The Savannah Morning News, 1900-07-15

SILENCE SUPREME. 0 WORD FROM PEKIN BREAKS DREADFUL NEWS. whole world is waiting. BI ; S Sl* Hs HEARD NOTHING OF HER MINISTER'S MURDER. Whole Foreign Community From Wen ( how Ha* Been Safely Land Landed - ed Landed nt Shanghai - No Corroboration Shelia's Story Hns Been Receiv Received - None - ed - None Received - None of the Power* Ha* Es Establish - tablish Establish e.l Communication AVltb the Chinese Capital. London, July 15. - The only news from Chna la?t night was the following, is issued - sued issued at midnight: .-The foreign office has received infor information - mation information from the consul general at Shang Shanghai - hai Shanghai that the whole foreign community f r , )TTI wen Chow has been safely landed at Shanghai." As no mention is made of the alleged statement of Sheng, the director general of railways and telegraphs of China, to the consuls at Shanghai, announcing the murder of the foreigners in Pekin, it is presumed that this story, crediting Sheng noth these assertions and announcing that hf Mamed Prince Titan for the attack on the legations, is one of the many Inven Inventions - tions Inventions emanating from Shanghai, j According to a dispatch from Berlin, the mobilization of Germany's expedition expeditionary - ary expeditionary force is being carried out in splendid fashion. Some jten thousand volunteers and 415 officers haye already been accept accepted - ed accepted It is announced that the government contemplates chartering thirty of the larg largest - est largest vessels belonging to two of the most important companies, the Bremen and Hamburg lines, as transports. The ex expedition - pedition expedition is being organized on the basis of a year's campaign. COUNCIL OF AVAR. Decided for the Present to Stand at Tien Tsin. St. Petersburg, July 14. - A dispatch from Khabarovsk, dated Thursday, July 12, says an international council of war, held at Tien Tsin, has decided, for the present, to confine the efforts of the allied forces to fortifying Tien Tsin and establishing safe communication with the Tttku forts and arsenals. Tien Tsin, It is added, is being re-armed with guns of the highest class. KNOW NOTHING OF IT. Report That Russian Minister Was Killed 1* Not Confirmed. St. Petersburg, July 14. - 1 tis officially stated that no report of the murder of M. Pe Hints, the Russian minister at Pekin, has been received here. STORY SEEMS DOURTFUL. Russians Move the Common Trouble Ahont Communication. July 14. - The Russian em embassy - bassy embassy here has received no information of the killing of the Russian minister at Pe Pekin. - kin. Pekin. The officials say that the Russians am under the same disadvantage as the other Powers in getting telegraphic infor inforniation - niation inforniation from Pekin. No confirmation has reached the state department of the report from St. Peters Petersburg - burg Petersburg of the torture and death of the Rus Russian - sian Russian minister at Pekin. CAN RE LITTLE DOUBT. British Consul General Thinks For Foreigner* - eigner* Foreigner* Are Lost. London, July 14, 4:37 p. m - The British consul g neral at Shanghai, in transmit transmitting - ting transmitting to the foreign office messages from the governor of Shan Tung, already pub published. - lished. published. says he fears there can be little d'uht in regard to the fate of the foreign foreigners - ers foreigners at Pekin. had NO FAITH IN IT. r Cbiues.. Envoy Submitted an Im Imperial - perial Imperial Communication. Berlin, July n,_Eu Hal llouan, the Chinecr envoy extraordinary and minister Plenipotentiary, to-day presented to the forejgrt , an imperial communication Jut r. German government does 01 Put in any faith in it. Etout. Gen. tvT* 1 '' l, y had a long interview with U M von Hueiow regarding the political tht'lf in bo adopted by German cont contenders - enders contenders after their arrival In China. story changes again. ** Non Has LI Hung ( hung Going to Pekin. Hr e Kong, July 14. - Lt Hung Chang MPniav received an urgent telegraphic -nrnmons 1,, Pekin. It Is reported that u -' r 'd north to-morrow. The Chl Chli,-, - i,-, Chli,-, '''' 'hat his absence is certain to 10 trouble at Canton. B'VOHAulk TO BOXERS. Bft'elanintton Issued by the Gov Governnr - ernnr Governnr of llnnnn Shnnsl. ' ' nn . Jt*ly 14. Secretary Hay has HI 1 nilciate<l dispatch from Con Con, - , Con, Goodnow, at Shanghai, stat statli - li statli l!; ai the Governor of Honan Shansi ttttn'!"'" 1 '' Proclamation favorable In its Boxers. Honan Shansi Is ol jit lying Immediately northwest P, k ';' 1 and between that city and Consult /. Pat-. ' 'th! fioodnow's short rlis - C ' ortllrm the general belief grow - ' :|:| t!on in China Is steadily Hon*. instead of better. The ton ' '"'art referred to by Mr. Good- Peart i , ' where the vleeroy ap- SiM, ,° I '' 'i' the Boxers. Is said at the rte 1 to be actually two sep- Hte of vast extent, lying In China, a r ar| d northern portion of | ,nf l. meaning Western Isl Islof - of Islof r-h;.,, ' Province lying directly west tnn 1 :: Pekin is located, llo llo'** - '** llo'** ' :s Shansl on the south. The barrier !r,s nt nn almost Impassable die*,.. ' J lr. Goodnow's dispatch in in'vke - 'vke in'vke : hcy "re disaffected and under underirisi - irisi underirisi ' POSO ,h<! northward march of The, - nf I.i Hung Chang, and the kin. ' Southern Viceroys upon Pe- Th# fitted u ' general's message was un un-1 - -1 un-1 34 this lack of knowledge as

