The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-21
WILL MOVE SLOWLY
In TransvaaI Matter But VIII Not be
Caught Mapping,
BOERS WILL YIELD NO FURTHER
And say Unless England Recedcs
From Her Position War j. Incvita-
blc-Grcat Britain l. in the
Condition of the United
states Before the Spanish
War Was Declared.

LONDON. Sept. 2O-Dcspite an outward
show of calm. Great Britain is IN pr'cil-
cauy the same condition to-day as was
the United states q few weeks before the
opouing of the wax with Spain. Beneath
the crust of diplomatic reserve ihe in'''-
tarv officials are working mshr ant d'S'
preparing Tor the signal 20 begin Do DE
lies whether that comes OF not
ENGLAND is not going TO oe caught h"p-
ping any more than the If"ns'"a''
While Lord Salisbury is quietly al '''l'
81, Hatfield house. Mr.. Chamberlain l9
hurried I'm work al the Colonial once eng
',. ,.-ecs al ROYAL Arsenal and DOCK
,.,,ss ,,. straiuing every nerve lo 'qN'p
and transport troops 20 me cape ..,
~ 80 bo SCI down for certain i""'
crlst sritan will 40 nothing io ~
f,.e matters and the Colonial ""',
f,r from admitting that me ease s,,i
fos rbe rcoort that Great Britain h'N
,..,,..l.1 the dismantlemeut OF the l'it5
"a I-b.rnesburg. together with ma e''"'
rel,,ction i'm the armament of huisn'ia'
- g,lo,i,l office to-day would h'i-"eI
,o,,err, NOR deny. although it is mu-h
docbted. r.,,...to-,,.
Meanwhile the Marquis or Lah7lo"l.,
-.--,tg,, of state for Var VINO iclu."'u
\ ma morning from Dublin. mas helu "l
conferences with General Lotu .',
Wolselv Field Marshal ana "'nel" ~
rvelvn Wood. Adiutant Genera. .' 'D.
forces and the activity at hsau'l ,'.'' ,'.3 ,,'3
Is reflected in the ,o"D"D'
transport departments .,.-..-,., relpn.a
The departure of the lI'nsp ,'t ioo
Cor the Mediterranean to-day WIN l.D'
( troo,s vas witnessed hy large ana e"-
thusiastic crowd.
MUNITIONS OF WAR.
A. Vvoolwvch. activity Increases 'aAy
o.,,o,f,f.. in the ordnance department.
v,fore Maxim guns. Lyddite shells, bd loom
ooulpmcnts gas reservoirs, Wi@''9 lo'
Umclight apparatus. water cnarls "Ul"N-
iances. army wagons and oli,f p". A'"t
MALTA off modern warfare are being huiilen
forward. ....,,-.. ~.
Parliament are current. the face i- ref"'-
ed that I'm the Afghan war. in 1875 Great
britain declared war first and then as
semb.ed Parliament
Tbis evening the Marquis of Lans-
downe. issued a strict ufder COB me h'''i
of the War ONCE Wamln- all supoidl-
mates 90 refrain from sivns '1t press ny
information without the autA0''y OF lhe|
suporlOrs. and calling atien-.II I'd li'-
vious breaches OF duty in th.s respect
which. the order says, "w- bel DID longer
tolerated"
Advlces from Cape Town ihs evening
are To- the effect that the Aluh1nteff de-
clare that the Tran,yaN Nil nni yea
further and that if the linps-al -'Fein'
ment does not recedo from .s pre- crf osi-
ID. H..I. HH
News supports the contention 1f -le mans.
wal that the convention 0i Hsi clio o.fncd
The suzerainiy
According to other advices The Burgncs
are rapidly COINS into LJass~ "1ie i'e
exodus from J0lalues9crs yesterday
reached leo persons. The stock exchange
az Johannesburg has resolved to Cos, the
moment martial law is prHc.nmef. oui
all current contracts win De- carried cut
until tho proclamation suipenilns aN
business. In the meantime the chlnis
are erecting harrlcades in front Di th-r
shop windows.
AZ Pretoria the interest seems 10 he
centered in the meeting 0f iha Orar-e
Free State Voksraad tomorrow trhugs-
day. which % is hoped may somehow sus.
gcst m0dus v.vendi. that would save the
situation.
Will BE ALLIES.
ON the other hand adyices from Bl0cm-
fOntein announce the arrival there OF q
large number off the members OF the Rald
adding that the result of Tomorrow sit-
ting is already agreed upon, as the
Orange Free State viii throw in its l0t
with the Trlnsvaal. AN the Free State
Burghers being fully armed and ready
10 start at moments notice.
A special dispatch from johannesburg
says that four hundred and nifty persons
left by one train to-day
Right Hon. Sir william Vernon Har-
court, Liberal member of Parliament for
West M0nmouthshire. and former leader
OF the Liberal opposition IN the House of
Commons. IN the course of an address to
his constituents this evening In New
Tredegar. said ne could not read the per-
sistent attempts Of the war press 20 az.
gravate the Transvaal situation without
indignation.
Great Britain" said the speaker. can
not claim general sovereignty in the
Transyaal when she has only partial sue
zerainty. and President Kruger cannot
claim FOR the Transvaal the position of
am international sovereign State. Both
sides. therefore. have made allegations
which cannot be maintained by either"
Sir William declared that there was no
casus belli and expressed the hope that
averted
MORE TROUBLE.
CAPE TOWN. Sept -o.-rhe arrest ~
the Peer officials by the Portuguese f. re.
garded as likely 10 create serious COM
plications Bands Of women are sending
a peace appeal 70 Queen Victoria.
KRUGER FAMILIAR
LONDON. September 9.-According 20
the Cape Town correspondent Of the Daily
News President Kruger In his personal APP
peal 20 Her Majesty addressed the mon-
arch as Dear Queen"
September PA special dispatch from
Rome says that the Italian government
In reply to President Kruger's request
for Intervention has advised him TO yield.
The Cape Town correspondent OF the
Daily Mail SAYS: "'Presideut Kruger has
cabled a strong personal appeal TO the
Queen beseeching her 20 Intervene 10 pre-
vent bloodshed. II is about column In
length, and is intended 10 scarify the con-
sciences OF the Unco Guild when published.
Sir Alfred Miner has wired a courteous
message 10 President Steyn assuring him
tnat the nOrthward march OF the British