The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-10
SOUTH AFRICA 0 JET
Uitlanders Resolve To Lay
Down Their Arms.


Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor
of Cape Colony. Arrives at Pre-
toria-Englisbm Now Defend.
ting Jameson's Actions-The Brit
ish Press Still Excited.
London, Jan. 8.-Sir Hercules Robin
son, governor of Cape Colony, cables
from Pretoria, capital of the Transvaal,
under date of to-day, that he has re-
ceived message from the reform COM
mittee at johannesburg stating that
the Uitlanders have resolved to comply
with the demand of the Transvaal gov
ernment that they relinquish their
arms. The people, the committee added,
are placing themselves unreservedly in
his hands, being confident that he will
see that justice is done them. Sir Her
cules then quotes message sent by Sir
Jacobus de Wet, the British political
agent at Pretoria, to President Kruger,
containing the reform committees for
NAL resolution declaring that the com
mittee had instructed it's followers to
lay down their arms, relying on the
Transvaal government to maintain or
der and protect life. The resolution
requests that the armed burghers in
the vicinity of johannesburg be re-
moved Sir Jacobus de Wet added in
his message that he was convinced that
the foreigners would abandon their
arms without further difficulty and
urged that the republic cooperate with
the committee for day or two in re-
storing the normal condition of affairs
in Johannesburg. Sir Hercules con-
cludes his dispatch by saying he hopes
now to be able to confer with President
Kruger and the executive council nrela
tive to the prisoners and the redressing
of the grievances of the foreign resi-
dents of johannesburg.
Down on Germany.
Lord Salisbury again visited the for
eign office this mo~ning and Immediately
after his arrival aceived Mr. Chamber
lain, and later Count Won Hatzfeldt,
the German ambassador. Political cir
cles in London maintain that if it be
true that the emperor of Germany has
promised to recognize the independ-
ence of the Transvaal republic by ap-
pointing German minister instead of
a consul at Pretoria it may mean war
between Great Britain and Germany.
The British press still urges the gov
ernment to accept Germany's inter
ference as an insult and a declaration
of war.
DE efendfng Jameson Now.
The English people quote DR.. Jane
sons statement that he only crossed
the frontier because of the urgent ap-
peals made by the inhabitants of
johannesburg and because he fully be-
lieved that large numbers of his coun-
trymen and countrywomen were in
dire peril of their lives and that it was
only to save them and protect them
that he moved, in defense of his action
Jameson declared that he could have
beaten the Beers if the people of
johannesburg had made any effort to
help themselves, which he says he was
led to expect they would do. Help did
not reach him at Krugersdorp and he
could not break through the Boer
lines His followers, he declares,
fought until they were dropping to
the ground exhausted and their am
munition had been spent. The Beers
were in strong position and jane
sons forces were uuable to dislodge
them. If the men of johannesburg
had only destroyed the railway to
Krugersdorp, the doctor declares,
which they could easily have done, it
would have prevented the supplies of
ordnance being taken to the intrenched
Beers, which enabled them to hold out
against the attacks AS it was,
special train loaded with ammunition
ran out to the Beers from Johannes
burg without hindrance.
Kruger's Grandson Arrested.
A dispatch received from Johannes
burg, dated Jan. 2, says it has tran
spired that upon the arrival of the
news of Dr. Jameson's advance, Mr..
Eloff, President Kruger's grandson,
rode unattended to meet the British
South Africa company's force with
view to persuading them to return. He
met them at Zwaartlaagte and vainly
urged them to retire. He was placed
unQ0r arT0SU Vu0 1OllOWlAS Oeys WhOh
he was liberated and his horse returned
to him. DIR. Jameson retained his
arms, telling him to call for them at
the government offices in Pretoria
Troops for Cape Town.
The Telegraph says the government
has decided to send to Cape. Town as
soon as possible strong reinforcements
of calvary and infantry. 1t adds that
second regiment which is under or
ders to return home from India, will
stop at Cape Town, while other regt-
ments selected from the first army
corps in England will shortly leave for
that place. The Telegraph further
says that first class British, cruiser
has been ordered to Delagoa bay.
CAN'T ; w ERVE THE KAISER.
Grand m OF hers Prot est Would Have
No Weight w ith Him.