Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-02
JOHN BULLS TROUBLES Dr. Jameson and Several Hun
 dred Followers INVADING THE IRANSVAAE A Proclamation Has Been Issued Repudiatng
 the Doctors Act. HE CUT ALL THE WIRES BEHIND HIM President Kruger of the South African Re- public Has Called the Burghers to Arms and Battle Is Expected
 Hourly.
HE CUT ALL THE WIRES BEHIND HIN

London, Jan. 1.-Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, has issued an official statement that he is now in communication with President Kruger of the South African republic in an endeavor to avert serious conse- quences of the unauthorized and alto gether unjustifiable act of Dr. Jameson, the administrator of the British South African company, in leading a force of from 300 to FOG men into the Transvaal to assist the Uitlanders in their contention against the South African republic.
 Governor Robinson of Cape Colony has issued proclamation publicly re- pudiating the act of Dr. Jameson, and has caused to be published in the news papers of Pretoria and Johannesburg an injunction in the name of the queen to all of her majesty's subjects in the Trans vaal not to give aid to pr. Jameson, but to obey the law and observe order.
 Messengers have been sent to overtake Jameson, conveying orders to him and every officer accomnars ing him that they shall retik le Transvaal ter ritory immediat The situation is very much aggra. dted by the fact that Dr. Jameson cut the wires behind him, rendering telegraphic communica- tion with him impossible. MT. Cham berlain sent a telegram to the British South African company asking them to repudiate Jameson and his actions. To this the company replied that they were ignorant of Jamesons acts or purposes. MT. Cecil Rhodes, prime minister of Cape Colony in connection with this re- ply stated that Jameson. had acted with out authority. He tRhodes) had tried to stop him when he learned that he had gone into the Transyaal, but found that the wires had been cut. and that conse- quently he could not communicate with him.
 pr. Jameson wrote letter to the com Inandant at Marieland refusing to with draw from. the Transvaal and avowlng thas he would proceed Upon his original pla' 3, which is acceptance of the invita- ton of the principal residents of Rand to assist them in their demands for jus tice.
 The cablegram sent by Chamberlain to Dr. Jameson ordering him to return cannot reach the latter until he arrives at Johannesburg, at which place there are arms enough to equip 30,000 men for fighting.
 It is rumored here that advices have been received announcing the arrival of Dr. Jameson with his followers at Jo- hannesburg.
 President Kruger, according to the latest information here, has called the Burghers to arms, and large force of them is proceeding against Johannes burg. They are advancing rapidly and a battle is hourly expected.
 Germany May Interfere.
 Berlin, Jan. 1.-Considerable excite ment prevails here over the crisis in the Transvaal, and the attitude of Great Brit ain is denounced on all sides. The Ma tiOnal Zeitung saws:
 The South Africa company. holding the charter of the queen, has committed a grievous breach of the peace and viola ton of the law of nations Germany's interests demand that the independ- ant republic shall be maintained in the act, and we expect Germany to interpose with all possible emphasis to assist Presi- dent Kruger. t....
 The. vosssche Zeitung says: "The proceedings of the British South African many must take energetic steps to pro- tect the South African republic.
 An Ocean Liner Reached.
 London Jan. 1.-The Cunard line steam- CT Cephalonia. Captain Seccombe. from Boston December 21, for Liverpool, struck a rock at Southstack, near Holyhead. at 7:30 o'clock this morning. Her passen- gers were at breakfast at the time. Many of them were thrown from their seats by the shock. Everybody rushed on deck and the widest excitement pre- vailed. Captain Seecomb succeeded in calming the panic. Shrieking passen- gers orderad the boats lowered. When the boats got into the water the women were placed in them first and the men 1 afterwards. The boats then put for shore, the captain ordering their crews to return to the ship. At o'clock the vessel, assisted by the rising tide and her own steam, backed off the rock. and the passengers learning that the ship had not been damaged, returned to her. and the Cephalonia proceeded for Liverpool. | Fifteen of the Cephalonias passengers landed at Queenstown yesterday. She | had stormy voyage throughout. The | Cephalonia after being fioated put in for l Ho1yhead, but was finally beached at the | upper end of New Harbor, her afterhold | being apparently full of water. A thick | fog prevailed at the time she struck the | rock at Southstack. While she was fast | on the rock life boat was sent to her. | hut was not needed.
 The Situation in Turkey.
 Constantinople, Jan. Limited States | Minister Terrell has telegrams from | Anitab, Asia Minor, stating that distrub- ances had taken place there, in which | three person were killed. The telegrams | also said that there had been an out | break, lasting two days. Miss Corina l shattuck, missionary at that place, the | dispatches said, had received the assur- | ance that she should have guard and be | conveyed in safety to Anitab. Drago- mans from the various embassies went to | the porte Tuesday afternoon for the pur- | pose of obtaining a definite reply to the | request of the foreign diplomats that | the matter of the surrender of Zeitoun | to the Turks be arrested though the me- | diations of consuls at Aleppo The tele- | grams from Harpoot say that the gov- | ernment has put stop to the work of re- lievirg the needy and suffering at that | place, which had been conducted through | the missiofN ries. . e...s.
 On December 16 the Armenians in Zei- toun made demand upon the porte for