The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-14
A sAvANNAHIAN IN JOHANNEsBURG.
Wages Are Good There, But Living
Is LITTLE High.

Copies Of The Star. the leading paper Of
Johannesburg, South African republic.
have been received here by friends Of Mr..
TrOuD Hodges, who was for several years
in the employ of the Central railroad. and
left Savannah for johannesburg about
year ago.
Mr. Hodges writes that he has a very sat
isfactory position there with a lumber
firm at a salary OF S175 a month. AS he
pays so a month for board, howevST, and
the prices Of other things are in proper
ton, it viii be seen that he has not struck
bonanza after all At the same time, he
is very well pleased with his position, and
IN a new country like South Africa, there
IS always a chance 20 strike II rich.
The Morning News dispatches for the
last two months have contained a great
deal about johannesburg and South Afri
ca. due TO the invasion Of the cOun-
try by DIT Jameson of the British South
AFRICAN Company, With 500 men. and his
defeat by the BOer troops. The two copies
OF the Star received here give a very good
insight INTO the situation, containing the
manifesto of the Transvaal National I'm
ion and other articles on the situa-
qon just preceding the attempt Of DR..
As has been already stated, the discovery
or gold in the johannesburg district has
resulted IN most wonderful development
or mat section, and has resulted in max
stricken condition ten years ago, the rich
est OF the South African states The re-
pubic was settled and is controlled by
Beers, or descendants Of the early Dutch
settlers. The foreigners, chiefly British,
VINO have poured into the gold fields, and
who have built a city of 1000 inhabitants
on what was a barren plain ten years ago.
and who control nine-tenths OF the wealth
OF the country, are allowed no share in the
6em WeR d Ry 5se FF8Se e %h9 regard
termed Citlanders by the Beers and
neither they nor their children can be-
come citizens, except under very difficult
All the political power Of Johannesburg
Is IN the hands Of few hundred Beers
mostly lahorers. NaJurally this state of
English, Irish, Scotch, Americans and
Germans, adventurous spirits most of
them, and including many of great wealth
anu lnteliigence. Judging by the tone of
the article in the Star. things were ripe
Tot revolution and subsequent circufn-
stances prove this impression to be cor
though. w.
,Backwoodsmen would be the term ap-
plleu 10 the Beers in this country They
sive and very much opposed to ali for
elgners, even of their own blood They
nave one virtue, and that is, they are good
hghters. England ATTEMPTED to annex tbe
country ten years ago, and after protest-
ing without avail the Beers took lIp arms
ana defeated the British troops, which
had been sent into the country. England
then receded from the territory and
agreed to mere nominal suzerainty.
which leaves the Beers to regulate their
internal affairs themselves.
The Beers seem to be rubbing II I'm on
the British settlers now and Great
Brltans nominal suzerainty does not
aVau to help her citizens in any wav. The
FAILURE of the proposed revolution has left
aiIalrs IN a very ticklish state. and the
rest or the world is watching to see what
Great Britain will Go about it, The Ger
MI u l. a.
Britain. AZ N4ea'