BLOODY GARMENTS. WORN BY GOEBEL WERE DISPLAY DISPLAYED - ED DISPLAYED TO THE .It l(V. PROGRESS OF POWERS' TRIAL ARTHUR. GOEBEL TI RNED A*IDE XVIIE.V ( I.UTIIIMi WAS SHOWN. Western I nlnn Telegram Files Were Stolen From tlie lln rl.nu r*ville t Mil re nml Mysteriously Returned. Woodson I'roduccd the Block in Which the Bullet That Killed Goebel Was Hurled riiyslelan. Testified Ahont the \\ omul. Georgetown. Kv.. July 14. - Aside from the production 111 court of the blood-dyed garments worn by Gov. William Goebel on the flay of his assassination, to-day's proceedings In the trial of ex-Secretary of State Power*, charged with complicity in the murder of Goebel, was barren of any par.icularly interesting details. l.ate in the afternoon there wqs a sensation when ex-Gov. John Young Brown, chief coun counsel - sel counsel for the defense, caused a witness for the prosecution lo tell that certain tele telegraph - graph telegraph libs in keeping at the Western Un Union - ion Union office in Barboursvllle (Power's home) had been purloined by some unknown party and afterward returned. The first and most important witness of the day was Civil Engineer Woodson of Frankfort, who made measurement of the eapltol square anil surroundings by which the prosecution endeavored to show that (he fatal shot was fired from the office of the Se rotary of Slate, produced a block of wood taken from a tr e In the state house yard which was supposed to contain the fatal bullet Woodson was cross-examined In an attempt to show that his measure measurements - ments measurements were Inaccurate. Mr. Woodson, af after - ter after leaving the siand, removed the bullet from the block. The bit of 1 ad was pass passed - ed passed about the bar, judge jurors and law lawyers - yers lawyers all examining It with inte est. Warden Hillard of Frankfort prison, a close friend of Gov. Goebel, was next coll colled. - ed. colled. On the morning of the shooting, as ho approached tlie statehouse with Goe Goebel - bel Goebel and Jac k Chinn, he said he noticed the Capitol grounds were clear, whereas on previous occasions "mountain men" were numerous. He had reached the door to the main Capitol building when he heard shots, and looking back, saw Goebel fall. He declared'that one of the front win windows - dows windows in the office of the Secretary of Slate was partly raised at the time. Mr. LlllarA was recalled this afternoon and the commonwealth sought to ask ques. tions which had been forgotten during the examination. The objections of defense were sustained. Dr. T. B. Welch of Jessamine codnty, a fellow stale senator of Mr. Goebel, descrlb. ed the wound In the body of the deceased, saying he was shot In front and that the wound was not inflicted with a leaden bul bullet. - let. bullet. He said the wound was the size of a 48-calibre bullet. Here the bloodstained clothing worn by the victim on the day of the assassination was produced and ldentilled by the witness. The greater portion of the afternoon ses session - sion session was taken up with (he testimony ol physicians who examined 1 inches wound? after the shooting ami later performed the autopsy. They united in the belief lhal the fatal wound was inflicted by a steel bullet fired from a rifle of 38-caliber. The downward course of the ball through the victim's body was shown to be an inch and thirteen-sixteenths. While Dr. T. R. Welch, one of the sur surgeons - geons surgeons and also a state senator, who had been .closely associated with Goebel in life, was on the stand a trunk containin'- the clothing worn by Goebel was produc produced. - ed. produced. There was an intense si silence - lence silence as the witness identified each garment and then lifted i( aloft and held it, bullet-torn and covered with great black smears of dried blood, before the Jurors' eyes. Arthur Goebel, brother of the deceased, was present, but kept his head turned. The last witness, Mrs. B. Anderson, tel telegraph - egraph telegraph operator at Barbourvllle, was brought forward to Identity a large num number - ber number of telegrams received or sent from her office In the first of the year. These tel telegrams - egrams telegrams are alleged to have bearing upon the cose, and Ihe commonwealth will seek to offer them as evidence on Monday. Mrs. Anderson, In response to questions from the defense, said that the files for January and February, 1900, were missing from her office for two weeks In March, but were afterwards returned as myste mysteriously - riously mysteriously as they had disappeared.

