The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-05
IN THE TRANSVAAL
An Oficial Dispatch From Cape Colony
Says Everything Is Quiet.
BUT ENGLAND is WORRIED
Or. Jamison Loses Many OF His
Men Germany Takes Sides
against the British = Com
ments of the Press.

noon from Pretoria, says President
Kruger is willing to make satisfactory
concessions to the Uitlanders or foreign
population of the Transvaal. whose
demonstration for representation, in
view of the fact that they contribute
practically the whole revenue of the re
public, led to the ill-feeling which re-
suited in DR.. Jamison's raid.
The colonial office received a dis
patch from Johannesburg at 4 o'clock
this morning saying all Is now quiet
there. An official dispatch from the
governor of Cape Colony says: "Sir
Jacob Dewitt, British agent at Preto-
ria, wires: Everything Is quiet and no
further serious disturbances will occur.
A reputation from the johannesburg
REFORM committee came over yesterday
evening, giving guarantees to keep the
peace and maintain order / waited
upon President Krueger and informed |
MIN OF the guarantees. He gave me as |
surance that, pending your arrival. IL |
the johannesburg people keep quiet /
and commit no hostile acts or In any
way break the laws of the country, Jo-
hannesburg will not be molested or sur
rounded by the Burgher forces. The
deputation was highly grateful for this
assurance and pledged the committee
to preserve peace and order
Il take this opportunity of attestIng.
IN the strongest manner. to the great
moderation and forbearance of the gov
ernment OF Transvaal under the excep-
tionaMy trying circumstances Their at
titude toward myself was everything 1
could wish. Prisoners have Just ar
rive d. The casualties on their side are
said TO be severe and on the side of the
Burghers very slight"
Another dispatch, from Sir Hercules
Robinson to Mr.. Chamberlain, reads:
Dewitt writes that Jamison's wounded
number over 80. They are all at Kru-
gersdrop and attended by doctors. ,
Their names and the details of their ,
wounds cannot yet be given. The num-
Der killed Is estimated at 20, but no re-
diable information is obtainable. Bodies
are still being picked up ON the battle
field and buried
Cape Town papers state that DR..
Jamison, Sir Charles wtiloughby and
captafn White. brother of Lord Annal-
~, are lodged In the Pretoria Jail. Grey :
ana Coventry of the Bechuanaland DO n
lice. and a brother of the Earl of CO. I
yeDtry, are wounded. The Beers cap a
tured about 500 prisoners. Z
A later dispatch was received at the IS
colonial Office from Cape Town, dated q
noon to-day. giving the following de- =
tabs of the invasion of the Transvaal ,
by Dr. Jamison. as gathered from the =
ocai press: There is no doubt that 81
DR.. Jamison yielded after he lost at "
east 2S men. The Battle lasted from q C,
n the afternoon until IL at night. JAM
son led three principal attacks and his n
men distinguished themselves with I
sreat gallantry."
The Boer position was a right-angled
me. Jamison attacked II at one point. a
ma In entering the angle had the fire
Il the Beers on the front and fanks.
ne Beers were much superior in num- a.
ers ana their position unassailable
)r. Jamison and $50 men were taken
risoners at Krugersdorp and after
1ards sent to Pretoria. Dr. JamIson
'as not wounded. The Cape Town
lines stated so men of the British oc
hartered company force were killed. IL
johannesburg Is quieting down and the Bi
eople disarming. The stock exchange ca
ere opened with a better tendency to- pr
ay. ana an all-around rise in the price g.,
I Kafirs ' su
The colonial Office has tust received ~ ~
lie following telegram sent by Hon. Di
r Walter Francis Hely- Hutchinson 10 on
n. Chamberlain. secretary of state I
II the colonies. and dated Jan. 4: do
Press accounts state that on the GU
'ening OF Dec. 81. Jamison arrived I'm % en'
e vicinity OF Krugersdorf Next be,
ornin1 he attacked the Beers, who an,
ere entrenched In a strong position fro
ne Beers numbered 1900 Jamison shs
as repulsed. but tried TO move by cor
into Roodeport and was the
opped at Dorinkop. On the afternoon roc
Jan. 2. heavy fighting took place and oar
e artillery came up. Jamison was fbe
and some OF his men tim
re nearly starved. many of them dar
wing been without food for three TIT
Us. Their horses were exhausted the
they were forced TO surrender. gre
mison lost so men killed besides
unded. 1t is estimated the total loss rsc
II reach 2fo. The loss OF Beers Is ord,
'orted as four killed and few wound but
No officers were killed" and
\ large deputation OF merchants and clut
lers interested in South African ar disa
rs called at the colonial Office this Is X
snlng for the purpose OF urging the sus' @
Eernment to take steps providing for M
protection of their friends and rel shai
yes. Right Honorable Joseph Cham ext
lain. secretary OF state for the colo cag'
s. replied TO the representations won
de by members OF the delegation. Vers
ing that so far as could be seen. was
ther disturbances were improbable. 49,
said the ministers OF the a..
'ernment proposed to adhere to their oId
igations under the convention of 1854
that they would continue TO uxold
I'm this position nothing that has oc- Spec
red could possibly induce them 10 Ch
I convention and all It's provisions. s.'i,- Son,
Strol
James Gazette this afternoon resls
lks that Emperor Williams mes bein
e 70 PRESIDENT Kruger, like Pres shot
u (tesel2nd message ~ congress. miss
. warning wttch should not be dis kilIe,