Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-08
USEDSEARCH LIGHTS.
SharpShooterS Picked on Jameson'S Hen
With Comparative Ease.
GOV. ROBINSON At PRETORIA
He Issues n Proclamation Warming
British Subjects in the Trans'nai
Against Joining Jameson-inter-
view with the Latter.


Jameson and the Beers the latter USED
search-Iights. themselves remaining uh-
der cover and relying upon their sharp-
shooters 10 pick off Jameson's men.
The Westminster Gazette has dis
patch from Cape Town, which says: "A
general feeling of nauseating contempt
| for the UitIanders of Johannesburg exists
| here. This feeling is based upon their
obvious cowardice In sitting quietly
| down after Turing jameson into his
blunder and Offering him no assistance
whatever"
The Johannesburg Standard has cabled
TO London under the date OF Janu-
ary Sd, that 400 Beers, with Maxim
guns. surrounded DR.. Jameson's men,
| and 100 of the latter were killed or
wounded After Jameson and his men
| had surrendered they were disarmed and
I marched TO Pretoria. A revulsion OF
| feeling has set in at Johannesburg, and
| the reform leaders are roundly denounced
for their desertion OF DR.. jameson.
| 'It was a mob revolution" the Stand
ard says. "in which the main popula-
ton did not join"
Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor
| Pretoria. Immediately after Great
Britain offered resistance to the
Beers. the stores were closed, women
| and children began leaving. and cattle
| and horse-trucks and every Kind or
vehicle was brought into use. The scene
| at the railroad station was indcscriba-
bic. The town Is perfectly orderly.
A dispatch from Johannesburg. dated
January "a. says that one OF the agents
II. n ttrac
arrested there as British South African
Company spy.
Another dispatch from johannesburg,
dated January 1st, says that a ieputa-
| ton sent to Pretoria had concluded
| three-days' armistice until the arrival OF
! Governor Robinson. who was expected
| to arrive I'm Pretoria on January 4th
| In the mean time the National Union OF
| I'ltlanders controls the town.
A procla nation issued by Governor Ro-
| binson has been published. warning British
subjects I'm the Transvaal against join
| ing DR.. Jameson. who, the procama-
tion declares, has been guilty OF armed
violation of the territory Of friendly
State.
JAMESON EXPLAINS.
LONDON, January IA dispatch to the
Central News. dated johannesburg. Janu-
airy Sd. gives a brief rrport OF an in
terview had with DR.. Jameson. who was
sent as prisoner to Pretoria.
IL only crossed the frontier" said the
Doctor. because Of the urgent appeals
made by the inhabitants OF Johann sburg,
and because | fully believed that large
numbers of my countrymen and country
women were in dire peril of their lives.
1t was only to save them and project
them that ! moved.
II could have beaten the Beers II the
effort to help themselves. which | was
d 10 expect they would do. Help did not
reach us at krugersdorp, and We could
not break through the Boer lines. We
fought until we were dropping 10 the
ground exhausted, and our ammunition
had been spent.
"The Beers wsre in a strong position,
and in strong force, and we were unable
to shift them, but If the men of Jo-
hannesburg had only destroyed the rail-
road to krugersdorp. which they could
easily have done. II would have prevent
ed the supplies of ordnance being taken
To the entrenched Beers. which enabled
them to hold out against our attacks
As II was. special train. loaded with
ammunition ran out TO the Beers from
Johannesburg, without hindrance."
IN THE QUEENS NAME.
LONDON, January Sir Hercules
Robinson. Governor OF Cape Colony. has
wired Mr. Chamberlain. the Colonial Sec
retary from Pretoria, under yesterdays
date. that an order has been issued In
the name of the Queen directing tho
officers of the British South African Com
pany. I'm charge Of the ordnance and
reserve ammunition at Buluwayo and
Fort Salisbury. to hand the same over TO
an Imperial officer.
Orders were also sent on January I'd
TO the civil administrator, at Bulu-
wayo, calling upon all citizens to main
tain law and order. This order was
faithfully obeyed.
The excitement will be allayed, Cover
nor Robinson says. when IL is known that
DIR. Jameson and his comrades have been
released.
PEACE PROPOSITION REJECTED.
LONDON, January IA dispatch re-
ceived to-day from Johannesburg. dated
January 3D. says IL has transpired that
upon the arrival OF the news OF DR.. Jane
sons advance, Mr.. Eloff, President Kru-
gers grandson. rode unattended 10
meet the British South African Com
pany's force, with a view to persuading
them to return. He met them at Zwaart-
laagte and vainly urged them to retire.
He was placed under arrest until the fol-
lowing day, when he was liberated and
his horse returned to him. DR. jameson
retained his arms, telling him 10 call
for them at the government Offices in |
Pretoria.
REINFORCEMENTS FOR CAPE TOWN. |
LONDON, January THE Telegraph |
will tomorrow say that the government |
has decided to send 10 Cape Town as |
soon as possible strong reinforcements |
of cavalry and Infantry. IL adds mat !
a second regiment, which is under orders /
to return home from India, will stop at |
Cape Town. while other regiments, Sc
lected from the First Army Corps In /
England, will shortly leave for that place.
The Telegraph further says that first
class British cruiser has been oruered 10 |
proceed 10 Deagoa bay.
THE UITLANDERS YIELD.
Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor Of
Cane Colony. cables from Pretoria, the
capital of the Transvaal. under dat OF
to-day. that he has received message
from the Reform Committee at Jo-
hannesburg stating thas the uitlanders
have resolved TO comply with the demand
Of the Transvaal that they relinquish
their arms The people me committee
added are placing themselves uhr--
servedly in his hands, being conndent
that he will see that justice is done
them.
Sir Hercules then quotes message,
sent by Sir Jacobus Dewet the British
political agent at Pretoria, 10 President
Kruger. declaring tnat they had instruct
cd Jamesons followers to lay down their
arms. relying on the Transvaai Govern
ment TO maintain peace and protect lie.
Sir Jacobus Dewet added in his message
that he was confident that Jamesons fol-
lowers would abandon their arms with