The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-09
BOERS DEMAND INDEMNITY
ASK THE BRITISH CHARTERED
COMPANY TO PAY s2,5OO,OOO.
LOndOners Attack German and Dutch
Socialists i'm Hyde Park and Scat
ter Them After n Fight.

LONDON, Jan. 9.-The developments of
the past twenty-four hours have not tended
to allay the war fever that is spreading over
England. The newspapers are still blustery
in tone and the anti-German sentiment is
increasing among the people. In the clubs
you hear Germany's Emperor called "the
Prussian war lord,' "Herr Swollen Head
and the ambitious young autocrat." Now
and then the wish is expressed that the
young war lord will get the licking he is
so rashly courting." Some of the more rad
ical of the young naval officers are burn
ing to test the destructive power of the
big guns of their ships on something more
animate than condemned hulks impro-
vised targets. 1t is this class that Is most
anxious to reduce the big head OF The
young war lord" They recite with gusto
the story about His German Majesty's do
ings on one of his war ships some time ago.
when. ii Is said, the Kaiser took charge of
the vessel on a Sunday morning, posed as
a deity and forced the crew to fall down
and worship him. While the story has little
or no basis. the recalling Of 1t just now
shows the bitterness of the ant-German
sentiment of those who rave at the Emp ror.
The Germans themselves are saying little,
as dispatches from Berlin indicate there is
no visible war scare there among the peo-
ple The newspapers, of course. resent the
British buster" but there is no apparent
effort to arouse a war sentiment among the
masses.
Many baseless rumors were in circulation
here again yesterday, but there was enough
confirmed news to keep the war excite
ment ablaze. 1t is admitted that both
English and German war ships are hurry
ing TO Delagoa bay, the great South African
seaport. and it is also a. fact that there is
unusual activity at the navy yards in
England. Count Won Hatzfeldt-Wnden-
burg, the German ambassador to Great
Britain had conference with the Marquis
of Salisbury yesterday afternoon. A dis
patch from Berlin says that Prince Won
Radolin, the German ambassador to st.
Petersburg who has been at the German
capital. has returned to St. Petersburg
bearing a letter from Emperor William to
the Car dealing with the Transvaal ques-
tion. Another dispatch from. Berlin to the
Times, speaking CT the supposed purpose
of the Germans to dispatch troops to the
relief of the Beers says: 'It is now ex-
planned that Germany only desired to protect
German residents and its consulate at Pre-
toria and that no arrangement had been
previously made with Portugal, and, after
hearing that DR.. jameson had started, Ger
many only had time to telegraph an explain
alton of its intended action TO Lisbon. The
news Of DR.. Jamesons defeat arrived be-
fore Portugal had time to reply. 1t is a
pity that this explanation was not pub
lished earlier"
The latest dispatches from Capetown re-
port that 1t is stated at Pretoria that the
Transvaal government demands the Danish
ment of Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, ex-Premer of
Cape Colony, and DR.. jameson from Africa,
and that an enormous fine is also demand
ed from the British chartered company.
1t is supposed here that this may refer
TO the $,5o0OOO indemnity which. accord
ing to dispatch from Berlin, the Transvaal
government will demand of Great Britain.
An editorial in the Times admits that the
chartered South Africa company ought to
indemnify the Transvaal for DR.. Jameson s
raid, but says there is not a shadow of
pretext for the demand for Hon. Cecil
Rhodes expulsion.
A meeting of German and Dutch Social
lists held in Hyde Park last evening to
congratulate President Kruger was attacked
by a crowd of Londoners. The platform was
demolished and a free fight ensued, in the
midst of which the foreigners fed.
The Chronicle learns on authority that
the German Council did not fully approve
of Emperor Williams telegraphing to Presi-
dent Kruger, but the Emperor insisted on
having his own way, and handed the mes
sage himself to the telegraph bureau, order
ing that a copy of it be impaired to the