New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-29

OF a silver mine In Sonora. Mexico. through MS
connection with this mine he became well known III
Europe and in 1898 he summoned 10 take c""r &c
of the gold fields OF the South Africa Company l"
the following year he at the head OF an eSpo's
exne,,,,on sent to Matabe,eland to examine the
mineral wealth Of the country an enterprise vi INC
British South Africa Company. 80 SATISFACTORY
was his service on this mission that he was engaged
by Ceci, Rhodes then premier Of Cape Colony al d
q salary said 10 be fl20C0 year. as the mi'"s -
merit OF the British South Africa Company HIS
Headquarters were at johannesburg. ana ne ha'
charge Of about 5000 miners. Mr. Hammond Is
married. and has two sons. MS iafhiiy oei"e VIZ" 1880
in johannesburg.
Mr. Hammond's arrest was one OF the consequences
OF Jameson's raid against the Beers In the Irans-
vaal TO assist the Uitanders against the boer "o'
eminent, After Jameson's defeat. arrests were
made in johannesburg OF persons suspected OF pot
ting against the Government ana Oh p'eP"'"e ~
cooperate with Jameson -
Mr. Hammond was arrested January 10 and
,.ken 70 Pretoria. charged with high treason APP
peas were lmmedia tey made for MS release o'''
various influential quarters. by lr'ehos III
and by Senators White and Perkins. OF Canior"'a.
The matter was brought before the Department. Oh
State and Secretary Olney instructed ). Z. Mah'o"'
United States Consular Agent at Johannes
hurr To secure protection for all American citizens
there including Mr. Hammond. He also sen,
d,spatch TO Ambassador Bayard to obtain me good
offices Of the British representatives In South Africa
for the same purpose. request tna' WAS a' o"oe
acceded 10 by the British authorities.
7, was thought at first that Mr.. Hammond was
IN no danger and on January % Ambassador Bay
,rd ,eleeraphed to that effect In reply to the re-
r.ued ,nouiries from Secretary Olney. Yet Amer-
cans on the spot continued to urge prompt ana
decisive action by this country on MS penaii
Joseph story Curtis telegraphed from Natal say
Inc hat Mir Hammond was confined In jail as one
Of III, ring4aders OF the movement against me
Beers ana that unless radical measures were
taken he would "be made to suffer Tor the SINS
Of others for which he In no way RESPONSE
steps in Mr. Hammonds behalf were rendered
could not deal directly with President Kruger con-
corning his ,ase. because he was IN the employ
was therefore, found desirable 10 conduct negoua-
lions through the British Government Hr. Ham
mond was not released from jail when the othor
American prisoners were. because II was said that
he had signed conditional invitation 20 Jameson
to come to Johannesburg IN case OF ex'r tta
Mr. Hammond. when Jameson's approach was dis,
covered raised the Transvasl flag and caused all
The men In the movement TO swear allegiance 10
the Government The Beers however, have not
been moved by this fact and II has generally been
recognized that they have been anxious TO punish
Mr. Hammond severely.
on January 81 Hammond sent a long cable dis,
patch from the Pretoria jail TO soma, Jones OF
reported AT thai time that Secretary Olneys opin-
ion was that Mr lIammonds scnlimens s as sx
the the request Of II the United states
Jail on bail. because OF illness. which was caused
and aggravated by his Improvement Rail In the
10000 required OF him. and he was required
to remain under constant surveillance. He was
the authorities. The preliminary examination Of
the arrested Americans began about the first week
IN wa 0 10 OF ms abon
the end Of March. and he went 10 Cape Town