The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-09
her RIGHTS At ALL COSTS.
Lord Salisbury Gives a Significant No.
tiCo 10 Germ n.
The CRISIS IS CONSIDERED PAST
BY Tr. thamberlain-ft il Believed That
the south Africa Company WIN Lose
Its Administrative Rights - May
Have To Pay Heavy Indemnity.

Salisbury has notified the German u ~
ernment that Great Britain VIII have me
rights in the Transvaal secured 10 her
under the convention OF 1884 at MI costs.
The generosity shown by President
KRUGER IS admitted everywhere. At the
clubs here il is matter OF speculation
as to what terms will be maze by sir
Hercules Robinson, Governor OF cape
Colony. The concensus Of opinion is that
President Kruger will expel the leading
agitators IN the band OF whose participa-
uon IN the conspiracy against the Trans
vaaL GOVeLpment ne possesses proof, and
thar Cle British Government VIII punish
the other participants.
II is also believed that the British
South Africa Company Will be Obliged
TO pay a heavy indemnity, ana win .Qse
its administrative rights IN the adjoining
territory.
Everything is quiet about tho Govern
ment Offices this evening. LORD balis-
bury q giving Il county ball az "atneid
House, his seat IN Herttordshife.
is THE CRISIS PASTf
Mr.. Chamberlain now considers the
crisis over, and VIII recognize the ter-
vices OF the stan OF the Colonial once
during the period of the tension by enter
taxing them a dinner at the DeyOnshire
Club
The dinner will be a private affair. All
parties join IN paying tribute to MI.
Chamberlain's energy, skill, and success
I'm his handling on the Iransvaal ami
guilty.
a dispatch to the Central News from
Cape Town says tnat the Imperial officers
with the Black Watch regiment Will 20
TO Mafeking TO supervise The disarmament
ana disbanding or the British South
AfVl Company forces.
The new flying squadron viii be put into
commission on January l4th.
The directors Of the British South
African Company have held repeated
meetings throughout the past week. ana
since Monday they have met twice daily.
DIT nave made no statements 10 the
i-Ass
II is understood that Mr. Chamberlain,
Secretary OF state for the Colonies, tss
ordered the directors TO obtain from DOl-
onei / fhOdes a detailed statement OF his
knoWlecge OK Dr. Jameson. movements
PRIOR 10 the latter's raid into me Trans
vaal otherwise the charter Of the British
s1uth Africa Company viii be revoked.
The anxiety OF the directors increases
as the days 90 by without bringing any
statement from Rhodes whose only .ef-
erence 10 jameson was made I'm u dis
patch received here on January lst, IN
which he said that Jameson had acted
without authority.
ROBINSON HEARD FROM.
The following statement has been is
sued by the Colonial Office
"Govtrnor Robinson, of Cape Colo
my, telegraphed TO Mr Chamberlain. Sec
retary cf State for the Colonies. from
Pretoria. on January eth.
! communicated 10 Mr.. t. J. Newton
Secretary or the Colony of British Bechu-
analand. your telegram of the 9th, and re-
ceived reply from him that he had been
absent frOm Bcchuanaland nearly fort
night prior to the raid in the Transyaal.
lie arrived at Mafekng on December
10Th. and heard then after the telegraph
line had been closed that Jameson S forces
was leaving. That night the wires We're
cut ana the first message that got
through on December 30th was yours
directing me to send Dr. Jameson an or
der to return.
About one-dfth OF Jameson's force
started from Mafeking and the rest from
Pictsani In the British South Africa Com
pahy new territory jameson lett only
ten policemen In the whole of the Bechu-
andland protectOrate and OF these four
were doing customs duty. The whole
country was virtually unpOiced There
was no representative of the British
South Africa Company i'm Mafekine. and
no magistrate I'm the cOmpany's territory.
Inere was only one representative Of the
company in the lower pr0tectOrate, and
he mad joined JamesOn's forces.
Governor Robinson adds that Newton
VIII come 10 Pretoria az my invitation 10
confer with me In regard 10 the reducing
Of the protectOrate
Governor Robinson teIegraphod Mr.
Chamberlain on January lth:
johannesburg surrendered uncOndi-
li0nally this afternoon and gave up arms.
President Kruger has intimated his i'm
tcntiOn TO hand over jameson and the
other prisoners upon the frontier OF
Natal You may be satisfied that the
crisis Is over and all danger OF further
hostiliues ended
An official dispatch from Pretoria says
Dr. jameson will bee released and handed
over 10 Sir Hercules Robinson. Governor
OF Cape Colony, on the frontier of Trans
vaal.
THE FLYING SQUADRON.
Despite the receipt Of evasive replies
from Sheerness and Portsmouth to in
quiries In regard 10 the Times assertion
that orders had been given 10 put six
warships in commission, il Is known that
the report that flying squadron IS
to be formed. is true
The admiralty are now preparing lists
Of officers for the squadron, which
win comprise the armored battleshiys
Royal Oak and Revenge, and cruisers td-
braltar, Hermoine Charybolls. and The
sus.
The Governors Of Portsmouth and Sher-
ness dOck-yards declared this morning
that they had not received any orders
20 prepare Il flying squadron. but said
several ships were available FOR such Use
Immediately. I'm political circles 10 j. bee
lieved that the formation OF a dying
squadron indicates that the situation is
graver than hitherto thought The ai-
ternoon newspapers Will approve the pre-
cation OF the charter Of the British South
Africa Company after which England
will be able TO night Germany with clean
hands.
It Is announced upon official authority
that Admiral Rawson, commanding tne
Cane and West Africa SQUADRON. has been
ordered 70 take his flagship, 81 George.
The ST. James Gazette in an article
under the caption, Getting Ready ana
the Globe in an editorial neairn.
ing Up the Gauge" call attention TO the
parties in Great Britain IN fe lent'n@ me
Kaiser's mQ<sape 10 President krussr
IL Is stated this afternoon that Admiral
RaWson, commanding the Britlsh cape
and West Africa squadron, VINO was or
dered 10 proceed with IL flagship ~.
George 10 DelagOa bay, : already on ms
WAY 10 that place. where several NarSnlp5
wifi assemble The Admiralty this sf-
ternoon issued the names OF new COM
manders OF vessels composing the uyinT
squadron. and the men who are detailed
Tor service on those ships. lhe new
squadron was ordered 10 Oe I'm readiness
Tor ..naVigating duties" January IAN.
PRAISE FOR THE ROESS
\ dispatch from Pretoria, dated January
6th. says the prisoners OF Dr. Jameson
followers are loud IN their praise oi tne
treatment they received ut The hands
of the Beers, while the burghers deeply
resent the action OF Or. jameson. they
are intensely angry at the necessity ~
Leaving their farms ana demand a speedy
and 1nal settlement or the questions NJ
issue. and full and free possession Of the
Transvaal country under the uncisYuted
rule Of the Beers.
@, the prisoners the men were confined |
in the race-cOurse enclosure at Pretoria
and the officers IN the town iaii. Dr. f,
Jameson, Sir John Willoughby. and the