Show SOUTH TROUBLE prospects good fop a between the boen una london jan 1 news from pretoria transvaal republic today tends to firm the gravity of the situation there out ul an af hiu boer territory by an armed force ot the british south africa company about men with six maxim nun led by dr jamison Jam the british coninis fc ioner president has called upon the burghers to defend their country and a serious conflict is anticipated in baite of the fact that the colonial secretary hon joseph chamberlain lias dr jamison to withdraw into british territory and has urged president krueger to do his utmost to prevent bloodshed A dispatch from transvaal today bays the burghers ar advancing to meet jamison A conflict is hourly expected the afternoon newspapers comment at great length upon the fresh trouble the british government lias to face they recognize that an invasion of the although althou ah made upon urgent request of thousands of and others who complain that they have to pay the whole revenue of the country while being denied representation 13 liable to give particular to germany friendship at this critical stage the marquia of salisbury is more than anxious to cultivate As the telegraph wires are believed to hav been cut behind Jani isona foice and as the boer forces well armed and equipped have been under general joubert news of a bloody conflict is alie boers can put in tho field about fighting men supported with maxim guns and to oppose this force ur jamison has only about men with six maxim guns who may receive alic direct or indirect assistance of about untrained and badly armed englishmen however damiron mav be able to call to his support 1000 men belonging to the de beera company U reat britain through lier colonial secretary lias offered to arbitrate but it is feared the offer came too late and serious consequences are apprehended the of for colonies mr lias issued the following statement on the transvaal question having learned monday evening that dr jamison had entered alie boer country I 1 have since becu continuously engage d in an endeavor to avert the consequences of his extraordinary action sir hercules lus by proclamation publicly repudiated Jam isona act and has warned Britis li subjects to obey the law and remain quiet ja misun and his officer leave also been ordered to retire immediately it ie hoped a collision may be avoided but jamison cut atie wires as he advanced the british agent at johannesburg chamberlains statement continues Is moving forward to meet dr and to order him iu the queens name to retire T have called upon tha char company to repudiate mr baini bons eons proceedings proceed inas of winch alio company bays it is entirely ignorant yr cecil rhodes premier for cape colony lias stated that jamison acied without his authority As poon as ha heard lie contemplated entering transvaal lie endeavored ti atop him but found alie wires were cut alio times su tin editorial thinka that colonial B chamberlains censure of dr jamison for tho inva eion of alie transvaal in alie absence of the man alio lias undeniably rendered great and distinguished services to his country is somewhat precipitate alio evening telegraph publishes a private letter from Bula south africa dated november ast 1st astatine that there was talk there even at that time of tha english seizing the trana vaal and that the chartered south africa company troops had gone south for that purpose under secret orders with ten puns and many jasons wa sons it ia that dr jannson wrote to commandant man e who cautioned him to retire as follows 1 I have you that I 1 intend to proceed with my orini zed alzo which is not hostile against the people of the transvaal bute arc here in reply to ilie invitation of the residents of alie hand to aint them in their deni Ands for justice and the ordinary nyhra of every of a civilized state it appears from this latter eliat dr MAS 1101 induced to take the step of in vadine a friendly country in tune of peace hy fear for alio lives of women and children or a native but in order to purport a ical 18 11 lh nature of a constitutional agitation of grievances J trazer a member 0 the executive council of the national union the only member in london discus ini the i illation in the transvaal eaid the mot and influential min m men in the rand are americans and they all fed that africa is their home and are with the english in feel ina the nece sity for belter government and a freer code of minin laws london jan 1 it is elated that president krueger hag to secretary pledging his government givern ment that the ahall temporarily adopt a passive attitude toward dr Jani isona force on its 4 arrival upside of Johanne ibur an important feature of una arrangement between M chamberlain and aresi dent Kru eeris ihde all responsibility for hostility will rest with tho chartered south africa company london jan 1 the globe this evening ras ft rumor has reached london that dr hamiton has arrived at johannesburg |