Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-09
THE TRANSVAAL INCIDENT
Secretary Chamberlain, of the British
Colonial Office, Says the Crisis
Has Passed.
TRIPLE ALLIANCE AGAINST ENGLAND
German Sentiment Toward England
Very Much Like that of America
Popularity of Queens Grandson
in London Has Vanished.

news is m uch more satisfactory than for
some time past, and sets at rest the sem
sational stories cabled to the United
States on the snbject.
A dispatch to Secretary Chamberlain
from Sir Hercules Robinson says that
the Uitlauders of Johannesburg have sur
rendered uncons!itionaliy, and have given
up their arms to- the representatives OF
President Krueger. In addition, the lat
ter has intimated his intention of handing
over DR.. Jameson and the other prison
ers to the British high commissioner on
the borders of Natal. Sir Hercules Rob-
inson, in his dispatch, adds: "You may,
therefore, be Satisfied that the crisis is
over, and that all danger of further hos
tilities is ended.'
THE CRISIS PASSED.
The dispatch il regarded by Mr.. Cham
berlain as practically settling the crisis in
the affairs of the Transvaal, so far as the
Beers are concerned, and is also looked
upon as disposing of the report that Dr.
Jameson has been sentenced to be shot.
The most bitter contempt is felt at
Cape Town, says dispatch dated Jan. S,
for the Rand Uitlanders who are branded
as towards for abandoning DR.. Jameson,
and the hope has been expressed that
President Kruger would reject their de-
mands. This dispatch also says that Sir
Hercules Robinson was petitioned to
pray for the release of DR.. Jameson be-
fore dealing with the demands of the So
called nation of Johannesburg.
ALLIANCE AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN.
London, Jan. "a special from Berlin
this afternoon says that Russ,a's CO.
operation with Germany in the Transyaal
matter has been assured and that France
ill also act with Russia. This parent
ly tends to confirm the report of an anti
British alliance and that the action of
EN- peror William toward the Boer repub-
lie was thoroughly weighed step.
PORTUGAL WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL.
Lisbon.-Portu0al, it is announced,
will remain neutral in the dispute be-
tween Germany and England regarding
Transvaal and will not permit the Ger
mans or British to land troops at Delagoa
Bay or to traverse Portuguese territory
i n South Africa.
THE QUEENS GRANDSON UNPOPULAR
London.-At a meeting of the London
Radical Federation to-day a resolution
was ado pied demanding the immediate
removal of Emperor William from the
British army and navy lists.
The report that the officers Of the First
Royal dragoons, in garrison at Dublin,
of which regiment the emperor was made
honorary colonel by Queen Victoria, had
burned his majesty IN efagy was received
with cheering.
The colonel of the First dragons this
afternoon telegraphed that there was no
ground for this story.
1t is said that, before the receipt of this
official denial, the German ambassador,
Count Won Hatzfelt- Wildenburg made
representations on the subject to the
Marquis of Salisbury.
BERLIN VIEW or SITUATION.
Berlin.-The Berlin and Vienna news
papers this morning regard the war-like
pre- eparatiors of Great Britain as more In
the nature of political move than
military undertaking, as far as Germany
ia concerned; but the same papers take a
moro serious view of the proposed
strengthening of the British forces in
South Africa, which step Is regarded as
having 10 view possible aggressive action
toward the South African republic.
| TRANsvAAL INCIDENT IN REICHsTAG.
Berlin.-The Reichstag reassemb bled to-
day and proceeded to discuss the bourse
reform bill. Count Won Kanitz, the Ag-
rarian leader, in his remarks on the sub
iect referred to the Transvaal dispute,
saying that the recent energetic attitude
ofthe imperial government in defense OF
the interests of the German people and
the German empire abroad met with uni
versal approval. This remark was
greeted with loud applause.