The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-03
FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1895.


company's troops to withdraw from the
Transvaal territory Immediately.
A dispatch received here from Pretoria
announces that the British agent here has
teiegraphed to the Governor of Cape Colony
to the effect that the commanding general
dred sroops % With six Maxim
British Britt anu fs' flag, iaa.' have arrived near
a1nS and that aney are
The dispatch added that the President of
the Transvaal republic regards this in
vention Grea gran and that
immediate steps will be taken to stop any
further advance of the intruders as ne
Violated in this manner. The Governor OF
Cape Colony replied: 'I declare that II the
report is true the step was taken without
mediately wired my disapproval OF the
action and directed the troopers to retise
without delay"
Belated News from johannesburg.
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. so. a. m.-The
situation is hourly growing more grave and
there is intense excitement here. The exo-
dus Of women and children continues In
view of the threatened hostilities and con-
seQuent danger to life. There has been a
considerable run on the banks. Large guam
titles OF arms and ammunition are secretly
being introduced into all parts OF the
Rand, and the local stocks or arms ana
food stuffS are being bought up. Inc en-
rollmert of the town guard is a.so proceed
ing. With all these warlike preparations
and the spirit of apprehension which is
everywhere present, the tension is Such tnat
a casual fracas might result in an outbreak
at any minute. The tactics or the leduers
of the national union are still underlined
and local sympathies are undlVloeu, tnus
adding greatly to the uneasiness over the
possible result OF an outbreak. influential
deputations are visiting President kruger
to-day to discuss concii1atory measures py
which to avert a crisis. There has been
meeting of 1000 Australians, who considered
various proposed protective measures ana
resolved not to take part in any revolu-
tionary act. There was also meeting OF
German and French residents, and they
resolved to instruct their consuls to urge
their governments to make official declara-
tions with view to the protectioh ol lheH
interests in the Transvaal
Semi-Pauic I'm South African Stocks.
LONDON. Jan. 2-When business opened
on the Stock Exchange to-day it was noticed
that the operators were experiencing a de-
cided feeling Of uneasiness due to the seri-
Gus news from the Transvaal republic
"Kaffir," otherwise South African securi-
ties and Chartereds. the securities of the
British chartered companies, opened Sis
lower. De Beers opened 2B lower; Gold
Fields deferred. Sis lower: East Rands, 372
lower. "Kaffirs,' however, subsequently raj
lied on the receipt of a Berlin dispatch,
saying that DIR. Jameson and his expedi-
tionary force and six Maxim guns had ar
rived at Johannesburg and that ne was IN
friendly communication with President
Kruger. Consois dropped 9-16
Later in the day there was decidedly
better feeling on the Stock Exchange. The
excitement caused by the recent events IN
the Transyaal republic subsided and KAT
frs" recovered TO within Il TO q of Tues
days prices. Two failures were announced
during the day.