The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-03
1.OO0 ARMED MEN

don't Kruger.
 London, Jan, At was affirmed on
 the stock exchange at noon to-day that a cable dispatch had been received from Johannesburg stating that pr,
 Jameson had arrived there with his followers and that all was quiet there.
 The Globe publishes news agency
 dispatch from Berlin stating that it is said there that pr, Jameson has ar rived at Johannesburg and has had friendly and pacific communication with
 President Kruger of the south African republic
 The Pail Mall Gazette asserts that 1000 armed men in readiness at Bulu- Wayo to march into the Transvaal are probably now ell route for that ter ritory.
 The directors of the British South Africa company held meeting at noon to-day to consider the dispatch sent by | Mr Chamberlain ordering the imme- diate disaYoWal by the company Of any knowledge of or responsibility for Dr. 1 Jameson's act in leading an armed body of men into the Transyaal. The directors profess to be entirely ! without knowledge of Jameson's move ments.
 MT, Joseph Chamberlain, secretary oi state for the colonies, has issued a statement announcing that Governor
 Robinson of the Cape Colony will start | for Pretoria this afternoon to assist in l the peaceful settlement of the Trans vaal difficulties 1 The Pal Mall Gazette states that mons to proceed to Johannesburg to as ! sist the Utlanders, resigned his posi- 1 tion as administrator of the British South African company and that his l followers also severed their connection
 with the company.
 l The stock exchange market was great l ly excited at the opening, and crowds congregated in the precincts of the exchange discussing the Transvaal sit nation.
 1 South African shares were in a pam 1 icky state Chartered South Africans 1 opened l lower Consolidated Gold
 ' lG4NiS "A lNGl4lNln fs, anu ICS l'CSAS 1 11a. Second rate shares were virtually unstable
 American railroad stocks were firm Other securities were lower, A dispatch from Johannesburg, South | Africa, dated December 30, states that 1 the people there were then greatly ex- cited Numbers of Boers were to be l seen riding through the streets, which 1 added greatly to the public excitement. | A performance of "Othello' was giy- 1 en on December 30 at the Standard the. ater In Johannesburg, which was crowd ed with people of all classes. The or 1 chestra played the "Volksleid," the na- tional air of the Transyaal, whereat ! the audience drowned the music with groans and hisses. The orchestra then l played God Save the Queen" when | the people arose and cheered, 1 A mass netting of Australian resi- | dents of Johannesburg has been held at which the chairman proposed that l infantry and mounted companies be
 raised to resist the Boers. ] The Times of Africa, in discussing the situation in south Africa, asserts that | it has authority for the statement that 1 the queen has commanded the Duke of 1 Fife, husband of Princess Louise of i Wales, to resign his position as di- l rector of the British south Africa com rany.
 | The Star advises MT, Chamberlain, { secretary of state for the colonies to cancel the charter of the British South ! Africa company,
 i The Times prints a dispatch from | it's Berlin correspondent as follows; | The crisis in the Transyaal endan ! gers British relations with Germany, 1 The government hitherto has endeav- 1 ored to restrain the newspapers over 1 which it has some control, but, judg- ing from what has already been writ
 ten one does not like to contemplate 1 what will happen when the restraint 1 is removed,
 1 'Inasmuch as numerous German resi- l dents of the Transvaal cannot hut bs
 affected by a serious breach of the i public peace, Germany cannot be at ! a loss for Q concrete cause for inter- 1 ference if she is determined to interfere. ! There is some reason to believe that
 she is determined and resolved under
 no circumstances to tolerate a disturb
 ance of the status quo in South Africa" The English newspapers unanimous ! ly express approval of the action of l Colonial Secretary Chamberlain in or dering the return of the Transvaal ex- petition. The Liberal newspap pers es. ! peciallY laud the statesmanlike wis, dom of the colonial secretary, while
 they denounce pr. Jameson as a law
 less freebooter
 The conservative papers recall proofs of pr. Jameson's ability and dscre-
 tion, and urge that he be not condemn ed until the reasons for his action shall . have been made known.
 i The Times gives a qualified approval 1 of MT Chamberlain course, and ex- presses the strongest sympathy with the foreign residents of the South Afri- can republic
 Berlin. Jan. 2.--The statement made
 yesterday that Germany had officially
 inquired of Great Britain what steps
 the latter government intended to take in regard to the invasion of the Trans vaal by the British South Africa com- pany is confirmed to-day
 Paris. Jan. 2,-The cabinet held a
 meeting this morning to consider the
 situation in the Transvaal.