New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-08
"1ET THE RESIGNATION " AIT"
RHODES ADDS: I'VE FIGHT THE MATA-
BELEs AGAIN TOMORROW"

prpry To THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARTERED
coMp,Ny-MR CHAMBERLAIN ANNOUNCES
THAT ur HAS HELD NO RECENT CON-
ANNEXATION WITH THE EXPIRE
MlER OF CAPE COLONY.
london Nav 1.-THE Daily News VIII TO-
rrorrow saw that the solicitor Of the British South
Africa Company and Cecil Rhodes IN Lonooh 'e'e-
eraphed on Monday last to Mr. Rhodes VINO 10
now in Gwelo, on the way to Buluwayo' INFORM
ing him OF the excitement caused by the puoica-
ton OF the cipher kilograms captured oy INC
Boers at the time Of the DR.. Jameson raiu INV
the Transvaa which 1t Is claimed sho" ''a' WI
Rhodes and other officials Of the company were
corcerned IN the conspiracy to overthrow the
rranevaal Government. The solicitor aau.u
"rn ,,,su NJ the altered situation In Rhodesia'
tho directors OF the company hesitate 10 accept
vour resignation What Is your view!
On Wednesday Mr. Rhodes replied: Let tne
res,onation wait. We fight the Mataoeies asa'"
tomorrow"
According to THE Daily News" the oirec'o''
met on Thursday and decided to deler their az
csotance of Mr. Rhodes's resignation. previous
~ arriving at this decision the oirec'oiS @o
rerrcd with Mr.. Chamberlain, the Co'ohia
Secretary. who declined to advise them do u '"e
course they should pursue. but who' III view y,
.so debate on South African affairs that Will
take place In the House Of Commons OH FIT
dav desired to be furnished with DEFINITE
statement by the directors OF the decision they
finally arrived at.
The designations Of Messrs Rhodes Belt anu
Harris, as officers Of the company. were 'ehue'e"
TO the directors on Monday last
Mr.. Hawksley. writing to the Duke OF Aper
tha Rrit
many. rendering the resignation OF MT. hhooe'
,hoticaIIv asserted that the company was
,r,a from any completely in the disorders In the
rransvaal or In Dr. Jamesons raid. He added
that he was expressly authorized by Dr. Jane
son m announce the latters wish to confirm th's
statement ,,, ,,,,.
In the House OF Commons to-day Sir Ellis
Ashmead Bartlett, Conservative. asked II IL were
true as alleged that Cecil Rhodes had placed
himself In the hands Of the Government ana or
fered to return to England and meet tne cnarses
which had been made against him OF having
instigated the raid Of Dr. Jameson into ,ne
Mr.. Chamberlain. Colonial Secretary. replied;
"I have not addressed 10. nor nave recelNeu
,ror, Mr. Rhodes any communication whatever
since he left this country"
MRS. HAMMOND SEES KRUGER.
1.-The Telegraph" will tomorrow publish dis
mitch from Pretoria capital OF the Transvaal.
saving that the wife of John Hays Hammond. the
American member OF the johannesburg Reform
Committee who was sentenced TO DEATH mas hau
, long and touching interview with PRESIDENT
KRUGER. with whom she pleaded the cause OF her
husband and the other convicted prisoners .
President KRUGER promised that ne wouid con,
s,der All the arguments that Mrs. Hammond had
submitted and said he hoped the matter wouia
no settled By the end of the week Inc OUTLOOK
now seems to be most hopeful The prisoners
with few exceptions. have signed detailed state
| ments relative 10 the agitation
The dispatch adds that Jonkherr Schaek.
Chairman OF the First Volksraad. has received a
communication from Sir Hercules ROBINSON
British High Commissioner IN South Africa 10
Tho effect that Earl Grey. Administrator OF the
british South Africa Company. believes the
| Matabele rebellion 10 be- broken. and had there,
fore requested him tSr Hsrcules) not 10 send
imperial troops 70 Ruluwayo and so increase the
dir,culty Of providing supplies there. Sir her
cules added that the British troops, humperins
700 would therefore remain at MafeKlns, on the
Transvaal frontier. pending the receipt OF iu'-
Their orders.
Cape Town May 7.--Advc-s bearing date 81 May
from C;welo about one hundred miles northeast Oh
RuIuwayo are to the effect that a strong force OF
Matabeles attacked a scouting party near MarvlI'
hut retired to Gwelo without sustaining any loss.
THE CAREER OF STEPHEN WuEhNhS'
EXTRAORDINARILY. ADVENTURES OF WESTERN
MAN WHO is NOW IN PRISON IN
CAPE TOWN.
Portland Ore May 7.-Intelligence was received
here yesterday from Cape Town. South AFRICA. an