The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-03
GOV. ROBINSON'S ADvICES
HE SHOWS THAT JAMESON WAS
AWARE OF HIS wRoNG-DOING.
Would Not Listen to Orders Instruct
ing Him to March Back Into His
Company's Own Territory.

LONDON, Jan. 2-Dr. Jameson has paid
the penalty of his rashness in invading the
Transvaal against the instructions of the
British authorities. He Is now a prisoner
in the hands Of the Beers, having been de-
feated and forced to surrender. Last night
the Colonial Office here published the fol-
lowing kilograms from Sir Hercules Robin
son. Governor Of Cape Colony. to Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain, which are dated
Jan 9:
"A messenger overlook DR.. Jameson ten
miles the other side of Elana river. He has
brought back verbal message to the ef-
feet that the dispatches have been received
and will be attended to- The force was
then saddling up and Immediately proceed
ing eastward into the Trahsvaal. DR.. jane
son thus received and disregarded my mes
sage. Sir Jacobus De Wet British agent in
TransvaaD telegraphs that the fighting COM
menced at o'clock yesterday. He was un-
able to obtain details from General Joubert
commander of the Transvaal forces), last
evening. and heard nothing beyond rumor.
The Cape Times has telegram from Pre-
toria, the capital Of Transvaal, received
there from Krugersdorf. that there had been
hard fighting, the forces of the Chartered
South African Company suffering heavily"
A second telegram has been received from
Sir Hercules Robinson, which says:
The British agent at Pretoria telegraphs,
under date OF Jan. 2: L have just seen Gen.
Joubert, and he says that, as far as he
knows, DR.. Jameson has been driven out of
several positions. The Burghers have twen-
ty-ive of their wounded as prisoners, in
cluding three officers. and five corpses have
been buried by the Burghers. The fighting
is still proceeding. No force has yet left
johannesburg to as sist DIR. Jameson. The
government has received information that
further forces Of the Chartered South Afri-
can Company are mobilizing to enter the
Transvaal and the Kaffir commander with
in the Transvaal on the Bechuanaland bor-
der of the Free State is ready to assist the
Transvaal If required. DR.. Jameson is sur
rounded by large force near to Krugers-
dorf. The railway between Krugersdorf and
Johannesburg has been broken up. The act
ing President Of the Free State telegraphs
me that 1,6O0 Burghers have been COM
manded to take up position sixteen miles
this side of the Vaal river"
A third cablegram from Sir Hercules Rob-
inson forwards dispatch from the British
agent at Pretoria stating that DR.. jane
sons force has surrendered.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, in reply,
has cabled to Governor Robinson his regret
that DR.. Jamesons disobedience has led to
this deplorable loss Of life and to do his
best to secure generous treatment Of the
prisoners and care of the wounded, and to
telegraph the names Of the killed and
wounded.
The Berlin correspondent Of the Standard
quotes the National Zeitung as follows in
commenting on Englands action in stirring
up strife in Armenia, Africa and elsewhere:
This procedure requires to be put stop
to by Europe. with which the United States
will not unwillingly cooperate" The other
German newspapers sternly condemn Dr.
Jamesons action.
The Times, in a special article, assumes
that the fighting was an accidental
| skirmish, and that DR.. Jameson's surren-
der was entirely voluntary. 1T is difficult
| to believe" says the Times, "that he could
| not have made better stand had he wished
to do otherwise than preserve his men in
the character of a police force"
| The Marquis Of Lansdowne, Secretary of
| State for War, visited the Colonial Office
| at 10 o'clock last night.
The Daily News says in an editorial: "It
| is a serious question whether the Char
| be deprived Of it's charter
| In an interview Montague White, consul
| general Of the Transvaal in England, de-
clares that the Uitlanders in Johannes
burg never raised a finger to help DR..
| Jameson The Beers. he said. would treat
Dr. Jameson's followers with generosity,
| but Dr. Jameson himself would receive a
| fair trial and the punishment his crime
merited.
| The Times Of yesterday asserts that
| Queen Victoria had peremptorily ordered
| the Duke of Fife. husband of Princess
| Louise Of Wales, to resign his dictatorship of
the Chartered British South Africa Compa ny.
| The Duke of Fife at once denied that he
| had been ordered to resign his directorship
| and added that he may possibly issue a
| statement on the subject later on.
| The Secretary Of State for the Colonies, Mr..
| Joseph Chamberlain, yesterday issued an
| other statement regarding events In the
| Transvaal 1t is as follows: "The high COM
| missioner is leaving Capetown this after
noon for Pretoria, to deal with the situa-
| ton in the furtherance of a peaceful and
| satisfactory settlement, In obedience to my
requsition."
The Chartered Company directors yester-
| day telegraphed to the managing director
at Capetown directing him to Immediately
inform DR.. Jameson that the company dis
sented from and objected to the action he
| had taken and required him to return i'm
mediately to the company's lands. This was
sent before the news of his surrender was
received.
Advices Received mt Berlin.
BERLIN, Jan. 2.-It is reported here IN
official circles that the German government
has been informed by the government OF
Great Britain that the latter strongly dis
avows the invasion Of the Transvaal re-
public by the British chartered South Africs
Company's forces and that 1t has sent the
most positive orders to Capetown and to