Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-02
FIGHTING IN TRANSVAAL.
d.. JlmlSon Driven Back from JOhal-
ltSburg by The Beers.
secretary ChambsrIaIn suuimsnod 10
the CsIsnizI once fora
Conference.

LONDON, Jan. "A dispatch TO tho
Exchange Telegraph company this
eveRing says DR.. Jamiton has been
severely defeated by the Beers before
Johannesburg. The same agency ADDS
the news Is confirmed and that the
secretary Of state Tor the colonies,
Cha NJ berlain, has been summoned ~
tue colonial office, where u conference
will be held tonight. II II Hdded tue
defeat VI JAmiiOn 10 such on TO com.
pei him to retreat notos, the frontier.
LoSBoH, Jau. 2.-Tho Times, OF
Africa, asserts that Qveon VicloriA has
psrsmp,oriiy ordered the Duke Of Fife,
husband VI Princess Louise OF Wales,
20 resign his dictatorship Of the char
tered British south African company.
The Duke Of Bile denies that hs has
bten ordered by Queen Victoria TO re-.
sign the dictatorship Of tho chartered
BiitiAh South African company.
Secretary OF State for Colonies Cham
berlain has issued tue following state
meLt regarding the events In Trans
yaal:
The high commissioner 10 leaving
Cape Town this afternoon for Pretoria
10 deal with the situation In futherancs
Of peaceful and sAtisfaclory settle
ment in obediSnee 70 my rsquisition.
CHAMBERLAIN.
The Chartered company directors
have tslographsd TO the managing
director at Cape Town directing MIN
~ Immediately inform Dr. Jamison
that the company dlsSenis from and
objects 10 the action no has taken, and
rsauiros hin TO return Immediately to
tho company's lands.
APOLOGY TO GERMANY.
BERLIN, Jan. at Ia reported here
in eiiioial circles that the German gov
oTnment has bean Informed by the
government OF Great Britain that the
latter strongly disavows tho Invasion
OF TrAnsvaAl republic by the British
Chartered South Africa oompauy's
forces and has sent the most positive
orders 10 Cape Town and TO officers
concerned for the chartered eompAnys
representatives 10 Withdraw from
TTansyaal territory Immediately.
A dispatch from Pretoria announces
that the British agent has telegraphed
tho governor OF tho Cape colony
that the commanding general has
positive information that eight
hundred BechuAnalAnd troops with
six Maxim guns and other cannon,
carrying the British flag, have arrived
near Rus,emburg aud arc on their
march 10 johannesburg. The dispatch
added that the president OF the Trans.
yaGl republic regards this Invasion as y
serious violation OF the convention
with Great Britain and hopes that i'm
mediate steps will be taken 10 stop any
further advance Of the inttudsrs, AS
he cannot allow his countryt rights to
DO violated In this manner.
The governor Of Cape Colony re-
ports; 81 declare II tho report Is true
that the steps were taken without my
sanction OF previous knowledge, 1
imnnediaisly wired my disapproval OF
the action and directed the troopers TO
retire without delay"
DIR. JAAusos's DEFEAT CONFIRMED.
LONDON, JAu. 1.-The colonial office
has received confirmation OF the IT.
peated defeat OF Dr.Jamison, After aus
tanning great loss OF lilo he huTrsnd.
cred.
Secretary OF State for Colonies
Chamberlain has photographed Presi.
dent Kruger asking for generous
treatment OF the prisoners and the
wounded.