The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-15
"GET READY" THEORY.
England Believes that War is at Her Very
Door.

LONDON, Jan. 6.-''Get ready" is the
cry which is ringing through England
in tones which have only one mean
ing. The country has been seized
with the idea that war is at its very
doors. The danger is undoubtedly
exaggerated in the popular mind, and
perhaps in the official mind as well, if
one may judge by the reports of tire
less activity at the admiralty and war
departments. l say that the danger is
exaggerated on the assumption that
the astounding reports is false which
comes from Berlin, to the effect that
Emperor William has assured DR..
Leyds, the representative of the Trans
vaal government, that Germany will
support that government in defense of
the Boer republic and will send a
minister resident to Pretoria in place
of the present consul.
Should this report prove true, the
first step taken by the German emper-
or would be followed by declaration
of war by Great Britain. The sending
of minister to a state which ranks as
a dependency of England would be a
direct denial of the British suzerainty,
and, according to Secretary Chamber
lain's declaration of the British policy
on Saturday, this country would
promptly attempt to enforce its SOW
reignty in the Transvaal.
This rumor regarding the latest ac-
ton of the emperor has not yet been
published in London and no confr-
nation is yet received.
There is no abatement of the public
and official feeling over the imperial
telegram of congratulation of Presi-
dent Kruger On the contrary, it
grows hourly in intensity. There is lit
tie resentment manifested against the
Beers. 1t is all directed against Ger
many. and it is fast assuming the pro-
portion Of a popular clamor for war
which it may be beyond the power of
any government to control or resist.
The conviction grows stronger every
hour that events Of the gravest import
ance are occurring in South Africa
which the British government is de-
iberately withholding from the
knowledge of the world. No message
except those of an official or semi-oH-
cial character have been received from
Cape Town or johannesburg of a later
date than last Wednesday. Two cables
are now in full working order to Cape
Town. The cable company has been
compelled by the instruction of the
British government to send the accu-
mulated message from Europe to Afri-
ca in chronological order before trans
mitting the mass of matter that is
coming this way.
The colonial Office in London con-
tinues to make public the lists of
wounded and prisoners, but 10 news
of recent events, either in Johannes
burg or Cape Town beyond the resig-
nation of Mr.. Cecil Rhodes and the
appointment of his successor.
The London consul OF the Transvaal
republic left Secretary Chamberlain
this afternoon in State of great agi.
tation and excitement. He said to
the reporters who accosted MIN:
''The news is far worse than any
thing I have heard through the press.
1 cannot give it to you. They haveit
inside. I suppose they they will furn,
ish it to the press.
But it is still locked up in the gov.
ernment dispatch boxes, and the
midnight official in charge said moth,
ing more would be made public to-
night.
In answer to the question whether il
were true that DR.. jameson had been
forcibly released, he replied that the
government had received no late news
about DR.. Jameson. When asked
whether there had been an uprising al
Johannesburg, he replied:
II can give you no information on
that subject"
The news of Mr.. Rhodes resignation
excites widespread speculation. 1t is
widely suggested that he may have
severed all connection with the Brit
ish government in order to place him
self at the head of a movement for Sc.
curing the independence of South At
rica. Some such startling event seems
to be the most plausible explanation ot
the sudden resignation of man oi
Rhodes temperament and eXtraordl
nary activity.
The government has been denying
to the world all communication with
South Africa for nearly a week. Il
is known that the war Office is sending
troops to the Cape with al possible
speed. The Lancaster regiment OF
1900 men left Boombay yesterday on
the troop ship Victoria.
1t is interesting to note, by the way,
that there has been an unprecedented
rush to enlist in both the army and the
| navy in the past few days. The drum,
ming for recruits is usually a difficult
business. Today the recruiting offices
are thronged.
The warlike rumors tonight are too
numerous to chronicle. It is signi6-
cant of the belligerent nature of the
situation that the report finds quite
general credence in the military clubs
of the west end that Great Britain is
about 10 mobilize the entire army re-
serve and militia.
Is She Advancing outposts?
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-For some
reason, not apparent on the surface,
the house committee did not today re-
port the changes it proposed to make