The herald., 1896-01-16
TEH TRANSvAAL PRISONERS
Will be Sent to England to be
Tried
NO AMERICANS IMPLICATED
Ia the Attempt to Overthrow the Boer
Government
But Simply Joined the Reform Committee
to Preserve the Peace-Cecii Rhodes
Sails for England
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
PRETORIA, Jan. 15.-The final agree
ment between President Krueger and Sir
Hercules Robinson, governor Of Cape col
ony, regarding the disposal of prisoners
captured as result of DR.. Jameson's raid
into the Transvaal, was completed yester-
day, Jameson and his officers will be
tried in England. The rank and file of the
freeboters are now on the way to Natalie,
where they will be handed over to the Brit
ish authorities, who will decide upon the
treatment they are to receive.
A REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED
LONDON, Jan. 15.-Mr. Wiltze of Califor-
mia, friend on John Hays Hammond, the
American mining engineer arrested with
others at Johannesburg on the charge of
high treason, continues his efforts in behalf
OF Hammond and other Americans in GUS
tody at Johannesburg or Pretoria. Dis
cussing the situation today, Wiltze said:
"Our government must understand this
fact-that all demands of diplomatic cour-
tesy were satisfied by Chamber1ain's kind
response to Secretary Olney's request that
Great Britain protect the interests of the
Americans in the Transvaal. But nothing
could be worse for Americans, as the feel
ing against all Englishmen is eX-
ceedingiy bitter, while the Beers are
very friendly to Americans. Indeed, sew
eral of those arrested are on the best
terms with the Boer government. None of
the Americans were connected with the
political movement; they simply joined the
reform committee formed in an emer-
gency to preserve the peace of Johannes
burg. President KTeCger arrested all
members of the committee, bnt | believe
prompt action taken through our own rep
resentative at Cape Town would secure the
release of Americans. Any delay may en-
danger their lives, as the Beers are in
tensely exasperated. We should have
representative in Transvaal for Americans,
for, though few, they occupy the most inn
portant positions and trade with the United
States is very large. Most of the lumber
used in the mines comes from Puget
sound"
MORE AMERICANS ARRESTED
New YORK, Jan. ia local paper says:
Among the Americans who have been ar
rested at Johannesburg for alleged conspi.
racy against the Boer government is j. S.
Curtis. described in dispatches received
here from London as being a wealthy en-
gineer. Further information about the
cause of his arrest has been sought in vain
by his many friendf in this city.
The prisoner is Joseph Storey Curtis.
son of the late George Ticknor Curtis, and
a man of considerable importance in the
mining circles of the world. His mother
and sisters live in the Kensington apart
ment house. land they,as we'll as his friends,
are amazed at the report of his arrest for
being one of the leaders in the recent up
rising in the Transvaal, as he has always
been strongly opposed to the English
schemes for securing control of the coun-
try, and has often mentioned the matter in
letters written to friends in this city. His
sympathies have always been with the gov
ernment, although he went to Africa
originally as an agent of an English COM
pany.
A special dispatch from Johannesburg to
the London Times says that among those
arrested there for completely in the recent
outbreak are +. r. Longaam and Victor
Clemence, Americans.
THEY TWISTED THE NEWS
LONDON, Jan. 16.-The Berlin corre-
spondent of the Times, commenting upon
the way the news has been twisted there
to the prejudice of England, says:
Nothing has been more conspicuous and
deplorahle during the present crisis than
the total wan OF common sense and even
common fairness displayed by the German
press, especially the government organs.
There is en- agitation afOot to obtain from
the reschstag an Immediate credit of 2O0,-
UUU,OUO marks 1Or au increase IN the
navy.
RHODES SAILS FOR ENGLAND
CAFE Town, Jan. 15.-Cecil Rhodes, the
recently retired premier of Cape colony,
sailed for England today.
BLoODSHED is ENDED
New YORK, Jan. 16.-A dispatch from
Cape Town says:
The Boer government has seized the cat
tie belonging to the reform committeeman.
The Transvaal artillery has been in
creased.
Mr.. Hercules Robinson has sent mes
sage from Pretoria that matters there have
been satisfactorily arranged and that
bloodshed is ended. The Orange Free
State Volksraad (legislature) has adopted
resolutions asking for lhe annulling of the
charter of the British South Africa COM
pany.
The British ship Victoria has arrived at
Cape Town, bringing 1900 men of the
Kings Own regiment.
Hefmeyer, head of the German party in
Cape Colony. deprecates Emperor Will
iam's interference.
G,.fg.