The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
THE JAMESON JUMBLE
His Defeat in the Transyaal Country
Officially Confirmed.
uNSuSTAlNED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
An English Disavowal Fastened to
the German Goycrnme Mt.
BRITISH PLEA FOX HUMANITY.
Tho Situation at Johannesburg Brewing
More Grave Con iiiatory Austrai-
ians- The Surrender.

Berlin. January 2.-4It is reported here
In official circles that the German govern
ment has been informed by the govern
mont of Great Britain that the latter
strongly disavows the invasion of the
1ransvsal republic by the British charter
ed South Africa company'a forces and
that 1t has sent the most positive orders
to Capetown and to the officers concerned
| for the chartered company's troops to
withdraw from the Trcnsvaal territory
inn e6iately.
| A dispatch received here from Pretoria
announces that the British agent has tele-
graphed to the Colony of Cape Colony to
the effect that the commanding general
has positive information that troopers
in Behuanaland with six Maxim guns
and cannon, carrying the British flag
have arrived near Ruslemberg and that
they are on the march to Johannesburg.
The dispatch added that the president OF
the Transvaal republic regards this in
cursion as a serious violation of the cen
venticn with Great Britain and hopes
that immediate steps will be made to stop
any further advance Of the intruders as
he can not allow his countrys rights to be
violated In this manner
The governor OF Cape Colony replied II
declare that If the report is true the step
was taken without my sanction or prev'-
Gus knowledge. / Immediately wired my
dsapproval of the action and direct the
troopers to retire without delay"
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
johannesburg December 3o.-The stua-
tion is hourly growing more grave and
there is intense excitement here. The ex-
odus of women and children cont aues in
~
seauent danger to life. There has been
Il considerable run on the banks, large
quantities of arms and ammunition are
secretly being introduced in nil parts OF
Rand and the local stocks of arms and
I food siuffs are being bought up. Tha IN
rollment Of the town guard is also pro-
ceeding With all these warlikc prepare
tions and the spirit OF apprehension which
is everywhere present. the tension Is such
that casual fracas may result In an
outbreak at any minute. The tactics OF
the leaders Of tho Notiona, union are s,nl
underlined. and local sympathies are d.
yided, thus adding greatly to the uneas,-
| s'"N'' W vac -'F"S'
ness TO the result of an outbreak.
Influential Populations are visiting Pres
dent Kruger today to discuss conciiiatory
meesurers by which to avert crisis
| There has been meeting of 1000 AuFtral-
ans who considered various proposed pro-
tcctivo measures and resolved not to take
part In any revolutionary net. There was
! also a meeting OF German and French res-
idents and they resolved to instruct their
| consuls TO urge their goyernrntnts 10 make
declarations with a view 10 the protoc-
| ton of their interests in the Transvaal
London. January 1.-The colonial uress
,,,, Ill, 49,, 900 tav., ., oo,"' r 80
pupushcs the toiioW'ng kilograms from
CoI,rv ia Colonial socratarv rt,.minr.
~ 80 =.
lain which are dated December 70;
"a messenger took Or, Jameson ten
miles tho other side of tho Elan, river
~ s'v 80. VI wy lana 49,
lie mas Drought PACK a verbal message 20
the effect that the dispatches have been
received and viii lao o,.ondod ,o rh,
Gov ,,as ,h', sn,a,.,,,
TOT was then saddling up an immedi-
vaal DIR Jameson th,s received md dts
ran,,an s"'"son mus s .,, a''u US ~,
Wet. British agent in Transvaal, tee-
| graphs thai the fighting commenced at
| 4 o'clock yesterday He was unable to
| obtain ds.nils from General Joubert, com
| n,n noer OF the Transvaal forces. last even
| Ing. and had heard nothing beyond Il
rumor.
The Cape Times has a telegram from
Pretoria, the capital of Transvanl re-
ccgcd there from Erugersdorf, that there
Chartered South African comnany suffer
Ing heavily.
ccr,,, se 81 I1n,'a nus oesb sa,s
The British agent a. Prstorin telcgraplls
under date OF January 2: II have lust
To- @ ~ $500 o"up' ~, 'iIo ne saFs t" hn 30
| driven out Of several posiiions. The
| Burghers have TWENTY-FIVE OF their wound
/ ed as prisoners Including three officers
| Five corpses have beer hurled by The
| Rurchers The fighting is still procced-
| ing. No one has vet ieft Johannesburg
| To- assist DR.. Jameson Further Informal.
| lion saws thSt he forced or mo South
| African nonnanv are mobilized Ia enter
| Inc Transva3I ana tl,a Eafar commandcr
| in Transvsai an Inc Rschuanaiand harder
| Of Inc Free state is ready 10 sss,st the
srrnrdnd bv i Iarp forc r near Trsr.
dorf, The railway between Krugersdorf
| and Johannesburg lflg bpen broken Tho