The record-union., 1896-01-04
RlmOrS That DR.. Jameson Has Been Shot
to Death by His CaptOrS,
And That the City of johannesburg is
Now in Flames.
The Emperor of Germany Congratu-
lates the President of the South
African Republic Upon Conquering
Armed Bands of Invaders-The Eng
lish Press Think the Kaiser's Utter
ances Very Unfriendly Act.

I
afioat that DR.. Jameson has been shot
by his captors, and another that the
Uitlanders in johannesburg have risen
against the Boer Government and given
| the city over to flames. Whal truth
there is in these stories it is, of course,
! impossible to ascertain, owing to the
Government monopoly of the telegraph.
| AT $50 o'clock this evening a repre-
sentative of the United Press called at
| the Foreign Office to confirm, if possi-
bic, the report of the shooting. He was
| told by the officials that they had re-
ceived no information further than that
which had already been made public.
No news had been received from the
Transvaal since last night. Mr.. Cham
berlain, the Colonial Secretary, was
waiting for dispatches. He had fire.
qusnt conferences with the War Of
foes and Admiralty officials, but no
special instructions have yet been
issued.
WILLIAMS CONGRATULATIONS.
BERLIN, Jan. 3-The Emperor has
sent the following cable dispatch to
Paul Kreuger President of the South
African Republic:
'I express my sincere congratula-
tions that, supported by your people,
and without appealing for help 70
friendly Powers, you have succeeded by
your own energetic action against the
armed bands which invaded your coun-
try as disturbers of the peace, and have
thus been enabled to restore the peace
and safeguard, theindependenceo your
country from attacke from outside"
AN UNFRIENDLY ACT.
LONDON, Jan. 3-The Standard
will tomorrow say that Emperor Will
Jams message is a strikingly unfriendly
act. 1t raises the presumption that he
wishes to either challenge or destroy
British suzerainty in the Transvaal
Germany, it adds, has no more locus
stadi in the Transvaal than Great
Britain has in Havana. The paper is
sues warning, saying: IF Germany
insists upon trespassing upon our rights
we are well able to defend them. We
are a peaceable people, but if others will
not permit us to remain in peace, we are
| capable of accepting the unwelcome or
| deal with composure."
The Daily News will say that it
sees nothing hostile to Great Britain in
the words of Emperor William It adds
that they are not agreeable reading for
Englishmen, but they will impress some
minds sorely needing such impression
that the encouragement of filibusters
| is playing with edged tools.
The Post" draws the deduction from
Emperor Williams words that his ma
jesty considers war with Great Britain
within the possibilities.
TO AID THE BOERS.
HAMBURG, Jan. 3.-It is reported
that the Colonial Society has placed
300, 900 marks at the disposal of DR..
Carl Peters, German Commissioner in
East Africa, for the purpose of organ
izing an expedition 10 4elp the Beers.
OMINOUS SIGNS.
NEW YORK, Jan. "A special cable
from London to the "Sun" says: 5 a. m.
There is no more news from the
Transvaal, and no news is believed to
mean very bad news. So strong is this
impression in London that public ap-
prehension is far greater over this situ-
alton and all it involves than was the
| case at any time during the still perd-
ing Anglo-American crisis
1t is now more than thirty hours
since any information came out of Jo-
hannesburg. The British Colonial
Office is still open at o'clock this morn
ing, and a large staff of under Secre-
taries and other officials are on duty
waiting for the fateful news which does
not come. We know only that single
wire to johannesburg is in working or
der. England, Europe, the whole world
in fact, are waiting with much anxiety
for the news of one of the most ex-
traordinary events in modern history
to come over that wire