Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-10
BOERS and GREAT BRITAIN
Former Boldly Demand that Latter
Surrender SuZerainty Over
Transvaal Republic.
EFFORTS TO CONCILlATE WILLIAM II
Reported in London that Great Britain
Has Bought Delagoa Bay-Fresh
Complications May Result-As-
sembling of War Ships.

of the Transvaal affair was counteracted
here yesterday afternoon by receipt of a
special dispatch from Pretoria, capital OF
the Transvaal, saying that the Beers de-
manded the surrender of all British
rights and suzerainty over the Transvaal,
and the pre-em ption of Delagoa bay and
the oancelling of the charter of the
British South Africa company. 1t fur
ther stated that the Beers have arrested,
on the charge of treason, eight leaders of
the recent movement among the Uitland-
ers of Johannesburg.
These demands, if the dispatch is
based on fact, coupled with the previous
ly reported demand of the Beers for the
expulsion from Africa of Mr.. Cecil
Rhodes and DR.. Jameson and the imposi-
tion of a very heavy fine upon the British
Chartered company, Cr the demand for
an indemnity of $2,500000 from Great
Britain, or both, are not likely to be
granted by the British government
WITHOUT SEVERE STRUGGLE.
AT the foreign office this dispatch was
discredited on the ground that Sir Her
cules Robinson, the governor of Cape
Colony, in his dispatches to the colonial
Office, has made no mention of such de-
mands or conditions.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: "Steps
were taken in the highest quarters to OBJ
tain by family influence full explana-
tion from Emperor William, and the COM
munications which have passed have
done more than anything to bring about
the change of tone in the German official
press toward Great Britain"
However, IN the meantime, there is lit
tie or no abatement in the anti-German
feeling here. ="
SIGNIFICANT PURCHASE.
London.-The most important devel-
opment in South African speculation to-
day is the fact that, in spite of all de-
mails, it is now believed in many quar-
ters that there is some truth in the rumor
that Great Britain has purchased Delagoa
bay from Portugal.
This may turn out to be the excuse for
the assembling IF such powerful Brit
ish fleet as one which will be anchored off
Portsmouth on Tuesday next.
As 1t is announced that the government
of Transvaal has demanded, among other
things, that Great Britain forego the
right to obtain possession of Delagoa
bay, and as Germany may look upon this
as a move which will seriously threaten
the future of Transvaal, the situation, if
the report is true, will become more
critical.
A dispatch from Pretoria this morning
says that the government of Transvaal
has announced that it is determined to
foster mining, and that those interested
in it need not sacrifice their holdings for
the benefit of the "agitating clique" of
Rand.
BOERs CONTINUE UNDER ARMS.
This dispatch says that only 10000
Beers are under arms, but it adds sig
nifcantly that they will not disband un-
Til the conditions of the surrender of the
Uitlanders of Rand have been fully car.
ried out.
Great Importance is attached here to
an article in the Hamburg Nachrechten.
said to have been directly inspired by
Prince Bismarck, in which it indirectly
disapproves of the governments attitude
and holds that it is the duty of the gov
ernment more to defend the national
peace of the country against disturb
anoes than to promote foreign enter
prises.
President Krueger has sent a telegram,
in reply to Sir Hercules Robinson, gov
ernor of Cape Colony, for transmission
to Mr.. Chamberlain, acknowledging the
receipt of the queens message and add
ing:
"It is my intention to hand over the
prisoners so that DR.. Jameson and the
British under him may be punished by
her majesty's government. will made
known to your e1cellency my final de-
cision in the matter as soon as Johannes
burg shall have reverted to condition
of quietness and order. In the mean
time I request your excellency to assure
the queen of my high appreciation of
her words, and, in proferrng my respect
full good wishes. to express my thanks
for the same"
WAR SHIPS ASSEMBLING.
Portsmouth.-It is reported here that
the second special squadron of fast
cruisers has been towed of and will be
held in readiness for commission at a
moments notice.
ARRESTED FOR HIGH TREASON.
Johanneburg.-Twenty-two two members Of
the reform committee, including Col.
Rhodes, brother of Cecil Rhodes, Sir
Drummond Dunbar, Lionel Phillips and
Dr.. Sauer were arrested at club last
evening on the charge of high treason
and were conveyed under an escort to
Pretoria.
Perfect quiet prevails here. The pop
ulace is Indifferent. The Uitlanders are
disarming.
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