Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-06
FROM TRANSVAAL.
SamssOn's Followers Fought Until
They Had No Ammunition.
REPORTED LOSS ON BORN SIDES.
johannesburg Appeals 10 the Governor
Of the Cape Colony for Aid
Against The Boers.

CAFE TowN, jan. Cit IL learned
that after Wednesdays fight DR..
Jamesons column, originally about
100 men, moved rnuthwArd, fighting all
the way through tho night and
eventually reached Vlakvouteip, elk
miles from Johannesburg Thursday
morning when tho column was com
pletely surrounded by $500 Beers. In
spite Of this, JAmeson's followers
fought ,tubbornly until noon when all
their cartridges were exhausted. In
addition, they had not tasted ioed for
tweDty-iour hours aud were worn out.
II ia known that Jameson expected
1000 Uitlanders to ioin him al KrueE-
efsdorf. Tue Dutch pres IL Jubilaut
II this lowering Of the British pres.
tige and AdyOcates the Incorporation
Of "Rhocsia" with the Tfansvaal Re
public.
LONDON, Jan. 5--Delayod dispatches
from JghAnnesbuTg arriving today
show that on Tuesday last there was
intense excitement there, people hur.
ryiug into the town from this outlying
country. This committee men consu.
tuted themselves a Provisional govern
ment for the town anu announced
that ample provision should be made
to defend It agaiust any body Of BOofe.
The provisional government was e.
iabllshsd In the consolidated gold
nslds building, and three Maxim guns
placed In advantageous positions ABOUT
II. The new government then sent an
ultimstum 10 the government OF Pre-
sldeut Kruger, who proposed con
ference At Pfutorls the following dey,
wednesday. Tue commiltto hesitated
10 10 10 Pretoria without sale conduct.
d.. Jameson, NJ that time was
hourly expected nj Johannesburg.
Crowds surrounded the joonsOlidstsi
gold fislds building and the wufk VI
recruiting WIS In full swing. Numer.
Gus people LETT the town during the
night In bands Of MY each. Later,
the committee sent the following com.
municltiJn ~ Sir Hefcule, RJbinsJn,
governor Of Care Colony:
1--WE have absolute Information thAt
n large body OF Beers have been COM
manied Immediately TO attack Jlhan,
nesburg anu shoot on sight all who
have been concerned In tue agitation.
The affairs are % critical that We ask
you 10 intervene to protect the lives Of
the citizens who nave long Agitated
legally their rights.
LONDON, Jan. o -fhs governor Of
Natal, Sir Walter Francis Heaiy.
Hutchinson, telegraphs upon Boer
authority that 1870 u Jameson's follow.
efs were killed and 81 wounded. On
the Boer side, It Is added, three were
killed ami nve wounded.
LONDON, Jan. 6.-Ail sorts OF Tumorr
afe In calculation, due 10 the delay In
accurate news from Cape Colony. IL
10 reported tue British government Ia
hurfylng tfoops from India TO Cape
TowH, hut there would seem 10 be no
ne cessily for such step.
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. D. - The
GtrmaIs AlI Americas here,
alter unsatisfactory iuterv ews
with the Glyornment, have Joined Tue
National union, whlon action was slsU
taken by AiricAndefs, Australians aud
the Mercantile ASSOCIATION. The hit
landefs arc now united anu q body OF
their armed aud mouated forces Ia ~.
radlng the town aud suburbs. DR..
Jameson has replied TO the request VI
Commander Marco 10 withdraw, by
saying that no Intended proceeding
with his original plsns.