The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-08
HAMMOND IS RELEASED.
A Confirmation Of the Report
Cabled to the State De.
partment.
Evidence Presented by the Boer Gov.
eminent Against the Arrested
Reformers.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. THE re-
ported release of John Hays Hammond oil
California from Pretoria Jail, on bail. has
been officially confirmed by cable to the
State Department. There is apparently
nothing new in the diplomatic aspect OF
Hammond's arrest, and it is likely that
the State Department will await the result
of the legal inquiry into the alleged con-
Germ of Hammond and other American
citizens il the reform movement before
taking action.
Vice-Oonsul Knight telegraphs Secretary
Oiney from Capetown under to-day's
date that the preliminary examination in
the case of the arrested Americans in the
Transvaal is now proceeding and the trial
will take place April 81.
LONDON, ENG, Feb. IA dispatch
from Pretoria, capital of the Transvaal
says that on Wednesday and Thursday
the trial was proceeded with of the mem.
bers OF the reform committee who were
arrested at Johannesburg. Police. and
other officials testified that the committee
was prepared to receive DR.. Jameson and
his followers when they approached
johannesburg from Mafeking, where they
crossed into the territory of the Transyaal
In carrying out these preparations the
committee imported arms and provisions
dug intrenchments, and armed burglars
and other criminals. Some OF these armed
men hindered the constables in the per
torrance of their duty in the streets o.
Johannesburg.
The Times will tomorrow say it ha.
learned that the conduct of the affairs o.
the British South Africa Company, conse
quent upon recent events, have been pro
visionaily settled. The Hon. Cecil Rhode.
will forthwith proceed to Rhodesia, where
he will reside.
The paper will add that no public state
ment can be made of the Transvaal Incl
dents while the trials at Pretoria and the
trial OF DR.. Jameson and his followers arr
pending.
The London Gazette prints long dis
patch sent by the Right Hon. JOSEPH
Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the
Colonies, to Sir Hercules Robinson, Gov
ernor of Cape Colony and High Commits
sioner in South Africa.
Mr.. Chamberlain reviews the cause that
led to Jameson's raid in the Transvaal
enumerates the grievances of tile Uitland,
>sS AiA WIZ A1aucfddls dIiQ ouRgGStS Z
scheme of reforms, including the granting
of limited autonomy to the residents o.
the Rand. He invites President Kruger
OF the Transvaal to visit England to dis
cuss the questions at issue, and says thai
If he is unable to come he (Cham berlain'
relies upon Governor Robinson to prose,
cute the negotiations and uphold the
Anglo-Boer convention of 1884.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. ga specia,
cable dispatch to the Journal from Johan
nesburg says:
The condition of consular affairs here i:
very bad. The quarrel between Actin,
Consul knight and Consular Agent Man
Ion is causing serious trouble to all United
states citizens in the Transvaal.
This state of things is, of course, very
detrimental to the position of John Hay.
Hammond. Whatever is done in the mat
ter should be done quickly. In such {
crisis every hour lost adds to the danger.