Mr. Olney to the Acting Secretary of State of the South African Republic.

[Telegram.]

Highly appreciate your courteous cablegram of to-day. Contents are noted. Take this opportunity to commend to your gracious consideration arrested Americans, who, if they have inadvertently given your Government any cause for complaint, must certainly be acquitted of all complicity in any political designs against a Republic for which the United States can bear only the friendliest feelings.

Olney.