The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-08

Kruger Gives Her a hearing, HHo9eS ~
Consider Everything and Hopes the
End of the Week VIII See Everything
Settled, Whatever That Means-soiici-
tor of the British South Africa Com
psny EnIIshtens the Public Touching
Rhodes and Jameson'sS designations
MatabeIe Rebellion at an End.
London, May "A Pretoria dispatch
TO the Daily Telegraph dated Wednes-
day says:
John Hayes Hammond's wife had
long and touching interview with Pres
ident Kruger tonight, at which she
pleaded the cause Of her husband and
the other prisoners. President Kruger
promised to consider everything and
hoped the matter would be settied pv
the end Of the week
The Times publishes a communication
from Mr.. Hawkesley, solicitor for the
British Chartered South African com
pany which contains the minutes OF the
board meeting, its correspondence, etc.
during the Dariod of the excitement over
the Jameson raid and since, showing
that Cecil Rhodes before leaving Lon
don on his return to Rhodesia, empoW-
cred Mr.. Hawkesley TO tender his reslg-
nation 10 the Chartered company II IL
should prove advisable, he being actua-
ted by a supreme desire TO preserve the
company's charter.
DIR. Jameson, also, it is announced, au-
thorized Mr. Hawkesley to exonerate
the directors in the Chartered company
from any knowledge Of, or completely
In, his raid. The directors placed on
record their absolute ignorance of the
raid.
IN AN UNOFFICIAL WAY.
Hawkesley-s letter to the board ten
dering the designations Of Cecil Rhodes
and Alfred Belt, the two directors d.
rectly implicated by the Transvaal
"crypotgram," intimated that both
these persons will continue 10 devote
their energies to Rhodesia in an unoffic-
fal capacity, retaining their director
ships in other African railways and tel
egraph companies.
The directors of the Chartered com
pany on Monday cabled to Cecil Rhodes
at G1welo as follows: Hesitate to ac-
cept resignation. What's your views? p
Mr.. Rhodes replied from Gwelo on
Monday: let resignation wait. We
fight Matabeles" The directors there
upon deferred their acceptance of thu
resignation Colonial Secretary Cham
xerlain has intimated to the directors
that the government has not consid-
cred it its duty TO advise the directors
In the present situation.
dispatch from Cape Town to the
Times says" Supplies of food are being
sent from Salisbury to Gwelo by native
bearers. The Gwelo and Salisbury col
unsns have gazetted Cecil Rhodes as
their colonel
NEWS FROM THE FRONT.
Gwelo, May 6, Wednesday, via. Cape
Town, May Two Cape Town boys
have arrived here from Bellingwe, and
they report that forty white persons
have been compelled TO stop there
through the loss of their cattle. The
messengers report that these men are
holding their own against the enemy.
The boys" had narrow escapes from
being shot.
Cecil Rhodes who has been delayed
here with his column on his roed TO Bull
uwayo has made an address to the peo-
pie Of Gwelo. IN which he said they
should lose no time in thoroughly
thrashing the rebels and giving them
an everlasting lesson.
I'VE viii attack the enemy massed al
sMavin," Mr.. Rhodes said, within q
day or two, and viii then proceed 10
Buluwayo with the smallest possible
delay"
Mr.. Rhodes intended. he said, to re-
main in Rhodesia until the rebellion is
crushed.
Cape Town, May THE advance of
the imperial troops beyond AIafeking
has been cancelled, on Earl Grey's state
ment that the back of the rebellion has
been broken and that their assistance
was not required at BuluwayO. Earl
Grey also requested Governor Sir Her
cules Robinson not to increase the diff
culties Involved in forwarding supplies
by sending any more troops