The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04
THE KAISER
Sends Congratulations With a Surg
intended For England.
BRITISH NEWSPAPERS WORRIED.
Cannot Hide Fact That Eng
land Stands Alone.

LONDON, Jan. 4.-The colonial Office re-
mailed open until $50 o'clock this morn
Ing, many officials attending there, but
no further news from Trsnsvaal was re'
ceived
The Emperor Of Germany has sent the
following cable dispatch TO Paul Kruger,
president OF the South African republics:
II express my sincere congratulations
that, supported by your people and with
out appealing for help to friendly powers,
you have succeeded by your own energetic
action against the armed bands which in.
.vaded your country as dsturbers of the
peace and have thus been enabled to re-
store, peace and safeguard the independ-
ence OF your country against attacks from
outside"
Emperor Williams dispatch to Presi-
dent Kruger Is denounced with the ut.
most severity in the editorials in English
newspapers today. The Times says: Ii
Is grave apd distinctly unfriendly, and,
being complied after conference with
Chancellor Won Hohenloho and the for
eign and naval secretaries, imparts to 1t
the importance OF state act. The article
proceeds to argue that Germany has no
ground to cohtend that any doubt exists
as to Englsnd's right OF suzerainty over
the Transvaal and asks: Is our Berlin
correspondent indeed right when he con
fesses that be is driven TO the conclusion
that Germany has gladly seized this op
portunity 10 humiliate England?
The Post says; IL is evident that the
emperor considers war with England
something To be prepared for. We cannot
hide from ourselves that England stands
alone. The proper reply TO the emperor
telegram is the recall of the Mediterranean
squadron TO join the channel squadron.
The Standard similarly gives Germany
to understand that England will brook nc
interference between herself and the Trans
vaal.
The Daily News, the Liberal organ, on
the contrary, says: There is nothing hos
tile in the emperors words. They are O
warning which is sorely needed in some
quarters that the encouragement of fill
busters is playing with edged tools. Eng
land has no right &c interfere with thC
internal affairs of 'rransvaal.
Executions Nav Result.
The Berlin correspondent of The Daily
Telegraph says that DIR. w. j. Leydes. the
secretary of state for Transvaal, who IL
now in Germany, has news that the fight
ing at krugersdorf was desperate, and
lasted for ~ hours, with heavy slaughter
DIR. Jameson and all the survivors, the
advices state, are prisoners, and IL IL
pretty certain that some of them will be
hanged or shot as an example.
The Times thinks that the complete
cessation OF news from the Transvaal il
incompatible with the reports already re-
ceived, and suggests that the government
should assume control OF the Eastern
Telegraph company's offices, as they are
empowered TO do in an emergency.
A Berlin dispatch to The Post reports
that the evening papers there hurl insults
against England. the Chartered South
African company and Cecil Rhodes. The
Norddeutche Allegemeine Zeitung heads
its article "a Wild Dance"
The Berlin correspondent Of The Daily
News says: The affair threatens to be-
come trial OF strength between Eng
land and Germany. / learn that the
cruiser Condor has been ordered TO Defu-
goa Bay.
The Berlin correspondent of The Times
fears that Emperor Williams telegram
will induce President Kruger to denounce
the Transvaal reaties with England
A dispatch from Rome says that Italy
has charged Germany with the protection
OF Italian subjects in the Transvaal.