The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-31
PEACE MAY Be REACHED
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Great Britain anuexes the Transvaal
the Beers will trek iulJ German South
west Africa. Several newspapers have
referred TO this possibility during the
last few days, plainly in,amaJiug that
the Beers are not wanted, iuIsmuch as
conditions would arise in
time through the inability OF Germany
20 grant them the degree Of se.I-gJy-
eminent which they desire.
Queen Among Wounded.
LONDON, March 22.-The Queen, ac-
companied by the Princess Christian
and attended by a large suit, visited
Herberts Palace, az wCOlwicl, this
afternoon TO see the sick and wounded
soldiers VINO are being cared for there.
Immense crowds awaited the arrival OF
her majesty at the station in WJolwich
and lined the route TO the hospital.
There were lavish decorations and I'M
bounded enthusiasm was displayed.
The Queen appeared to be in excellent
health. She drove in an open landau
through the arsenal grounds, where
20, 900 employees were drawn up in line
and gave her majesty a magnificent
ovation. The Queen distributed guam
titles of Windsor flowers in the wards
of the hospital.
On the parade ground of the garrison
the school children viewed the process
sion OF the military wagons and sang
ha sfariV1 n
flag made by some of the ladies OF
Pretoria on the occasion OF the towns
first annexation was hoisted over the
artillery barracks in honor Of her maj
estyss visit, and the house where Cen
eral Gordon was born was effectively
decorated. The Queen spent an hOul
in the hospital and spoke TO numbers
OF the patients, wishing them a speed!
recovery.
Boer Envoy Talks.
NEW YORK, March 23.-"In behal
Of President Steyn, l want to make i
clear" said Philip Louter Vessels, thu
Free States special envoy to America
90 a World reporter, chat there was N
conspiracy between the Transvaal, tn
Free State and the Cape Dutch agains
England. as Is intimated in a Cap
Town cable to today's World
The dispatch referred to was cablet
from Cape Town and read: The rea
objective point Of the Boer delegation
-Messrs. Fischer, Vessels and VOL
marans-which recently left Delago
bay, is Russia. I have 1t on the bes
authority that those gentlemen too
81 . he ~ mir a Z n
documents from Pretoria, thus maxim
IL difficult for England to implicit
President Steyn and the Afrikande
Bond party in Cape Colony in a con
spiracy against Great Britain"
The Mr.. Vessels interviewed by tn
World reporter-a brother of Mr.. Cor
neius II. Vessels mentioned in tn
cable. who Is the President Of the FIRE
State Volksraad Uegislature)-folloT
ed up his denial Of the existence Of
conspiracy by saying:
There never were any document
discriminating President Steyn and IN
Afrikander Bond ministry OF Cape Co
Ony. If there had been any secret III
derstanding the Colonial Dutch wOul
have prepared for war and would haN
armed in time for movement agdin
Britain simultaneously with the Tram
vaal and the Free State. | was In q
House of Parliament in Cape Colon
when Premier. Schreiner made h
speech urging all the members to II
fiuence their constituents to rema
neutral.
President Steyn believes that $
Alfred Miner was sent to South Afri
as British High Commissioner by NJ
Chamberlain purposely to crush q
Afrikanders. for Sir Alfred distinct
told Mr.. Molteno, a member of &
Cape Parliament, that England's uli
mate purpose was to annihilate the A
rikanders. This can prove. Tn
policy was determined upon when &
Afrilander element outvoted the En-
lish party in Cape Colony.
IL was at Bloemfontein during {
negotiations between the Free Sta
and Sir Alfred and / know that Meth
the Transvaal nor the Free Sta1e e
pected then that friendly relations
Tween England and the republics wou
be broken. We thought Mr.. Chlmbt
lain and Sir Alfred were bluffins {
Transvaal in connection with the o.
lander franchise.
THE Orange Free State was tota
unprepared for war, and not until at
the Jameson raid did the Transvaal
gin TO think of war in earnest.
II met my brother Cornelius al Ca
Town four days before war was
clared, and he told me then that
did not expect actual hOstilities.
There would have been no war
not Sir Alfred Miner been sent to Af
ca by Mr.. Chamberlain for the eXpr
purpose of bringing IL about. in pur!
ance of the English policy to wipe (
the Afrikanders and grab everythi
in sight"
Gatacre All Right.
NEW YORK, March 23.-(Afternc
Service.)-A dispatch to the Tribr
from London, March 23d, 8 a. m, sa
No confirmation has been received
a very sensational rumOr emanat