Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-05

repuiSed, and tried to move by RantOfon- tine to Rootford. Heavy fighting took place on the afternoon of January 2, at which the Transvaal state artillery ar rived. Dr. Jameson's force was hope lessly outnumbered. The horses were helplessly jaded. Dr. Jameson yielded after sustaining loss which amounted to 240 killed and wounded.
 The government has received the fol- lowing dispatch from Capetown at noon today: Jameson surrendered al o'clock on the afternoon of the 2d instant. The actual fighting lasted from o'clock in the afternoon of the 1st instant until noon of the Ed. The men behaved in a most gallant manner. The Boers attacked the angle of Jameson'S force and had a fire on his front flank"
 A deputation of merchants interested in the South African trade. today visited Colonial Secretary Chamberlain in con- nection with the troubles in the Trans vaal. Replying to the representations made to him by the deputation Mir Chamberlain said that the proba bility of further disturbances was remote. The government, he added, sympathized with the undoubted grievances of the Uit- flanders, though what had recently oc- cured made the situation different. Still he hoped that friendly representations to the Transvaal government would be sue cessful Referring to the invasion of the Transvaal by Dr. Jameson, he said the government had done it's duty and noth- ing more. The government would ad here to its obligations under the conven- tion of 1884 and would uphold that con vention. From this position nothing had occurred to induce the government to recede
 Dunraven Condemned.
 The Yachtsman, commenting upon the inquiry of the New York Yacht club into the charges made by Lord Dunraven against the Defender syndicate in gen. eral and Oliver Iselin in particular. says that Lord Dunraven has signally failed to substantiate his charges and that 1t becomes more and more apparent that an egregious blunder was committed in making the charges. The paper adds that the committee of inquiry has been actuated throughout by an impartial spirit.
 The political situation here tonight is in such a perturbed state that one could believe almost anything. The govern ment is divided into two camps, but as far as the premier Sir Mackenzie Bowell, has a majority of his colleagues with him. No resignations have yet been sub mitted. The first to resign would cer- tainly be the Hon. Dr. Montague, the minister of agriculture, and tonight he told that the United Press correspond ent had that he had done so. Premier Bowell claims to be master of the stu- ation, and that whoever goes he BowelD is going to stick to his office and see the policy he has outlined carried through. While he entertains this idea and holds to it, he is, of course, master of the sit uation. He can dismiss all his ministers, but they are powerless to make him re- sign There is likely, however, to be resignations before long, and it is inn possible for the present cabinet to re- . main together.
 The St. James Gazette says that the German emperors gratuitous insult to England in the message sent by him to President Kruger furnishes another ar gument in favor of Great 'Britains push ing on the work of increasing and strengthening her armaments..
 The Globe says: Tt is a profound mis- take to imagine that England will not fight when insults may have been of fered to her. British passion is rapidly rising and the solicitude of the ministers Is to prevent a premature outbreak" "a
 It is understood here that scarcity Of news from the Transvaal is due to the fact that the British government is exer- cising a rigorous censorship of all te1e- grams, especially press and private. Oc- casionally private message filters through
 One received today says that Pres- dent Kruger of the South African re- republic has declared his willingness to make a satisfactory concession to the demands of the Uitlanders. Another dis- patch gives credit to the Cape Times, puDHSneu Tn CdpelOWH, Aoi tHc dSoei tion that in the battle between Boers and the force headed by Dr. Jameson. the former were great deal more num- erous than the latter. Jameson and $50 of his followers, the paper says, were taken prisoners and conducted to Jo- hannesburg. Dr. Jameson was not wounded. The latest reports say that eighty of Jameson's followers were killed.
 Germany Is Aroused.
 Berlin Jan. 1.-The emperors act in sending a message to President Kruger of the South African republic, congrat-