The herald., 1896-05-04
The 1RANSVAAL TROUBLES
Reform Committee Prisoners Inn
proving in Health
EXPENSES AND INDEMNITY
Vm Be Paid by Africsu Chartered
Company Directors
The situation at BuInwayo Is Somewhat I'M
preved-The Native African Chiefs
Hate the Bners

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, May "a dispatch to the
Times from Pretoria says: The eXecu-
tive council of the South African repup-
lie is seriously considering the adVlsa-
bility of avoiding the inconvenience en-
tailed upon the mining industry by the
Imprisonment of the reformers. The dls-
patch adds that the health of the prison.
iars is improving
The daily Dispatch has a dispatch
from Pretoria saying ]. H. Hammond is
improving. He is allowed to take drives
with his jaier The prisoners are treat
ed as first-class misdemeanants.
From personal interviews l ascertain
that all of the members of the executive
council are inclined to show the utmost
leniency to the prisoners of the govern
ment.
The Daily News says: 1t is understood
that President Kruger has not yet ex-
hausted his collection of interesting tel
eGrams.
The Standard believes that unless
Rhodes disproves his connection with
the cipher kilograms the Liberals will
demand his removal from the privy coun
ell.
The Chronicle says: 1t is believed that
Cecil Rhodes and Alfred Belt (both of
them directors of the South African
Chartered company will bear between
them the entire cost of the Jameson raid.
the legal expenses of J6meson's trial and
the indemnity to the Transvaal. AS Mr..
Rhodes profit for the past year has been
about f500,000, and as Belt has had one
of his best years, neither is likely to be
ruined
BELEAGUERED BULUWAYO
CAPE TOWN, May 3.-Communica-
tion by wire with Buluwayo has been
once more restored. Advices from there
of Saturdays date say that a coach has
started for Mafeking under strong
escort. The Matabeles still surround
the town by thousands. but they are TAX
Ing no aggressive action and appear un-
decided what to do.
LONDON, May 3.-Earl Grey has tel
egraphed to the government from Bulu-
wayO that the Matabelss have retired
from the immediate vicinity of that
town and that it is believed they are
tired of fighting and preparing to retire
to the westward The Mangwe road is
held by 1000 men in seven forts.
The Times has dispatch from Cape
Town which reports that in telegram
from Gwelo, Cecil Rhodes says that the
Matabeles will get railways in their
country earlier than if revolt had not
occurred
dispatch from Palapye to the Times
dated Saturday says: Trustworthy ma
tives report that two white outlaws
named Dixon and Grobber are assisting
the Mata eles in their operations. King
khama (the friendly chief believes that
the Matabeles are divided in their coun-
ellis and will therefore not make a con-
certed attack on Buluwayo His scout
reports that the MStabeles are likely
to retire to the Zambcse before the ar
rival of the relief column at Buluwayo.
King khama complains that his peo-
pie are ruined by famine and by the
death of their cattle. This is true and
on this account the authorities ought to
prepare measures of relief.
All native chiefs on Transvaal bor-
DER are indignant that the members of
the Johannesburg reform committee
should have been sentenced. and they
would welcome any chance of attacking
the RoerS.