Show THE SITUATION IN TRANSVAAL LoN DoNJan jao I 1 news from pretoria pro transvaal republic today tends tenda to 10 ca confirm cafirma firm the gravity of the be ditl situation here growing out of an inva invasion stoa of the boer territory by an armed force of the british south africa company com numbering about meu with six maxim guns led by dr JAMi jamison SOD the british commissioner president krueger has hag called the burghers to 0 o defend their count country rv and a serious conflict is anticipated la in spite of the tact fact that the colonial secretary hon joseph chamberlain has telegraphed dr jamison to withdraw into brit territory and has urged president krueger to do his bis utmost to prevent woodshed A dispatch from transvaal today say abe Burg burghers bors are advancing to meet Jm isoL A conflict is hourly expected the afternoon newspapers comment at great length upon the fresh trouble the british government has to face they recognize that an invasion of the f although h made u upon po n urgent request of thousands of englishmen arid anu others olbers who complain that they have to pay the whole revenue t if f the country while being denied depre aeu tation is liable to give particular offense to germany whose friendship at this critical stage the marquis of salisbury is more than anxious to cultivate As the telegraph wires are believed to have been cut behind jamison Jam isona Is force and as the boer forces well armed and equipped have been mobilized under gen joubert huubert Ju ubert rt news of a bloody conflict is expected the boer can put in the field about fighting men supported with maxim kung and to oppose this ibis force or dr jamison has baa only about men with six maxim guns who may receive the direct or indirect assistance of about untrained and badly armed englishmen How however jamison may be able to call to his bis support 1000 men belonging to we the oe do beers company great britain through ber bar colonial secretary has baa offered to arbitrate but it is fared too the offer c acme me too late and serious are apprehended the secretary or of state for colonies mr chamberlain has issued the following statement on thel the transvaal question orl silHa having learned monday evening that dr jamison had entered the boer country I 1 nave have been inu bously engaged in an endeavor to avert the abe consequences of his bia extraordinary action sir hercules robinson basby proclamation publicly repudiated J amison ann sois s ac and has baa warned british out jecks to obey the law and remain quiet jamison Jana and his officers have also been ordered to retire immediate ly it ii is hoped chist a collision coli islon may be avoid eds but jamison cut the wires as he be advanced advance d the british agent at johannesburg chamberlain state eta teine mei t con tiri ties is moving forward to meet dr jamison Janai eoa anil and tu to order him in the name to retire I 1 have called upon the chartered company to reau abate mr Jami Jamiso Bd proceedings of which the company says it is entirely ignorant alar mr jeolal rhodes rhode premier for cape colony has stated staled that jamison acted without his authority AR ali soon as aa be heard board he be contemplate contemplated entering transvaal be endeavored to stop him but found the wires were out cut 0 the times in an editorial thinks that colonial secretary chamberlain censure of dr jam ison for the invasion of the Trana transvaal vasil in the absence of the man who has baa undeniably rendered treat and distinguished services to his bis a otry Is somewhat precipitate the evening telegraph publishes a private letter irom from Buia Bula south africa dated november lat stating elating that there was talk there even at that time of the english seizing the transvaal and that the chartered south africa company troops bad gone south lot that purpose under secret orders with ten guns and many it to in rep arted that dr dawison wrote to who cautioned him to retire as follows 1 I have informed you that I 1 intend to proceed with my organized plan which la 18 not dot hostile against the people of t the transvaal but we are here in reply to the invitation of the principal residents i dente of the rind bind to them IM ID their demands for justice and the ordinary rights of every citizen of a civilized state 3 it appears from this his letter that dr i watson ata was not induced to take the extraordinary step of invading a friendly country in time of pence peace by tar fear for the lives jives of women and chilen aen or a native uprising but in order to support a political movement which ab aln in the nature of a constitutional agitation of grievances P F J frazer a member of the exeor live council of the national union the only member in loncon Lio naon discuss 1 l the situation in the transvaal said the most distinguished and In fluen 01 mining milling men in the rand band are americans and they all joe feel that alrica to is their home and are with the Bli alish in feeling the necessity for better government and a freer code ol of ing lawe |