The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-15
ENGLAND's FLYING SQUADRON.
Its Destination Now Not Believed to
BE Turkey.

be turkey
London, Jan. 1.-THE vessels comprising
the new flying squadron. the duties OF
which are still problematical, were put in
commission to-day with all the ceremonies
that attend that naval function. The
fleet is composed of the first-class battle
ships Revenge (hagship) and Royal Oak,
the frst-class cruiser Thesus and Gibral-
tar and the second-class cruisers Charyb-
dis and Hermoine, and six torpedo boat
destroyers. The fleet, exclusive of tho
torpedo boat destrOyers, mounts seventy
two guns, and has a total tonnage og, 81
0l0. The officers and crew number over
1900 men. Rear Admiral Alfred T. Dale
commands the squadron. The destination
OF the squadron is still unknown. But
little reliance is placed in the statement
that ii is to proceed to Turkish waters.
The arrival to-day at Malta of thirteen of
Salonica as part of the combined Euro
pean fleet which it was supposed was to
make an effective demonstration against
turkey, Dut which did nothing but ride at
anchor week after week miles from the
turkish capital, is taken a pretty
strong Indication that the new squadron
is not going to Turkish waters.
The British South Africa Company has
ISSUED an official list of the prisoners,
rank and file of the force which DR..
Jameson led into the Transvaal. The list
includes the name of Clement, presumably
Victor b. Clement, who had been appoint
ed assistent consulting engineer to the
with 1t a note stating that all the rank
ana hle of the prisoners were put on board
a train at Pretoria on Jan. IL, en- route
tor Natal, under an escort, to be turned
over to the British authorities They
spirits.
The British South Africa Association
announces that President Kruger of the
IransVaal republic has prohibited the
transmission of all kilograms from Trans
Xaal territory to the British South Africa
Company
The Morning Post will Tomorrow pub
hSh a dispatch from Cape Town, dated
Monday, saying that Solomon Joel and
Henry Bethlehem, prominent members
of the Rand reform committee, were ar
rested in Cape Town on Saturday, and
were charged before a Cape Town magis-
trate on Monday with treason and incite-
ment to rebellion in the Transvaal. After
the presentation of formal evidence the
prisoners were remanded.
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, Jan.
14-The Nolksraad has adopted a resolu-
ton declaring that the Orange Free State
will assist the Transvaal at all times if
her assistance should be required.
The chamber protested against the con-
ttnued existence of the British South At
rican Company, as being a danger to the
peace of Africa and recorded it's opinion
that the charter of the company should be
cancelled, and that Rhodesia should be
placed under the British imperial or the
government of Cape Colony. 1t also de-
manded that guarantees be given that
Rhodesia would not disturb the peace.
yesterday and authorized the addition of
400 men to the state artillery.
A resolution offered by the government
was adopted thanking the Orange Free
State for it's assistance and also thanking
Gov. Robinson of Cape Colony and Sir
Jacobus Dewet the British agent here,
for support in the efforts to prevent blood
shed and for the ready and powerful man
ner in which Gov. Robinson had fulfilled
| his difficult task.
A message from President Kruger was
read announcing discuss
with the raad in a later and calmer mo-
ments the causes which led to the bastard
ly plot to invade the TransVaal. The gov
ernment was now firm in its resolve to
maintain the sacred rights of the republic
and to establish the same on a firmer and
more secure foundation.
After brief sitting the chamber ad-
| journed Calm and dispaSsionate legisla>
/ tion being regarded as impossible during
| the present session, all work was post
pened till the May session.
Lord Salisbury has sent cablegrams to
! the governments OF Australia and the
| government of Tasmania expressing
| sympathy and support. Nothing" the
/ premier said in his kilograms, can give
| us greater confidence in maintaining the
/ interests of the country than knowledge
| of the good will of the great colonies
| Mr.. Chamberlain, secretary of state for
| the colonies, has sent a telegram to Sir
| Hercules Robinson, governor of Cape
Colony, in reference to the arrest in Jo-
| hannesburg of members of the reform
| union ana others. MI chamberlain eA-
! pressed fears that a large number of such
| arrests would have the effect to disOrgan-
| ize the industries carried on in the rand,
| and asked a number of questions as to
| what the men arrested were accused of,
| when they would be tried, whether bail
| would be allowed what the penalties were
| in the event of their conviction of the
| offenses of which they were charged. etc.
| In conclusion, Mr.. Chamberlain directed
| Gov. Robinson, in addition to guarding
| the interests of the British subjects un-
| der arrest, to give equal attention to the
! American and Belgian prisoners in ac-
cordance with the requests of their respec-
| tive governments.
| Sir Hercules Robinson, governor of Cape
| Colony telegraphs that he has complet-
ed arrangements to receives from the
| Transvaal republic DR.. Jameson and the
members of his party who were captured
Lbv the Boers The prisoners Will be re-
| ceiVed at the Natal border.
Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE North German Ga
zette publishes an official denial of the
statement made in the press that excuses
in any form have been made by Germany
| for her action in the Transvaal.
The emperor gave audience to-day to the
son of Baron Won Schukmann, the lately
| appointed German consul at Cape Town.