The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-12

and sent him back TO Krugersdorp. The
Transvaal government later published an
announcement saying 1t regretted Eloffs
escapade."
Count Won Hatzfeldt-w -wildenburg, German
ambassador TO England, had a long con-
ference with the Marquis of Salisbury, the
Prime Minister after the Cabinet meeting
to-day Baron de Courcel, the French en-
bassador, called later.
WALES VISITS CHAMBERLAIN.
The Prince of Wales conferred with Mr..
Chamberlain Secretary OF State for the
Colonies, for an hour this afternoon, with
view TO determining the relations between
the Duke of Fife, husband of the Princess
Louise Of Wales and the chartered British
South Africa Company, OF which the Duke
is director. 1t was recently reported that
Queen Victoria had ordered the Duke OF
Fife to resign his directorship, but this was
denied by him. The correspondence with
Emperor William was also a subject under
discussion. Considerable Importance is at
tached TO their interview.
A dispatch from johannesburg. TransvaaI.
dated the 10th. says that it is reported from
Pretoria that DR.. Jameson and other officers
have been started for Natal. where they
ities to be tried under the law making it
a punishable offense 20 prepare a wariike
demonstration against a friendly state. Ac-
cording to this dispatch several further ar
rests have occurred at johannesburg. Sew
enty warrants have been issued and all
passports have been stopped. Business is
stagnant in consequence of the existing con-
dition of affairs.
A report from Duroan, Natal, says that
the Hon. Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchin-
son, Governor of Natal, has gone 10 Pre-
toria to arrange with Sir Hercules Robin
son. Governor of Cape Colony. for the trans
portation of DR.. Jameson and his followers
through Natal to England. Persons at
tached to the Colonial Office think that all
of Dr. Jameson's force will be brought to
England to be dealt with by the Queen,
Arrangements have been made to convey
the persons already under arrest from
Capetown to England by a troop ship.
A UNIONIST ORGANS VIEWS
The Observer, published Sunday morning
in the interests of the Unionist party, in an
editorial says that 1.-The manner in which
the directors of the chartered company have
used their powers will compel Mr.. Cham
berlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies,
to examine the whole question Of the valid
ity of their rights. If the conditions on
which the charter was conferred TO the
company are not being conformed TO the
future OF the company must be decided
accordingly, although the company must be
dealt with according to its deserts. The
Beers are by no means sinless. The re-
peated pledges made by President Kruger,
of Transvaal have been broken again and
again, and even the Jameson escapade cam
not postpone drastic changes in South Afri-
ca President Kruger belongs to an old
order which is rapidly passing away. Cab
met councils are secret, but Ii Is no Sc
cret that these considera tions occupied the
attention of the Ministers yesterday. DR..
Jamesons raid must be paid for. but not
by a people that this country can ultimately
utilize. The situation at Transvaal. in East
Asia and Europe must not be allowed to
make to England's harm. How far these
plans will succeed depends. first, on the Wig
ilance of Great Britain, and, secondly, on
the attitude Of the powers
A dispatch TO the Observer from Berlin
says that the rebuff which German diplo-
mats received at the hands of the Portu-
guese government, when the permission was
asked for the passage OF the German
marines via Delasaa bay for Transvaal
was more keeniy felt than any misadventure
of the week. 1t is however, believed that
the German Foreign Office, though check
mated in this particular, has not aban-
doned the hope that the German marines
will ultimately be allowed to pass through
TransvaaI