Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-05-08

unusual interest was taken in the pre-
ceedings in view of the recent dis
closures made by the publication of tn
cipher kilograms exchanged betweel
Cecil Rhodes, then premier of Cap
Colony, and others who took more .
less important part in the Jameson rail-
in the territory of the Boer republic.
The town was crowded with Beers
many of whom had ridden hundreds 0
miles in order to be present here wher
the volksraad reassembled, as its presen
session is looked upon as being one o.
the most important in the history of the
little republic. Numbers of these sturdy
fighting farmers came here days ago in
order to bring their influence to bear
upon members of the executive council
in the hope of bringing about the miti-
CATION, if not the entire Communication, OF
the sentences of the convicted leaders
of the johannesburg reform committee.
1t is useless to deny that the publication
of the series of discriminating kilograms
had put a decided damper upon the
efforts of the Beers to lessen the pun
ishment of the prisoners, but it is said
much MAY depend upon the action of
the British government towards Cecil
Rhodes, Alfred Belt, the director of the
British South Africa company who took
an important part in organizing the
raid, and towards II company itself, to
say nothing of the punishment which
may be melted out to DR.. Jameson and
his immediate associates. John Hays
Hammond, the convicted American
engineer, will, however, be more len
iently dealt with than his fellow prison
ers in view of the fact that he was op-
posed to actual rebellion against the
Transvaal authorities
The vicinity of the parliament build
ing was crowded with a picturesque
gathering of Beers long before the hour
for the opening of its proceedings and
warm indeed were the Communications
passed upon the diplomacy of "Oom
Paul." who has so cleverly outfenced |
the British secretary of state for the
Joseph Chamberlain, from first
to last, and who is now so completely |
master of the situation that he towers
head and shoulders over everybody and
everything connected with south Africa.
The president in his speech said that
he recent events "due to malevolence
md selfish objects" had seriously inter
upted the rest and peace of the South
African republic, adding:
at has been ever my wish to promote
he development and prosperity of the t
epublic in the most peaceable manner I
ossible, so 1 am firmly convinced that |
is your sincere wish to cooperate with
lie in this policy and that you expect, 6
nth the fullest confidence, that this t
sssien of the volksraad will contribute r
no small manner to the restoration c
peace in this state, in order that, y
trough our united cooperation, cur u
,untry may flourish and prosper for S,
e benefit of all. Loud aPplause.l D
The president then touched upon the q
reign relations of the South African 7
public, the most delicate and eagerly ii
ticipated portion of the speech, say sa
G; ain spite of past troubles, the re- m
blic continues to maintain friendly d,
lations with foreign powers" Thi W
bject was then significantly dropped OF
d the president turned to the relations b.
tween the south African republic and he
sister republic, the Orange Free tn
,te, remarking: fri
Il hope that a meeting between rep (G
entatives OF the Orange Free State
representatives of the South Afri- an
/ republic will shortly be held, and sa
ms for closer union between the de
, countries will be discussed" ZAP
use.) d,
his utterance of President Kruger hi.
5 looked upon as confirming the re- ma
I that negotiations have for some loo
{ past been on foot for an alliance, wo
.nsive and defensive, between the
It'll African republic and the Orange Mr.
e State looking to resisting any at 10,
pit upon the part of Great Britain of
interfere with the internal affairs of Br,
er country.
he president afterwards alluded in an roo
ropriate manner to the terrible dyna- tab
p disaster iust outSida % Toh,,.a~ I'll,
2 on February 70, when abont one Gro
dred and twenty persons were killed n
thousands were rendered homeless. spe
this connection, the president ac- the