New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-05
~ ENGLAND TALKING WAR
.,,ued from First Page.

telegram from sir Jacopus a IL wet
800 .yent at Pretoria. AT CLOCK last even
.Evervthing IS quiet now. further seri-
lib ,,,urhances will not occur deputation
QUO tho 11ohannesberg Reform committee came
'roi" o,,,g giving a guarantee Of peace. !
,ad President Kruger Of the guarantee
IN ,ssu-cd me- pending Governor Robin
a" arrival. that II the Johannesburg people
So" ,,et and did not commit any hostile
1obannesberg would not be molested or
10 by the Burgher forces. The depu-
'u' - highly pleased at this assurance. and
,,.aoe that the Reform Committee would
',.a order" De Wet proceeds TO say: II
.,,,, N the strongest manner 10 the great
..o.,on and forbearance OF the Government
~. rrsnsvaaI under exceptional and trying
'..,rstances The prisoners have just ar
$500 Their casualties are stated TO have beer
.,,s-s Those Of the Burghers were slight
. RIGOROUS PRESS CENSORSHIP.
va. understood here that the scarcity Of news
= .he Transvaal io due to the fact that
p-..,sh Government is exercising a rigorous
.sb,, over all message especially press
,.o.a disDatches. Occasionally a private
aSa alters through One received to-day
80 .hat President Kruger, Of the South Afri-
-, Pepuhlic. has declared his willingness to
,.ta q satisfactory concession 10 the demands
., the Uiuanders
.,otbsr dispatch gives credit to The Cape
r,rss" published in Cape Town, for the as
..r,,on that in the battle between the Beers
.ra the force headed by DR. Jameson the
,orr,er were much more numerous than the
latter Jameson and $50 of his followers the
,o,sr saws were taken prisoners and conducted
1ohannesberg Dr.. Jameson was not
u.U.,rrSed The latest reports say that eighty OF
Tomason's followers we're killed The excite
ant in Johannesburg is subsiding. ana the
citizens are disarmng -. -.
,-..,sb South Africa Company. vindicates MS
conduc. in leading an armed force INTO the 1ranS
CaaI the key 10 the raid must be sought oy COL
la-ing and comparing information wnich may DC
% outside Of the Colonial Office communica-
t,ons The Government has closed all the sources
Of independent inquiry. 1t holds the telegraph
n,,ras f-on, the Transvaal. which are occupied
Utth rs own messages. and tells the press that
,othing Is known beyond what II has already
made public In the mean time MI ChanDer-
lain has the advantage OF appearing 10 DC 10 no
venture Cecil Rhodes. the Prime Minister OF
Cane Colony. repudiates him. and Sir Hercules
Robinson. the Governor OF the CoIony, ac.s a.
though he had been taken by surprise by the
sudaciors act Of DR.. Jameson. But whatever
data can be obtained as explaining Dr Jameson
conduct suggests that Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN mas neeii
ssther culpably Ignorant OF impending develop
-nan-s in the Transvaal has purposely per
mitted himself 20 be duped by the assurances OF
Rhodes and Robinson, who must nave known al
the facts M Chamberlains offlc,al uenouhce-
nnents Of Dr. Jameson will not eventually exon
crate him from blame. while Mr.. Rhodes ana
Covsrnor Robinson will II seems certain. be
nroven 20 have been the chief instgators OF
DR. Jamesons raid into Boer territory.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE INVASION.
For six weeks past 1t has been currently re-
nor.ed IN London that preparations were being
made IN johannesburg for an instruction
against the Boer Government. This alone ought
10 have put the Colonial Office on the alert as 1t
could not be without advices similar 10 those
reaching England by every mall that the Brltish
South Africa Company was ready 10 assis. ID .ns
from Ruluwayo. the capital Of Matabeleland on
November l. announced that troops OF the BRUSH
South Africa Company were starting south WIN
ten guns and many wagons under secret orders
buy Il was known that they were destined for tns
Transvaal Other advices show that the rnooiii-
eaton Of DR.. Jameson's forces began In OCTOBER.
The British South Africa Company had taken
over all the Bechuanaand mounted police who
are doing duty north Of Masking modified
them and armed them with guns Of the newest
pattern. $780,. a..
Mail from the Cape received to-day throws fur
taer light on the subject. letters having been re-
ceived stating that the preparations began six
months ago The fact Of these preparations soon
became known 10 the Boer Government whose
spies throughout Rhodesia, that par, OF South
Africa lying north Of the Transvaal kept II fully
appr!sed OF Dr.. Jameson's movements Now II
is asked Whence came the money 70 meet the
great expenses necessary TO mobilize and equip
Dr. Jameson's force? Could Mr.. Rhodes and
Governor Robinson have been ignorant OF DR..
Jameson's plan Of operations, which was partly
drawn I'D and approved by Sir J. Wilougnoy,
the chief commander OF the British South AFRICA
Company's forces, who accompanied Dr. Jane
son 10 the Transvaal frontier and who was re-
ported last night 70 De among the wounded! LIZ
Il possible that Dr. Jameson suddenly, or MS own
accord and on his own responsibility, departed
from his previous record steady and tacttul
Official and embarked upon the career OF NIL
buster accompanied by such distinguished, arfs-
tocratic British officers the Hon. Charles Cow
entry second son OF the Earl of Coventry; the
Hon II. and the Hon. z. White, brothers; Lord
Annay and the Hon. Douglas Marsham. third
son OF the Earl OF R0mney? II will strain credu-
nty TO believe that Governor Robinson did not
have full cognizance Of Dr. Jamesons proceed
ings and that Mr. Rhodes did not originate and
supply the funds for the attack on the Transvaa!.
The Carlton Club. the great Conservative or
gaization. which is usually deserted during the
holiday period. was thronged with members on
he receipt OF the news from the TrAnsvaAl.
The scions Of many noble families have gone to
British South Africa TO seek their fortunes.
These took naturally 70 the only occupation
they considered fit for them. and Joined the
mounted police forces Of the British South AZ
RIGA Company. In addition TO the members Of
arsrocratic families elsewhere mentioned Cap
tain Forbes Captain Graham. Captain Doyne,
and three Iieutenants. Grenfell, Keith and Fel-
ooner all OF whom are well known IN London
society took part in the expedition which DR..
Jameson took into the Transvaal. Among those
killed are a number who were related 70 the no.
hility Some Of them are regretted, and few
vii be missed.
WAS CHAMBERLAIN DUPED7
DR.. Janeson's friends. who are powerful. and
his associates in war will not allow him 10 be-
come the scapegoat for Mr. Chamberlain's blum
dering and Mr. Rhodess and Governor Robin
sons persdy. The latter owed his appointment
as Governor. High Commissioner and Command
er-in-Chief Of Ca pc Colony to the influence Of Mr.
Rhodes who helped Governor Robinson TO fort
une aud found him always a plant tool. Be
tween Mr. Chamberlain an6 Nr. Rhodes there Is
no goodwill; on the contrary there is much Ill
feeling Therefore II Is likely that the former
was duped n Mr. Chamberlain attempts 10
bring about the downfall Of Mr.. Rhodes the frst