The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-02
THE SOUTH AFRICAN TROUBLE
A Conflict Between the British
and Beers Imminent.
DR.. Jamison With soven Hundred Epg-
lishmep and Six Maxim Guns Marching
on Johannesburz-The Burshsrs six
Thousand Strong Have Prepared to
Resist DEMONSTRATION Of tho Britioh
Force Serious Ono.

Il
toria, Transvaal republic, to. day, tends
to confirm the gravity OF the situation
here. growing out Of the invasion of the
Boer territory by an armed force OF the
British South Africa company, num-
boring about 700 men, with ak Maxim
guns, led by DR.. Jamison, the British
commissioner, who WAS so successful in
his operations against King Lobenguls.
The Transvaal president, Kruger, has
called upon the Burghers to defend
their country and serious conflict is
anticipated, in spite Of the fact that the
colonial secretary, the Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain, hiss telegrsphed to DIR.
Jamison to withdraw into British terri-
tory and has urged President Kruger to
do his u.mcss to prevent bloodshed.
a dispaich received here from the
TrsDsvaal to- day by financial paper
says. The Burghers are advancing to
meet Jamisou. A conflict is hourly ex.
pacted." The African newspapers com.
men. as great langth upon this fresh
trouble which the British government
les to face. They recognize the fact
thss the invasion of tho Transyasl,
although msde upon the urgent request
OF thousands Of Englishmen ard others
In the Transvaal who complain that
they have TO pay tho whole revenue Of
the country, while being denied repr :.
sentation, is liable to givo cfensa TO
Germany. whose friendship a. this
critical stage Marquis OF Salisbury Is
| most anxious to cultivate.
As the telegraph wires are believed TO
| hevo been cus behind Dr.. Jamison's
a mr. thnR o.
| and equipped, have boon mobiliz.d un-
der General Joubert, news Of a bloody
conflict is expected. The Beers can put
| In the field about six thousand good
| lighting men, supported with Maxim
guns, and TO oppose this force DR.. Jami-
son has only about sevon hundred men,
with six Maxim guns, who may receive
the direct or indirect assistance of about
four thousand unframed and badly
AIMED Englishmen.
| However, Jamison may be able to call
to his support ore thousand men belong.
ing to the de Beers, whose headquar~
tiers are at Kimberly. These men are
| we'll equipped and would prove an
effective reinforcement for DR.. Jamison.
b 1T, as the latter Is already said to be
advancing upon johannesburg with his
small body of men, he may meet the
Beers and the issue be decided before
any reinforcemen's can reach him.
Great Britain, through the colonial sec
| Rotary, has offered to srbitrste tho mat.
| ter; but 1t IL feared that the offer has
como too late and that the most serious
consequences arc to be apprehended.
Great Brftafn's Invasion VIII be Resisted.
BERLIN, Jan. 1.-The news of tho in
vasion of the Transvael republic by an
armed British fierce has created a de-
| cided sensation here. The Keeuz Z.it-
unH commenting on the news soys;
Everywhere the Same greed and bad
faith. To-day it Is Africa, Yesterday IT
was South America
In discussing the invasion of the
! Trsnsvaal by DR. Jamison and the forces
OF tho British South Africs Company,
oil the newspapers here declare that his
action constitutes seriouo and no iusti-
h-bie breach OF the peace against which
Germany must protest
The National Zeiturg remarks that
German interests demanded tho main
tenRnce of tho independence of the
South African republic, and it expects
that the government will vigorously de-
fend and come to President Kruger's aid
In case of necessity.
The Vossiteoe Zeltung says: "The
action OF DR.. Jamison cannot be
| sOAOA1eOAs AZ 40 VIC Quby VI LQ6 u
government to Immediately take ener.
gesic steps to protect endangered Ger
man .inserests and ct the same time
those of our kindsmen, the Brrs. It's
impossible to protest too strongly
against this scs OF violence upon the
part OF the British"
The Report Unfounded.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. lit Is SENT
oficially atated that the statements
made In the ST. Petersburg dispatch Of
Decem Der 81 to the Tageblstt, OF Ber-
lin, are nnfounded.
In the dispatch referred to 1t was
stated that the United States Govern
ment had been sounding Russia re-
gsrding the digpute with Great Britain
on the Venezuelan question. and the
former was said to have received the
most favorable reply, IL being declared
tnat tho Russian government shares
PRESIDENT Cleveland's views on the sub
ject and is prepared to support them at
any rate automatically. II was added
that 1t WAS not impossible that the
United States had received tina support
OF Russia In her present 6nsncial
troubles.
According TO tho SENT % fflcial state
ment of to day, Russia will observe
complete neutrality in the matter, her
inseresss not being affected by tho
Venezuelan dispute
A Conflict Inevitable.
BERLIN. Jan. IA cable dispatch re-
ceived here from Pretoria says that o
rising has occurred ct Johannesburg II
Is added that 800 moro armed men be-
longing 60 the British Chartered Com.
pany crossed the frontier Yesterday
evening. and President Kruger is de-
termined to repel the freebooters by