The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-08
DIR. JAMESON'S RAID
EFFORT TO EXONERATE BRITISH
CHARTERED COMPANY OFFICIALS.
Cecil Rhodes Fighting tho Matabeles
and Not Ready to Have His Res
ignatiOn Acted On.

LONDON, May s.-The Times this morn
ing publishes communication from Mr.
Hawksley, solicitor for the British Chartered
South Africa Company, which contains the
minutes OF the board meetings, its CORE
spondence, etc., during the period of the
excitement over the Jameson raid and since.
showing that Cecil Rhodes, before leaving
London on his return to Rhodesia, empow-
cred Mr.. Hawksley to tender his resignation
to the chartered company If it should prove
advisable, he being actuated>by a desire to
preserve the company's charteh> DR.. Jane
son, also, 1t Is announced. authorized Mr..
Hawksley to exonorats the directors in the
chartered company from any knowledge OF
or completely in his raid. The directors, at
a meeting, also placed on record their abso-
lutte ignorance of the raid. Mr.. Hawksley's
letter to the board rendering the resigna-
tions Of Cecil Rhodes and Alfred Belt, the
two directors directly Implicated by the
Trarsvaal Cryptogran, intimated that both
these persons will continue to devote their
energies to Rhodesia In an unofficial capaci-
ty, retaining their directorships in other AZ
rican railways ana telegraph companies The
directors of the Chartered South African
Company on Monday cabed to Cecil Rhodes
at Gweio, as follows: Hesitate to accept
resignation. WHATS your view?' Mr.. Rhodes
replied from Gwelo on Wednesday: LET
resignation wait. We fight Matabeles to-
morrow" The directors thereupon deferred
their acceptance of the resignation. Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain has intimated to the
directors that the government has not con-
sidered IL +. its duty to advise the directors
In the present situation.
A cablegram from Gwelo. via Cape Town,
dated Wednesday, says: Two Cape Beers
have arrived here from Beiiingwe and they
report that forty white persons have been
compelled to stop there through the loss of
these men are holding their own against
the enemy. The Beers had narrow es-
capes from being shot. Cecil Rhodes, who
mas mas been del. delayed here with his column on
luwayo has made an address to the people
Of Gwelo, In which he said that they should
lose no time in thoroughly thrashing the
rebels and giving them one everlasting les
son. I'VE will attack the enemy massed at
Mavin," Mr.. Rhodes said, within day or
two. and VIII then proceed to. Buluwayo
with the smallest possible delay" Mr.
Rhodes intends, he says, to remain in
Rhodesia until the rebellion is crushed
A dispatch from Cape, Town. dated
the imperial troops beyond Mafekn has
been Cancelled on Earl Gray's statement
that the back of the rebellion had broken,
at Buluwago. Earl Gray also requested
Governor Sir Hercules Robinson not to in
crease the difficulties involved in forward
ing supplies by sending any more troops.
Pretoria dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph, dated Wednesday. says: John Hays
Hammonds wife had long and touching
interview with President Kruger tonight,
at which she pleaded the cause Of her hus-
band and the other prisoners. President
Kruger promised to consider everything,
and he said he hoped that the matter would
be settled by the end OF the week"
A dispatch from Cape Town to the Times
says: Supplies of food are being sent from
Salisbury to Gwelo by native bearers. Trc
Gweio and Salisbury column have gazetted
Cecil Rhodes as their colonel"