The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-07

dertsken by Or. Jameson--John Hays
BALL. Cecil Rhodes Has an Interview
with Chamberlain
Pretoria, Transvaal, Feb.6-The trial
IF the members Of the reform commit
zee begun here Monday. They are
charged with melting to rebellion and
With high treason.
At Tuesdays session Mr.. John Hays
Hammond, the American engineer, who
S one of the prisoners on trial. was
g9sent, owing to indisposftion.
The first evidence furnished was that
IF the mining commissioner He tesu-
led that the men held the town with
he avowed intention of opposing the
government of the Transvaal. and as
serted that the members Of the reform
sonn1ittee had said within his hear
ing 'sThe country Will soon be ours,
from Cape Town TO the Zambesi."
The commissioner also testified that
ae saw a document containing the con-
sitions for enlisting volunteers TO fight
n the TransvaaL
A printer then testified to receiving
rom the refrom committee proclama-
ton to the effect that DR. Jameson was
expected in johannesburg, that distri-
Dution might follow, and that, there
tore, a provincial government was
necessary. This proclamation, the
printer further testified, had been put
IN type but was never printed.
Police Commandant Schuete deposed
that the government withdrew the po-
ice from johannesburg on December
q in order to avoid a collision with
rebels. Other police evidence was Civ
on alleging that the rebels were armed
and drilled and that earthworks were
formed outside the city. When the
news of DR.. Jameson's march was re-
ceived some Of the leaders Of the Ma
tional union denied any knowledge of
the affair.
RHODES AND CHAMBERLAIN.
London, Eng, Feb. 6.-The Times an
nounces that Cecil Rhodes, the retiring
premier of the Cape Colony, had a two
hours interview yesterday with Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary Of state for the
colonies, in the presence Of Lord Sell
borne, under-secretary in the colonial
office. No official statement Of the in
terview was issued but the prevailing
impression is that MI Rhodes's state
ment was very full and accepted by Mr..
Chamberlain as complete.
The interview has served TO clear the
ground for a decision on the part OF
the government with regard 10 the fu-
ture of the chartered South Africa COM
pany. 1t is believed that some action
on the subject may be expected shortly.
A Cape Town dispatch 10 the Times
says the Spanish authorities of. Teneri-
ffe, Canary Islands refuse to arrest Mr..
Leonard, who is wanted at Cape Town
In connection with the TranSvaal out
break
POOLING WITH THE WIRES.
81 Washington, Feb. 6.-No word has
come TO the state department from
United States Consul knight at johann
nesburg for week past, and 1t IS I'M
destood that the consul has not receiv-
ed any communications forwarded by
the state department IN that time
These conditions Will probably lead the
department 10 institute at once an in
Quiry 10 ascertain whether or not there
has been an unauthorized interference
with the consuIS kilograms. Private
advices Indicate that Mr.. knight has
started from johannesburg for Cape
Town and it is probable that he will
be heard from soon as he reaches the
cable terminus, which is outside of the
Beers control
Petoria, Feb. -CWednesday)-JOhn
Hays Hammond, the American mining
engineer charged with the leadership
of the late uprising in Johannesburg,
was liberated on bail today.