PLANT SI STEM MUST PAY. Peremptory Order for Tnifi I**ticl l> tlie Controller. Atlaiva, July 14. - Controller Wright to today - day today issued a peremptory order against the Plant System, demanding the pay payment - ment payment of taxvS on 5750,003 worth of proper property - ty property in Georgia, which the state claims the company did not include in its recent properiy returns. The returns made on the main line of the Plant System have be n accepted a* correct, but the controller general has refused to agree to the assessment of the I r perty of the Savannah. Florida and \Y< stern; also the r turns of the Jackson Jacksonville - ville Jacksonville branch, the Cliarhston branch anti The Brunswick branch, aggregating, all told, a track of nearly 500 miles in length. The is me has arisen alone on the valua valuation - tion valuation of the roadbed or right of way, the aggregate return of the Plant System for -he roadbeds of the four branch lines be being - ing being $3,746,748. 'fhe state official placed the valuation of the four r ad be Is at 54,500,000. A separate order for each of the four branch lines has been prepare*!, the fol following - lowing following being the one directed to the Savannah. Florida and Western: "Where "Whereas. - as. "Whereas. the Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad Company, a company doing busi business - ness business in this stole, having made return of its property for taxation, .and the val valuation - uation valuation of the main track and right of way being unsatisfactory, and after due and legal notice to increase the valuation thereof, an*! said company having faile.i to amend iis said return: 1 have there therefore, - fore, therefore, (by virtue of the power conferred upon me in such cases), this day assess assessed - ed assessed and valued the main track of main roadbed and right of way at the sum of SIO,OOO per mile for each of the 265, 825 mile* of the main line of the Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad, and the same shall b* fixed and held to he its fair market value, upon which valuation taxes f<?r 1900 shall be levied and assessed. The remain remainder - der remainder of the returns of said company, being satisfactory, is accepted. The Savannah, Florida and Western of the main lino returned its right of way at $2,275,773. The state fixes its value at $2,658,250. The Brunswick branch returned at $1,096,333, and the state has raised this to $1,346,816. The Jacksonville branch made it return at $926,542, and the state put this up to $378,900. The Charleston branch was returned at $79,100, and the state increased it to $113,000. The difference between Ihe road's estimate and that made by the state involves such a large amount that it goes without saying the Plant System will resort to arbitration rather than come to the controller general's figures. LOSS OF MILLIONS. North German Lloyd Will Show Great Gcneroslly. New York, July 14. - The directors of the North German Lloyd Line Company have decided to grant the widows and orphans of the victims who lost their lives at the recent fire in Hoboken an extra Allowance in addition to the regular pension granted by the company. The amount of the ex extra - tra extra allowance has not yet been decided upon. General Agent Schwab was advised by cable of the action taken by the directors of the company. According to a prominent official of the company, It will cost the Company at least $5,000,000 in paying pen pensions - sions pensions to the dependents of the victim*. Besides paying these pension claims, it will be compelled to bear the burden of build building - ing building new docks, which is estimated at about $1,600,000, and reconstru*ting the steamships Saale and Bremen, which will probably cost about $1,000,000 more. The Main, It is believed, is a total wreck and will prove a loss to the company of about $1,500,000. Thus the company has suffered a loss of fully $4,000,000 as a result of the fire, in addition to the large amount it will have to pay out annually in pensions.-

