The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-05
THEDEFEAT OF jameson
FOUGHT IRON 2 O'CLOCh ~ THE
AFTERNOON UNTIL ~ Ar NIGHT.
HE Loss Tho ight Ia Have Hccn 240-The
Emperor of Germany Adds Greatly T."
Ills Popularity by His Message.

Jameson surrendered az cloNh |"'
the afternoon OF the second instant the
actual nghtlng fasting from o'clock in
the afternoon OF the lst. until II O'CLOCK az
night. jameson made three attacks. 1he
men nchav "a a. the most gallant manner
The Rocrs attacked the angle Of Jane
sons force and had Gre on hts front ana
flank
In response to an inquiry from the Coz
lonial officers. Sir Walter Hcly-hutchih-
son, Governor Of Natal. hrs sent DIS
patch cenHrmng 'he main ia'is Of -
Jameson defeat ne adds that the
Beers. who opposed Dr Jamcscus force,
numbered about 1000. They occupied
strong position Two battles We're fought
IN, Governor also sends extracts from
newspaper tlecratas viii n are confuse!
and contradictory The .1dir points oe-
ductdblc from these dispatches are that
DR.. Jameson arrived near Krugersdorp on
December Isi. and attacked ths Beers
on the day following. ie was rcpulscd
and then tried hy Randfonctsin 10 Roode-
port. but was stopped az DOcrkop. Heavy
fighting took place on the uternoOn OF
January I'd. az which time the TrA1svaai
State artillery arrived. Dr. Jameson
force was hopelossy outnumhcred. ana
were almost exhausted. having been with
out food for thIcC days
Tn" horses too were hopiessly faded.
DIR. Jen ,son yielded after sustaining
loss which. 80 the original force was 500
men, amounted 10 go killed and wounded
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. Secretary
of State for the Colonies. received
at 500 o'clock this morning "A cable
gram from Sir n. c. r. Robinson. Gov
ernor and Commandments Of Cape
Colony. saying.
EVERYTHING QUIET
Il received the following telegram from
Sir Jacobus A. DE Wet British agent at
Pretoria. az Cos O'Clock last evening:
Everything is quiet now Further
serious disturbances Will not occur
deputation from the JOHANNESBURG Re
form Committee came last evening. Civ
ing guarantee Of peace. / informed
President Kruger of that guarantee. aud
ne assured me. pending Governor Robin
sons arrival that If the JOhannesburg
people were quiet and did not coTmit
any hostile acts. that johannesburg
would not be molosted or surrounded 10y
the Burcher forces. The dcputation were
highly pleased at this assurance. and
gave a pledge that the Reform Commit
Zee would preserve order.
Agent De Wet proceeds TO say:
81 testify i'm the strongest terms 10
the great moderation and forbearance OF
the Government of Transvaal, under the
exceptional and trying circumstances
Governor Robinson. OF Cape Colony. has
telegraphed 10 Chamberlain that Of the
force led into the TransNaal by Or.
Jameson. seventy were killed. thirty
wounded. and five hundred taken pFis-
oners He also telegraphs that IL Is
stated in the Cape Town papers that
jameson. White. and Winoughby were
lodged in the Pretoria jail. Gray and
Coventry. of the British South African
Company We're among the wounded.
A deputation OF merchants interested
in the South African trade to-day visited
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain in con-
nection with the troubles in the Trans
vaal.
Replying TO the representations made
TO him 10y the deputation. Mr. Chamber
lain said that the probability of FUR
Their disturbance was remote. The GOV
eminent. he added. sympaihized WIN
the undoubted grievances OF the Ut
landers. though what had recently oc-
CURED made the situation dinlcult. sun
he hoped that friendly representations 10
the Transvaal Government Wouid p' SUE
cessful.
Referring TO the invasion by Dr. Jane
son. he said the Government had done
its duty and nothing more. The Govern
ment would adhere to its obligations UNI
der the convention of 1886, and uphoiu
that convention in all its provisions.
From this position, nothing had occuircu
a
THE EMPERORS MESSIAH.
pTI,IIN. Jan. 4.-The Emperors act
en- aending a MESSAGE 10 President Nru-
ger. OF the South Africa Repuniic' con
graduating him upon The victory OF tne
Beers over the armed forces ied ih'o "''
Transvaal. by Dr. James on, aumihls'.'-
Tor Of Tho British South AFRICA COM
many. is hailed with enthusiasm lhroush-
ont GERMANY. and will add greatly TO MS
Naiestv's popularity as being iIn'
Interpretation of the intei SHY oi Ger
man public hostility toward Great BIZ
tain. .,,.i NOT
have been a very great surprise 10 me
Einelish Government. as some DAYS dbo
tho German Ambassador informed LoIu
Saiishurv with the utmost trankncss that
4, was the firm determination OF Yer
many not 10 allow the government ~
the South Africa republic TO he o'o'
thrown. ,,.....,1t
was instructed 90 demand AN explanation
of the movements OF the anlnoiiN'9 va
tho Rritish south Africa Company.
The first replies made 10y LORD sans
bury were deemed unsatisfactory, 80
much so. indeeu. that Che relations Oh NV
governments on Wednesday last ne am
so strained as TO be on the point CT "p-
.o,ute rmturc. The consequence was
"A
OF Lord Salisbury was the only lhihs
mat ayerted the graves. climax.
ANTI-ENGi1SH FEELING.
Even now. although the situation IS
uoaifed II IS not devoid Of danger, ana
Tho summaries OF the comments OF the
english press upon the Emperor inter
ferenca i'm the Transvaai AFFAIR, when
are published. here serve 10 heighien tnc
popllar anger against England. "hliv
the anti-EngMsh feeling pervades a"
classes of the German press Every pom
tIcal party and group the Socialists m
chded. sides with the Beers anu V'
nounces the aggression OF England
Several newspapers say that the ain
ance between Russia and France mas
been ENLARGED hy the accession OF me
friple alliance 20 a concert OF European
mowers with anti English aims
A number Of papers are cNulting IN
,he isolation OF the English and predict
that her lonely situation VIII become an
important factor la the settlement oil
the Venezuelan difficulty.
Tie youth. the Drawn. and sineW OF
GERMANY are moved. too. for active as
sistance OF the Beers while the elders
are inspired 20 offer financial aid.
DIR. CARL PETERS.
Dr Carl Peters. the explorer was
charged by meeting OF the Deutsch
Colonial Gcseilschaft held yesterday. 20
send a cablegram 10 President Kruger,
Of the Boer Republic expressing the