The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-02
'TRANSVAAL TROUBLE
DIR. Jamcson's Conduct Considered a
Piece Of British Arrogance.
GERMANY ANGRY OVER THE AFFAIR,
She Wants to Know If England
Will Make Amends.
FRESH OUTBREAKS IN TURKEY.
Russia TO Observe Complete Neutrality
In the Venezuelan boundary Dis-
pute-Foreign Briefs.

London. January 1.-The secretary OF
state for the colonies Mr. Joseph Cham
berlain. has issued the following state
ment on the Transvaal question: Having
learned ON Monday that DR.. Jameson had
entered the Boer country l have since
been continually engaged In an endcavor
10 avert the consequences of his extra
ordinary action.
Sir Hercules Robinson has, by procia-
nation, publicly repudiated DR.. Jameson's
act and has enjoined the British subjects
Jameson and his officers have also been
ordered 10 retire Immediately. 1t Is hoped
that a collision will he ayerted but Dr.
Jameson cut the wires as he advanced,
l have called upon the chartered COM
pany to repudiate DR.. Jameson's pro-
ceeding Of which the company says It is
entirely ignorant.
stated that Dr.. Jameson acted without
bis authority. AS soon MS he heard OF
the contemplated trouble In the Trans
Saal he endeavored to stop him but the
wires were cut.
1t is reported that Dr. jameson wrote
to Commandant Marco, who cautioned
him TO retire, as fo.lows
II have informed you that intend to
proceed with my original plans watch
are not hostile against the people Of the
II ia an ini, put we Sae here IN reply 70
OF the land TO assist ,hcin In their de-
mands for justice and the ordinary rights
Of every citizen of a civilized State"
II appears from this letter that DIR.
Jameson was not induced to take the
extraordinary step OF invading n friendly
country IN time of peace by the fears
of life of women or children or a native
uprising; but In order to support a poll
tical movement which is In the mature
of constitutional agitation for redress
of grievances.
W. =. Frazer n member of the execu-
tive council of the National union, the
only member In London, discussing the
tNt,R ill.,. t..k "A.
",Nhe most distinguished and iniuen-
tial men IN the land are Americans and
they felt that Africa Is their home ana
ARE win the English In feeling the ncces-
sity for better government and free code
of mining laws"
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
London. January 1.-The Times In an ed
torlal thinks that Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain's censure of DR.. Jameson
for the invasion of the Transvaal in the
absence of the MAN who has undeniably
rendered great and distinguished service
to his country is somewhat precipitate.
The Belfast Evening Telegraph publish
Ga a private letter from Buluwayo. South
Africa, dated November /. stating that
there was talk there. even at that time,
of the English seizing the Transvaal and
that the chartered South African com
pany troops had gone south for that pur-
pose. under secret orders, with ten guns
and many wagons.
DR. Jameson, the leader of the party Of
British South Africa company sympa-
thizers now engaged In an invasion of the
Transvaai, Is the administrator for the
British South Africa company territories
in Newfoundland and Matabeleland lie
Is the son OF a Scotch journalist and was
educated for the medical profession; but
just as he began to make his mark as
practitioner in Glasgow he decided to 70
TO South Africa, and IN the early seven
ties he reached the diamond fields and
soon acquired high reputation and n re-
muneratiye practice In the treatment Of
typhoid malGral disease known as camp
fever" which is very prevalent In the
South African mining districts In fact
DIR. Jameson was so successful that he
was upon tho point Of returning to Scot
land when he was persuaded by Mr.. Ceca
Rhodes, premier of Cape Colony. TO en-
ter the service Of the British South Africl
company In which not only Mr.. Rhodes
but all his friends are understood to he
largely interested.
As administrator of the land owned by
the British South Africa company DIR
Jameson has shown considerable exccu
two ability and has proved that he IL no
lacking In the kind of strategic skill
which has made moro than one British
chartered company expand greatly Mt 1T
tie exrensc. although with little blood
shed and duplicity,
When the British chartered company
engaged in It's little war against the un
fortunate King Lubengula of Matabele
land. DR.. Jameson was the prime move
in all the successful operations which
first brought about the Matabele wa
and eventually ended In the practical an
nexation of that vast territory to Great
Ilritaln.