The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-05

Further Regarding the Defeat and
Cnnfure Of DIR. Jameson.

Further Regarding the Defeat and
Capture OF Dr. jameson.
LONDON. Jan. 4-The Colonial Office re-
ceived a dispatch from johannesburg at
O'Clock this morning saying that all is
now quiet there. An official dispatch re-
ceived at the Colonial Office from Sir Her
cules Robinson. the Governor OF Cape Col
ony. says: Ode Welt (Sir Jacobus de
Welt. the British agent at Pretoria), wires:
Everything is quiet and no further serious
disturbances viii occur. deputation from
the Johannesburg reform committee came
over yesterday evening giving guarantees
20 keep the peace and maintain order I
waited on President Kruger and informed
him OF the guarantees. He gave me the as
surance that, pending your arrival, IL the
johannesburg people keep quiet and commit
no hostile acts or in any way break the
laws OF the country. johannesburg will not
be molested surrounded by the Burhger
forces. The deputation was highly grateful
for this assurance and pledged the Uit-
landers TO preserve peace and order. take
this opportunity of testifying in the strong4
est manner to the great moderation and
forhearance of the government Of the
Transvaal under exceptionally trying cir
curnstances. Its attitude toward myself
have just arrived. The casualties on their
side are said TO be severe and on the side
OF the Burghers very light"
Another dispatch from Sir Hercules Rob-
inson to Mr.. Chamberlain reads: DE Welt
wires that Jamesons wounded number over
thirty. They are all at Krugersdorp and at
tended by doctors. Their names and the
details or their wounds cannot yet be given.
Ihe number or killed is estimated at seven
~, but no reliable information is obtain
aple The bodies are still being picked up
on the battlefield and buried. The Cape
Town papers state that DR.. Jameson, Sir
Charles Willoughby and Captain White "a
brother OF Lord Annaly) are lodged in Pre-
teria jail; Grey and Coventry Captain
Charles j. Coventry, OF the Bechuanaland
police and brother OF the Earl of Cow
entry. are wounded. The Beers captured
about five hundred prisoners"
JAMESON SHOWED BRAVERY.
Later In the day dispatch was received
at the Colonial Office from Capetown. dated
noon to-day. giving the following details OF
the invasion OF the Transvaal by DIR.
from the local press: There is no doubt
that DR.. Jameson yielded after he had lost
AT least twenty-eight men. The battle last
60 from O'Clock in the afternoon until IL
at night. Dr. Jameson led the three prin-
cipai attacks and his men distinguished
themselves with great gallantry. The Boer
position was "A right-angled one, and DIR.
Jameson attacked II at one point and in
entering the angle had the fire OF the Beers
on his front and TANKS. The Beers
much superior in numbers and their posi-
tion was unassailable. DR.. Jameson and
BOO men were taken prisoners at Krugers-
dorp, and were afterwards sent to Pre-
t0rfa. DR.. Jameson was not wounded. The
Cape Times states that eighty of the men
OF the British chartered company were
killed; johannesburg Is quieting down
The Colonial Office tonight received the
following telegram, sent by Hon. Sir Walter
Francis Hely-Hutchinson, X c. NJ. c., to
~ at fnrr ha
Colonies, and dated Jan. 4, 1896: Press ac-
counts state that. on the evening of Dec.
81, DR.. Jameson arrived in the vicinity of
krugersdorp. The next morning he attacked
the Beers, who were entrenched in a strong
position The Beers numbered 1900 DR.
Jameson was repulsed, but tried to move
by Randfontein. TO Roodeport. and was
stopped at D0rinkorp. On the afternoon of
JAN heavy fighting took place and the
state artillery came up. DIR. Jameson was
outnumbered and some OF his men were
nearly starved. many OF them having been
without food for three days. Their horses
We're exhausted and they were forced to
surrender. DIR. Jameson lost eighty men
killed. besides the wounded. 1t is estimated
that the total loss will reach 30. The loss
or the Beers is reported as four killed and
a few wounded II is claimed that fifteen
Beers were endorsed by one volley fired by
DR.. Jameson's men. No officers were killed"
private cablegram received here this af-
ternoon from Pretoria says that President
Kruger has declared that he is willing
10 make satisfactory concessions to the
Transvaal, whose demands for representa-
ton. in view of the fact that they con-
tribute practically the whole revenue OF
the republic led to the i'll feeling which
resulted I'm DIR. Jameson's raid.
The St James Gazette. this afternoon
thinks that Emperor Williams message to
President Kruger. like President Cleve-
lands TO Congress-. is a warning which
should not be disregarded and furnishes
evidence OF a combination of the powers
against Britain. Continuing, the st. James
Gazette urges the British government to
drop the Armenian nonsense. make an al
lance with Russia, close the understanding
with the Dreibund and in any case push
on with the ornaments with unsleeping
energy"
The Globe SAYS: 1T is an insult from the
German government collectively. and not
only from the Emperor alone" Continuing
strengthening Great Britain's defenses and
remarks: There Is no war party here, but
the entire empire would so become were
the words OF President Cleveland and EN-
peror William attempted to be followed by
deeds"
A large deputation OF merchants and
others interested in South African matters
called at the Colonial Office this evening for
the purpose OF urging the government to
take steps providing for the protection of
their friends and relatives Right Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain. Secretary of State for
the Colonies. replied TO the representations
made by the members of the delegations
saying that so far as could be seen further
disturbances were improbable. The British
government. he said. sympa thlzed with the
uuuOubtcu VI Ike
garding the action taken by the govern
ment in the matter of the sudden advance
Of DR.. Jameson, he said that the govern
ment had done it's full duty. More than
this 10 could not be claimed that the gov
errment should have done Before il was
possible for any representation to have
been made to them from any quarter they
acted in the most energetic fashion i'm
aginable trying TO stop the raid and to
avert further mischief Mr. Chamberlain
said I'm conclusion. that the ministers of
the government promised to adhere to
their obligations under the convention OF
1884 and that they would continue to up
hold that convention and all its provisions.
From this position nothing that has
CURED could possibly force them to recede.
HOSTILE TO ENGLAND.