The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
DISCREDITED IN LONDON.
Dental of the Story Of the Rising of
UitJ0ndeqs.


UitIGnders.
LONDON, Eng. Jan. 6.-Frequent and
prolonged conferences have taken place
throughout the day among Joseph Cham
berlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies,
and G. j. Goschen, First Lord of the Ad.
miralty Department. General Wolseley,
commander-in-chief of the British forces,
and the entire headquarters staff busted
themselves at the Horse GUARDS until a
late hour tonight.
The Colonial Office has heard nothing of
the alleged rising up OF Uitlanders against
President Kruger of the TransYaal repub-
lie, nor have the authorities of that Office
received any information that Dr. Jane
son has been rescued by the Uitlanders.
Both reports are discredited by the colon
ial authorities.
In regard to the report that the British
Government is rushing troops into Cape
Colony and the story that 1900 soldiers
left Bombay yesterday and more are to
follow it is learned at the War Office that
no troops have been specially ordered to
the Cape.
The only transport ship conveying
troops from Bombay is the steamer Vic
toria, which is bringing 1900 soldiers
home from that place. The Victoria was
ordered to call at Cape Town on her way
home to learn if the men she has on board
would be needed in Ashantee. The report
that troops were being sent from Bombay
to the Cape undoubtedly originated in
misconception of the destination of the
men on board the Victoria.
The Central News says that it has been
decided to land at Cape Town the 1900
troops who were recently ordered home
from Bombay on the transport Victoria.
The transport is due to arrive at Cape
Town on January 16. Some of the soldiers
are invalids while others are men whose
time has expired.
In an interview to-day Sydney Buxton,
who was Parliamentary Secretary of the
Colonial Office in Gladstone's last admin
istration, said the Government would
doubtless receive the unanimous support
of the country in its policy in the Trans
vaal.
He cited statements made by the late
Government in the House of Commons,
the purport of which was similar to those
made by Colonial Secretary Cham berlain,
to the effect that the Government would
adhere to its obligations under the con-
VentlOn OF 1904, anu WOulu upnOLu Cnat
convention in all its provisions.
The Times will publish tomorrow a dis.
patch from Cape Town saying that DR..
Leyd, Secretary of State of the TransvaaI,
with u secret fund that was placed at his
DISPOSAL, has f1oated German coloniza-
ton company, which will introduce 5000
German military settlers into the Trans
vaal.
The dispatch adds that President
Kruger has stopped food supplies from
entering Johannesburg. The whole
national reform committee has been ar
rested. Nobody is allowed to enter the
Transvaal without passport bearing the
wise of President Kruger.
On January L, despite their own griev-
ances, the Germans in Pretoria sent a
cable dispatch to Emperor William through
the German Consul impioring his Majesty
to bring pressure to bear on England not
to interfere in the Transvaal.
A dispatch from Johannesburg, dated
January 1, says that the German ana
American residents of that city, after un-
satisfactory interviews with the Govern
ment, joined the National Union Of
Uitlanders, which is now united body.