The herald., 1896-01-08
CAPE Town DISPATCHES
Which Should Have Arrived
Long Ago
SLOWLY COMING TO HAND
SuccnCt Statement of Causes of the
Transvaal Troubles
The Incident Seems Practically Concluded
but Bitterness Of Feeling In Germany
and England Increases
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
LONDON, Jan. S.-[Copyrichted, 1896,
by the Associated Press. Missing dis
patches delayed in transmission from
Johannesburg and Cape Town are grad.
ual!y reaching this city. Some of the
latest messages filed are arriving before
the earliest dispatches placed in the hands
of the telegraph and cable operators at
the different places mentioned. They are
dated from January lst onward and being
collected.
The following synopsis of the invasion of
the Transvaal by the forces of the British
Chartered company has been compiled:
For a long time past the Uitlanders, or
foreign residents of the Transvaal, have
been complaining of the treatment they
have been subjected to by the Beers. The
| Uillanders, though far outnumbering the
| Beers. have been compelled 10 contribu te
practically all the revenue of the republic
and yet have no representation or voice in
| its government. That is their side of the
question. On the other hand the Beers
claim that the very fact of the Uitlanders,
mainly Englshnen, so far outnumber
| them is the main argument against giving
them full representation, for they would
soon outvote the Beers and make the re-
public nothing more or less than British
colony.
On this ground the i'll feeling grew until
intimations We're made to DR.. Jameson,
administrator of the territory of the British
chartered company, that the British in the
| Transvaal we're ripe for revolt and that if
| he would take the initiative, the Uitlanders
would rise and support him. DR.. Jameson
then began preparations for a raid upon
Johannesburg. marching about 700 men
and plenty CT ammunition, but little food,
| hn al oh
moment arrived, a letter was sent to Tim to
| go to the assistance of his compatriots who
were in danger at the hands of the Beers,
| the riding ahout the streets and country i'll
most TIN q ing manner.
| On Monu.y, December SON. DIR. Jame-
sons force crossed the Transvaal border
without the knowledge, however, it would
seem, of the Uitlanders of Johannesburg.
| He cut the telegraph wires behind him to
prevent being ordered back by the British
government, it is claimed, and pushed for
Krugersdorf, where he expected TO get
reinforcements of 200O Uitlanders.
On the following day the central COM
mittee of Uitander citizens constituted
themselves provisional government and
sent an ultimatuIn to The government of
President Kruger at Pretoria. The latter
J proposed a conference at Pretoria on the
following day, Wednesday, but the COM
mittee appointed by the new government
hesitated 10 go to Pretoria without a safe
conduct.
By this time the news that DR.. Jameson
had crossed the border was in Johannes
berg and his arrival at that place was ex.
| pected hourly.
In the meantime the Beers, who seem to
have been fully aware of Jameson's pro-
posed raid, gathered a force of about 5000
we'll armed, we'll mounted. excellently
trained farmer huntsmen, whose rifles al
wavs speak in deadly earnest.
NJ. .NE DI~
the Uitlanders, numbers of whom left the
| town during the night in bands of fifty
each. and the hope of raising force to as
sist Jameson began to melt away like snow
beneath warm sun.
Later committee of the provisional
/ government sent communication to Sir
Hercules Robinson, the governor of Cape
| Colony, asking protection.
This caused hurried exchange of cable
| messages wi h the home government, and
everything possible was done to call DR..
Jameson back, but in vain.
Eventually, however, the committee of
| the provisional government OF Johannes
berg went to Pretoria and had an interview
with President Kruger on Wednesday even
! ing. The president, after listening to the
compla nts, promised to redress their griev-
ances, give the Uitlauders representation
! in the government of the Transvaal, con-
cluded three days armistice with the in
real cause for raising men to support DR..
| Jameson.
Meanwhile, the provisional government
retained Johannesburg. The foreign resi-
dents generally united in asking President
Kruger to inaugurate reforms, stating that
otherwise they would do nothing to aid him.
When DR.. Jameson's forces were first
sighted in the Transvaal terri ory they
were met by messenger from Commander
Marco, who requested them to Withdraw.
| DIR. Jameson replied that he intended pro-
| ceedng with his original plans, which we're
not hostile to the people of the Transvaal.
| Fighting between the Beers and the in
vaders commenced soon afterward near
Krugersdorf, where the Beers occupied a
strong position. In addition to the strong
position, the Beers outnumbered DIR. Jame-
sons command by at least six to one.
After desultory fighting for twenty-four
hours without food, against overwhelming
numbers. the invaders were compelled to
| surrender.
According to the best estimates about
$50 of DR.. Jameson's followers were
killed and about fifty were wounded. The
prisoners captured by the Beers numbered
about 500. They were taken to Pretoria.
1t was evident to tire correspondent that
| DR.. Jameson was honest in thinking the
Uitlanders were in the greatest danger
from the Beers and the correspondent says
he rsked his own life and reputation in an
attempt to rescue them.
Popular feeling in favor of DR.. Jameson
is running very high in London.
The Times for example says: "The
march will remain a glorious tradition for
the AngloSaXon race"
A dispatch received by the colonial Sec
retary, Joseph Chamberlain, from Sir Her.
cules Robinson, dated yesterday, says that
the arms and ammunition of the British
Chartered company's forces at Buluwayo
have been placed in the custody of rep
resentative of the queen of Great Britain.
The feeling here against Germany on ac-
count of the emperor's dispatch of con-
graduation to President Kruger, appar-
emily ignoring British suzerainty over the
Transvaal republic, continues among all
classes of people, and the war sentiment
against Germany rises as time passes.
Lady Warwick has written a letter to the
! Times on the subject.
| 1t is understood that the arsenals and
dock yards are being overhauled.
Emperor William is a member of several
exclusive English clubs, including the
Royal Yacht squadron, and in some of
them the demand for his expulsion is al
ready very loud.
RoBINsoN'S ULTIMATUM
PRETORIA, Transvaal, Jan. 6.-After
consulting the Transvaal government, Sir