The circular of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count von Buelow, meets with singularly unanimous approval in the German press, excepting solely the Socialist organs, which con continue - tinue continue to abuse the government for its so-called world-power policy, claiming it has thereby precipitated the Chinese crisis. The res* of the press and the nation as a whole fully indorse Count von Buelow's policy, classing it as wise, moderate and circumspect. The whole attitude of the nation toward the understanding befween the Powers excludes the Idea of Germany seeking separate advantage from action in China. No ill will is shown In the press or by the public toward any other Power In re regard - gard regard to China, unless in the case of some of the rabid Anglophobic newspapers. The Deutsche Tages Zeltung points out that while "all the other Powers bend their ef efforts - forts efforts to subdue China, England alone is prostrate," etc., and all ks small force of mercenaries eannot be trusted, because they are unable to "take an ade adequate - quate adequate part in such tasks of civilization." The paper adds: "England is thus forced to rely on Ja Japan - pan Japan to get her chestnuts from the fire. England's Impotence is mainly owing to her unrighteous South African war, and the legitimate interests of the xvhole civ civilization - ilization civilization now thereby suffer." But this portion of the German press has no In Influence, - fluence, Influence, Lieut. Gen. Pochhammtr, in Die YYoche. to-day discusses the military situatioon in China, pointing out the difficulties of a campaign there for the allies, including the climate, commisariat. housing, roads, possible lack/ of harmony and in international - ternational international jealousies, saying: "China evidently largely counis on the latter, or else she would not have hern bold enough to and fy the whole western combination. She expects a large mortal mortality - ity mortality among the European troops during the rainy season just setting in there." The government here remains without confirmatory news of the losses and ris risings - ings risings in the Kiao Chou district. The news, papers are calling attention to the alleg alleged - ed alleged existence Of a campaign of lies," citing as proof the text of a num number - ber number of recent statements of Chinese au authorities, - thorities, authorities, expressing the belief tllat the Chinese therewith are cunningly attempt attempting - ing attempting to sow discord in the ranks of the Powers. The Vossische Zeltung thinks China will not succeed In this, as Russia lias now been forced to acknowledge Chihese duplicity." proo/s of which the Voiesi Voiesische - sche Voiesische Zeltung prints in a St. Petersburg special, 6aying that Russian troops, on June 24. intercepted an imperial ' edict which ordered the regular troops In the Russian sphere of Influence to join the Boxers in fighting the "foreign The Vossische Zeitung strongly argues It is quite probable there has not been any palace revolution in Pekin, and that the Dowager Empress still directs the policy of China, with) or without Prince Tuan's approval, citing internal evidence to that effect* A number of German papers contain communications condemning further sales of ships, ammunition and arms to China. One letter is from a retired German gen general, - eral, general, deploring the fact that German sol soldiers - diers soldiers in China are being killed with Ger German - man German Krupps and Mausers.

NATIONAL FETE DAY. I CELEBRATED BY PARISIANS WITH GREAT BRILLIANCY. THE ROYALTIES ARE MISSED. PARIS IS DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT ATTEND. The Czar, William, Victoria and the Prince of Nnplc* Will Not \ lwlt tlie Kxpoaltion - lt I* Said the Czar Doe* Not Like Socialistic Tenden Tendencies - cies Tendencies of France - The Many Side Sideshow* - show* Sideshow* nt the Eiponlttou Are Not Coining; Money. (Special Paris Cable Letter - Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.) Paris, July 14. - After witnessing last week the typical American festivities which made the Fourth of July a memora memorable - ble memorable day in the French capital, the Paris Parisians - ians Parisians this week celebrated their own na national - tional national fete day With exceptional brilliancy owing to the exhibition. The fourteenth of July is essentially a popular fete, and the government and municipality made unusual exertions to cater to the public appetite. The customary review of the garrisons of Paris at Long Champs, in the Hois de Boulogne, which always attracts 100,00) spectators, was followed by a bration of a most extensive character. The tri-color, singly or in clusters, was displayed everywhere, while the central arteries of-the city were overhung with tastefu ly decorated arches, which, in the eyer.lng. were brilliantly lighted, forming a continuous fairylike hall of the colored electric lanterns. 