The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-05-06
TRANSTAAL INVASION.
Sensational Charges of London
Truth Against Rhodes.
PLAN TO AFFECT STOCK MARKETS.

Mr.. Labouchere Declares He Can Provo
tue Existence of n Syndicate That Boped
to Profit in Speculation Through DIR.
Jameson's Disastrous Attempt.
LONDON, May 6.-Sir William Verpo,,
Harcourt Liberal leader in the house a
commons, made speech last night at the
banquet of the National Liberal club i'm
winch he promised to support the govern
inent IN probing the discreditable business
OIL the Jameson raid in South Africa TO the
bottom. i'o' W Vne
AruVn claims TO have unearthed addi-
Vloliai uetalls OF the conspiracy leading nm
70 Une Jameson raid, which paints the par.
V,oipaVors IN the plot in still darker colors
1han nave disclosures made by the Trane.
vaal government. ''ii'
Truth says it is credibly informed tbo+
President Kruger possesses evidence that
the intention of DR. Jameson was to march
upon Pretoria first, to seize Presidant
kruger, and then to proceed to Johannes.
burg with the president prisoner.
In an editorial the paper dilates in still
more embittered terms upon the Jameson
raid. 1t says; "The main object of the
raid was to annex the rich mining district
of the Transyaal to Rhodosia. 1t is OBJ
vious that the first news of the raid would
cause fall in shares l am prepared to
prove thatla syndicate was formed lust
prior to the raid, including leading di-
rector in, and one of the chief officials Of
the British Chartered South Africa COM
pany, for the purpose of making large
bear sales. The seed having thus been
sown Tor securing a profit by the i'm
mediate fall and an ultimate profit by re-
buying when the raid was successful and
a rich slice of the Transvaal had been
added to Charterland, steps were taken to
carry out the conspiracy.
The tenor of the cryptograms sh ows
that there was divergence of opinion be-
tween Cecil Rhodes and his brother Col
onel Francis Rhodes, and Alfred Belts
representatives among the reformers and
that those not connected with the gang
were responsible for the failure of the
scheme.
THESE kilograms are damning alike to
the Chartered company and to Mr. Rhodes.
1t is clear that the raid was planned by
Cecil Rhodes, Alfred Belt and the secre
tary of the Chartered South Africa COM
pany. The telegram from Hammond to
Rhodes saying cannot arrange respective
interests without Beit' shows that the
aim was purely for a stock exchange deal.
These miscreants, therefore, planning a
raid which must have led to the death of
many, and which was based on robbery,
were actually already disputing in regard
to their respective shares of the plunder" "
The article then proceeds to severly at
tack Cecil Rhodes, comparing him to
Jabez Balfour, ''the first statesman to ap-
ply to imperial politics the methods of the |
shady company promoter"
Truth then concludes its artic le as fol- |
lows; Had Cecil Rhodes remained pre-
mier OF Cape Colony, / am convinced that
as soon as 1t suited his purposes he would /
have turned on us (the British govern
ment) and sought to cut the chain which
binds us to South Africa"
The Daily News says that it understands
that Mr. Rhodes left his resignation here
before he left England, to be rendered
whenever the directors of the company
might desire. "Mr Belt probably did the
same, says The Daily News. HE is a
German subject, not having been natural
lied here"
The Daily Telegraph says that the gov
ernment will not accept the proposal to
refer the conduct of Cecil Rhodes and DR..
Jameson to parliamentary committee.
Ihis paper favors a tribunal similarto the
Parnell commission but says that the
Radicals will not agree to this unless Mr..
Rhodes is recalled
The Daily Mail, new London paper,
says it understands that Colonial Secre.
tary Chamberlain has asked Mr. Rhodes
to return to England, and that his answer
Is expected today. Meanwhile" says The
Mail ''it has been practically decided to
recall Sir j. A. Dewett British agent at
Pretoria, and to replace him by a member
Of the government, We are also in a DO
sition to state that the South Africa re-
public contemplates making Dr. w. j.
Leyds, at present secretary of state of the
Eransvaal, It's consul at London"
The Standard, in its editorial on Presi-
lent Kruger's address before the volks-
raad yesterday, takes the same grounds as
The Times, that President Kruger's speech
g unfriendly, that the reformers' sentences
lave not been revised, and that the pres
'nce of Cecil Rhodes is necessary to crush
'he Matabele uprising, 1t advises the gov
'rnment not to recall Rhodes.