Intermountain Catholic | 1899-10-07 | Page 5 | Boers Willing to Arbitrate

BOEhS WILLING TO ARBITRATE CHANCES FOR PEACE, HOWEVER, HOW-EVER, ARE VERY MEAGRE. Burghers Are Encouraged Kaffir a Miners Being: Ejected From Johannesburg Jo-hannesburg Trouble Brewing. It New York, Oct. 6. Gercral James H. O'Beirne has made public the following follow-ing extract from the cablesram advising advis-ing Dr. Bosnian of the general's appointment ap-pointment as commissioner extraordinary extraordi-nary in the United States: "1 may add that the. dispute has now reached the most aoute stage. The forces of this Republic have mobilized on the frontier) while those of the Orange Free State are mobilizing; and all prospects of a peaceful settlement seem to be vanishing. We are still willing to arbitrate. If General O'Beirne accepts, kindly request him to cable at once in regard to the duties which we will advise by return cable. Reitz, State Secretary, South African Republic." General O'Beirne was provost marshal mar-shal under President Lincoln. He was once commissioner of immigration, and, under Mayor Strong, was commissioner of charities.