The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
SEVENTY KILLED.
Further Particulars of the Battle in
the Tra1svaaI.


she Tra2svaa1.
LONDON. Jan. 4.-The colonial office
has received a dispatch from Johannes
burg saying that all is now quiet there.
Sir Jacob Dewett the British agent at
Pretoria wires: "Everything is quiet
and no further serious disturbances will
occur. a deputation from the
Johannesburg reform committee
came over yesterday evening
giving guarantees to keep the peace and
maintain order. 1 waited upon Presi-
dent Kreuger and informed him of the
guarantees. He gave me the assurance
that if the Johannesburg people keep
quiet and cammit no hostile acts,
in any way break the laws of
the country, Johannesburg will
not be molested, or surrounded by
the Burgher forces. The deputatiOn
was highly grateful for this assurance
and pledged the committee to preserve
peace and order. l take this opportuni-
ty of testifying in the strongest manner
to the great moderation and forbearance
of the government Of the TransvaaI un-
der exceptionally trying circumstances.
Their attitude toward myself was every
thing I could wish.
"The prisoners have just arrived The
casualties on their side are said to be
severe and on the side of the Burg hers
very slight.
"Jameson's wounded number over 800
They are all at Krugersdorp and attended
by doctors. Their names and the details
of their wounds cannot yet be given
The number of killed is estim mated at sew
enty, but no reliable information is OBJ
tainable The bodies are still being
picked up on the battlefield and buried.
"The battle lasted from in the after
noon until IL o'clock at night DR..
Jameson led the three principal attacks
and his men distinguished themselves
with great gallautry."
The Cape Town papers state that Dr.
Jameson, Sir Charles Wnloughby and
Captain White "a brother of Lord An
naly) are lodged in Pretoria Jail. Grey
and Coventry of the Bechuanaland police
and a brother of the Earl of Coventry are
wounded. tThe Beers captured about
500 prisoners.
A private and reliable telegram re-
ceived here this afternoon from Pretoria
saws that President Kruger has declared
that he is yiE.Gg to make
satisfactory COM ssions to the
Uitlanders. or hreign population
of the Transvaal, whose demands
for representation il view of the fact
that they contribute practically the whole
revenue Of the republic. led to the i'll
feeling which resulted in DR.. Jameson's
raid.
The st. James Gazette, this afternoon
thinks that Emperor Williams message
to President Kruger like President
Cleveland's message to congress, is a
warning which should not be disregard
ed and furnishes evidence of a combina-
tion of the powers against Great Britain.
Continuing, the St Jsmes Gazette
urges the British government to drop
the Armenian nonsense. make an alliance
with Russia, close the understanding
with the Dreibund, and in any case push
on with the ornaments with unsleeping
energy.
The Globe says: "It is an insult from
the German government collectively and
not only from the emperor alone.
Continuing the Globe dwells upon the
necessity of Strengthening the
of Great Britain, and
remarks: "There is no war party
here; but the entire empire would so be-
come were the words of President Cleve-
land and Emperor William attempted to
be followed by deeds"