The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-04
The WAR IN THE TRAHSvAAL
The london Stock Exchange
seset by Rumors.
One to the Effect That DR.. Jamison Had
Been Tried by Court Martial and sboe.
Tho Latest Story Circulated Ia That
Four Hundred More Englishmen Had
Been Gut to Pieces by the Beers.

oEeu MORO Englfshmen Had
Been Gut to Pieces by the Beers.
| LONDON, Jan. 3.--All kinds of rumora
were current on the streets about sha
stock exchange this afternoon, one he
leg to the effect that DIR. Jamison had
Deen tried by courtmar,ial and shot.
bas as the government Is In control of
Inc telegraph wires very little news la
3osslnsoie' Several firms, like tho
Kothschilds, have aaviues from thar
correspondent in South Africa, but re-.
F! fuse to publish them
Inc latest story circulated this after
noon was that the second BODY of mon
| belonging to the British Chartered Com
pan3, numbering about 400. which it
was said had started out to reinforce DR..
jam ison's troops. had been cut to pieces
by the Beers. This is the force which
~ supposed to have been advancing
from Buluwayo.
IL was also rumored on the stock ex-
cnenRe, and seemingly confirmed BY a
alspatch received here that there has
oeen an uprising in Johannesburg. It
was added that many persons were
killed during the disturbance.
Sir ELLIS Ashmead. Bartlets is ouo,eG
as saying that he has heard thsT Oar
man sailors have been landed a. Della
goa Bag. Under these influences the
STOCK exchange closed reatly depressed.
and substantial fall in prices was
caused by the adverse runors from
the Iransvaal. "KaffiIrs" wore flas and
there was general decline OF u toll
with not much Offering. Consols were
e lower than yesterday.
emperor williams dispatch to Presi-
dent Kruger Is denounced With the ut
most severity in the editorials in Eng.
iish newspapers to-day.
The Times says: 1T is grave and dis.
tinotly unfriendly, and being comniled
atter conference with Chancellor Won
honenlohe and the foreign and naval
secretaries imparss to 1 tho importanoe
Of State act"
The Post says: "It is evident that
the emperor considers war with Eng
land something to be prepared for. We
cannot hide from ourselves thas Eng
land stands alone. The proper reply to
the emperor's telegram 10 the recall of
the Mediterranean squadron 20 ioin the
channel squadron"
President Kruger Congratulated.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 8.-Fitty of Tn,
Leading citizens of this city have tele-
grsphed to President Kruger congratu-
latinR him upon the victory OF their
kinsmen. The HendelsSad argues
that Great Britain IL responsible for Or,
Jamison's action and says /. Is O worse
case than that OF the Alabama.
Glad the Beers Won.
BERLIN, Jan. a. Emperor William
has photographed to Presidents Kruger
as follows:
II express my sincere ,ongrstula
lions that, with your own people. and
without appealing to the help of the
friendly powers, you have succeeded by
your own energetic action against the
armed bands which invaded your coun-
try as disturbers OF the peace and have
thus been enabled TO restore peace and
safeguard of the Independence of your
country againet attacks from the out
side. Signed, "WILLIAM."
French Newspapers Insist That Great
Britain Sanctioned
PARIS. Jan. 3-Not one of the news-
papers Of this city minces words In CON
menting upon the invasion OF tho
Transvael territory by tho flibus.esinc
tho statements made by the British
| colonial secretary, Joseph Chamberlain.
and tho assertions OF the governor OF
Cape Colony. the premier of Capo
Colony and tho managing directors OF
the British South AfricS Company, the
| Figaro insists that DR.. Jamison did not
sot without having received orders to
40 30 from Cecll Rhodes, the premier of
Capo Colony. who, In turn. according to
the newspaper mentioned, was in con-
munication with England.
| The Figaro adds: The English,
amply wish to do with the mines of
South Africa as pickpockes does with
ones parse, and with tho help of swell,
organized hustle"
| The Rappel romarka: rGarmanv
Franco and Russia are In accord. What
will England do? Will she dare, with
the United States already on her hands.
to defy Europe with her Unsuitable ra~
pacity and untenabe claims, and end "
arousirg formida BILE coalition, to which
she will be compelled to humilia.e her.
| SELF"
The Lanterne expresses the ooiniou
that Great Britain's contention that Cha
| foreign powers have no right to inter-
vene In the Transvsal. is nothing more
nor less than an application of Monroe
ism. "Mr. Rhodes" adds the Lanterne.
wants to capture Delagoa Bsy and
thus nullify tho conquest OF Madagas-
car"
LIS Justice says: "Dr. Jamison's at.
tempt at international Hiibustering hiss
inflicted ono more defeat on the Inyad-
Ing policy OF the u uited Kingdom"