The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-19
DR.. JAMEs0N's RAID.
committee of Parliament Begin.
the Tnauiry-seeIi Rhodes
Reads a statement

Reads n Statements.
LONDON. Feb. fT.-rrhe committee ar
pointed BY parliament 20 Inquire into th4
Transvaal Fala began hearings yesterday.
TIE Prince OF Wales ana many dissin-
guished people were present Cecil Rhodes
read long statement. recir.ng the griev-
aaces CT foreigners against the TFsrsx3zE
government He sad Re assisted r. the
movement 70 bring sbous the ch2uga in
government
IN MS statement Col Rhodes says.
After long efforts. the people Despair
fns o. redress BY constitutional means.
resolved 70 seek 10 extra eonStftattoral
means 20 secure such . change o. gov
erEfnent as would give them. a majority
OF ire population possessing more than
half % the land nine-tenths 81 the wealth
ana paying nineteen wentiefhs OF the
taxes, a due share IN the administration.
sFnpathized with them. and as
sana owner vas largely interested. As
citizen OF Cape Colony ] suffered under
the persisteutiy unfrlendly attitude OF the
frausvaal towards Cape Colony. ] assist
81 In the movement with purse and In
uueucs. and acting within my rights
placed troops under Janison's orders on
the border OF the Transvaat prepared 10
act under certain circumstances ! 1td
not tell the Chartered Company Ia London
anything IN regard 20 the raid. DR.. Jane
son went In without ms authority. All
ny actions were greatly Influenced - my
beliet that the policy o. the present Trans
yaai was 10 introduce the influence % an
other power Germany. and thereby com
plicate the situation"
Rhodes manner on cross-examination
was very abrupt and defiant lie looked
around the room a. he answered. for
William Vernon Harcourt and frequently
began 10 question the latter. Pressed by
Fir William 20 what right he had 10
send troops 10 the Transvaai. Rhodes re-
Piled:
II have very probably done wrong: but
there Is another movement now which has
much support, namely. the lncursion OF
The Greeks. That's wrong, TOO. no
doubt -
Sir William Vernon Harcourt examined
Rhodes at length. The latter refused TO
answer questions relative 20 the snug
CLING OF arms into the TransvaaL Asked
why II ne was acting within his rights
IN sending troops 20 the borders Of the
Transvaai. be had not informed Sir Her
cules Robinson. the governor OF Cape Col
ony. of the fact. Mr.. Rhodes asked:
DO you want an answer"
Yes. said the Liberal leader.
Well remarked Mr.. Rhodes. Il think
you must get that answer from Robin
son" daughter from Mr.. Lahouchere)
The examination OF Mr. Rhodes lasted
until the committee adjourned. and de-
Sei0ped little that vas new. The commit
tee viii meet again on Friday next.
A dispatch TO the Daily Mall from Cape
Town SAYS that the TransVaal republic
has demanded fs23. 90 indemnity on ac-
count OF the raid OF Or. Jameson.
Traasvaafs Demand for Indemnity.
The secretary OF state for the colonies.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. announced IN the
house of commons today that an Official
telegram had been received from the Brit
ish agent 81 Pretoria. capital OF tho Trans
wal. OF Tuesday. conveying a bill OF IN
demnity presented by the Transvaal as a
result Of the Jameson raid. The bill IS
divided into two heads. The first asks for
the payment Of E677 9Ss Ses 81 as a ma
teFiaI charge. and under the second head
tie Transvasi asks for 81 o1o.0po for moral
and intellectual damage. Mr.. Chamber
lain further said that according 20 the tel
egram the foregoing demands DO not in
clude the legitimate claims which may be
advanced
The telegram also says that the indem-
nifty is 20 BE- paid by the British govern
ment "er caused 10 be paid by them" APP
parentiy suggesting that the government
compel The British Chartered South Africa
company TO pay 81. or. In default. that the
government must foot the bin.