The herald., 1896-01-11


mouth tod ~ and inspected the ships of
the flying squadron and the guns OF
their armament worked. The workmen
at Portsmouth and Plymouth worked late
tonight by electric light for the fitting out
OF the ships OF this squadron. 1t is ex-
pected that those at the Portsmouth deck
yard will continue the work of preparation
on Sunday.
1t is announced this evening that the
government has ordered the ores of small
arm cartridges to be increased from 6U,-
600. 900 to 100 0,00O,O0O. All these prepa-
rations, OF course, mean an enormous out
lay OF treasure. The wages of workmen
alone are 100000 above the usual ex-
penditnres. IL is reported the government,
in order 10 meet this and further naval
measures, will present bill Immediately
when parliament opens, TO devote
the surplus revenue over the present
budget, chiefly arising from the
remodeling of the duties and to the
activity in the stock market. and which it
| is expected will amount 10 several million
| pounds. to naval expenses, One effect of
| the present crisis is to impress English
men with d sense of the marvellous diplo-
matte seen, Of Paul Kruger, the Boer pres
ident. The admiration felt by Englishmen
for the South African executive finds aDun-
dant expression, even in the face of the Sc
we're reverse he has administered to their
policy and their hearty admiration for DR..
Jameson Sir Charles Dixie declared in
speech today that President Kruger has
few rivals among modern diplomats.
| Some excitement has been caused by a
telegram from Boer sources in Johannes
burg which states that President Kruger
will hold DR.. jameson until the London
convention Is abrogaied, which will mean
the abandoning of English suzerainty over
the Transvaal. The colonial office, how
| ever, has heard nothing of such a stiput-
| ton, and the government is not disposed to
| believe the repOrt,
| WARsHIP ARRIVES
BERLIN, Jan. 10.-A telegram from Lor-
enze Marques, Delagoa bay, announces
that the German man-of-war Condor has
arrived there.
IN FAVOR OF PEACE
| LISBON, Jan. 1O.-Iu the chamber of
peers today tile premier. replying to a
question regarding the Transvaal, declared
that the government had great respect for
President Krueger, but II declined to dis
cuss mat ers i'll which Portugal, owing to
| her special position, ought not to interfere.
| Inc peers then passed a resolution favor
ing a satisfactory maintenance OF peace
and calmness in South Africa.
CHARGED WITH TREASON
| JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 1O.-Twenty-tw
members of the reform committee, includ-
ing Colonel Rhodes, brother of Cecil
Rhodes, Sir Drummond Dunbar, Lionel
| Phillips and DR.. Sal!er, were arrested Mt
their club last evening on the charge of
high treason and conveyed under escort to
Pretoria. Perfect quiet prevails here. The
popuiace is indifferent. The Uitlanders
are dsarming.
THE CRISIS ENDED
LONDON, Jan. 1.-the Times has a
despatch from Pretoria dated Jan Sth.
which says:
The dsarIping at Johannesburg has been
completely without mishap, and the Boer
police now patrol the town. The crisis is
now practically ended, and orders lave
been Issued for all commanders to pro-
ceed to- Pretoria where they meet to-
day. Thus ends this unique revo-
~ lon' during which not even a po-
iIcenan has been knocked in the
! head, and not ii single ecl of violence has
been committed. President Kruger and
the executive have exhibited remarkable
| coolness throughout. The stability of ihe
government has been Enthusiastically dis.
PLAYED. There is a remarkable alb serce of
excitement here, but feelings have been
aroused which will not he aliayet! for wears,
- The correspondent of the Times at Cape
Town gives long telegram from Hof-
meyer, the leader of the Atrikander party,
to COLONEL Secretary Chamberlain in
which, referring to the fact that the
leaders in British financial and military
either shared in or winked at the Ut-
lander conspiracy in the Trausvaal,
he asks whether it would not
be advisable to constitute radical change
IN tne government and in the personal rule
/ OF Ceci l.hodes lie trusts that search
ing inquiry Will be made into the coDspir-
acy and offers his own co-oparetiou,
MIR: Chamberlain, in replying, thanks
! him for his offer and promises there shall
be full inquiry and measures to prevent
a repetition of the Transvaal raid.
AUsrIN's OFFICIAL POETRY
LONDON. Jan. 1O.-Alfred Austin, the
newly appointed poet laureate, has poem
i'll the Times this morning which may be
| said to be his first work in connection with
MS cince. 1t IS iaudatory to DR.. .laineson's
ride i'll the Iransvaal. The Times pui.
| fishes an editorial this morning in whics, il
| highly compliments Secretary thamber-
| lain upon his strong, Just and wise uoilcv
in a difficult crisis. With reference 10
PRESIDENT hruger,s continued holding of
DR.. Jameson, the Times says:
at will not be reasonable for the Beers
to push their pre.ei:siops too far.'
The Daily Telegraph has dispatch from
Berlin when says; "On Wednesday a spe-
cial messenger brought an au ograph letter
from the queen to the emperor, whose re-
ply is now in the queens hands. The EN-
peIor remarked to his encourage that he
had replied in manner which he believed
would prove acceptable to the queen.
WATCHFULNEss NEEDED
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The Standards Ber-
lin correspondent confirms the corresp ond-
ent OF the Times in the opinion that Ger
many has no intention to call a conference
| or 10 propose an abroRation of the conven.
| ton OF 1854. "At the same time" the
Standards correspondent goes on, stlere
| are plenteous hints of some future aprea-
meut between Germany and the Transyaal
which should keep England on guard"
ut is significant that all the papers con-
nected with the government. publish 8 ate
merits about the abrogation of the conyen-
| ton OF 1884, and, though they have no
correspondents at Pretoria, they display IA
suspicious acquaintance with the Intentions
OF the Transvaai government"
| Working Mortons Boom
DENVER, Col. Jan. 1O.-A special to the
Republican from Phoenix, Ariz., says: J.
S. Fassett of New York, candidate for gov
ernor against Flower, has been in Phoenix