Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09
THE WAR FEELING
It Has Grown Very Formidable
in the Empire of the
English.
Interference of the German EN-
peror i'm African Affairs
the Cause.
Preparations for Possible Hos
tilities No Longer Secret--A
Flying Squadron.

LONDON. Jan. 9.-The gravity Of the
political crisis here is increasing instead
of diminishing. The attitude of EN-
peror William towards Great Britain IN
the matter Of DIR. Jameson's free
booting expedition into the Transvaal,
upon close study seems 70 have been
deliberate and long and carefully
banned. The Transvaal incident, it
w id appear, was only the pretext
seiza u on by the emperor, in order 70
enter the fl IL as al ctive op rnent of
Great Britaln's pol y O. aggrandize-
ment N Afr ca, anc i1er little mlsun-
Gerssandiag with King Prempeh of
Ashanti, together with her support of
Hay war are against Abyss MA are
bel eyed TO have been the irritating fea-
lures which finally induced his majesty
to show his hand, IF course this is
only "a 8 mrle of the aGnoT IN crcuIa-
wind, aud has served TO incense the
Brit sh o. degree not witnessed SINCE
war with Russia was threatened some
years ago.
III Demand Big Indemnity.
To make matters worse, it is now re-
ported that tn, I~r4nsyaal republic Will
dem nd an indemnity of 81, 500, 030
from Great Britain as one Of the resu.ts
OF DIR. Jameson's invasion Of the ll;tle
Dutch rtpublic. IL tn $ turns out TO be
the ease, no doubt VIII be entertained
that Emperor William ii lis recent in
tervlews with DR.. W. J. Leyus, the Sec
Rotary of state of the Transvaal,
prompted this demand, and may also
hav announced his intention Of sup
porting it.
Under these circumstances, n in
view of the war preparations by land
and sea now being gereGzy pushed
ly1Great Britain, ii is not astonishing
that there was .n ominous drop IN con-
SOS, which, IS much az anything, is a
clear i~naIcation that the gravity OF the
ToLtical situation is. not newspaper ex-
aggeration.
Dispatches from Berlin announce that
Emperor William has had an important
conference with Dr. EIyser, chef of
the ermaa colonial office, and that
further dispatches have been exchanged
between Berlin and Pretoria.
Rave Ordered . Flying 'su-dras.
Great Britain ) ev IDENTIFY determined
not to be caught unprepared for
The report that orders have been sent
60 Portsmouth Davenport and Chatham
for III immediate commission of q ny
ing squadron OF waTships is confirmed,
w,,I ba. a.r,Ys.I a V,s-y,rFru,F.tI ina -rang4pv
IN al circ4es. The Fly ng squadron Is
ordesed TO be ready for sea l:y yz.. Il,
Tnesy next 1t viii consist Of the
following ships:
Gevenga, FIRST class battle ship, II, l5Q
tons; speed, I71a kRots.
acyai Cak, first class battleShip, H.
$50 sens; speed. ~ knots.
Gibraltar, first class s,eel cruiser, z, 700
toi;s; sfe,Sl, 10 .-I0 knots.
ae>as, first class steel cruiser, 1850
tons; speed. 20 knots.
CharytaIs, second class steel eraser,
s,.60 Ion.; speed, 10. knots.
Hormso r.e second class steel cruiser.
4,ay0 tons; speed ~ $40 knots,
4smlr Eeatora en- TOR ise,e-oa
In addition, Adm va sir Frederick
George Denham Bedford, In command
of the Gaze 81 Good hope and West
Africa station. has been Sruered TO
proceed 70 Delagoa Bay on board the
flagship 80. George, a first class steel
cruiser. 400 tons, anna lie s now on
hls way there, accompanied with an.
et!e= cru :, with All possible speed.
The German empfr;T. il appears,
hau planned 10 lana "a force of Gcrmans
/. IA-l=sr-Gs D5J IA orIGer 10 assist the
10 rs aga HsJ the Br,tish and oaIy &C.
6 sted from 80 do Eg when he learned OK
Dr. .imuesCns Jefeat and capr IRE.
1his. ~ : c-2ss. g, < proof i!Iar ms
II $50 G 10 IIes-aeaI hTGger coagratu-
latng hlm upon IL, victory over the
brIy sh and his ma5e = reported an.
u nncamant 10 Dir. W ]. Leyds. the
SO Ietaly ~ state for the 1ransva4I,
that germany refused 60 Iecoan re "A
luzeraInty over the 1-c&lsy-... were
vcii we eAed moves auU the result of .
2isaFrangeu poicT,
.lIulral Bedford has also been in-
sractcd 70 report nIn.sdi9fey TO the
saIniraity whas adGitI ma. steps are
:tfrssaiy 70 reinforce his squadron, anl
~ ) ia 5e eat 70 hIa - promptly as
possible.
ruerarstions NO E'u:rr ~ Secret.
Tie ia Ltary authorities no longer
attempt 70 conceal the feet that they
are ic1iyey preparing fe~t possibility
o. war All tue r giments OF the
Efst.sh army IaTmy reserve, volan.
;eers, militia, etc have been ordered
10 u.s.e .~nlIneds4te returns OF t4eir