'Every square and open space at the intersection of the main streets had its open air ball, with musi musicians - cians musicians provided by the municipality, which spent 304.000 francs on the fete. Altogether there were 160 open air balls. The exposition had a gala night, with additional illumination effects, while a dozen theaters, including the opera, Mme. Sara Bernhardt's and the Theater de la Porte St. Martin with Coquelln, gave gra gratuitous - tuitous gratuitous performances, and 4.10 prisoners benefited by pardon* or reductions of their sentences accorded by the President of the republic In celebration of |he day. Parisians are beginning to realize that their calculations, based on a series of fetes, attending the visits, in close suc succession, - cession, succession, of European monarchs. arc* go going - ing going to prove stillborn. They have had the King of Sweden, and the Shah of Persia will come for a short stay in a month's time, but that is all. The Czar, whose ab absence - sence absence is the greatest disappointment of all; Emperor William, Queen Victoria and the Prime of Naples, whose visits were once spoken of Ab certain, will not come to the exposition. This collapse of one of the sides of the exposition dearest to their hearts is a bjtt.er pill for the Parisians, who throw the blame therefor, mostly on the govern government, - ment, government, especially for the absence of the Czar, w'ho is popularly supposed to be staying away on account of his dislike for President Loubet, and the socialistic tendencies of the government. The ab absence - sence absence of the royalists represents a serious financial loss to the business community of Paris.

"The landing party reached Tien Tsin at 10 o'clock p. m., where they were re received - ceived received with demonstrations of Joy by the foreign population, they being the first Caucasian troops to arrive. I remained at Taku with my personal staff. On May 30, at 1:44, I proeeeded to Tien Tsin for the purpose of examin examining, - ing, examining, as well as I might, the state of af affairs. - fairs. affairs. On tills day the English ship Al Algerine - gerine Algerine came in and landed twenty-seven men and sent them to Tien Tsin, and ships of the various other nations began arriving and preparing to land troops. "Fourth. On May 31, having obtained permission of the Chinese government, I sent fifty men from Tien Tsin to Pekin in company with about 300 foreign troops of various nationalities. They left at 4:15 p. m., Capt. McCalla in command, and arrived at the end of the railroad line at 8:15 p. m., and marched to the legation, having encountered not the slightest op opposition - position opposition on the way or In the city. I returned on board ship June 2, and on June 3, Capt. McCalla, after -eelng that our men on shore were prop properly - erly properly cared for and that everything was in a satisfactory condition, returned on board ship. . "Sixth. I take pleasure In saying that our officers and men on shore have, by their conduct and management, contrib contributed - uted contributed In every way to the high standard of efficiency held by the rtavy. yet it Is proper as a matter of satisfaction to my myself - self myself to mention and call the attention of the department particularly to Capt. Mc- Calla whose foresight and ability In the discharge of his duties In connection with this wholo matter, merit unqualified praise. "Seventh. At 9 p. m. yesterday I re received - ceived received a message Indicating that affairs were again In a critical condition. A party of fifty more men ware landed from this ship at 6 o'clock a. m. and Cap*. Mc- Calla has again gone ashore. Ensign C. E. Gilpin, U. S. N., and Naval Cadet C. j, ; Courtney, who returned with Capt. McCalla from the first landing party, were the officers. "The department was Informed by cable message and the cbmmander-in-chief was similarly Informed and requested lo send a light draft vessel here for use in the river as a base of supplies for the, force on shore. As the disturbance here Is like likely - ly likely to be of such a prolonged nature as to require the protracted stay of a vessel here ready to land men on short notice, as mentioned in my messages, I consider a light draft vessel, which can be sta stationed - tioned stationed lnsid# of the river where communi communication - cation communication is certain with a battalion of ma marines - rines marines almost Indispensable to the present trouble, in order to effectively protect Continued on Ninth Page*

