Evening star., 1896-01-04
A STUBBORN BATTLE.
Beers and British Fought Until
Eleven at Night.
Jameson DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF
President Kruger Willing to Make
Concessions.
KAISER WILHELM'S NOTE

LONDON, January 4.-The colonial office
received a dispatch frcm johannesburg at
O'Clock this morning saying that all is now
quiet there.
An official dispatch received at the colonial
Office from Sir Hercules Robinson, the gov
ernor Of Cape Colony, says: 'Dewett (Sir
Jacobus Dewett, the British agent at Pre-
toria wires: Everything is quiet and no
further serious disturbances will occur. A
deputation from the Johannesburg reform
committee came over yesterday evening.
giving guarantees to keep the peace and
maintain order. waited upon President
Kruger and informed him of the guarantees.
He gave me the assurance that, pending
your arrival, If the johannesburg people
keep quiet and commit no hostile acts, or in
any way break the laws Of the country,
johannesburg will not be molested or sur
rounded by the burghers' forces. The depu-
tation was highly grateful for this assur-
ance, and pledged the committee to preserve
peace and order. l take this opportunity
of testifying in the strongest manner to the
great moderation and forbearance of the
government of the Transvaal under excep-
tionally trying circumstances Their atti-
tude toward myself was everything could
wish. The prisoners have Just arrived The
casualties on their side are said to be Sc
we're, and on the side of the burghers very
slight"
The battle. -
Another dispatch from Sir Hercules Rob-
inson to Mr.. Chamberlain reads:
"Dewett wires that Jameson's wounded
number over thirty. They are all at
Krugersdorp. and attended by doctors Their
names and the details of their wounds can
not yet be given The number of killed is
estimated at seventy, but no reliable in
formation is obtainable. The bodies are
stili being picked up on the battlefield and
buried.
'"The Capetown papers state that DR..
Jameson. Sir Charles WilIoughby and Capt
White "a brother of Lord Annaly) are lodged
In the Pretoria Jail. Grey and Coventry
land police. and a brother of the Earl of
Coventry are wounded. The Beers cap-
tl-r 81 '"nrt 500 rrisonprS"
Later in the day dispatch was received
ed noon today, giving the following details
OF the defeat of DR.. Jameson and his fol-
lowers as gathered from the local press:
There Is no doubt that DR.. Jameson
yielded after he had lost at least twenty
eight men. The battle lasted from in
the afternoon until II o'clock in the night.
DR.. Jameson led in the principal attacks
and Lis men distinguished themselves with
great gallantry.'
A private and reliable telegram received
this afternoon from Pretoria says that
President Kruger has declared that he is
W''hnF :" wake satisfactory concessions
whose demands for representation, in view
OF the. fact that they contribute practical
ly the whole revenue of the republic led to
the ilt-feelin3 which resulted in DR.. Jame-
sons raid.
IA Insult Fr"n Germany.
The st. James Gazette this afternoon
thinks that Emperor Williams message to
President Kruger, like President Cleve-
lands message tc Congress, is warming
which should not be disregarded, and fur
nishes evidence of combination of the
powers against Great Britain
Continuing. the St. James Gazette urges
the British government to drop the Ar
nenian nonsense. make an alliance with
Russia, close the understanding with the
Dreibund, and. in any case, push on with
the armaments with unsleeping energy"
Ine GIoue says st is All insult from the
German government collectively and not
only from the emperor alone.'
Continuing. the Globe dwells upon the
necessity of strengthening Great Br;tain's
party here, but the entire empire would
so become were the words of President
Cleveland and Emperor William attempted
to be followed by deeds.'
President Kruger Congratulated.
Emperor William of Germany telegraph
ed to President Kruger follows:
Il express my sincere congratulations
that, with your own people and without ap-
pealing to the help of the friendly powers,
you have succeeded by your own energetic
action against the armed bands which in
vaded your country disturbers of the
peace and have thus been enabled to re-
store peace and safeguard the independence
Of your country against attacks from the
outside. (Signed)
WILLIAM"