The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-01-09
.|TRANSVAAL FIGHT
UPRISING SAID TO HAVE OCCURRED
IN JOHANNESBURG.
Many Persons Are Reported to Havw
Been kflIed-Dr jameson Is Said
to Have Been COurt-Martinled
and ShOt-SOldiers Sent to Rein
force DIR. JnmesOn's Troopers Are
Cut to Pieces.

London. Jan. 1.-THE Evening Stand
ard says ii is rumored that DR.. Jane
son was shot to-day after Il drumhead
court martial.
All kinds Of rumorS were current in
the streets about the stock exchange
this afternoon, one being the above,
10 the effect that DR.. Jameson had
been tried by court martial and shot.
But, as the government is in control
of the telegraph wires. very little news
is Obtainabie. Several firms like the.
ltOthschilds have advices from their
correspondents in South Africa, but
refuse to publish them.
The latest story circulated this after
noon was that the second body of meu
belonging to the British Chartered
company, numbering about 400, which,.
II was said, had started out to rein
force DR.. JamesOn's troopers, had been
cut to pieces by the Beers. This is
the force which is supposed to have
been advancing from Buluwayo.
1t was also rumOrel on the stock eX-
change, and seemingly confirmed by a
dispatch received here. that there had
been an uprising in Johannesburg. 1t
was added that many persons were
killed.
Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett is quoted
rs saying that he has heard that Ger
man soldiers have been landed at Del
agOa Bay. Under the influences the
stock exchange closed greatly depress-
ed, and a substantial fall in prices was
caused by the adverse rumOrS from
the Transvaal..
The Globe this evening a Y ii is be-
licved that DR.. Jamcson's officers in
Guided Capt. Charles John Coventry,
second son of the carl of Coventry,
whose eldest son, Niscount Deerhurst,
married Miss Virginia Bonynge of
New Y rk, and his two brothers, Hen
~ Coventry and Reginald w. Coven-
try. Capt. Coventry is an officer of the
Bechuanaland police.
DIR. JamasOn'S other officers are said
TO include Lord Annaly, Il captain in
the Scots Guards, and Lieut.. Douglas
Henry Marshall. a son of the earl of
Romney, who has been serving with
the B~echuanaland border police.
The kaiser's Dispatch.
Berlin, Jan. 6.-Emperor William has
has teleCraphed to President Kruger
as follows:
Il express my sincere cOngratu!atiOn
that, with your W people. and with
Out appealing to the help of the friend
ly powers. you have succeeded, by
your own energetic action. against the
armed bands which invaded your
country as diSturberS of the. peace
and have thus been enabled to restore
peace, and safeguard the independence
of yOur country against attacks from
outside. William"
Amsterdam, Jan. 4.-Fifty of the
leading citizens Of the city have tele-
graphed TO President Kruger, con-
graduating him upon the victory Of
their kinsmen.
The Handelsblad argues that Great
Britain is responsible for DR.. Jane
sons action, and says 1t is a worse
case thar that of the Alabama.
To AIIay Trouble.
Pretoria. Jan. Ga proclamation
was issued by President Kruger. as
surfing the Uitlanders(foreiCn residents
of the TransvaaD that the government
Of the republic is willing that they
should submit their grievances for ;m-
mediate consideration upon the part of
the legislature. In addition, in order
to prevent suffering at Johannesburg,
the government has removed all duties
upon food StuffS. AS a matter Of pre-
caution against n revolutionary out
break. the government las sworn in
900 volunteer police, consisting of the
people of all nations represented i'm the
Transvaal. 1t will De ,neir duty TO
maintain order at johannesburg and
elsewhere.