Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-08
JAMESON is IN JAIL.
Report that the Leader of the In
VasiOn Had Been Executed
was lncOrract
was Incorrect.

was incorrect.
London, Jan. A private and reli-
able telegram received here this after
noon from Pretoria says that President
Kruger has declared that he is willing to
make satisfactory concessions to the Uit-
landers, or foreign population of the
Transvaal, whose demands for repre-
sentation, in view of the fact that they
contribute practically the whole revenue
of the republic, led to the ill-feeling,
which resulted in DR.. Jamesons raid.
All Quiet at Johannesburg.
The colonial office received a dispatch
from Johannesburg at o'clock this
morning, saying that all is now quiet
there.
An official dispatch received at the
colonial office from Sir Hercules Robin
son, governor Of Cape Colony, says:
DeWett (Sir Jacob DewetD,, the British
agent at Pretoria, wires: Everything is
quiet and no further serious Disturbances
Will occur. a deputatlOn from the johann
nesburg reform party came over yesterday
evening giving guarantees to keep the peace
and maintain order. l waited upon Presi-
dent Kruger and informed him Of the guar
antees. He gave me the assurance that,
pending, your arrival, if the Johannesburg
people keep quiet and commit no hostile
acts or in any way break the laws of the
country, Johannesburg will not be molested
or surrounded by the Burgher forces. The
!
surance and pledged the committee to pre-
serve peace and order.
Il take this opportunity Of testifying in the
strongest manner to the great moderation
and forbearance Of the government of the
Transvaal under exceptionally trying cir
cumStances. Their attitude toward myself
was everything could wish
The prisoners have just arrived. The cas-
ualtieS on their side are said to be severe
slight"
Another dispatch from Sir Robinson to
Mr.. Chamberlain reads:
Dewett wires that Jameson's wounded
number over thirty They are all attended
by doctors. Their names and the details Of
their wounds cannot be given. The number
Of killed is estimated at seventy, but no re-
liable Information is obtainable. The bodies
that DR.. Jameson, Sir Charles Wiloughby
and Capt. White, brother of Lord ANAL
ly, are lodged in Pretoria JAIL Grey and
Coventry Capt. Charles J. Coventry of the
Becnuanaland police and brother of the
Earl of Coventry, are wounded The Beers
captured about 500 prisoners.
Details of the Battle.
Later in the day dispatch was re-
ceived at the colonial office from Cape
Town, dated noon today, giving the fol-
lowing details of the invasion of the
Transvaal by DR.. Jameson and his fol-
lowers as ga thered from the local press:
There is no doubt that DR.. Jameson
yielded after he had lost at least twenty
eight men. The battle lasted from 3 in
the afternoon until IL o'clock at night.
DR.. Jameson led the three principal at
tacks and his men distinguished them
selves with great gaIlantry.
No Cipher Codes.
New York, Jan. 4.-The Central cable
Office of the Western Union Telegraph
company this morning sent out the fol-
lowing notice:
johannesburg. Transvaal, Jan. 4.-The
government lines give notice that they
must refuse to accept code kilograms from
the public Messages in code should not
therefore be accepted