New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-29
,ythinx Of the sort Ind occurred 1t was CONTRARY

to the Instructions OF that Government. .,o
matter until the list of this month when this COY
Informed by dispatch ,,f from at Cape
Town. that letters from this consulate: oH We
Pretoria n an S one TO At pnrbs Upon notice OF
this called upon the High Commissioner, wno
wired Durham and very satisfactory apoiosS was
This is all the information possessed by this De-
partment in regard TO the incident
AS TO REQUEST FOR MEDIATION
In reference to certain allegations as 10
in South Africa having oe.t
approached with suggestions Oh IAediau l t n'S "9
reply uISpatch oi the OF y, =,
OCTOBER receiver at IRIS department. ON the otn
this matter. Mr.. stowe report ed as fono"s- s.,
"Cuuer Tue uate " oeplenIoer - leeelEeu hio'
Orange free state a Ietter wnlcn Ieaos as fohows:
i saw rresluent Sieyn this afternoon ny ms ms,
quest, he nke you MD out at
once If your my Government Will consent Tor YOU
to arbitrator. ana II you can aIso nho ou s
II tne hlgn COMMISSIONS woud also consent. ie
president appears TO mink tnat Whatever Is zone
should be uUne AT once, ana WISHES 10 hIo" a. ~
can give MIN TINS lhIIriiatloh. iepneU ,r ,'
as fonows WIN reply 10y "lIe 10 your lvttes % e.
18th inst. this afternoon After giving the aoove
request careful consideration, taiiea ,, rle
High commissioner same date, anu III inc co'i &c
other day you stated that your Government Wouu
never consent to arbitration by outside Powers or
representatives, ana your published dispatches 81
state Are you of the same oplnionF ana ne re-
plea w hat might ike TO 90 cannot 90 now, as
my nands tIed.' linen told MIN In substance
what had been asked by the president OF the
said Please state the following your reply,
which he dictated, and which appears in the follow,
Ing copy of my teieg aphc dispatch to the United
States Consular Agent at BIoemfontein, In the
words Underlined 10 which added the rirst five
words not underlined: Can not ask Government my
sea- Seen PARTY requested; 'nousn personally raw
orable to further negotiations. thinks he cannot
move on the line proposed
Believing it a courtesy due to United states Con
patch same GATE: Was asked by the Free State
10 ask our Government would consent for me to
replied (Here follows the above dispatch) Dis
patches sent in code. also deemed it right to post
that the Orange Free State is in his jurisdiction
communication to me of the same date: Nothing
can be done here for peace unless matters settled
last night; II anything done, must be quickly done;
the High Commissioner should do something for
peace 1t was a question in my mind if 1 ought
to take any action at all on the request Of the
missioner afterward said to me that [ had acted
right. and that he was grateful at my action"
MACRUMs DEPARTURE FROM PRETORIA
AS you also inquired what there was on file in
that on the 7th Of November Mr.; Macrurn tele-
Sa megd and
70 this hs'fs repied YoHF Pretoria ut
He them ont on the e 18th Of November cabed: NO
reply Department will approve leave on explana-
The next day he cabed again: Gable received.
Nv presence es home Absolutely Absolutely Geeaoe
On the 18th he cabled once more Three ables
here, but not at home. Please cable acquiescence
quick Ship sailing SOON
In reply to this on November 20 | answered:
Your presence Pretoria important to public in
terests'
On December Mr.. Macrum once more cabled
me: mo reply. Department will approve leave on
explanation. imperative Gable imme diately.'
And again same date: Cant leave without per-
mission VIII forfeit post IL Department don't ap-
prove explanation. Please reply
Upon this, inferring from these dispatches that
make his Services in Pretoria useless answered
on December 2: You may come home. Put At
terbury temporarily in charge. Department will
send a from here
Soon after this 1 received several newspaper art-
Giles and letters from responsible persons asserting
that Atterbury, whom Macrum wished to place
temporarily in charge Of the consulate. was per-
son of disre3utable character and fugitive from
Justice. therefore directed Mr.. Hollis Consul at
Lourenco Marques to proceed at once to Pretoria
and take temporary charge of the consulate until
the arrival of Mr.. A. 5. Hay. who had been ap-
pointed Consul. l am, sir, very truly your obedient
servant JOHN HAY.