The herald., 1896-01-13

clean hands. Whether as against DIR.
Jameson or against the -Johannesburgers
we should advise all concerned to hear
Hon Cecil Rhodes before deciding upon
the somewhat OBSCURE ana complicated
transactions"
The Standard says: 1--WE are enabled to
state thai President Kruger has not de-
manded any changes in treaty stipulations.
If such we're demanded England would re-
sist. We are authorized 10 declare that
the emperor's telegr am to President kru-
ger was a most an ex Expression of feeling
of momentary irritation. which has now
passed away, leaving the relations between
Germany and England as friendly as here
tofoie."
The Standard, it should be remembered,
stands near or to the government than any
other newspaper in England.
dispatch to the standard from Berlin
says: s'Tt is rumored that the EmpreHs
Frederick has written to Queen Victoria
and the prince of Wales explaining the en-
peror's policy. with the assurance that he
had not the slightest inten ion to darken
the evening of the queens life by an Anglo
German war;"
WARRANTS OUT
LONDON, Jan. 13.-A special dispatch
from Johannesburg says warrants are out
for the arrest of 200 persons, all leading
men in the mines and principal camps, of
element, but not of the mercantile classes.
Among those arrested are several Ameri-
cans and Germans. including j. s. Curtis,
an American engineer.
A dispatch to the Times from Johannes
burg says the correspondent there believes
that the number of arms is overrated.
Had there been 10000, as was be-
lieved," the dispatch continues. "it is inn
possible to suppose that Johannesburg
would have capituated 1t is more prob
able, that the concessions will be granted to
the Uitlanders by spontaneous act OF the
government than by formal agreement.
Pretoria dispatch to the Times also
declares the real fact to be that there was
only 2lO0 rifles and three Maxim guns at
Joha nnesburg.
COLONIAL SUPPORT
SY YDNEY, N. S. W.. Jan. 12.-Hon. c. Il.
Reid, premier of New South Wales, has
disp, ,,tched to Lord Salisbury a telegram on
behalf of all the Australian governments
assuring him of their loyal support and
sympathy in his determination to resent
foreis.n interference in matters OF Brush
colon ial concerns. and congratulatlng MIN
upon the prompt and fearless measures
measures adopted in defense OF the lnteg-
rity OF the empire.
THE CRISIS is PASSED
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Prince of Wales
on Saturday caused all the prominent
members of the colonial office staff to be
presen ted to him and he congratulated
them in, kindly terms upon the work they
achieved in the last 4S hours.
The berlin correspondent of the Daily
News SAYS: The crisis is less acute and as
President Kruger is making peace with
England over Germany's head, Germany
has estra nged England without gaining
anything b the occurrence. Everybody is
getting tired of the whole question.
A dispatch h from Paris to the Daily News
says:
Herr Blo.kland has probably asked
France to tah;e part i'll a European confer
ence to abro,rate the treaty of 1854. and
upon Great biitain's right of pre-emption
in Delagoa bay. If anything. France is
anxious to redress the Uitlanders' griev-
ances. The sixty millions of French capital
in the Transva al would then be worth
much more.
A dispatch from Brussels to the Daily
News says;
There was an enthusiastic dem onstration
in favor of the Bosrs at the Flemish theater
today. Patriotic Eioer songs were sung and
much applauded.
An Odessa dispatch to the Daily News
says:
The bulk of the journals here deprecate
! Emperor Williams telegram to President
| Kruger as most ill advised.
A PENNSYLVANIA DUTCHMAN
| WILKEsBARRE, Ps.., Jan. ia local
paper prints story to the effect that Pres
ident Kruger of tine Transvaal is a Penn
sylvanian. 1t is said that he was born in
| Mauch Chunk and went to South Africa
| fifty years ago. Through his energy and
| military spirit he became leader among
| the Beers.