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Great Britain and Germany Have
Serious Differences.
CAUSED BY TRANSvAAL STRIFE,
Emperor William Not Favorable to
British Suzerainty-Dr. Jamieson's
Fflibusters Defeated and President
Krueger Wants an Independency.

Inc war CIOuO Ln2G mas Deen nAnS-
ing over Europe has assumed a de-
cidedly serious aspect in consequence
Of differences between Great Britain
and Germany regarding the situation
Dispatches to London under date of
December 2Sth brought news of the
threatened crisis between the Nit
tanders and the government on ac-
count of the Europeans being refused
political rights, while bearing three
fourths of the burden of taxation and
outnumbering the Beers by three to
one. The predictions of a conflict
were realized when DR.. Jameson, the
leader of the British South African
Company, lead force of some 800
men across the Transvaal frontier to
attack Johannesburg. Their advance
was checked by the prompt action Of
President Kreuger's forces. A sharp
battle took place, in which Jameson
lost alarge number of men and was
himself taken prisoner.
Throughout Europe the action of
DIR. Jameson was put down as having
been part OF a plot laid by England
TO obtain full possession OF the Trans
vaal, whereupon Secretary OF State
for the Colonies, Mr.. Chamberlain,
issued the following statement:
qHaving learned that DR.. Jameson
has entered the Boer country, I have
since been continuously engaged in an
endeavor to avert the consequences of
his extraordinary action. Sir Her.
cules Robinson has, by proclamation,
publicly repudiated JamiesOn's act,
and has enjoined the British subjects
to obey the law and remain quiet.
Jameson and his officers have also
been ordered to retire Immediately.
It is hoped that a collision may be
averted, but Jameson cut the wires
as he advanced. The British agent at
johannesburg is moving forward to
meet DR.. Jameson and to order him,
in the Queen's name, to retire. [
have called upon the chartered com.
pany to repudiate Mr.. JamiesOn's
procedure, of which the company says
it is entirely ignorant. Cecil Rhodes,
Premier of Cape Colony, has stated
that Jameson acted without his au-
thority. AS soon as he heard that he
contem plated entering the Transvaai
he endeavored to stop him, but found
that the wires were cut
The feature in the affair which in
censed Great Britain was the follow
ing congratulations sent President
Kreuger by Emperor William OF Ger
many: "I express my sincere con
gratulations that with your people,
and without appealing to the help of
friendly powers, you have succeeded
by your own energetic action against
the armed bands which invaded your
country as disturbers OF the peace,
and have thus been enabled to restore
peace and safeguard in defense OF
the country against attacks from the
outside" This is regarded as dl-
rect affront to Great Britain which
has exercised suZerainty over Trans
vaal under the convention of 1884. On
January 4th the resignation of Cecil
Rhodes, Premier of Cape Colony, and
the supposed mead of the revolution
ary movement was confirmed. Sir
Gordon Sprigg is named as his sue
cessor
This action however had little effect
upon the war spirit that has appar-
emily become thoroughly aroused in
Great Britain. Preparations for the
commission of flying squadron con-
sisting of the best battleships Great
Britain has at her command have
been issued and Rear Admiral Raw
son has been ordered to proceed TO
Delagoa bay on board the first class
steel cruiser St. George. War talk in
both England and Germany is run
ming high. The me"'ion Of he TRIMS
vaal affair ill the GerIuan ReIch,tag |
was greeted with cheers from the |
members and throughout both coun |
tries the feeling seems tn be that the
opponent must "oack down or nght
Dispatches to London from Ber- |
lin January 10th state that un-
less Great Britain satisfies the de-
mands of President Kreuger, which
include the abrOgatiOu OF the conven-