The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-01
[HANBERLAIN HASTY
rri+ioized for His Dispatch to
* President Kruger.
EiY yJURE CONDEMNED MEMS CASE
.,o Relief General in England That the
Promoters of the Transvaal Raid viii
Re Let OF with Heavy Fines and
short Prison Sentences.

prouoters of the TranSVaal Raid VIII
Re Let OF with Heavy Fines and
short Prison Sentences.
London, April 29.-Though the news
a the death sentence passed on the five
Aaders of the Johannesburg movement
Is a surprise and shock to those here
tho have watched the case, politicians
hs,de and outside of parliament admit
hat the sentence is the natural compile
hent Of the plea of guilty. Nobody
Eere believes that the sentence will be
.kecuted. 1t is thought that under
|he law under which the accused were
lied there was no course open to the
burt but to impose the death penalty.
j Is believed now that the arrange
hent between the prisoners and the
4ransvaal authorities provided for the
.sssinq of the death sentence, while at
ia same time the five men knew that
. president would exercise the power
,Sith which he is invested and later
minute the sentences. What the
seneral feeling among the Beers is
wards the prisoners is a matter OF
1Dubt.
Heavy Fines Expected.
BIZ has been long understood that
rsrv severe sentences would be passed
I'd order that the clemency which
Resident Kruger is certain to exer-
t|se might appear greater. 1t is
Ought probable that the sentence of
d hth will be committed to a short
I'm of imprisonment and large fine,
less Mr. Chamberlain's dispatch TO
Hesident Kruger, read in the house of
6.nmons, irritates the chief magis-
Ate of the Transvaal. This telegram
N regarded here as being precipitate
"a as leaving President Kruger no
ne to act on his own account, and as
Fing, moreover, the ring of dicta-
rs D.
Chamberlain Scored.
Ex-prime minister Lord Rosebery, in
f, peech at Rosedale last night at
ked Mr.. Chamberlain for his treat
Int of the Transvaal difficulty. A
later diplomatic comedy of errors,
t8 sail, had never been performed.
Nd hoped that the secretary of the
|te for the colonies would now ex-
l Se patience and discretion and curb
tongue. Then the negotiations
bit be satisfactorily concluded. Lord
ebery had reference to the follow
Ne Dispatch which Chamberlain sent
resident Kruger yesterday: '"The
n ernment has just learned that the
,Aatence of death has been passed upon
N five leaders of the reform commit
<t They can feel no doubt that your
A0&or will commute the sentence, and
assured the parliament of their
..E fiction that this is your honor's in
Ittion."
Jameson Astounded.
pndon, April ga representative
o' he United Press tried to obtain an
6rview with DR.. jameson on the
0N ect of the sentences imposed at
PHstoria upon the members of the
sNNR Rnnesburg reform committee. He
1.Si ined to discuss the matter beyond
s|'hg that he was astounded by the
AaE4rity of the sentences, which rem
ID the position very serious.
other Americans Sentenced.
81 etoria, April 30. = Among the
Q.Aar members of the reform committee
were sentenced yesterday are four
41< <ricans, Capt. Main, chief engineer
81 le Robinson Gold Mining company;
pr B. Clement, assistant consulting
beer of the Consolidated Gold
IS Mining company; j. S. Curtis, a
thy mining engineer who is well
W IN in New York, and a Mr.. Lawley.
were each sentenced to pay a
pf $4,000, to undergo two years
isonment and then be banished
the Transvaal for three years.