The sun., 1896-01-12
KRUG ER'S PRISONERS.
One or Them IL nm merican Mining EnEin.
eec with q Salnry Or 300, 600 q Year.


CAPE TowS. Jan. 1l.-sir Hercules Robinson,
Governor of the Cape Colony. has issued
proclamation removing DIR. Jameson from the
Office OF Administrator OF Mashonaland aal
appointing F. j. Newton Secretary and Receiver
General Of British Bechuan,Gand. In his place.
Mr.. Newton is an imperial officer.
The twenty two mem bers OF the Reform Com
mittee who were arrested in Johann Asburg and
taken to Pretoria on Friday on charges Of high
treason arc now in the Pretoria jail, where DR..
Jameson and Is comrades are also confined
pending tho complete disarminR of the Johan-
nesburg Uitlandcrs.
Mr.John Hays Hammond, an American mining
engineer. is among the members of the Reform
Committee who were arrested. A stringent
passport system is being enforced In Johannes
burg. There is q very strong feeling there
against German interference in the Transvaal
troubles.
Advices from Johannesburg say that several
Of the members OF the Reform Committee have
fed and that one OF them has heen allowed to
depart after depositing surety for his appear
ance when wanted In the sum Of 100000.
1t is rumored that the Government Of the
Transvaal will demand the cesson of Amaton-
galand from Natal. This report. however. is
not believed.
Advices from Bloem fontein, tho capital Of the
Orange Free State. say that the delegates of the
Orange Free State who were sent to Pretoria to
confer with the Government OF the South Afri-
ca republic and protfer to the Transvanl Gov
ernment the assistance OF the Orange Free
State II II should be required. have returned to
Bloemfontein and reported to the Raad.
Tho delegation represent that documents have
been discovered disclosing a widespread plot,
of which Dr. Jaresons raid into the Transvaal
was q part. Tho delegates entirely hbsolve
N f,o,~ oH Ill
of the conspiracy.
Dispatches from johannesburg dated Jan. o
say that the situation there has becoms more
grave In consequence OF the condition imposed
by President Kruger that the relcuse of jane
| son and his followers shall be contingent upon
the abroKatlon Of the Convention of 1884. there
| by making the Transvaal republic an absolutely
independent State.
LONDON. Jan. 11.-An official communication
issued by the Colonial Off1ce says that as a re-
suit Of communications from Sir Hercules Rob-
inson. Governor of Cape Colony, there is reason
Jameson's party will be sent to England to be
dealt with as the Queen may direct.
nesburr says that ifty- -four arrests OF members
| of the Reform Committee have already been
made, and that further warrants have been is
The despatch adds that the curiosity concern
| ing the losses sustained by the Beers in the
| peased. Taere IL reason to believe that they
| lost so mon at Doornkop alone.
Tho average American probably does NOT
| know that the development OF the greatest
| mines of South Africa. and hence a large part
Of the development development Of the country II;
the American mining engineers. The Amerl;
can mining engineer, stands at the hend
| Of his profession in the world. John Hays
| Hammond. nne Of the Reform Committee oi
| Johannes burg who WAS arrested with the other
members OF the committee and taken to Pre-.
toria probably heads the list OF mining engi-
neers OF the world. and he is an American.
He Is an old Californian. as arc also Mr.. Col.
| lins Mr.. Starr. Mr.. Jenkins, and q dozen Others
| OF the great engineers employed In superintend.
ing or managing the mines in South Africa
the 6ub s' Gaps cs0py sna
Of the Rothschilds. He. travelled with
Mr.. Rhodes nll over Mataheleland and
Mashonaand on a prospecting tour. He was
| employed by Mr.. Rhodes as the superintendent
| OF one OF the greatest mines In South Africa NJ
| a salary of 100000 year: which 1. dou BILE the
salary OF tho President of the United States.
| 1t is because most Of the great engineers OF
| South Africa are Americans that American
| mining machinery 10 SO much In favor in the
mines there. The engineers favor their own
country.
engineers there were greatly alarmed yesterday
| for their safety and they considered it the duty
| of ths United States Government to tako steps
Tho Beers. the mining men said. care nothing
for Americans. and they were likely to take the
| satisfaction out OF these men they probably
| to lie tnrned over to the English authorities tc
| be dealt with,