COMMISSION APPOINTED. Br Gov, Wood to l.ook Into Claims of Church nnd State. Havana, July 14.-Gen. Wood has issued a decree appointing a commission on the church property question, composed of Senors Diverga, Tamayo and Llorcnte, Supreme Court justices, to investigate the rights of the church in property now held by the state and claimed by tho Elsliop of Havana. The commission Is authorized to sum summon - mon summon witnesses, o hear evidence, to or order - der order th( production of public and private documents and to compel the registrars to produce the records. The committee will report in detail the points govern governing - ing governing each piece of properly In question, nnd will recommend an equitable settle l ment. WALLACE MAY PRESIDE. He I* Bring I rged by (lie Anti-Im Anti-Imperlalista. - perlalista. Anti-Imperlalista. Indianapolis, Ind., July 14. - Gen. Lew Wallace is being urged to preside over the meeting of the National Anti-Imperialis Anti-Imperialistic - tic Anti-Imperialistic League, to meet here Aug. 15 to 17, and it fs believed' he will accept. It is said that if the national leaders of Ihe Democracy have their way, th*. league will adopt resolutions committing anil anilimperialists - imperialists anilimperialists to the. support of the ticket nominated on the Democratic nation. >l platform, which embodies the ideas for whlqh the league is contending. Indications point to a large attendance at the meeting. Speeches will be limited to half on hour. Edward Atkinson Hitd John DeWltt Warner of New York, will deliver addresses. HERM AN XV AS EMUUF.D. Hr Drett Bis nevolvrr and Com Commenced - menced Commenced Firing. 554. Louis, July 14. Herman Baude, an employe of the Union Tee Company, was shot and fatally wounded by William E. Harman, a motorman. Charles Young, a sinking street railway man, was also shot and wounded by Herman. Herman had entered n drug store, when Wiliiam Gray, a striker, stepped Into the place and told he drugglßt not to sell Herman anything, as he, was a Tho remark enraged Herman, and he drew' a revolver and fired four shots at Gray. One of the shots hit Baude, who was at the telephone, and another struck Young, who was tn tho stoic. Herman was arrested. CAUCASUS EARTHQUAKES. Vlllngr* xVere Destroyed and Six Persona XVere Killed. Bt. Petersburg. July 14. - Severe earth earthquakes - quakes earthquakes in the Kars end Kagyrman dis districts - tricts districts of the Caucasus mountains result resulted - ed resulted in the destruction of five villages, sev several - eral several churches and many houses. Six per persons - sons persons were killed and nine Injured. Ad Additional - ditional Additional shocks are being reported.

FIGHTING ALL DAY LONG. Boers and llritili Moved Fiom K opje to Kopje. * London, July 14. - A report from Platkop says that the British engaged the Boers all day long. Scouts and mounted infantry', moving north, located the Boers, a thousand strong, occupying the ridge from which they were driven yesterday. Col. Thor Thorneycroft's - neycroft's Thorneycroft's men held the ridge facing them. Members of the Strathcona Horse were drven in temporarily by a heavy musketry tire. After a stubborn resistance, the Boors forced the British to bring Howitzers into action. The infantry deployed for a gen general - eral general advance under Clary's directions. The Boers opened fire in ail directions, shelling with the guns posted on the British right. The mounted infantry, in the face of a severe fire, attacked the Foers. A gun posted on an entrenched kopje four miles to the east forced the Boers from a num number - ber number of ridges, detached parries retiring on the center, while a gun on the right was withdrawn through a ravine toward an entrenched hill. / DRISCOLL SHOWED NERVE. Single-Handed, He la Said to Have Captured Four Tloera. Senckal, Orange River Colony, July 14. - Gen. Rundie's rapid advance has, it U said, forced the Boers into an obviously dangerous corner. President Steyn is re reported - ported reported to have given up all hope after the loss of Bethlehem, and would have surrendered, but Gen. DeWet threatened to shoot him, and it is believed Steyn was imprisoned in his own laager. Cape Driscoll of "D" scouts, who went alone to Zuringkrantz to view' the Boer positions, was surprised at breakfast by four Boer scouts, lie. picked up his rifle and commanded them to surrender or he would shoot. The four at once sur surrendered, - rendered, surrendered, although Driscoll w'as ten miles away from tne main body of the scouts and close to a large Boer force. SOUTH AFRICAN CAPITALS. Those That Are Doing Arranged for England'* New Colonies. Cape Town, July 14. - 1 tis understood that Johannesburg wi'.l be the temporary capital of the Orange River and the Transvaal colonies. It will also be made the headquarters of the high commis commissioners. - sioners. commissioners. When the settlement is Anally completed, it is believed that Bloemfon Bloemfontein - tein Bloemfontein will become the federal capital of South Africa, and the seat of the residence of the governor general. The governors of the colonies will reside at Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg and Johannesburg.