The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-01-16
ENGLAND IS ALL READY
If Germany Wants War She Can
Have It.
THE GERMAN PRESS IS SAUCY
Sens ltional story About the Plot for
Jameson's Raid-To XIII Every
White Man.

London, jan 12.-Interest in the
Transvaal question in its immediate
bearings has revived to an appreciable
extent, while the incidental straining
of relations between Great Britain and
Germany, which so completely placed
the Beers in the background of the pic
ture for time, has in it's turn receded,
but by no means disappeared.
There is little apprehension of war
with Germany over the present compli-
cation at least, and the British public
has reassuring sense that If there
is to be war, England is ready for 1t.
The prominent and efficient measures
of the naval authorities and the for
midable show of strength that is the
result, give John Bull a feeling of conf
dence
There are no farther explicit an
nouncements of movements looking to
an alliance of the powers against Eng
land today.
Nevertheless it is keenly perceived by
the public that the sentiment displayed
by the German government has a far
wider bearing than the present dispute
in Transvaal. and there are visions of
future complications on questions of
conflicting interests.
Yesterdays cabinet council and the
meetings at the colonial Office remain
largely secret of speculation, and
whatever decisions may have been ta-
ken are seduously guarded as state Sc
crets, and the greatest care taken to
avoid publicity.
William II. Mercer, private secretary
to the colonial secretary, Mr.. Chamber
In in said tnniyI hot ha no, haI a
no further kilograms to communicate
to the public. The visit of the prince
of Wales to the colonial office on Satur-
day. just when several directors of the
Chartered South African Company
were there, was partly an accidental
coincidence. His royal highness called,
he said, to show his interest, and had
made some kind remarks In recognition
of Secretary Chaberlain's labors.
This explanation is hardly likely to
satisfy the public, in view of the re-
peated statements published that the
dictatorship of the duke of Fife, hus-
band of Princess Louise of Wales, in the
Chartered South African Company, is
subject of concern to the royal family
and especially to the queen.
1t is understood the difficulty over
the manner of the disposal of Jameson s
followers was settled on Saturday, the
Transvaal government simply stipulat-
ing that the rank and file of the expe-
dition should be deported from South
Africa.
According to the Transvaal law the
| punishment for treason is banishment
and a large fine.
| 1t is not believed that President
Kruger has demanded the abrogation
of the London convention, which pro
vides for the suzerainty of Great Brit
, sparing Jameson's life.
A dispatch from sources sympathetic
with the Transvaal government in Jo-
hannesburg tonight asserts that the
plot for Jameson's raid and the coinci-
dent uprising of the Uitlanders was the
most shameful in history. The blackest
part of the plot, the dispatch asserts
was the intention of the agents of the
| Chartered South Africa Company to lei
| loose the savages to invade the Trans.
vaal from all points and to kill every
| white man. 1t had been engaged thai
all over South Africa provisional sta
lions should be erected on the lines OF
route, and the points had been fixed
The object was to destroy Pretoria anc
| present England with a fait accomp
lieux before any aid could reach them
| Sketches of Pretoria and of the Rant
made by military men have, 1t is said
| been seized.
This story is denounced in London a,
a gross exaggeration.