The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-02-28
JAMESON IS LTONIZED
Great Reception Accorded the De-
feated Raider in London.
CHEEREDREPEATEDLY BY THE PEOPLE
AIany Members of the AristOcracy Present
in'Court When the Prisoners Were Ar
raigned = Little Chance of Their
Punishment Being Heavy.

in Court When the Prisoners Were Ar
raigned - Little Chance of Their
Punishment Being Heavy.
London, Feb. 26. = Although DIR.
Jameson and his followers in the re-
cent raid into the Transvaal will be
tried on the charge of having made
war upon a friendly state, there is not
the slightest chance of their punish
ment being very severe-a small fine,
probably, and the matter will end.
Were it not for the fact that the gov
Eernment must keep its word with the
ETransvaal government when the pris-
toner's were turned over to the British
authorities, there would very likely be
no trial at all. That Jameson and his
men are all classed as heroes, and their
raid approved by the English people,
was made fully apparent when the de-
feated raiders were arraigned in the
Bow street court last night. The
transport Victoria, which brought DIR.
Jameson and his party from South
Africa, left Plymouth Monday, her des-
tination then being unknown, but there
was a strong suspicion that she was
bound for London. She passed the
North Foreland at $40 o'clock yester-
day morning and the fact that she had
geen signalled off that point, showing
that she was bound for London, was
soon known in the city. The approach
ing arrival of DIR. Jameson and his
party caused some excitement and
preparations began to be made to re-
ceive them. 1t was known that they
d.,
police court and thither proceeded the
Duke of Abercorn and others of the di-
rectors of the British South African
company and a number OF members of
the aristocracy. Many of DIR. Jameson's
troopers, who came to England on the
steamer Harlech Castle, assembled in
the vicinity of the court to greet their
old commander
Cheered An American by Mistake.
At half-past l o'clock the Victoria
dropped her anchor in the Thames off
Purtleet, fifteen miles below London. A
tug ran alongside the steamer and took
off a passenger and landed him at
Firth, two miles above the Victoria's
anchorage. There the passenger, who
was supposed to be DIR. Jameson, took
a train and proceeded for London,
where he arrived about o'clock. A
large crowd had assembled outside the
station, and as he emerged he was
greeted with enthusiastic cheers and
cries of bravo, Dr. Jim!" He was
followed by the crowd from the Fen
church street station to the Mark lane
station of the Underground railway,
being cheered again and again. Ar
rived at the latter station the passen-
ger was joined by a number of friends
and disappeared from public view. The
enthusiasm of the crowd had been
manifested for the wrong man, for
the passenger, instead of being DIR.
Jameson, was Capt. Heany, an Ameri-
can, who formerly held a commission
in the Bechuanaland Horse, and had
acted as a scout for DR.. Jameson in his
filibustering expedition.
Greeted by AristOcracy.
In the meantime DR. Jameson and
his officers were taken off the Victoria
by police launch, which reached the
Waterloo pier at half-past o'clock.
A large crowd had gathered at the pier
and when Jameson and his party APP
peared they were loudly cheered. The
party entered two omnibuses, which
conveyed them to the Bow street po-
lice court. The crowd, cheering and
yelling and in other ways manifesting
their appreciation of the raiders, ran
alongside the omnibuses for the entire
distance from the Waterloo pier to the
court. The party was given a most
tumultuous welcome by the great
crowd that gathered about the court.
In anticipation of DIR. Jameson's ar.
raignment large crowd of people,
composed principally of members OF
the aristocracy, assembled in the court
room before noon and awaited DIR.
Jamesons arrival. Seated upon the
bench with the magistrates were Duke
of Abercorn, Lord and Lady Abingdon,
Gen. Sir st. George Gerald Foley and
Lady Foley, Viscount Chealsea and
Hon. Robert Arthur Ward, members Of
the house of commons respectively for
Bury ST. Edmunds and the Crew divi.
sion of Cheshire.
Released on Their Own Recognizances.
The prisoners were promptly ar
raigned before the magistrate upon the
All hisIA VI AnduO war upOu
friendly state. Jameson and his
companions were loudly cheered as
they entered the court room and there
was renewal of the popular enthusi-
asm after the party got inside the room.
SO carried away were the people by
their enthusiasm that the magistrate
and court officers were unable to put a
stop to the demonstration. After hear
ing evidence briefly, the magistrate ad-
journed the examination for a fort
night, releasing Jameson and the
others upon their own recognizances
of e2, 900 each. The party were again
cheered as they left the court room and
were followed after they got outside
by great crowd, who repeatedly gave
vent to their enthusiasm in cheers.
Wilmington Public Building.
Washington, Feb. 26.-Bids have
been opened at the treasury for in
terror finishing of the Whining ton, |
Del, public building. Arment Eckmar