The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-10
EUROPE GROWS SUSPICIOUS.
The British Government Openly Charged
With Attempting a Grab.
CECIL RHODES ALSO IMPLICATED.
The Game Having Been Baked, Matters
Are Assuming Their Normal Com
dition-New- From Cape Colony
Delayed for Several Days.


freshest OF them received to-day was two
days Old showing that the telegraph
and cable companies are either clearing
up the accumulation OF Old business. or
that the Government still refuses 10 al
low the transmission OF news dispatches.
Much interest is manifested here in the
receipt of intelligence that viii show the
attitude OF the Hon. Cecn Rhodes, lately
Prime Minister OF Cape Colony who IS
strOngy suspected OF having had much
10 do with the dispatch OF Dr. Jameson
force TO the Transyaal But unti the
normal condition Of the teleeraphlc SER
vice is resumed. nothing on this point
can be stated definitely, and nothing but
speculation can DE indulged ln.
OPEN CHARGES
On the continent DO rs openly charged
that not only was Mr.. Rhodes fully cog
nlzaut OF the movement oil bf. JaheTVh,
hut that the British Government was also
aware Of what was going on. lad tue
raid been successful, Great Britain, ac-
c0rding 10 the popular peuet an Eu-
rope. would have stepped in and occupied
the country. OstensiDly TO protect her
subjects, but really TO estapish an occu-
patton similar. 10 that la Egypt, WnlcH ls
tantamount 20 the annexation oi 'he
As the raid resulted i'm a most miserable
dascO the British Government is accused
of attempting 90 ioresiau conqemhatloh
by emphaticdily denying any prior hnoNl-
edge OF the matter ana Of taking meas
ures Ia urrveut the departure of the cN-
uoditiOn after it knew it hlu departed ana
resulted in a failure. -
OF course. the statements are net'eu
here and the Governments newspapers
insist that llr. Chamberlain, the 'Olohlai
Secretary, has acted lhfnnEhn.h M-'.l
clean hands. AT any rate li can n' 1.-i''
SO far as the IransNaai is coi..i l',"'
that the Government has done eFeisthii7
i'm lbs power 90 prevent the rAI from
affecting any more than POSSIBLY lnt it-
| lations between Great Britain ana lne
South African Republic bul way ,M'
troubles have affected British iofeish re-
iafions. more particularly those with
Germany. there is ro denial ,.r,,.,
When the fact became known ll1e @ 80
Icicl William han arci"en 10 -i',r nv
The feeling 30 LONDON mas -lN"' -
creased against Germany. ING ga. ~
pItparatIOna meet WIN inc rl't..''
pIoyal. aud the more merry -e,i'.. '''',
the time has come Tor 'Iis ~ l,i '''''. ,...,,
Cermanv hat she win brook no nterfer-
erce with her suZerainty 900 the rams
vaal The calmer blood. when .s 'st"ie
ANN h.s uIty toward Germany, VIII De-
@if.fof.rfiv powerful 90 prevent amy out
break Bnt court interference does not
ana cannot control the popular 'emann,
which IS deuaeoiy n 'ater ..l i.a.
A dispass -ohale -.N ,,....,, ,' ,tat ,,e
leads 10 lue Driivlt ''",,' .rd mat
excitement VIII 7,oi. 7i. ,',..,,,
''i7 4'>-iHt A. 1I5F7Ap ATOMS
Nh go, -, ,-r'',9rafl0ns however grc
+lt,,.- .,,'a.,' in addition fD line Ny-
i, s,,,'o,iron which mas been ordered 20
iii5 ,,,. 3 10, r",din1es insfructions were So
NU t". a.. fo,. tna Immediate rommis-
H"tu .'.- ',,.,.'' -.-....4I iastl,., ..s .
Aii tI,.ss ,reuaratiour. together with The
,,.f,tii1afioI 0f tne land 'orcfs. 100 .lpt
l;oclesDY.iiv mean that therf Will be- G
war Inn wcH-informtd circles So - be-
If.taI that they simply mean tndt tne
,;o,ernmenf Is ON the alert i'm the ease
of amy emergency that may arise, 80
fraf it wiu ne able to strike swift
bio,v AGAINST the ncm.
The best criterion of Che situation =
to be found az the Stock LAo nahet, whore
fhe tone and prices respond TO tFfiF
touch oil fear or hope This morning the
markets displayed .nguine ione ana
consois advanced from yesterday clos
ing prices Later there Waa snl ut-
cline. but ON the whole inefe was an
advance as compared WIN the Naia'a Vi
yesterday. .., .,..-. .,,
AltOgl lhef lt can Ne rtil t',-'
pears DO De an lnpioN'ii' "t .". ffaf
zion, and unless nt" al. "i,lyt .'0'" ,'' ,.'.'
cuiuts arise IL lS i"4.ow w.ltr,rJ ai,ismar-
inE questions WI t C,i ,,I,ifrar1.rif
ically' ahd not Joy ''' '''''
ot war. .. t,
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sage OF PIT il.i'u''7 -,, ,,.. f'iftsnd-
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besides ihoin5 lhl i'i-'i'' '' i''' ''''
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sued an ORDER idsl tl leIlli5 .,"ii' ,fJ
| direcilhs tne iaiMIs "''''''- ~. '',a '''','-
ail their rolling stock n readiness To ,oN-
Ney tne non-comutt"ntr o"t ~. "o'f' ,t
burg Do tlc event OF tnt i'i e' ''
litianlcfa io diadfm. liie 'i.'' i'ii.'- ti.'-.
the ieNoiNiioii7t- nag ,",i''i '..' a" SID,
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THE QUEENS 5 MESSAGE.
Mr. rhanbarlafn has sent the follow
ing feleeram 10 President Kruger, OF the
etrfh Afrifa KDpublfe.
.f+ fs fr4 command OF the Queen 10
s,,,,.qlrt lou with the fact that her
Tf,i--f,. has hearf with sstfsfacti0u thar
800 te... I.ci1ed a. hand over Dr Jaruo-
o.' % CO.. Co. vs. frtis aot ,,.iu r.,of1nd fo voff,
tN-tbA t-t.'.- nus ..rt t .''' ~ -