Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-03

SUING FOR MERCY.

London. Jan. "A dispatch TO the
Exchange Telegraph company this
evening says that DR., Jameson has
been severely defeated by the Beers be-
fore johannesburg. The same agency
adds that the news Ia confirmed and
that the secretary OF state for the
colonies. MIR. Chamberlain. had been
summoned to the colonial office, where
conference will be held tonight 1t
Is added that the defeat Of Dr. jamie
son is such as to compel him to retreat
across the frontier.
The colonial olhee has received con-
firmntlon OF the reported defeat OF DR..
Jameson. After sustaining great loss
of life. he surrendered. The secretary
OF state for the colonies, Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain. has tclegraphed to Presi-
dent kreuger asking for generous
treatment OF the prisoners and wound
The colonial office publishes the fol-
lowing kilograms from Sir Hercules
Robinson, governor Of Cape Colony, to
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, when
are dated january 2:
"A messenger overlook Or. Jameson
Ten miles the other side of Elanvnrd
He has brought back a verbal mes
sage to the effect that the dispatches
have been received and will be at
Tended to. The force was then slddling
up and Immediately proceeded east
ward into the Transvaal. Dr.. Jamieson
thus received and disregarded my mes
sage,
sir Jncobus Dewet. British agent In
the p0nsvaal. telegraphs that fight
ing commenced at o'clock yesterday
lie was unable to obtain details fi.m
Transvaal force, last evening. and had
heard nothing beyond rumor.
The Cape Times has a telegram
from Pretoria. the capitol OF Trims
vaal. received there from Krueg ersdors,
that there had been hard fg iting, tho
forces OF the chartered South AaIcan
company suffering heavily"
second cnblegram has brcn re-
ceivcd from Sir Hercules Robinson,
which says.
The British agent Mt Pretoria tele-
graphs under date Of January 2: 4 have
Just seen General Joubert, and he saws
that rs far as he knows Or. Jameson
has been driven out OF several posi-
tons The burgNers have twenty-five
OF their force wounded. including three
| officers. and the British camp has been
burned by the burghers. The fighting
Is stlll proceeding No troops have vet
left JohnnnesberE to assist Dr. jamie
| son, The government has received
| furthcr Information TINT the forces of
| the Chartered South African company
are modified to enter the Trnnsvani
and the Kafflr commander within The
| Transvanl on the Behunnaland bor-
| der ~ Free States Is ready to assist
| the Transvaal II required Or. Jamie
son Is surrounded by a large force ucar
| kfuegcrsdorf The railway between
| kruegersdorf and Johannesburg has
been broken. The acting president Of
| the Free State telegraphs me that 1906
ourghers have been coinm1niel to
| take up position sixteen miles this
| side or the Naal river"
third cnhlegram from Sir II Ar-ulN,
| Robinson forwards dispatch from the
| British nrent at Prctoril stating that
| Dr.. Jnmicsnn's force hns SURRENDERED
Colonial Secretary Chinrhr:'In in ne.
| ply his ca bled to Governor Rnhiuun
| his regret that Dr. JamlcS0r lisnhoyci
| NE order to stop ;his lrbl1rable ioa, 4
| lfc, and to use his IN" ,Nuoe in secur.
ing generous treatment Of rho rrlennrrs
and wounded, and - telegraph the
names OF the killed AMI vo"n'ei.