Deseret Evening News | 1899-11-22 | Page 1 | Consul Macrum Wants to Leave

Macroni Wants to Lean Leau WashIngton No Nov States Consul Macrum n at t Pretoria has asked the tho state department for leave looe ot of ab absence sence with permissIon to take adan tags tage or of It at once cace He domestic reasons for leaving his post and offers to place In the consulate as the ot of the United States Stales Vice Consul Attlebury who is III no now on the ground The rhe department however reo re refused fused to accede to the request and Mr Ir Macrum vIii stay where he I Is unless he sees seel fit to quit qui t his hili post without permission slon sion n It Is learn learned that so 0 tar far Mr Macrum has hili not been prohibited II by tho Doer from caring earing tor or the tue wel vel tore fare ot of the British subjects tl now In the and the Free State or at least he tins Ins not so notified the state department There has been some somo lion encountered In the Ibe effort ot of the British government to secure aba pion for tor the tho United States consul to burse funds for Cor the benent of the lab Ish soldiers held or of war