Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-03
IAMISON'S INVASION.
Il, Purpose Said 10 Be The Overthrow
Of tho BOsr Republic,
GROSS ABUSES TO DE REMOVED.
III, Foreign Element 10 Arms Against
the Original settlers OF
the Country.

CiilOAdOt jan 49,
n Johannesburg, who IL nj present
.,iourpipg 10 thls city, says that the
INVASION OF the TrausvAal was In no
,en.s an effort on the part Of England
10 annex the celebrated South African
cold flslds. The people Of Johannesburg
would tight to a man against coming
under British rule.
"Whcn the Transvaal was unknown
for ita riches In gold and diamonds,"
MI. Weinberg continued, "the laws
concerning the naturalization Of new
somer. were the came rs In tho Orange
t,ss statc. and very similar 20 natural.
izatlon laws OF tho United States. But
when the county began 10 MI up
nth minefs and people Interested In
the gold and diamond Industries, tho
Boets changed the laws and made
A Impossible for any one TO becsme
n.tufalised. Then n high tariff was
plaoed on everything that the Beers
/ we're not likely TO use, particular en-.
nifty was shown TO the mii1ng indus
iflei. In this way the repuUlio sue.
reeded In lsvying fully ninety percent
M
which was denied citizenship In order
T. prevent the newcomers from making
an effort TO equalize the burdens.
oft was flvo years age" Mr.. Wsin-
berg said, that tho national union, TO
remoye these gross abuses, was orga-
ntssd At Johannesburg. IL took In Its
membership all the more progressive
mining men, many Of them Amer.
Nuh ~
oppose any attempt on the part Of Eng
land TO annex tho country. Even the
English residents would oppose any
,chsms for the oountry's subjugation.
In my opinion tho national union has
given up peaosablo means for obtain
Ing reform and IL calling DR.. Jameson
20 help Its members 10 ovefturn the
republic. After trying all these fivo
yoani 10 secure aomeI concessions
from tho Beers tho national
union has doubtless concluded
they will never make any
Gcaiwsy until tho old government
is overturned. That 10 seems TO me, Ia
all that DIR. JAmsaon's In asion means.
Hu has evidently determined that he
will aid the foreign element In upset.
tltg the Boer government, and the
tuis 10 accomplished. The movement
has been on foot for some time. and the
doctor Is not the man that would sio p
90 hall way measures when once
s,sf,ed."
JOHANNESBURG IN ARMS.
LONDON, Jan. 8.-Editor Hesse, OF
Tue south Africa Critic, says no has n
"a al. a. ..N
events At Johannesburg, sent rinco DR..
Jameson's defeat, OF tuch n grave ma
lure that he declined to publish II un-
III confirmed from other sources.
uesso has had long experience In
TAnsyAal and his previous news re-
gardlng the present crisis has been
accurate. In the course OF AN inter.
view today he was quoted ~ saying;
vi Johhnnesburg IL tho same town
knew, the city has risen and either
tuoceeded or failed In tho attempt to
ll6erate Dr. Jameson. 1 am satisfied
AL Foreigners there, including Amerl.
oAus, would help the English, There
uio practically no Beers at johannes.
uutg except armed BuTghers who are
iafading the streets"
JAMESON REPORTED SHOT.
PRETORIA, Jan. alt IL reported
lha' Jameson will be tried by n court
martial and his followers released.
Tue black watch OF hlghlandsTs have
been ordered 10 stop by force tho nd
vance OF the second body OF the Brit.
yea chartered company'a troops In
Ifansvaal.
LONDON, Jan. s.-The Evening
STANDARD says 1t is rumored that Or.
Jameson was shot today after drum
ad court martial.
WILLIAMS CONGRATULATIONS.
BERLIN, Jan. s.-Empsror william
Geographical PRECEDENT Krugher as fol.
IlRG III express my sincere ,congrat-
u'a,lons that, with your people, and
Without appeAliHg1 for the help to the
Ilenuly p0wers, you have succeeded
Wy your own energetic action against
'ho htmol bands which invaded your
untry as disturpers OF the peace, and
mus have been enabled to restore peace
anu The safeguard OF the indepe n on ee
VI the country against attacks from
bhe outside. William"
inc latest story circulated this after.
room was that the second body OF men
uelonging 10 the British Chartered
company, numbering about 400, which
startled out to reinforce Jarnsson,s
iioops, hal been cut TO pieces by the
hltfs. This 10 the force supposed 10
hGye bhen advancing from Buiuwao.
~ was also rumored anu seemingly
vohhrmed by y dispatch received here
,nA' there had been an uprising at 10.
nanhesourg anu that many persons
were Killed during the disturbance,