The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-17
ENGLAND lis WARI1IKE
TO DELGOA BAY.
II Seems Likely to Couse q segious Clash
Between Great Britain and Germany
Emperor william Was Ready to Land
Troops to Help the Beers.

nNMEH%NnEH 80
LONDON, Jan. 9.-The gravity of the
political crisis here is increasing in
stead of diminishing. The attitude Of
Emperor William toward Great Brit
ain in the matter of DR.. Jameson's
freebooting expedition into the Trans
vaal, upon closer study, seems to have
been deliberate and long and carefully
planned. The Transvaal incident it
would appear, was only the p~retexzt
seized upon by the emperor in order
to enter the field as an active! oppon-
emit of Great Britain's policv of ag-
grandizement in Africa, and her little
misunderstanding with King Prempeh
of Ashanti, together with her support
of Italy's warfare against Abyssinia,
are believed to have been the irritating
features which finally induced His
Majesty to show his hand. The Brit
ish are incensed to degree not wit
messed since war with Russia was
threatened several years ago ys356a
It is reported that the Transvaal
So, 500, 600 from Great Britain as
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vasion Of the little republic. If this
be true, no doubt will be entertained
that Emperor William, in his recent
interview with DIR. w: J. Leyds,, 1.-THE
secretary of stnte for the Transvaal,
prompted the demand and may also
have announced his intention of sup
porting it.
Under these circumstances, and in
view of the war preparations by land
and sea now being vigorously pushed
by Great Britain, it is not astonishing
that there was an ominous drop in
consols.
Dispatches from Berlin announce
that Emperor William had an impor-
tant conference this morning with DR..
Kayser, chief of the German colonial
office, and that further dispatches
have been exchanged between Berlin
and Pretoria. 1t is evidently determ-
ined not to be caught unpreparedyfor
war.
A FLYING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS READY.
The report that orders rave been
sent to Portsmouth, Davenport and
Chatham for the immediate commits,
sioning of a squadron of warships was
confirmed this afternoon and has
caused a profound sensation in. all CIR
cles. The flying squadron is ordered
to be ready for sea by January II,
Tuesday next It will consist Of the
following ships:
Revenge, first class battleship, H.
$50 tons, four 67-ton guns,~>ten ,6-inch.
quick firing guns. sthirty-six smaller
rapid-fire guns; eighteen inches side
armour; speed, 17I knots.
Royal Oak, first class battleship, IL
$50 tons, four 67-ton guns, ten 6-inch
quick-firing guns, thirty-six smaller
rapid-firing guns; eighteen inches Of
side armour; speed III knots.
Gibralter, first class steel cruiser
7,7OO tons, stwos22-ton guns, ten 6-inchl
quick firing guns, twenty-four'smalier
quick-tiring guns; speed 10 Tic knots.
Yhesus, first class steel cruiser, 1850
tons, two 22-ton guns, tenn 6-inch
quick-tring guns, twenty-four smaller
quick firing guns; speed, 90 knots.
C~harybdis. second class steel cruiser,
4,460 tons, two 6-inch quic1s-fring
guns, eight AZ quick-firing guns,
thirteen smaller quick-firing guns:
speed, 10 ITO knots.
Hermonie, second class steel cruiser,
1860 tons, two G-inch duick-iring
guns, eight AZ quick firing guns, thir-
teen smaller quick firing guns; speed,
1OD-lO knots. [sttg6&l
ADMIRAL. RAwsoN IN COMMAND.
In addition, Rear Admiral Harry w.
Rawson, c. b. of the Cape of Good
Hope and West Africa station, has
been ordered to proceed to Delagoa
bay, on board the flagship st. George,
a first class steel cruiser 1900 tons,
two % ton guns, ten six-inchssqq1uiicak..
firing guns, twenty-four smaller qulck-
firing guns, speed l3%s7-lOknots, and he
is now on his way there, accompa nied
with another cruiser, with all possible
speed.
The German emperor, it--appears,.
had planned to land a force Of Ger
man at Delagoa bay IN order to assist
the Beers against the Brltlshaand only
desisted from doing SO when helearned
of DR.. Jameson's defeat a~nd@captsre,
This, it is claimed, is proof that his
message to President Kreuger, con-
graduating him upon his victory over
the British, and His Majesty's re
ported announcement to DR.. j. w.
Leyds, the secretary of state of the
Transvaal, that Germany refused to
recognize any suzerainty over the
Transvaal, We're we'll weighted moves
and the result of a prearranged policy.
BESIDES these preparations, the
greatest activity is displayed at all the
dock yards. making ready. for a call
for the commissioning Of mores ships
rs soon as needed, and the naval re-
serve lists are being prepared in read
mess for an emergency.
OF ARMY STRENGTH.