Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-09

prevailed upon Portugal TO allow the German
troops to traverse the Portuguese Souti
African territory adjoining the Transvaa
with a view OF reinforcing the s3oers. a spe
ciai dispatch from Berlin this afternoon says
1t Is rumored there that Portugal has posi-.
lively refused to consent to any such move.
ment upon the part Of Germany.
The idea that a combination of powers has
bsen formed against Great Britain seems to
be gaining ground and a dispatch TO the
Soleil OF Paris today says that a movement
Is really on foot to establish an antl-British
alliance.
QUIET AT CAPE TOWN.
From Cape Town today the news is much
more satisfactory than for some time past
and sets at rest the sensational stories cabled
to the United States on the subject.
A dispatch to the secretary Of state for the
colonies. Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. from Sir
Hercules Robinson, dated yesterday, and just
made public. says that the Uitlanders of
johannesburg have surrendered uncondition-
ally, and have given up their arms to the
representatives, Of President Kruger. In ad-
dition. the latter has intimated his intention
Of handing over DR.. Jameson and the other
prisoners captured by the Beers to the Brit
ish high commissioner on the borders OF
Natal, Sir Hercules Robinson, in his dis
patch, adds: You may, therefore. be salts
fed that the crisis is over and that all danger
of further hostllities is ended"
The dispatch L. regarded by Mr.. Chamber
lain as practically settling the crisis in the
dHdlIS u IHt lTdHsNddl SO laT as the Beers
are concerned, and is also looked upon as
dfspoTng OF the report that DR.. jameson
had been sentenced to be shot, which was
current at Cape Town recently.
The most bitter contempt H. felt at Cape
Town, says a dispatch dated January 5, for
the Rand Uitlanders. who are branded as
towards for abandoning DR.. Jameson, ana
the hops has been expressed that President
Kruger would reject their demands. This
dispatch also says that Sir Hercules Robin
son was petitioned to pray for the release OF
DR.. Jameson before dealing With the demand
Of the so-called nation of johannesburg.
Mr.. Chamberlain Is to give a dinner to-
night at the Devonshlre club, to the chiefs
OF the departments Of the colonial Office.
A later dispatch from Berlin says that
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor,
was present at the conference this morning
between Emperor William and DR.. Kayser,
chief Of the German colonial office.
Another dispatch from Governor Robinson.
dated Pretoria, January Z, in reply to Mr..
Chamberlain inquiry as to whether there
was danger Of an advance from Buluwayo.-
said: II have received a telegram from the
chairman of the mass meeting held at Bulu-
wayo yesterday, saying that a resolution was
passed unanimously praying me to exert
all my influence to obtain the honorable re-
lease of DR.. Jameson and his men as a mat
ter overrating all other considerations and
assuring me Of the loyal obedience to my
proclamation.
II also received a similar telegram from
the Chamber Of Mines at B%uluwayo, and
think it Is certain there is now no danger
from that quarter"
A third dispatch from Governor Robinson
to Mr.. Chamberlain, dated Pretoria, January
Z. communicates a message from the imperial
agent at Rhcdisia. 1t says: IT have been
absent from Bechuanaland nearly a fortnight
prior to DR.. Jameson's move. I arrived at
Mafeling on Sunday, December 20, and
heard then, after the telegraph line had been
closed, that his force was going to leave
that night and the wire was cut. The first
message which came through on Monday.
December 30, was your message directing ms
to send after DR.. Jameson, to tell him and
force him to return.
about one-flfth only of the force which
yielded started from Mafeking or Cape CO.
ony; four-ffths started from Camp Pltsani,
in the British South Africa company's terri
tory. No portion of the force started from
Bechuanaland.
"Dr. Jameson left me an officer and two
men at Mafeking and eighty-siX men at
Pitsanl. He appears to have taken all the
available men. There ara now ten police
in the whole Of Bochuanaland. four of whom
are doing o,istomsS duty = The country is
practically without police and there are no
magistrates In the British Chartered com
pany's new territory, / have no reason to
believe that any local officials in Bechuana-
land had any knowledge of the raid. The
magistrate who was in the British Char
tered company's territory accompanied the
force"
Governor Robinson also telegraphs that |
Captain Charles John Coventry, second son
Of the Earl Of Coventry. and one of DR..
Jameson's officers who was reported to have
died from wounds received in fighting the
Beers, is alive and recovering from his
wounds.
DECEIVED HIS FOLLOWERS.
A dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram com
pany from Krugersdorp dated January 3, |
says the wounds inflicted by the bullets of
the Metfcrd rifle are remarkably clean. The
correspondent instances a case in which
a Metford rifle bullet penetrated the brain
of a man and the man is still alive. The
dispatch also says the BechuanaIand con-
tingent Of DR.. Jameson's force unite in de-
claring that when they left Mafeking they
were told they were going to fight a native
tribe and it was only when they had crossed
the border Of the Transvaal that they were
told they were going to johannesburg. to
the relief Of the residents Of the place and
that they would be Joined by a detachment
of the Cape mounted rifles, 1000 Johannes
burg volunteers and a regiment from Cape
town.
At the close of business for the day the
marquis OF Salisbury proceeded to 4,'atfeld
house, where a grand county ball Is to be
given this evening. Several hundred guests
pie of the neighborhood. Among those who
viii be present arr: Mr.. d. c.. Wells. second
secretary of the United States embassy; and
the secretary of the United States ambas-
sador. Mr.. Carter. Ambassador Bayard will
not be present., as he Is shooting in York
shire.
WORK ON VENEZUELAN DOCU-
MENTS.
In regard to the pressure being brought
by the Daily Chronicle, Mr., George w.
the New York correspondent of the
London TINES, and others urging the marquis
Of Salisbury to publish the entire Venezuelan
correspondence, the foreign ofiice states that
while 1t wishes to do everything in Its power.
as consistently as it can to furnish all the
matter that may tend to better the
feeling between the two governments 1t
must be realized that the correspondence
extends over hftyrfive years, and is in various
Therefore. 1t is not matter which
can be compiled In a few days. The state
ment of the foreign office ended with the
remark: You may state. however, that
the marquis Of Salisbury is engaged upon the
and that Il full statement will be
placed before Parliament as soon as posi-
ble."
An editorial in the Times admits that the
South Africa company ought 10
indemnify the Transvaal for DR.. Jameson's
raid, but says there is not a shadow Of pre-
for the demand for Hon. Ceci! Rhodes
A dispatch to the Times from