The morning news., 1899-10-18
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THE SOUTH AFRICAN CRISIS.
Chronological Summary of ImpOr-
tant Events Which Led to the War.

From the New York World.
1S52-A treaty known as the Land River
Convention was signed by Great Britain
and the Transvaal Beers in which the abb
solute independence of the Transvaal
Beers was recognized.
1S77-Durlng a general war between the
whites and the backs Great Britain broke
the Land River Convention and annexed
the Transvaal.
1SS0-Sl-The Transvaal Beers revolted
raised the standard of the republic and de-
feated the British in several small en-
gagements.
1SS1-Great Britain signed a treaty known
as the Pretoria Convention, in which self
government was ed to the Beers
Great Britain remaining the suzerain
power.
1SS4-A new treaty, known as the Con-
vention of London. In this there was no
mention Of suzerainty; the Transvaal Re
public was granted complete freedom, in
fact became as Mr.. Chamberlain said
In one of his dispa tches last summer, "a
foreign state" Lord Derby, who negoti-
ated the convention of 1884 for the British,
thus described (on Feb. A. 1880 the powers
retained by Great Britain:
by the omission of those articles Of the
Convention of Pretoria which assigned to
certain specific powers and functions con-
nected with the internal government and
the foreign relations of the TransVaal
state your government viii be left free
10 govern the country without interfer-
ence and to conduct its diplomatic inter
course and shape its foreign policy, subject
only TO the requirement that any treaty
with any foreign state shall not have ef-
feet without TIE approval of the Queen
1SS6-GOld discovered in the Transvaals s
territories.
1sS7-Total output of gold from the RAM
CWitwa tersrand) mines 43.155 ounces.
1sSS-Output of gold increases to 2lS,12l
ounces. Great excitement in England.
Foreigners. chiefly British, pouring into
the Rand district and building up Johan-
nesburg at rate of 1860 a week. Discov-
cries of gold in several other parts of the
TransvaaL
1SS9-The British South Africa Company
organized by Cecil Rhodes and several en-
iuent Englshmen, including the Prince of
Wales son-iu-law. the Duke Of Fife. The
production of gold in the Rand rises to
3S1, ,557 ounces.
1s90-The production of gold rises to 491,-
317 ounces.
ig9l-By the invention of a new process
the production of gold is increased 10
729, ,23S ounces.
Scientists find that the Rand, instead of
being exhausted WllulN d lew years do as
thought, will produce gold in increasing
quantities for at least seventy-five years.
1So2-The Outlanders, who have hitherto
cared nothing about the franchise, begin
to agitate. At johannesburg denunciations
of the Beers are open and plans for SUD
verting the republic and bringing about
annexation to Great Britain are openly dis
cussed.
1Sq2-The Beers. who in 1881, had been
admitting any one to the franchise on two
wears residence now raises the time TO
fourteen years.
1sq2-The production of gold rises to l.
210 S62 ounces.
lSe3-The production of gold is 1,7S47S
ounces. or double what it was in 1891.
1s94-Gold production, 2O24,164 ounces
$3.50 coo O0O. The agitation against the re-
public at Johannesburg increases, and ia
aggravated by the increasing Boer hatred
of the British. The British South Africa
COMPANY Cecil Rhodes) suspected with
good reason of plotting the overthrow of
the republic.
1S95-96-The jameson raid DR.. Jameson
and his followers british army officers
and servants of the British South Africa
Company) captured and delivered over to
British authorities for trial They receive
an ovation in London, and are let off with
nominal punishments.
1s96-Mr. Chamberlain, speaking for the
government, which is trying TO efface the
impressions made in South Africa and
throughout the civilized world by the
Jameson raid, says in the House of Com
mons on May s:
ITO go 10 war with President Kruger
TO enforce upon him reforms in the inter-
nal affairs of his state, in which Secre-
taries of State, standing in their places
have repudiated all right of interference
that would be a course Of action which
would be immoral"
1S97-The production of gold in the RAND
is 2,5ll544 ounces, making IL the richest
gold field in the world, and making the
Transvaal the great gold-producing coun-
try in the world America alone excepted
The capitalization of Rand mines, owned
chiefly in Great Britain, is upward of Ss.-
600 ,0O0, 600.
1S9S-Mr. Chamberlain begins to discuss
the crieVances of the OnIlan ndars rntifh