Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-12

the commission, and that the regulations OF
/ the Paris award shall be applied 10 the seal
ing grounds on the shores Of those countries
| Up TO the present no progress has been
made toward an agreement on these pro-
posals, but mat an arbitration treaty is on
the way to the nnal ratification by Great
Britain negotiations on the question may
prove more fruitful.
WHY RHODES RESIGNED.
Extraordinary mystery still prevails as far
as the English press Is concerned over the
circumstances Of the fall of Cecil Rhodes
the whiom dictator of South Africa His
resignation, l:arn, was Immediately brought
about by the representations made to the
British high commissioner (who exercises the
authority of the queen in the colony by
three OF Rhodes own colleagues in the min
istry that unless he resign forthwith they
would do 90. This was communicated to
Rhodes, who handed in his resignation in
stantly.
His successor as premier. Sir Gordon
Sprigg, is believed In well informed crclss
to be acting merely as warming pan for
Rhodes But unless his chief can regain the
support Of the Dutch party, which he has
forfeited, his chance of returning to power
is remote
The dismissal of Dr. Jamessn from the
post Of administrator of the South African
company, cabled by me on Thursday night, but
only announced here today. WIS carried out
by the London directors of their own mo-
tlon and against Rhodss' advice. The dis
sensons now arising between the L3ndon
and the Cape directorate cannot fail to further
weaken it's already discredited position
Rhodes and the other directors at the Cape
have been for adopting a stiff attitude to-
ward the British government, but the duke
of Fife and the directors here have been pas
slve instruments in the hands of Lord Sails
bury, carrying out his direction In the pres
ent crisis with entire docilty.
N nf tho cnIo hrat ~ I,,n
sons men, told in today's dispatches, have
thrilled England, as they must the whole
world, and will seemingly make it impossible
for the government to severely punish any
Of the survivors, who have now been turned
over to 1t for trial. Indeed. IL seems i'm
possible that inquiry must not convict the
British high commissioner and official Brit
ish agents. If not Colonial Secretary Cham
berlain himself Of winking at preparations
for the raid. or certainly of criminal care
lessness In not knowing Of the preparations.
The belief is universal that If Rhodes had
not failed In some inexplicable manner at
a critical juncture, and IL the Transvaal gov
ernment had been overthrown, Lord Sails |
bury would have accepted war with Ger !
many as the price for retaining It. Jameson |
would then have been no more punished than |
was Garibaldi by Visitor Emmanuel for his |
successful raid upon the friendly kingdom of |
Naples.
DREARY OUTLOOK FOR REFORM.
The news of the arrest of the reform COM |
hittee at Johannesburg promises that |
seriously for the rebels within his own repup-
lie at the hands of stern old "Oom Paul" |
He can do with them by law and equity as |
he likes. Jamesons band was largely COM
posed of English guardsmen and other off
GERS on leave. but the Johannesburg prisoners
are commercial men and miners of no speciai
One of them is a famous youns
American John Hays Hammond, the consult
Ing engineer of the Consolidated Gold fields.
He made much reputation in California. His
father, Major Richard Hammond, was :
leading citizen of San Francisco. He was
invited to his present position at a salary
of $1,000 CS5,000) a month and opportunities
to make much more. He is represented Tt
be man OF great force. He married Miss
Harris of Mississippi and she and two chill
dren are with him in South Africa
Credit, however, must be given to "Oon
Paul. for preserving the integrity of his
country. He and his people, driven by the
British further and further into the interior
now on every side by their op-
their homes and libCSty. The story of the;.
habits, their love of their own ways ana
religious observances, their frank careless
ness of worldly advantages from the GOLD
mines or trade, reads like transposition Of
his year of the history of our own Puritan
'orefathers.
]. B. Robinson, the South Africa million
iire, today tells this story: THE last time
saw President Krueger was when l was
arguing with him outside his door. He took
ne by the arm and pointed to his flag. sus-
pended over the government house, and SAID:
If l agree to give these Englishmen and
,ther adventurers the franchise l may az
veil walk up to that flag and pull it down.
BALLARD SMITH. II