The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-09
NO OLIVE BRANCHES
British War Preparations
Going On Germany
Still Talking.
ARRESTS AT PRETORIA
Portugal Strictly Neutral-Rus-
sia Thinks it is a Mere
Same of Bluff.
ARRESTS AT PRETORIA
BIZ Gable TO the United Press.

LONDON, Jan. 8. 1S96.-The Duke of Con-
iiaushs mad all the troops at Aldershot out
on parade this morning and afterwards
gave them a twenty-four mile march.
Ihe flying squadron composed of the
battleships Royal Oak and Revenge and
the cruisers Gibraltar, ,Herrnoine. Charyb
dis and Theseus, which is now fitting out.
will when all preparations are complete,
assemble at Portsmouth for-final orders.
The Admiralty have ordered the
Devonport dock yard to put six of the
swiftest torpedo destroyers into commits
sion and get them in readiness to join
the flying squadron at Portsmouth on
January IA.
In addition to the six fast torpedo de-
Deyonport to join the flying squadron at
Davenport to join the flying squadron at
portsmouth by January H. the Admiralty
have sent orders to other yards requir-
ing six other boats of the same class to
be put into commission as quickly as pos
sible.
1t is now announced that in all the
Admiralty has ordered twenty torpedo
destroyers to be put into commission i'm
nediately.
despatch to the s'Globe" from Berlin,
says it is rumored that the Transvaal
Government has intimated to DR.. Leyds,
the Transyaal Secretary of State, who is
now in Berlin. that one of the conditions
of the settlement of the present difficult
ties would be the abrogation of the con-
vention of 1884 by which England exercises
suzerainty over the Transvaal Republic
The despatch also says that the ques-
ton of laying a telegraph cable affording
direct communication between Germany
and the Transvaal is being discussed.
1t was reported on the Stock Exchange
today that President -ruger of the
Transvaal Republic has a1ade a claim of
f500,000 sterling indemnity from the Brit
ish South African Company for the dam
age inflicted by Dr. Jameson's raid into
the Transvaal
A despatch dated johannesburg, Janu-
ary Z, says that seven of the revolutionist
leaders have been arrested upon charges
of treason.
despatch from johannesburg dated
January Z, says that Sir Jacobus De Wet,
British Agent at Pretoria, arrived at
Johannesburg on that day and addressed
a large public meeting. He was the bearer
of the message of Sir Hercules Robin
son. Governor of the Cape Colony, call
ing upon the Uitlanders to disarm. This
message he delivered to the populace in
his speech, in which he also Informed
them that if they did not comply they
would forfeit the sympathy. of the British
Government, as well as that of British
subjects throughout the world, besides
endangering the life of DR.. Jameson.
The Transvaal Government, the des-
patch says, issued an order last evening
January 81 directing the railway man
ayers to hold all their rolling stock in
readiness to convey the non-combatants
out of johannesburg in the event of the
refusal of the Uitlanders to disarm
The disarming of the revolutionists has
caused a feeling of relief to pervade the
towns, combined with a feeling of re-
sentiment toward the National Reform
Committee
A despatch from Cape Town. dated
January Z, says it is rumored that the
demands made by President Kruger of
the Transvaal Republic are the abroga-
tion of the suzerainty of Great Britain
over the Transvaal Republic, the can
collation. of the charter of the British
South Africa Company and Englands
abandonment of her right to pre-emp-
tion of Delagoa Bay. The rumor, how
ever, cannot be confirmed.
The Sun prints a report of an in
terview with Henry M. Stanley, NJ. p,
the explorer in which Mr.. Stanley is
represented as saying:-''We shall reach
an amicable settlement of our differences
with America as soon as possible. Then
we shall not fear Germany if she inter-
feres with British suzerainty in the
Transvaal.''
The Stock Exchange market opened
firm and operators were sanguine Am
erican railroad stocks were strong, for
eign securities steady and mining shares
improved.
The market closed quiet with the tone
good all round. American railroad stocks
advanced on an average from Is to IL.
Kaffirs were firm.
Today, at 1890 P. M, quotations of
Consols show an advance Of Ia for
money and an advance of S-S for the
account, as compared with yesterdays
closing prices
Today's closing quotations of consols,
as compared with the prices quoted at
1890 f. M, show a decline of x for money
ana a decline of " for the account.