The San Francisco call., 1896-01-03
Invading Forces of the South
African Company Are Easily
" 0verpowered.
TURMOIL IN THE TRANsVAAL.
The Crushing of a Rebellion That
J.: Has Been Smoldering for
Six Months.

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Jan. 2.-The Cape Times has dispatch
from Pretoria, dateI yesterday, saying
r hat the. latest news from hruegersdorp
s. : to'the effect that there had been fight
lng between the; Beers ana the force led
by*Dr Jameson snd that the latter had
suffered heavily.
a later d{sIiatCh from Pretoria says that
: Dr. JamesQE. was surrounded by large
force of Beers near Krdegersdorp and was
obliged TO surrender.
The Right Hon. Joseph. Chamberlain,
= Secretary OF State for the Colonies, has
seIit.a g dispatch to Governor Robinson,
saying: :....: - ....--.-
:. &. tI@fel;ret that Dr.. Jameson's disobedi-
~ence. has led to a: deplorable loss of life.
DO -ycalr best to secure generous. treatment
OF Tie prisoners and woupded.''.-:
=; ;...-LaND0N, ENG, Jan. '2.-The following
dlspatch was received this evening from
Sir Henry R0 binson, Governor of Cape
~Colony:*.::.- -:
==.:,'t.CAPET0WN,, Jan. Is rs P. .a.-A
messengero overlook DR.. Jameson ten miles
The other side of the Elans River. The
messenger brought back verbal message
thatthe dispatch. received by Dr.. Jameson
would be attended to. The force was sad
ding up, and at once proceeded eastward
- DIR. Jameson thus received aud disregarded
: both my messages" ~'
:. A dispatch has reached the Colonial Of
flee stating that Dr..Jameson has had a
burg, resulting in. his surrender. A num-
ber**o his followers were killed and
s oInded No details are ;.iven.-
&
. .tele gT4phed to: Mr.. Chamberlain at the
Colonial Office to-day that no reports of
lighting at. johannesburg or elsewhere in
*the Transya4I had been: received by him.
tits not known by. Governor Robinson
where DIR: Jameson is or whether the or
#aerto return forthwith which was sent to
hi by Mr.: Chamb berlalh has reached him.
The directors of the. British South Africa
com pany.: had. q conference with Mr..
:GlamberIaln:at the Colonial Office at 2:30
o.eloekthis afternoons, =. -.
" II he. dispatch received at the Foreign
:0f5ee,. announcing that an engagement
had taken place between Dr.: Jameson's s
8: forces and: the, Beers: and that the former
had been compelled to surrender. was
!. sent by. Sir Jacobus a. Dewet, the British
=: agent al Pretoria.
:: : A spatCh from Johannesburg, South
:, Africa. Gated December 3d. says. the people
= there ARE greatly excited Numbers of
:. Beers. are. to. be seen riding: through the
Streets which adds: greatly to the. public
: excitement*'.A performance of ae0thello"
:: was given ol:i}ecember 80 at the Standard
. -Theater= in : Johannesburg. which: was
J: crowded with people of all classes. The
fiyT.
national air Of Of s TransYaaI,- whereat the
: audTence .droWned.the. music with groans
and Kisses: The: orchestra then played d
!. '.God Save the Queen; when the people
rose and cheered: -. II s. =. :; =.
a mass.meetlng OF Australian residents
:: OF Johannesburg has. been held. at which
the*.chairman proposeg That infantry and
mounted companies beraised. to resist, the
-: Beers. :::@-:<...:.:..
SIS The.Pafl Mall Gazette asserts that 1000
armed men, who have been in readiness
: at Buluwayo: 10. march into. the Trans
vaal, are. probably now en- route. for that
Territory. The directors OF The British
South africa: Company held a>meetinp at
: noon: to-day TO, consider the dispatch. sent.
: by Mr.. Cham berlain ordering the. imne-
diate :disayoBal by the company: Of anv
knowledge ge.or:resp possibility for DR.. Jane
sons act in leading an armed body Of. men
into the Tran$yaal..: -: -.
The directors themselves profess to be
entirely without knowledge of Jameson's
;. movement
ii: The report that the Queen has ordered
the Duke of Fife to withdraw from the di
ree.tory of the British South Africa Com
::panX is denied.
=. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State
- loT the Colonies, has issued statement
announcing that Governor Robinson of. the
!. !, Cape Colony will start for Pretoria this
: afternoon. to assist in the peaceful settle
.ment OF the Transvaal difficulties.
Chamberlain had a satisfactory inter
view this morning with the directors of
.tne British South Africa Company, among
. whom was the Duke of Fife
- Ihe Chronicle in its issue Tomorrow
VIII. claim on high authority that the re-
Dellion has been -smoldering in Bechuana-
!anq tor-: six months and that during that
time Dr. Jameson. and his followers were
sllently- arranging to descend upon the
p ! ransVaaI.~ The dispatch hints at certain
M ALTERS to the .discredit of Englishraen, of
|hich matters, it says, Mr.. Chamberlain
:. The Colonial Office, it adds, is also aware
that Il. the Hon.. Cecil Rhodes, Prime Min
-lster -lsi3e OF Cape Colony, will have to supply
the money for DR.. jam eson's escapade.
:. "A :, All the morning papers will publish
eqlteEals e. op.the subject of the invasion of
; tIe l transvaal.-- They deplore the result,
which, they say, will involve the gravest
consequences.
Ihey contend that nothing but success
could have justified the invasion. AS the
scheme has miserably failed it has seri-