The herald., 1896-01-14

Colony, it appears, made every effort to
secure leniency for the prisoners, but the
extreme section of the Beers are much
incensed and very difficult to control. The
new ministry for Cape Colony is regarded
as a device to shield ex-Premier Cecil
Rhodes and Sir Hercules Robinson. Rhodes,
it is also said, is in very bad health Adj
vices from Johannesburg say the Uitland-
ers are expecting the Beers to make a house
to house search for arms, and it is stated
the Germans have been holding meetings
and passing resolutions telling Emperor
William to mind his own business. DIR.
Jameson and his lieutenants, as far as
knoxn. are still at Pretoria. The Times
say, officials of the British South Africa
cor rlpany deny that Jameson was deposed
from the post of administrator of their ter
ritory on recommendations of the COM
pany.
NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE
LONDON, Jan 14.-The Chronicle has an
editorial this morning strongly supporting
the English alliance with France and
Russia.
The Daily News, as is customary with
that paper, strongly condemns the Char
tered company, but admits that English
men are pleased to testify in any way TO
to their regard for America.
therefore" says the Daily News, 1--WE
are glad of Mr.. Chamberlain's response to
Ambassador Bayard.''
Arguing in similar strain, the Times
says:
1T may be disagreeable to reopen nego-
tlatlons with Venezuela, but surely we are
willing to make sentimental sacrifice in
order to retain the friendship of the United
States."
ALL WILL END WELL.
PARIS. Jan. 13.-The Temps today pub
lished an interview with the Transvaal
representative, Herr Blokland, in which
he said the situation of affairs concerning
the Iransvaal is now satisfactory and that
everything will end we'll. The Transvaal,
he said, had fully accepted the convention
of SS4, and had not dreamed of renounc-
ing it. The term ''British suzerainty" in
connection with the Transvaal, he thought,
was misapplied, as Great Britain only had
the right to veto, within six months, con-
ventions concluded by the Transvaal with
other powers which might be regarded as
dangerous to British interests.
HAMMoND's CASE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The friends of
John Hays Hammond, the California
mining engineer arrested in the Transvaal
for treason because of his connection with
the Uitlanders' relief committee, have been
busy here today, notwithstanding it was
Sunday, and have secured Secretary OIL
ney's promise to aid them in procuring the
CaIifOrnan'S release.
The early morning flyer from New York
brought Charles w. Truslow and Richard
Smith, jr., two of Hammond's intimate
New York friends.
Truslow and Smith found the two Cali
fornia senators ready to do all in their
power to assist in the work of securing re-
lease.
Senators Perkins and White of California
called at the state department today to
urge Secretary Olney to take such steps as
are necessary to secure the proper treat
ment of John Hays Hammond. Secretary
Olney informed his callers he had cabled
Mr.. Manyon. United States consul resident
at Johannesburg, to do everything proper
for the protection of all American citizens
in the Transvaal. Ambassador Bayard
was cabled by Secretary Olney to secure
from the foreign affairs office in London
direction to the British representatives in
South Africa to secure their good offices to
protect American citizens. The secretary
assured the California senators the Ameri-
can citizens in Transvaal cannot be tried
for treason, so Hammond's life is not in
danger. The most that can be done, it is
said, is to fine or imprson him, but it is
probable this will be avoided. Senators
White and Perkins express satisfaction
at what has been done in Hammond's be-
half by the state department.
AN oMINOUs SILENCE
LONDON, Jan. 13.-A Berlin dispatch to
the Times says: The sem-official press
maintains complete silence respecting
the letters of Queen Victoria and Emperor
William.
The Kolnische Zetung, under the head
ing, "Peace With Dishonor," ransacks the
dictionary to heap abuse upon England,
DR.. Jameson and the Uitlanders, but the
press bureau of the foreign office may be
left to reconcile this sort of language with
the official assurances that the govern
ment only desires an amicable solution of
the difficulties.
Theodore Barth, an influential member
of the reichstag writes in the Nation that
only France will gain by an Anglo-German
quarrel and that England is only doing her
duty in protecting the interests of her SUBJ
jects.
The Times has dispatch from Vienna
which says the rumors of an alliance be-
tween England, France and Russia de-
pressed the bourse. 1t was trifiing incl
dent, but it served as a warning that the
dreibund cannot afford to be indifferent to
Enpland's attitude.