The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-03

The colonial office publishes the follow
ing kilograms from Sir Hercules Robin
son, governor of Cape Colony, to Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain, which are dated
Jan. 2:
A messenger overlook DIR. Jameson 10
miles the other side Of Elans river. Ho
has brought back verbal message TO the
effect that the dispatches have been re-
ceived and will be attended to. The forces
were then saddling up, and Immediately
proceeded eastward into the Transvaal.
DIR. Jameson thus received and disre-
gardcd my message Sir Jacobus DeWot
british agent in 'TransvaaD telegraphs
that the fighting commenced at O'Clock
yesterday. He was unable to obtain de.
tails from General Joubert commander OF
the Transvaal forces) last evening, and
had heard nothing beyond rumors.
south African Compapy's Forces Routed
The Cape Times has a telegram from
Pretoria, the capital of Transvaal, re-
ceived there from krugersdorf that there
had been hard fighting, the forces OF tho
Chartered South African company suffer
ing heavily.
A second cablcgram has been received
from Sir Hercules Robinson, which says:
The British agent at Pretoria telegraphs
under date of Jan. 2: l have just seen
General Joubert, and he says that, as far
as he knows, DIR. Jameson has been driven
out of several positions. The burghers
have % of their wounded rs prisoners, in
Guiding three officers, and five corpses
have been buried by the burghers. The
fighting is still proceeding No force has
yet left johannesburg to assist DIR. Jane
son.
The government has information that
further forces OF the Chartered South
African company are mobilizing to enter
the Transvaal, and the kaiiir commander
within the Transvaal on the Bechuana-
land border of the Free State is ready to
assist the Transvaal, IL required.
Jameson Is surrounded by large force
near to krugcrsdorf. The railway be.
tween krugcrsdorf and Johannesburg
has been broken up. The acting president
of the Free State tclegraphs Inc that 1909
burghers have been commanded TO take
up position 10 miles tpis side of the VaaI
river.
A third cable from Sir Hercules Robin.
son forwards a dispatch from the British
agent at Pretoria, stating that DIR. jaime.
sons forces have surrendered.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, in re-.
ply. has cabled TO Governor Robinson his
regret that DR.. Jamcson's disobedience
has led to this deplorable loss of life, and
TO do his best To secure generous treat
ment of the prisoners and care of the
wounded and TO telegraph the names OF
the killed and wounded.
In an interview, Montague White, con.
sui general of the Transvaal in England,
declares that the Uitlanders in Johannes.
burg never raised n finger To help DIR.
Jameson. The Beers, he said, would treat
DIR. Jamcson's followers with generosity,
but DIR. jameson himself would receive
fair trial and the punishment his crime
merited.
Newspaper Comment.
The Berlin correspondent of The Stand.
ard quotes The National Zeitung as fol.
lows, in commenting upon England's
action In stirring up strife in Armenia,
Africa and elsewhere: This procedure re.
quires to he put stop to by Europe, with
which the United States will not unwlll-
ingly cooperate. The other German news
papers stcrnly condemn DR.. Jameson's nc.
ton.
The Times, in a special article, assumes
that the fighting was an accidental skir-
mish, and that DR. Jamcson's surrender
was entirely voluntary Ii is difficult 20
believe, says The Times, that he could not
have made better stand, had lac wished
To do otherwise than preserve his men In
the character of "a police force.
The Daily News says I'm an editorial
IL is serious question whether the Char
tered South African company should no.
be deprived of its charter.