The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-12
MORE SERIOUS THAN EVER.
The Beers Not Only Want Independence
But More Land.

LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch from
Johannesburg, received to-day bus
dssed yesterday, says that the crisis in
the Trsnsvaal IL not over. Presidents
Kruger and Sir Hercules Robinson, the
governor Of Cape Colony, have failed to
agree upon 8 settlement of the matters
In dispute.
It Is understood that the president
insists upon che annulling OF the con-
vention of 1854 and that Amalongsland,
lately added to the territory of the
colony Of Natal, he annexed to the
Boer republic as an indemnity OF DR..
Jsmeson's raid In the T%ransvaal.
II these reports are true the gravity
OF the situation has increased and the
reason for the assembling OF Great
Britain's forces may be found in the
strained relations between che presi-
dent OF the Transvsal and the governor
OF Cape Colony.
There are also signs that the Orange
free state and the TranevsHl govern
mont will max common cause against
Great Britain should there be further
trouble. and the report of q secret I'M
derstanding between Germany and
Transvaal continues undenied In official
circles. The frequently repeated ssser-
ton thet:the British government had
purchased Delogoa bay from Portugal
thus cutting off any possibility of the
Beers obtaining a seaport 10 still un-
confirmed and u~ncontradicte1.
HaYs-Hammond, the American, who
arrived at Johannesburg yesterday, and
was taken to Pretoria charged with high
treason, Is said to be the only American
known to have been arrested up to the
present time In consequence OF the
Transvaal troubles.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11.-John Hays
Hammond, the American mining epgi-
neer, reported from johannesburg,
among the members of the reform COM
mittee as being arrested there to-day
and taken to Pestoria, charged with high
treason, ts we'll known on tho Pacific
coast. Hammond is q protege of Hon.
Cecil Rhodes. and his arrest Ia assumed
to confirm the suspicion that Rhodes
was directly connected with the upris.
ing against the Beers.
VIII Report to Parliament.
LONDON, Jan. IA semi-ofhcIal note
was published to-day stating that the
British government had decided to SUBJ
NIT TO parliament full information in
regard to Armenia, the TrsnsvasI and
Venezuela. Consequently. the United
States Venezuelan commission will
shortly have access to sll the material
points OF the British case.
German Interference Resented,
CAPE Town, Jan. 11.-There Ia O
strong feeling OF resentment among the
Dutch IS we'll as the British here ct
the so-onlled meddling OF Germany in
South African affairs. Intense excite.
ment prevails and there ia a renewal of
Wild rumors. including one that Great
Britain has sent an ultimatum to the
government of the Tranavaal.
A Wholesale Slaughter.
. LONDON, Jan. IA special dispatch
received here from Rome SAYS shat
10000 Abyssinians were killed or
wounded in the attack made upon
Mskale IN January 8.
effect that the heavy Abyssinian losses
In the attack upon Markale. on January
8. when ten thousand natives were
killed was due to the explosion of mines
laid by the Italians o outside the fortif.
cations.
Emperor william vs.. Queen Victoria.
BERLIN. Jan. 1.-THE report thatlet.
tiers have passed between Emperor Will
liam and Queen Victoria relative to the
subject matter of Transvaal Is confirmed
here. 1t is now claimed that this COR
respondence has not been quite concil.
iatory In its nature, lntimation being
made that the emperor has made the
statement, that while not intending to
offend England in any way, he is still of
b opinion that DR.. Jsmeson's parade
Wal criminal.