The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-05-24
|ED ANOIHER JAMESON RAID. .AN0IHER MAKANELI DEAL
HEADED OFF THIS TIME BEFORE
IT HAPPENS.
Like Sir James Boyle, Kruger Smells
a Mouse; Feels it in the air; Nips it
in the Bud"

PRETORIA (Transvaal Republic),
May 16.-The arrest at Johannesburg
early this morning of eight alleged for
mer British officers on the charge of
high treason has caused intense excite
ment here. The prisoners were brought
to Pretoria by special train. After they
had been lodged in Jail they were visit
ed by the British diplomatic agent here.
The officers arrested are Captain Pat
terson, formerly of the Lancers; Col
onel r. f. Nichols, Lieutenant ].
Tremlett, c. A. Ellis, lately a private
detective at johannesburg; Lieutenant
John Allen Mitchell. formerly of the
Horse Artillery; former Sergeant j.
Fries. j. 2. Hooper and Nichols. None
of them have been in the employ of the
British South Africa Chartered Com
pany.
The Executive Council of the Trans
vaal is sitting in secret session this
evening considering the arrests.
The British Agent and Charge DAT
faires, Cunningham Green, had an in
terview with President Kruger this
afternoon, and expressed regret that
men who had worn the Queens uniform
should be concerned in such a move
ment. President Kruger replied that
he would not believe the prisoners were
British officers until it had been proved
adding that he hoped the affair would
1
ing between himself and Sir Alfred
| Miner, Governor of Cape Colony and
British High Commissioner for South
| Africa.
! JOHANNESBURG, May 16.-Further
warrants have been issued. 1t is as
serted that the officers already arrest
! ed were also preparing to organize a
corps i'm Natal. the British colony be-
! tween the Orange Free state and the
! Indian ocean, to assist the projected
movement at Johannesburg.
CAPE TOWN, May 16.-According 20
adVices from Pretoria the charge
! against the prisoners is that, While
staying in the Rand privately, they are
! really engaged in enlisting men for the
| purpose of rebellion when they We're
ready to give the signal 1t is said tnat
| the enlistment roster included 2O00 men
and that number of discriminating
documents were found at the time the
arrests were made,
| LONDON, May 1.-THE consul of the
Transvaal here has received the follow
ing telegram from his Government,
dated Pretoria, May 16
Richard Nichols describing himself
as colonel; George Patterson, cap
tain; Edward j. Tremlett, Charles Ellis
and a3ohn A. Mitchell. and Fries and
! Hooper, were arrested yesterday morn
ing on the sworn declaration of three
| Englishmen on the charge or hlgn Urea
son in connection with the alleged OBJ
jeCt of the enrolment of troops to Gre
ate a revolution, seize johannesburg
fort and hold possession of the town
until British troops from Natal could
come to their assistance.
"One of the prisoners alleges that he
was acting under instructions from the
British War Department
A prominent Uitlander said to the
representative of the Associated Press;
my own view is that few irrespon-
sble men met together to discuss
means of defense in case the necessity
for such action arose. Those who are
acquainted with Johannesburg know
that such precautions are necessary
There was the greatest unrest and fer
ment there when left. But the state
inent that there has been a conspirac3
during the past four months, and tina
the South African League was connect
ed with it is untrue. No Uitlander /:
allowed to possess a rife, yet at every
corner are policemen armed with rifle!
and revolvers. The feeling of alarm oI
the arrival of the Boer artillery can b,
conceived.
1T is a significant fact that the msI
arrested are practically unknown
showing that the feeling which in 1S9
was limited to the capitalists class ha
now gone lower down and has reached
the ordinary working class of shppkeep
erS of Johannesburg.