San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12
San Antonio Texas Sunday Morning January r. 1896

and the British South Africa COM
pany, informing him there will be
a full inquiry into the British
South Africa company's raid into
the Transvaal and the further vio-
lation OF the territory Of the South
African republic will be prevented.
The inquiry will be conducted by
royal com mission which will in
the origin and circum.
stances of the affair.
DIR. Jamison, it is reported, will
be taken to Natal, where he will
embark for England, to be tried
upon a charge OF violating the
foreign enlistment act, which de-
clares it a punishable offense TO
prepare war-like expedition
against a friendly state.
PRETORIA, South Africa, Jan. IL.
Prior to the issuance of the
Transvaal proclamation command
ing the Uitlanders to deliver their
arms by 6 o'clock, January 10th,
Sir Jacobus A. Dewet, British
agent here, went to johannesburg
to hasten the work of disarming
the revolutionists. The govern.
ment commission was sitting there
with the object OF insuring the ex.
ecution OF the condition OF sur
render. He was to attend the sit
ting and render all assistance pos
sible. Ten thousand Beers were
under arms and refused to aisarm
until the matter Of disarming the
Uitlanders was finally settled.
LONDON, Jan. III. b. Robin
son, the rich South African mil
lionaire. the largest employer of
labor in the land, and half owner
of the yacht Valkyrie Third, said
the question OF granting a franchise
to the Uitlanders was the only
knotty point. He was thoroughly
conversant with President Krug-
er's views upon the subject. In
conversation with him recently
the President said "If l give
franchise to the foreigners we may
as well haul down the Transvaal
flag.n
Mr.. Robinson, nevertheless, be-
lieves a modified franchise will be
given the Uitlanders. He claims
to know that the visit to Berlin OF
DIR. Leydes, secretary Of state for
the Transvsal, is solely for the pur.
pose of consulting an oculist. He
predicts that future harmony will
prevail between the English and
the Beers, resulting in federation
of the Transvaal and Cape Colony.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Anglo
American Telegraph company is
advised that there is no longer any
exceptional delay in kilograms be-
tween Europe and South Africa.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE admiral
ty denies the statement published
on Friday in the Pail Mall Gazette
special that a second squadron will
be formed consisting Of fast cruis-
ers.
LONDON, Jan. 11.-An official dis
patch from Cape Town states that
a new ministry has been formed
by Sir j. Gordon Spring, who sue
ceeded Cecil Rhodes, as prime min
lister.
LONDON, jap. 1l.-Eighty-tve
thousand Germans residing in Lon
don, while not approving Ger
many's action, resent English hos
tility toward the Fatherland. But
many are being naturalized to pre-
vent being called upon by Ger
many for army duty.
LONDON, Jan. 11.-Adyices from
Bloomfontein, capital Of the Orange
Free State, says the commission
sent to Pretoria to con-
fer with the governor OF the South
Africa republic and proffer to the
Transvaal government the assist
ance of the Orange Free State if it
should be required, have returned
and reported. The delegation re-
presents that documents have been
discovered disclosing a widespread
plot of which DR.. Jamison's raid
into Transvaal was a part. The
delegates entirely absolve Governor
Robinson, of Cape Colony, of all
knowledge Of the conspiracy.
Dispatches from johannesburg
dated January 9th, say the situa-
ton there has become more grave.
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. l1.-Mr.
Hays Hammond, an American
mining engineer, is among the
members OF the reform committee
who were arrested yesterday and
taken as prisoners charged with
high treason.
A stringent passport system is
being enforced here. There is very
strong feeling against interference
in the Transvaal troubles.
NEGRO MURDERER EXECUTED.
New IBERIA, La, Jan. 1l.-Wil-
liam Patterson, negro, was
hanged here yesterday for the MUIR
der of a negro woman. Two thou
sand people witnessed the eXecu-