The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-08
JAMESON EXPEDITION
Crest Britaia to Be Called d
Iademaity. "a
THE CHURCH AND THE CRAVE CRISIS
Special Prayer Issued BY Arctblshsl
Canterbury. ' s's
HE CHURCH AND THE GRAVE cRIsIs
STATE MATTERS IN nExIc0I
President Dias Bsisg Urged for AnsthSx
Term OF Four Ysara..0ther
Foreign News.

by the Associated PresS.)-A dispatch -
ceived by the colonial secretary, MI.
Chamberlain. from Sir Hercules Robinson
dated yesterday. says that the arms and
ammunition of the British Chartered COM
pany's forces at Buluwayo Rave bccit
placed In the custody OF a representative
OF the queen of Great Britain. The feeling
against Emperor William and Germany
on account OF the formers dispatch 70
President Kruger continues among all
classes of people and the war sentiment
against Germany rises as the time passeasa
Lady Warwick has written a letter To-
the Times on the subject. II Is understood
that the arsenals and dock yards arc pc
ing overhauled. "
Emperor William Is a member OF soy.
eral ea elusive English clubs. including tho
Royal Yacht squadron, and In some OF
them the demand for his expulsion 10 al
ready very loud
Letters have also been published II the
newspapers demanding that he resign his
oolonelcy In the Royal Dragons.
There is no truth In the story that the
British government Is hurriedly drauinx
troops IN Capetown. In the first place
there is no necessity for It as all the troops
that might be needed could be drafted TO
Capetown from neighborlng colonies I'M
stead OF from so distant a country ~
India.
Delayed advices state that the central
committee of Uitlander citizens ronsti-
tuted themselves a provisional government
for the town and announced that ample
provision would be made to defend u
against any body of Beers.
The provisional government established
itself I'm the consolidated gold fields buiid-
Ing and three Maxim rapid are guns were
nlaced by tho citizens In advantageous
positions about It.
The so-called new government" then
sent an ultimatum TO tho government OF,
President Kruger at Pretoria. The latter
proposed q conference at Pretoria on the
following day. Wednesday, but the COM
mites appointed by the new pnyernment
hesitated to go TO Pretoria without safe
conductor.
Eventually, however. the committee OF
the provisional government of Johannes
burg went to Pretoria and had an inter
view with President Kruger on Wedncsaay
evening The president, after listening
TO the complaints made. promised 70 re-
dress their grievances. gave the uitlanoers
,enresentatIon In the government OF tho
rransyaal. concluded three days arms.
tico with the insurgents and thus removed
n further real cause for raising men 10
support Dr. Jameson. In the meantime
tho proyinsional government maintaineu
control OF the provisional government.
The Germans and Americans nau, uurnhS
tne time. Joined the National Union, rep
resented by the provisional goverh"vns
and their example was followed by the
Afrcanders in general. by the AustrahanS
and Inv the mercantile association.
put while President Kruger agresd 70
Grant the main demands Of the commit
Zee of the provisional government OF tne
National Union he imposed terms upon
thorn which aroused the Indignation OF ""
peoplc of Johannesburg, when tne neses
,,a,,on returned aud reported the result Of
H. ,,,ssion In fact, 1t In claimed thaf
,ho only thing which prevented an ''pris.
,no than occurring was the issuing 2.
an ~ ,mneriai proclamation foroiduine ~
british subjects to In any way a5srs' SO
Jameson. 80, .~,rt.e,ns t,,es
safety of Johannesburg, " tne towm 49,
cpiet intImated that he would auHnn ns~
the most severe measures II Any -. \, 49,
demonstrations against 'ne A's'--' 49,
ernment occurred. 49,
meeting OF the Americans OF ~
,and was held and they telegraphed IT,
,dent Kruger that while they were nsee 49,
T.. 4, sympathy with him they couiu nos
ho,n MIN unless he granted the demA1u1
~ the Uitlanders. The Rand German.
beld n meeting and sent deputaIaoa -
nss,,re president Kruger OF their 49,
,i s's,, ,nd ,oyaIty although tbex supported
Inc demand for reform In the aanin. nSsss
ton NJ the Tr1nsvaal. They aiso csyaeS
~ Emperor william asking him 20 nnns
,r.saure TO bear upon Great hritaln ,n]
prSer N prevent her interfering acussg
q, The affairs Of the Transvaal. Tne cCs-
~ OF Reuters Telegram COMB. ~.
Mad n talk with DR.. jameson anG ~
Inhr Wilioughby after the surrenusr ~
Thursday last. ,,., t.ttnd
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owing 10 the lack OF expected supt s~rt
AIthongh our allies failed us, we s.sa.s
have vet escaped II the railroad hau
aas,rcved as the Beers as wen a. vurs
Ives we're without ammunition untl ~
enr,ne nuIIing several truck ioads o ~ ~
,,n;t,on and supplies arrived ior tn4
Roers THAT settled 1t; we had neither
munitlon nor food. ..>,,,a.rt fhnt
n was evident to the correspongen. t Nv
~ Jameson was honest In thfnkink w.
,,,,,ondors were in greatest danger ttu al
~ poers and, the correspondent 49,
s ny r,sked hts own life and reputatot> s ~
no at,nnnt 10 rescue them. "A Y.
ror,,lor feeling In favor OF ". = Y
4, ,,,,nlnr very high IN London. *, I.
rho Times. for example, say; s
~, rch viii remain glorious uauas'Sn A''
The Anglo Saxon race "a
rondon.- January 1.-THE arcnr'sneg
~an,erb,,ry has issued a specls. R!>S$<