Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-01-02

by DR.. jameson, the British commits.
sioner, who was SO successful in his oper-
ations against King Lobenguela.
dispatch received here from the
Transvaal fnancip' "a:
"The Bur adva
Jamesov isb
The Chronicle says: "If true, DR..
Jameson's action indicates a degree of
political recklessness which will 20 far
to strip the organizer of the victory of
Lobenguela Of the laursls he won In
Matabela land. Our hands must not be
forced by mere land piracy, which may
bring upon us, without any fault of the
imperial government, all the troubles and
dangers of another Boer war"
The Daily News says: ut may give u
death blow to British interests. II is a
mad act, as well as wrong one, and if
the statement is not mere stock market
rumor, DR.. Jameson will be justly regard
cd as one of the worst filibusters of
modern times"
The Standard says: "If it is true it ia
most regretable, and it is a most serious
aggravation of the complications which
beset the home government"
CHAMBERLAIN ExcITED.
London.-The secretary of state for the
colonies, Mr.. Chamberlain, has issued the
following statement on the Transvaal
question:
Having learned on Monday evening
that DR.. Jameson had entered the Boer
country, have since been continuously
engaged in an endeavor to avert the con-
sequences of his extraordinary action.
Sir Hercules Robinson has, by proclama-
tion, publicly repudiated DR.. Jameson's
act and has enjoined the British sub jects
to obey the law and remain quiet. DR..
Jameson and his officers have also been
ordered to retire Immediately. 1t is
hoped that collision will be averted, but
DR.. Jameson cut the wires rs he ad-
vanced."
"The British agent at Johannesburg"
Mr.. Chamberlain's statement continues,
sis moving forward to meet DR.. Jameson
and to order him, in the queens name, to
retire. have called upon the Chartered
company to repudiate Mr.. Jameson's
procee dings of which the company says
it is entirely ignorant.
"Mr. Cecil Rhodes, premier of Cape
Colony, has stated that DR.. Jameson
acted without his authority. As soon az
he heard that he contemp plated entering
the Transvaal, he endeavored to stop him,
but found that the wires were cut"
GERMANY's IRISH DP.
Berlin.-Tbs news Of the invasion of
the Transvaal republic BY an armed Brit
ish force has created decided sensation
here. The Kreuz Zeitung, commenting
on the news, says:
Everywhere the same greed and bad
faith. To-day it is Africa; yesterday IL
was South America"
In discussing the invasion Of the
Transvaal by DR.. Jameson and the forces
of the British South Africa company, all
the newspapers here declare that his &C.
tion constitutes serious and unjustifi-
able breach of the peace against which
Germany must protest.
The NATIONAL Zeitung remarks that
German interests demand the mainte-
nance of the independence Of the South
African republic, and it expects that the
government will vigorously defend it and
come to President Krueger's aid in case
of necessity.
The vossiche Zsitung says: "Ths ac-
tion of Dr., Jameson can not be tolerated,
It is the duty of the German government
to immediately take energetic steps to
protect endangered German interests and
at the same time those of our kinsmen,
the Beers. tits impossible to protest
too strongly against this act of violence
upon the part Of the British"
THE KING KICKS.
London.--A dispatch received here
from Berlin says it is stated at the Ger.
man capital that Emperor William has
promised bis moral support to the Beers,
and has indicated that he may take other
measures il Great Britain persists in her
present course.
DEPRESSED by SOUTH ArR1oAN NEWS.
London.- When business opened on the
stock exchange to-day operators felt 3
decided uneasiness, owing to the serious
news from the Transvaal republic. "Kaf-
frs' and securities Of the British char
tered companies opened 811l lower.
"Kaffirs" subsequently rallied ON receipt
Of Berlin dispatch saying that DR.. Jame-
son and his expeditionary fsrce had ar.
rived at Johannesburg and that he was in
friendly communication with President
Kruger. aSs5
The Times asssrAs that Queen Victoria
has peremptorily ordered the Duke Of
Fife, husband OF Princess Louise Of Wales,
TO resign his dirsctorship of the char
tsred British South Africa company.
Later.-Ths excitement on stock ex-
change, Caused By recent events in the
Transvaal republic, has subsidized and
HkAflirB" have recovered to within one
teurth to three-fourths Of Tuesdays =
prices. Two failures were announced.
PREPARING TO BACK DOWN.
Secretary Of State for the Colonies
chamberlain has issued the following
ttAtoment:
high commissioner is leaving Cape
town this afternoon for Pretoria to deal
With the situation In furtherance of a
psaceful and satisfactory settlement 10
obsdience with my question.
inigned:) CHAxBERLAIN.
!. The Chartered company directors have
tsiSgraphsd the managing director at
Capetown, directing him immediately to
inform DR.. Jameson that the company
dinsents from and objects to the action
he has taken and requires him to return
immediately to the company's lands.
JAMESON BADLY puHIsHnD.
n A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company this evening says that Dr..
Jameson has been severely defeated by
theN Beers before johannesburg. The
sams> agency adds that the news 10 con-
Armed, and that the secretary Of state for
the c&lonies, Chamberlain, has been