The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
LIKE RATS IN A TRAP
How Jameson's Freebooters
Were Slain at hrugersdorp.
NOT A eoER WAS SCRATCHED.
ssxtv Burghers DID the F.Isiing-Jauae-
son Was Given Five Minutes
TO surrender.
New YORK Sun.

raj
= daily paper. The weekly edition con
ssies fhe news dispatches under dates
..kea directly from the daily, and shA
Slscatehss In this issae OF the weekly
sarr1 q most interesting aud complete
sssrv Of tbs stirring events connected
rfsh the insane attempt OK Jameson 20
aeerthrgw the Beer government. The
.ssry also tells more OF the ofenses Of
IoAn Pays Hammond and the other
Americans who are n0w under arrest and
vhnse appeal to the government OF the
fruissd States for protsctlon has 80 stirred
the American people the last week or two
than has hitherto been known. The dis
patrhes printed. and from which this
starr i made up. We're AL written by spe-
esal correspondents OF the Cape Times.
vAe were ia Johannesburg, and VINO had
personal share ga much that was done
there The dispatches begin December
q and end January s.
johannesburg Is believed 10 be on tine
verge Of 4 rebellion against the Boer gov
syaHseHt Ia the beginning Of the story.
The Iifiau8ers and tho leaders % the
National Union have served an ultimatum
On ths government. setting forth the
ferns that they demand. The merchants
ana fra8esnten do not want 10 fight. be-
cause they say there Is a gang Of ruf-
fans out of work at least go strong in
me CITY and an outbreak OF hostili'fes
outrage and pislage. To cope with such
prospective atrocities the Mercantile As
eociaficn has formed itself into a commit
tee Of defense. and the Australians into
Red Cross Protection Brigade"
But on the other hand. the while miners
along "tne rees" were anxious for a row.
There are 200 CQrninh miners alone.
handed together for the purpose Of enforc-
ng the demands. and there " 10 lack Of
arms and ammunition IL Is stated that
At the mine which * the head center OF
this organization there are f.oea stand OF
rifles and one Maxim gun. and there are
SAID to b. large supplies Ia other places.
Altogether the mining people who sub
scribe To the manifesto are regarded as
fully prepared for emergencies. What
particular torch is TO set the Rand on
Ere Is doubtful. bat there Is a generally
believed report that two OF che large min
Ing companies contemplate closing down
81 fhe end Of the year. and thus throwing
thousands or whites and blacks on the
fuaG 70 Pretoria Should this be done
ether companies would follow. vita what
consequences history would tef'
ON the -. cay % December Jameaon's
raid. which started two DAYS later. WAS
POT expected IN Johannesburg. The rsvo-
laionary feeling became more intense
every hour. on the GOTH preparations were
niA4e ~ 'he nlaas axned hy Bnisisb capt.
iAlsss for whatever might tTansplre The
miners @ern recruited for active military
service II Il should come 10 that The
streets of Johannesburg were thronged
with mechanics ard mining men. ard in
every block was 4 'tirebrapd helping
along BY talk the general disposition to
fight There was an important meeting OF
fhs American residents held tn
tue afternoon 20 discuss the pc
liCal situation. Mr.. J. S. Curtis pre-
sided. The business was the reception %
Al aran
Mr. II. G. Perkins. had Just returned
from Pretoria. where they had had an in
ssrylew with Mr.. Kruger air. Jennings
addressed tire meeting. He said THAI Pres
sleat Kruger had listened tosthem inteutiy
They conveyed 70 hlTu what they believed
81 be- the sentiment or Americans IN the
Rand They assured TIE president that
Americans recognized the rights af tho
Beers as We'll as of the Tttlaaders, bat that
unless he could. IN some way. meet the
demands OF the unenfranchiscd people 90
tie Transvaal he could nos expect their
support when a revolution came, Priest
cent Kruger said this was no time for dis
casslon. hus time Tor people 20 obey the
law ar Jennings and ar. Fcrk rs poiu-
81 Oaj e. the president that n war eas pre-
t.pitated outside forces would come IN. and
That meant the overthrow OF the republic.
They told him that the Americans wanted
& see the republic preserved bat recon
structed on truer basis The president
then asked directly whether in the event
e rebellion the Americans would be with
o. against the republic, They answered
tha they would he against the govern
iaeni. ard that Impressed his honor. Pres
hent Kruger asked the advice ar Ass VS.
slors as 10 what pc should do 20 avert tho
impeadInr revolution. They told him 10
rake the best possible terms with the
Iraasvaal National Union.
The afternoon of the meeting Of these
Americans 9he excitement reached ats
alghest. The men 81 Sac toWn began ship
rnE their wives ard children away in any
direction they could send them hy tram.
= run was Begun on She haHks. TIE work
81 enrolling She fchti9g men. which had
before heen done qu.stiNs was now done
ereaiy The Mercantile Association met
al resolved THAT this association. recoE-
rssnE fhe ersve political unrest IN these
fields. forms itself iuto body of men 30
e. called the town badly guard. f0r the
purpose - meeting al possible eHaers n
elss. preserving the public order. protect
tax lives ard property 81 town.
After thus resolving tno Mercantile As
Heeiston became known as tha Reform
Committee That night the public houses
were alt onen and thousands ihTouEed the
streets The feeling was that there should
= 10 more waiting for the government.
hit the 'iar' sing should begin az once. The
shutting down ~ the mines predicted the
cav before came The owners gave 8s an
excuse that thev "coul3 NOT afford 30 keep
e2sn wfth gre price Of eTeaastwTs so high"
tho0gh tHe.- mines were paying more shan
~ ger cFat dividends year. Tae miners
Mo were fsii or each received e rife
AT each went hou1e an8 seut BITS wife anl
fRaily oHf ~ town. Nobody slept ia DO
AAe0esharE that might - seemed almost
strtal0 tast iha crisis mtsst come the mex
cay ily ueNt CAV came the 0cWs thar Dr..
ssmes'7 haa crossed she TrarsvRai boz
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