The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26

~.
drink the health-hi--Of Uncle sam r'
And the officers depart.
But before we proceed further Few
figures must DEE taken into consideration
The Golden city lies midway between
Iululaui and Bechuanaland. IL has an
altitude az about t0o1 feet south latitude
p degrees In lse there were ninety
four rainy days-27.54 inches The lowest
temperature in the open in july was q
degrees. the lowest in the shade lbs de-
Ereea. The highest tcmDerature iu the
open iu February was l1s degrees. and the
highest IN the shade was 10 degrees in
December
The total white population in the Trans
Nadi is estimated al 1923. OF these
about tWo-thirds are aliens the vast ma
Jorty OF whom are British subjects.
'laSeiled according TO station or occupa-
ton, the white population is divided into
SIX classes Commerce. BIB: tradesmeu.
mechanics etc. f,69i; industry Including
lnlheis), 900; agriculturists, E.lfO; pro-
less ondls. 1893. and those without any
nNed occupation. 1882
In regard 10 the question as to whetn-
ei tHefe IS any clanuish feeling among
me settlers. one has 10 20 10 the mines
only TO learn. Here the employees Will
consist wholly Of COrnishmen; there.
elaI or Northumberland men; here. a
company represented by canny Scots and
mere as the case may be. Australians
Or Cape Colonials- But this state Of ar
iaifs is not always the action OF the
WORKING manager. IL too frequently hap
pens among the men. The moment "A
gins.
Hence 10 will be seen that the inbabi-
tants Of johannesburg are COMPOSED of
a thrOng difficult to uuderstand-cer-
tainly, I'm the main, "a people upon whom
no dependence can be placed. For in
stance, Following some action on the
pdIt or the Boer government, disatis-
iacton arises among the settler A mass
meeting IS called, and at 4 p. m. Satur-
DAY afternoon (the usual timel about
2,00l-perchance 1900 or 4OOO. according
10 The normity of the occasion-assemble
ON Market square, facing the postoffice
anu public buildings An agltator stems
10 the front, and in the absence OF cere-
nony' IS hustled up 10 the top of a high
boN. or perhaps. into an open wagon
ne Is not allowed much time TO reflect
upon what he viii say, and. realizing this
as ne looks upon the excited faces about
MIN he decides to come right down TO
the point. OF course. at first every word
the chooses his words for q tie to soothe
the elcmenD. that drops from his lips is
drowned i'm a general hear. hear" or "A
series OF other varied ordinations ANY
how. after about two hours, discussion
during which several sneakers have I'M
tufn been hustled up on high, and five or
SIX nights have occurred I'm different parts
OF the crowd, the meeting. without 'hav-
ing gathered in the details unanimously
decide 10 take quick action. But. owing
20 various causes, not the least of which
being the want of faith felt by either
section IN the other, the resolution taken
AT the meeting is never executed.
or all the men in South Africa Barney
Barnato, the "kaffir King" is about the
only one that can deal with a Johan-
neSburg crowd. As a proof of this, it
VIII be necessary only TO refer to the
period prior to his election as a repre-
sentative Of the Golden CITY lie was
10 speak on the square, and when taking
his stand he looked upon as rOwdv
mob as II is possible 10 find i'm civilized
camps He commenced on his subject
but he got no further; a thousand wells
drowned his words. once more he he
gan, with the same result. Nothing dis
turhed, BarnatO took out "a cigarette and
lighting II coolly surveyed the throng
GRADUALLY the excitement subsidized and
watching his chance. the speaker gained
his point amid the silence of thousands
But there is anothcr-Capt Won Bran
dis, landdrost (magis trateD, representing
President Kruger In Johannesburg. lie is
often spoken of as the grand old man "
To him is due the credit Of quelling and
dispensing riotous mobs at various times
foremost among which happened on the
second visit Of Dom Paul (the presidenO
lie came TO the city seated I'm "A barouche
preceded and followed by about 400 burgh-
ers. well armed and riding two abreast
The president, holding his tile hat i'm a
position just above the side Of his head
gazed into vacancy, as If dreading every
instant a mortal blow In this manner
he at last gained the landdrost's house
and then only did he breathe again with
relief. OF course, almost every one by
this time had taken the afternoon off
and fastened to join the several groups
that lined the streets. At length night
came on the scene, when presently a great
shout rang out from several hundred
throats, as an excited crowd rushed off
pell-mell to the captains house Arriv-
ing there, they called loudly for the pres
ident, and that gentleman, not appear
ing in response. they made to enter the
dwelling. Meanwhile the "Uitlanders'
were hustling and elbowing the Boer safe
guard, much to the latters dismay. The
click Of revolvers could be heard in all
parts Of the throng, and for the time
matters looked serious. In the midst of
the brewing storm the door opened and
Capt. Won Brands appeared in a flood
Of light. bareheaded; The trouble was
thus averted As with one voice he was
greeted with tremendous applause, and
presently, in response to his desire the
assembly dispersed.
The patriotism and antagonism of the
alien pOpulace is best observed in the
theaters, where there are stars whose
celebrity packs the house to the limit of
standing room. Here the creme de la
creme, in evening Dress do nightly pose,
watching the show, not on the stage, but
in the body of the house. 1t is an occa-
sion on which they see and are seen.
The performance over, the "Nolkslied"
(Boer national anthem strikes mn. and is
apparently the signal to put on your hat,
for in all that mass of humanity, pushing
covered head. But the moment God
ave the Queen strains through the hall
presto, every hat is not removed but
jerked off, as if each and all We'd with
the other to stand first with uncovered
head; and should it happen that any one
has omitted the ceremony, his hat is
hastily pulled of for him.
Then, again. YOU observe similar scenes
in the Wanderers club. where the Sun
day night concerts are held. But, unlike
the theaters, the promenades, both on the
roomy ground floor and the balcony on
either side enable the visitors space to
pose as suits them best.
Johannesburg is no exception to the
general rule; it also has its separate To-
calities for the different classes, Doorn-
fontein, lying snugly under the hill half
a mile north of the town, presents a strik-
ing contrast to the vicinage, the rich and
powerful of the Rand having spared no
expense in making it what it appears-a
delightful suburb.
Scarcely less beautiful is the site of
Jeppestown, the home of the middle class,
situated a mile due east of the city. Now
turn right about face, and you gaze upon
Fordsburg, where dwell the poorer inhab-
itants and the major portion of the wage
earners. 1t lies upon a slope, and to reach
It you must first pass down the hill, then
up through a tree plantation. Further
along the same rise stands the extensive
works of the Robinson Gold Mining Com
pany, the monarch of the Rand, bustling
with life and activity and noisy with its
machinery. Push on still further west
over the bare, wavy plains, along the reef
and branch railway passing Langlaagte,
RandfOnfpiu and nina a.