreR were packed in cattle truck so
tightly that they were unable to sit.
and were thus kept sidetracked for
thirty hours without food or water.
When they attempted to leave le
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