The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-30
N DON PAUL' 5 LAND
Uitlanders Again Seething
Over Alleged Wrongs.
MURDER BY A POLICEMAN
Is the Occasion for a Furious
Mass Meeting.

| London, Dec. ga disquieting situation
is developing in Johannesburg. Accord
ing TO the latest advices from there, the
place is seething with discomfort, as on
the eve Of the Jameson raid, in conse-
quence Of recent and proposed government
measures which the Uitlanders regard as
being a fresh series Of impositions. In
addition racial animosities are intensity
ing at the vexatious treatment of the
British-Indians and Cape Boys" which
is rousing much bitterness. There was a
serious development last week when a
Boer policeman murderer an Engishman
named Elgar, entering the latter's house
and shooting him. The policeman was ar
rested on the charge but upon the follow
ing day the charge was reduced TO one of
manslaughter and the policeman was al
lowed his liberty on bail The British
agent demanded restitution of the charge
of murder and a mass meeting, which was
attended by 5000 Uitlanders, was held at
Johannesburg on Sunday to protest against
the murder of Edgar and to present the
British consul with a strongly worded
petition to the queen, reciting the wrongs
OF the UltIanderS.
ON THE POINT OF EXPLOSION.
London, Dec. 29-The johannesburg cor
respondent OF the Dali Mail, who utters
a warning against the optimistic reports
cabled to London in the Kruger interest,
says:
Il have interviewed the British consul,
who said that the Saturday demonstration
impressed him as based upon deep public
feeling, while the deputation which pre-
scented the petition was, to his personal
knowledge, composed of men Of high char
acter and standing.
signs are multiplying that the Uit-
lander sentiment has been aroused TO the
point of asserting claims for justice. The
eX-reform leaders are debarred under pain
of Punishment from interfering in poll
tics, but they declare that despite Preto-
Tian oppression they will not keep silence
much longer. The present temper of the
community is such that opposing demon
STATIONS will almost inevitably be follow
ed by serious riots.
Il learn on high authority that during
the negotiations at Pretoria regarding Sat
urday's demonstration, the British agent
carefully avoided any admission that the
British government assented 10 the public
meetings act. He even suggested that
Great Britain might test the legality Of
that measure under the London conven-
ton.
1.-The present position has aroused the
deepest public excitement known since
the Jamison raid, and it is plain that
so1Na hing must be done quickly to ter
inmate a humiliating and intolerable sit
uation-"
The Capetown correspondent % the
Daily Mail says:
president Kruger, in the course of an
interview, has asserted that he depre-
Gates the warlike article published on 1
Wednesday by the Boer organ the Rand
Post, and declares that he viii prohibit
the proposed anti-Jameson demonstra-
ton.
THE TNCENDIARY PRESS.
The johannesburg correspondent of the
Times. telegraphing Thursday, says:
yesterdays issue of the Rand Post con |
tains further inf1ammatory articles. The
paper called Saturdays proceedings re-
belHous plots against the existence of the /
republic, and styles the petition. "a lying
and hbelous document compiled in con- |
junction with the British agents office
1T suggests that if couple of wire
pullers were shot it would avert formal |
war and says that Great Britain should |
be required to appoint a new consular
staff. failing immediate compliance with |
which request, the exequateurs of the
members of the present staff should be