The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-02
CiN'T sTOP DIR. JAMESON.
lie Cut the wires Behind Him-His Acts
Eepudiatei by Cecil Rhodes Company.

Hepudiated by Cecil Rhodes Company.
LONDON, Jan. l,-Joseph Chamber
lain. Secretary OF state for the Colonies,
has issued an Official statement that he
IS now in communication with President
Kruger. OF the South African republic.
Nth ne effort TO avert serious conse-
cnences OF the unauthorized and alto
rether undesirable act OF Dr. Jameson
The administrator OF the BRUSH Soutn
africa Company, in leading a force oil
"a Ia 7tD men i0to the Iransvaal 10
sesist tho Uitlanders in their contention
AGAINST the South African fepuhllc,
governor Robinson, OF the cape colony,
has issued proclamation Dublciy re-
pudiating the act Of Dr Jameson, ana
mas caused 70 be published IN the neNs-
nspers of Pretoria and johannesburg an
Injunction in the name OF the queen
10 an nor Najesty's subjects IN inc
l'ransvaaI not 20 give aid 10 Or. jane
son. but 10 obey the laws ana ooserNc
order ..,..
Messengers have been sent 10 overtake
Jameson. conveying orders 20 nm anu
every officer Accompanying Nun lnd-
they shall retire from the lransN va u,
rtory Immediately. The SITUATION -
very much aggravated by the iact tnh'
DR. Jameson cut the wires oenina mn
rendexing telegraph communication WIN
him Impossible o..
fH9 4sfAiHN fNoUiU AA44Nd hNAAAANt-f
ing them 10 repudiate jameson ana ms
acts To this dispatch the company
replied that they were entirely ignorant
OF Jamescn's acts or purposes Air'
Cecil Rhodes Prime Minister OF me APE
Colony. IN connection with this reply
stated that Jameson had acted without
authority. tic Othnc'sl nal tired 10
stop him when he learned that ne had
gone into the TT insyaal, but found that
the wires had been cut. and that const-
Duanflv ne could not communicate Win
him.
Or. Jameson wrote letter to the COM
mandant at Marceland. refusing 10 WIN
draw from the Transyaal. ana aNoWlnS
that he would proceed upon the oilsinal
plans which, I'm acceptance OF the IN
Vitauon Of tho principal residents OK
Rand. were TO assist them Tor justice.
The cablegram sent by Mr. thamDer~
lam 10 Or. Jameson ordering nm 10 re-
turn cannot reach the latter until he ar
rivcs at Johannesburg. at which place
there are arms enough 10 equip "'"''
men for lighting. IL Is rumored mere
that dispatches have been received an
nouncing the arrival OF Dr. Jameson,
with his followers, IN johannesburg.
President Kruger, according 10 inc
latest Information received mere mas
called the burghcrs 20 arms and a large
force OF them are proceeding against
Johannesburg. They are advancing rep
idly and battle is hourly expected
The Standard tomorrow will print a
dispatch from its Berlin correspondent.
saying that the news of the invasion or
the Transyaal has caused a storm Of
Indignation in the German capital that
has rarely been witnessed. Emperor
William yesterday summoned by tele-
graph 20 the new palace Baron Mars
chall Won Bierbestein. Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, TO discuss the stu
alton. and the correspondent adds that
there is excellent reason for believing
that German statesmen expect a peace
ful and sausfactoiy settlement of the
affair
BERLIN. Jan. IA dispatch has been
received from PreteriO that three hum
bred armed men OF the British South
Africa Company have crossed the Trans
yaal frontier. The Government. the dis
patch says is resolved TO drive back the
intruders by force.
A rising has occurred at Johannes
burg.
The Cologne Gazette says that Ger
many has sent am official inquiry 10 Great
Britain as 10 what steps are 10 be taken
by the British Government IN regard
10 the invasion of the Transvaal by the
British South African Company.
The newspapers Will tomorrow eN-
press approval Oi MI chamberlain IN
ordering the return of the ifah1Fa ti
expedition Tnc Liberal newspapers es-
uoeiaHv laud the statefmhn-likc WiSdolh
of the Colonial Secretary while they ne
nounce DR. Jameson as laWless sfee-
hOoter ..
Tha conservative papers recall proc B
Of I,r Iameson's ahnity ana disctetion
and mge that he be- not condemned
until the reasons for his action snall
have been made known
Tho Times gives a Qualliled approval
OF Mr Chamberlain course. ana e eSo
presses the strongest sympathy WIN 1he
f0reiGn residents OF the Soutn African
The Times tomorrow will print 2
dispatch from its Berlin correspondent
in which he says.
"'lne crisis in the Transvaal encan@ers
British reiauIns with Germany ne
Government hitherto has enueaNofcd
to restrain the newspapers over Whlch
lt has some control but judging from
what has already been written, one hot'
not ike 10 contemplate what VIII hap-
pon when the restraint rs remover. i'
a-nuch a5 fhe German residents lh
the rransyaal cannot but Dee aitclr1
hv a serious breach oil the peace theie
is some reason 10 peiieye tntt ste -. ~
determined under no circumstances TO
tolerate the breaking Of the statu quo III
South Africa.
MERLIN. Jan considerable excite
mont prevails here over the conditions
fla Transyaa and Great Britains course
is denounced.
Tho National Zeitung says:
"Th7 South Africa Company, holding
the charter OF the Queen. has committed
a crievous violation of the law and peace
Of the nations. Germany demands tna'
the independence OF the republic snail
remain intact. and We expect Germany
10 assist President Kruger
The paper expresses nope that Dr.
Leyd. tho Secretary of State Of the South
African republic who is now i'm Berlin
and i'm close communication with inc
foreign Office has already tclcgraphed 70
Pretoria that Germany Will grant the
Beers protection that viii not be merely
LII.