The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-30
Beers and UITLANDERS.
Situation Is Acutc Is On the Eve o. inc
jameson Reid.
the BRITISH CONSUL WAS APPEALED TO
,r~s.r az an Eglishmnn by bcer
,,,,,,,cr,rp Infiamcs the People.
RncinI Question Is bitter

1.ondon. December pa disquietins
aituataon is developing at JOHANNESBURG
According to the latest adyics's from tnci9
the place is seething with disconpent 90
on the eve OF the Jameson rad, IN con
sequence Of recent and proposed govern
mept measures which the uitlanders re-
gard ais being fresh series OF imposi .i'
In edition racial anirnosities are MEMS
fyinr At the vexatious treatment OF .ne
British Indians AMI Cape BOYS wnion1
Ia arousing much bitterness !.
Theme was & serious development las,
week when a Boer policeman mulue, ~.
an Englishman named Edgar, ehter,ns .no
latter's house and shooting him. the po.
liceman was arrested upon the charge, put
upon the following day the charge was
reduced to one OF nian5laugnter anu NY w
policemen was allowed his liberty on Dali.
The British agent demanded a rest'lueivn
Of The charge Of murder and mass i ,N..s
ing, which was attended by 5OVV Uitlanu
ers' was held at johannesburg on SUNDAY
10 protest against the murder OF Edgar
and TO present the British consul Win :
strongly worded petition to the queen re-
cNiug the wrongs OF the Uitlanders, APP
peelipg for protection and demanding sucn
steps as may be found necessary TO ter
nj nate the existing intolerable state OF az
fairs. 49,
There were no speeches. ewing to the
law prohibiting political gatherings. Inc
demonstration was very impressive. The
petition was presented to the consul, the
whole multitude signifying assent by up
lifting their hands. References TO the boer
policeman ELECTED shouts OF Lynch MIN
The needing however was peaceful with
the exception eli "a slight ARRAY WIN the
police ait its conclusion.
The newspapers publish venomous artl-
cles en- the subject The Boer organ. the
Strand Post. yesterday discussed the pros
pect OF war with Great Britain and advised
that on the first BRITISH act of war the
women and children Of Johannesburg be
given twenty -four hours to leave and that
the whole place be then razeds and that the
perpetrators of these turbulent proceedings
II caught should be thrown into the deep
shafts Of their mines. with the debris of
their machinery for costly shrouds," and
adding. the whole of johannesburg will
exult If the Afrikander ward is converted
into a gigantic rubbish heap, as mighty
tombstone for the shot-llown authors of
the monstrous deed
The Pretoria Volksetung suggests that
January 2 be observed as Jameson day and
that DR.. Jemeson be burned in effigy.
London, December 30.-The Johannes
burg correspondent of the Daily Mall who
utters warming against the optimst re-
ports cabled to London in the Kruger in
terest, says:
have interviewed the British consul
who said that the Saturday demon stration
impressed him as based upon deep public
feeling, while the deputation which pre-
sented the petition was to his personal
h0OWledQn rnf nf hiuh rhar.
acter and standing
Signs are multiplying that the uitland-
elss sentiment has been reused to the point
of asserting claims for justice. The ex-
reform leaders are debarred under pain of
Punishment for interfering in politics, but
they declare that despite Pretoria terror.
ism they will not keep silent much longer.
The present temper Of the community is
such that demonstrations will almost i'm
evitably be followed by serious riots.
! learn on high authority that during
the negotiations at Pretoria regarding Sat-
urday's demonstration the British agent
carefully avoided amy admission that The
British government assented to the public
meetings act. He even suggested that
Great Britain might test the legality of
Ihat measure under the London conyen-
ton.
The present position has aroused IN.
deepest public excitement known since the
.NiS-SH iarH diiu III Is known that some
thlng must be done quickly TO ayod hI-
initiating and intolernbe situation.
London. December 2s-The Cane Town
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
President Kruger. in the course of an in
terVlew' has asserted that he deprecate.
the wariike article published on Wednes-
DAY by the Boer organ. the Rand Post. and
declares that he will prohibit the pro-
posed antl-Jameson demonstration.
London, December 29-The Johannes
burg correspondent of the Times, tele.
graphing Thursday. says: Yesterdays ;s.
sue OF the Rand Post contains furhh,r In.
ilammatory articles. The paper calls Sat
urday proceedings rebell.ous plots aSainst
tne existence of the republic. and s.vies
tne petition as a lying and lbellous docn.
Iaent' compiled in conjunction with ~,
British agents office. eAV
~ suggests that If couple of wire nu,,.
ers were shot 1t would avert a formal war
ana says that Great Britain should h, 10
eumesled to appoint new consular stare
. ~ mediate compliance with which
tne e2quapurs OF the members ~ ~
present staff should be withdrawn. w