The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-03
FIGHTING HAS BEGUN
They Have Carried the War Into
Africa Sure Enough.
DIR. JAMISON IS WHIPPED
There Was q Hard Battle and the
English Got the Worst Of 1T
Great Excitement In
the TransvaaI.

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Cape Colony. to Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain. which are dated Jan.
2: "A messenger overlook DIR. Jami-
son 10 miles the other side of Elana
| river. He has brought back a verbal
| message to the effect that the dis
patches have been received and will be
attended to. The force was then sad
ding up and Immediately proceeded
eastward into the Transvaal DR.
Jamison thus received and disregarded
my message. Sir Jacobus Dewett, the
/ British agent In Transvaal, telegraphs
that the fighting commenced at
O'Clock yesterday. He was unable to
obtain news from General Joubert,
commander of the Transvaal forces,
last evening. and had heard nothing
beyond the rumor. The Cape Times
has a telegram from Pretoria. the capt.
tai of Transvaal. received there from
Kreugersdorf. that there had been
hard fighting. the forces of the char
tered South Africa company suffering
heavily"
A second cablegram has been re-
ceived from Sir Hercules Robinson.
which says: ''The British agent at
Pretoria telegraph under date of Jan.
and he says that as far as he knows
Jamison has been driven out of several
positions. The burghers have rs OF
their wounded as prisoners, including
three officers. and five corpses have
been buried by the burghers. The
fighting is still proceeding No force
has yet left johannesburg 10 assist
Jamison.' The government has re-
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of the chartered South African COM
pany are mobilizing to enter the
Transvaal and that the Kanir COM
mander. within the Transvaal on the
Bechuanaland border of the free state,
is ready to assist the Transvaal IL re-
quired. DR.. Jamison Is surrounded by
a large force near Kruegersdorf. The
railway between Kreugersdorf and
johannesburg has been broken up.
The acting president OF the free state
telegraphs me that 1.6o0 burghers have
been commanded to taks- up -a-pssition
16 miles this side of the Vaal river"
third cablegram from Sir Hercules
forwards a dispatch from the British
agent at Pretoria, stating that Jami-
sons force has surrendered.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain IN
reply has cabled to Governor Robin
son his regret that Jamison's disobedi-
ence has led TO this deplorable loss of
life and asking him to do his best to
secure generous treatment of the pris-
oners and care of the wounded, and to
telegraph the names of the killed and
wounded.
It is reported here In Official circles
that the German government has been
Informed by the government of Great
Britain that the latter strongly disa-
VOWS the invasion of the Transvaai re-
public by the British chartered South
Africa company's forces and has sent
positive orders to Cape Town and 10
the officers concerned for the chartered
companies representatives to with
draw from Transvaal territory imme-
diately. A dispatch from Pretoria an
nounces that the British agent there
has telegraphed the government of
Cape Colony that the commanding
general has positive information of 500
Bechuanaland troops with six Maxim
guns and other cannon, carrying the
British flag, who have arrived near
Rustemburg and are on the march to
Johannesburg. The dispatch added
that the president OF the Transvaal re-
public regards this incursion as a
serious violation of the convention
with Great Britain and hopes that i'm
mediate steps will be taken to stop
any further advance of the infruders
as he cannot allow his country's rights
20 be violated In this manner. The
governor of Cape Colony reports: 'T
declare IL the report Is true such steps
were taken without my sanction or
previous knowledge. Immediately
wired my dlsapproval of the action
and directed the troops to retire with
out delay"
johannesburg. Jan. 2.-The situation
Is hourly growing more grave, and
there is intense excitement here The
exodus OF women and children con-
tinues In view of the threatened hos
tilities and consequent danger to life.
There have been a considerable run
on the banks. Large quantities of arms
and ammunition are secretly being in
troduced into all parts of the Rand.
and the local stocks OF arms and food
stuffs are being brought up. The en-
rollment of the town guard Is also
proceeding. With all these warlike
preparations and the spirit of appre-
hension which Is everywhere present.
the tension Is such that casual fracas
may result in an outbreak at any min
ute. The tactics of the leaders of the
national union are still underlined. and
local sympathies are divided. thus add
ing greatly TO the uneasiness over the
possibilities OF an outbreak. Infiuen-
tial deputations are visiting President
Kreuger to-day 20 discuss conciliatory
measures by which TO avert a crisis.
There has been a meeting OF 1000 Aus
tralians who considered various pro-
posed protective measures and resolved
not 70 take part In any revolutionary
act. There was also a meeting OF Ger
man and French residents and they re
solved to instruct their coasuls TO urge