The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-03
AFFAIRS IN AFRICA.
Latest News That There Was Fightin
 With the Boers.

with the E3Oeibs
 London, Dec. 2.-The following was re- ceived tonight from the governor of Cape Colony:
 Cape Town, Jan. 2, S:25 p. m.--A mes- sahiger overlook Dr. Jameson ten miles the other side of Elanis river. The mes senger brought back a verbal message that the dispatches received by Dr. Jameson would be attended to. The force was saddling up and at once pro- ceeded eastward. Dr. Jameson thus re- ceived and dhsregarded both messa ges.
 Sir Jacobus Dewitt, the British agent at Pretoria, telegraphs it would have been impossible for him to have gone to Dr. Jameson, If it had been possible his mission would have been futile, as the fighting commenced at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 The messenger referred ito by Sir Hercules Robinson, the governor of Cape Colony, was one who was sent to Dr. Jameson with orders instructing the latter to returnI to British territory and to abandon his aggressive move ment against the BoerE.
 Cape Town, Jan. 2.-The Cape Times has dispatch from Pretoria dated yesterday saying that the latest news from Krugersdorf was to the effect that there had been fighting between
 the Boers and the force led by Dr. Jameson, and that the latter had suf- fered heavily. The British agent at Pretoria, telegraphing under date of yesterday, says that he had seen Gen. eral Joubert, commanding general of the Boers, who reported that pr. Jameson had been driven from several positions.
 TWenty-two burghers were wounded and twentythree prisoners were taken. At that time no force had moved out of Johannes sberg to assist Dr Jameson. It is reported that a further British South African company force is being mobilized for the purpose of entering | the Tramsvaal.
 A Kifflr commando" is forming on the Bechuanaland frontier of the Or ange Free State with the object of as- sisting the Boens should such assistance been needed. A later dispatch from Pretoria says that Dr. Jameson was surrounded by a large force of Boers near Krugersdorf and was obliged to surrender.
 ] MT. Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, has sent a dispatch to 1 Governor Robinson saying:
 T regret that pr. Jamesons disobe- 1 dience has led to deplorable loss of l life. Do your best to secure generous treatment of prisoners and wounded London, Jan. 3.-The Chronicle claims on high authority that rebellion has ben smoidering in Bechuanaland for six months and that during that time Dr Jameson and his followers were si- lently arranging to descend upon the Transvaal. The paper hints at certain matters to the discredit of the honor of | ErgHshmen, of which matters it says MT. Chamberlain its cognizant. The col ! onial office, it addsy is aware that Hon. Cecil Rhodes, premier of Cape Colony would have to supply the money for Dr. J2meson's escapade.
 | All morning papers publish editorials on the subject of the invasion of the 1 Transvaal. They deplore the result which, they say, will involve the gravest | consequences.
 l They contend that nothing but success could have justified the invasion of the ! Transvaal. As the movement has mis- erably failed and seriously dama ged the | future of South Africa the papers pre-
 diet that the bloody fued between the ! Englishmen and Boers will be excited to
 fury and that probably a cry will be raised to wipe out the stain of the sec-
 ond humiliation inflicted upon the Brit
 ish arms by the Boers, but they declare
 that such a demand cannot be ehcour-
 aged All the papers condemn Dr.
 Jameson's ralsilness and disobedience.