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IN FRONT OF HAVANA
Onban Insurgents Almost at the Very Gates
of the Capital.
CAMPOS' ' VIGILANCE OF LITTLE AVAIL
Eobol Leaders Outwit the Spanish Com
mander and Pass His Lines.
BANDERA'S ' COLUMN HEADS THE RAIDERS
Mnceo und Gomez Believed to Bo Within
Supporting Distance of the Advance.
SPANISH AUTHORITIES DERIDE THE RUMORS
I'rorcKft lo Ilcllcvc It IniliOMHllilc Hint
tlio Tlircc IiiMiirKont Annie * llnvc
llroUoii TlirotiKli the MUCH
i of Ilc-Kiilur TrnoiiN.
HAVANA , Jan. 4. Unless all Indications
are misleading , the end of the Cuban Insur
rection Is nt hnnd nnd the result , It would
seem , must bo In favor of the Insurgents ,
whoso armies , under Maximo Gomez , Antonio
Wcoo and Qulntln Bandera are nearlng this
city from three different directions.
The above facts , so frequently denied In
official circles during the past two weeks ,
nro now generally admitted , even In official
circles , although all sorts of lame explana
tions of the rlumphant advance of the Cu
bans are put forth In the hope of calming
public excitement. But no amount ot expla
nation will niter the facts thnt the Insurgent
cavalry scouts are believed to have been
sighted from hero this morllng. As these
advance bodies of Cubans were at Tapafitc.
eighteen miles from Guanabaco , practically
n suburb of thlu city , last night , It Is by no
means Improbable that the report that the
Cuban scouts have bscn sighted from the
lines defending Havana Is correct.
It la no longer a cry of "On to Havana"
from * im Rulians. They are here , slowly ,
' but BUMly surrounding this capital after n
trlrmphant maich from the eastern end of
Santiago do Cuba to the capital of this
Island , In splto of all the best troops of
Spain could do to prevent them. Step by
itcp , General Campos has been driven back
before the advance of the victorious army ,
, ' \mII ( hero preparations are being completed
, /in both sides for the flnal and dccislvs
* * itruggle.
General Bandera and bra column camped
last night nt San Jose do Lastakas , n very
Ihort distance from hero , and his forces
ire now said to bo moving on Guanabaco
ir Its vicinity , In order to take up the
position assigned them for the slego of
IV ,
Havana ,
EXPECT TO SEE CAMP FIRES.
Another report has It that Bandera will
try to pass Mount J3cjuca to Rlncon and
trom there to Santiago de las Vegas to cut
She railroads leading Into Havana ; but in
my case , It is admitted that ho will push
in townrd this city nnd hla cnmpflres
nay tonight bo visible from the Spanish
> utposts around this city. In fact , It Is
dalmed that Bandira will camp this evening
It the Vento farm , within rifle shot of the
) utposts ot the Spaniards.
The main column of the e cond Insurgent
column , under General Gomez , was reported
this morning to bo at Duran , moving In the
glroctlon of Gulra Melena , at the bend of the
railroad leading from the province of PJnar
Cel Rio into Havana. Other portions of
Gomez's column , by far the strongest of the
I three , and now said to number 8,000 men ,
were sighted today at Gulvlcan and San
IIf Felipe , only slightly to the eastward and
northward of Gulra Melena.
If The third Insurgent column , under General
'Maceo , was announced this morning to have
passed Cerba , Mocha , with Gomez , when
lest hoard from , and should now be In the
Vicinity of San Antonio Vegas , or between
there nnd Nazaro. All thres columns have
boon continuing the work of destruction ,
burning cano fields and plundering the
houses of the wealthier class ns they pushed
onward. The Providence , Nombere , Dlodlas ,
Julia la Gla , Mcrccdlta and other plantations
In the Guinea district , through which the
insurgents have passed , have been completely
wiped out by fire.
Hera the utmost consternation prevails
In government circles. There Is no denying
that Havana Is now to all Intents and pur
poses Invested by the Insurgents. Their
columns are pressing unchecked around this
city , and the military authorities seem to
have fallen Into a complete state of help
lessness.
BLAME GENERAL CAMPOS.
Government officials are blaming the dif
ferent Spanish generals for the condition of
affair * , utterly regardless of the fact that
It was Campos' plan of campaign , the wild
scattering ot his forces all over the Island ,
which Is mainly to blame for this crisis , al
though other Influences nave had a great
sluro In the bitter humiliation of the Span-
lards. Incapacity has been supplemented by
sickness and treachery. The Spanish soldlerr ,
In splto of nit denials , have deserted In con
siderable numbers , and have In many in
stances shown sympathy with the Insur
gent cause. Stories are afloat hereof a
wholesale republican propaganda at work
among tlio soldiers from Spain , and it IE-
claimed that It will yet bear astonishing
fruit.
But , the most astonishing feature of the
climax la the cool manner In which the In
surgents have pushed onward during the
past ton days. Right on the ground the In
surgents have Just traversed are several
etrr.ig columns ot Spanish troops , said to
number In all about 30,000 men ; but we hear
of no fighting worth mentioning , a skirmish
hero ana there being all that ls recorded.
Ot course , a great deal of this success U
Sue to the fact that the Cubans hav , the
sympathy and active support of nine out ot
ten persons they lm\'e encountered In thij'jt
march on Havana , while on the other haiiJ
Hie * Spaniards meet with llttlo sympathy
trom the natives of this Uland. The Insur-
tents have been assisted In every way pos >
ilble In their endeavors to kep clear of the
Spaniard ? , and tbo latter have been misled
at every opportunity ,
I EVADED THD SPANIARDS.
General Echague , for Instance , Is In the
vicinity of Guinea , with a small army of
Bpanl&h troops. Yet the Insurgents have
passed right through his district , destroying
everything In their path.
General VulJez Is at MaJriiga , northward
ind rastwird of Gujn e , at tfcc trad of a'oth r
tittle army pt Spaniards , but the Insurgents
patsoJ , apparently unmolested , right and left
Ot Madruga and camped In strong force not
tar from that place for a night ,
General Navarro , of whom to much was ex
pected , U apparently toying \\lth time , aa hi a
picked troops from Spain track * their
rettea nt San Nicolas , Poles , Aldecoa nnd
Nuevn Pnz , In the heart of the territory
swept by the Insurgents.
The marine battalion , realty a fine lot ot
men , are at Arguacate , but the Insurgents
have long ago clipped by them.
Finally , the forces of the dreaded General
Prat are at Cclba and Mocha , Just passed by
the Insurgents , nnd Colonels Zeguara nnd
Galvls , both of whom have suffered defeat at
the hands of the Insurgents , are struggling
along with their columns In some unknown
portions away In the rear ot the Insurgents.
This Is the situation thii afternoon. The
Insurgents everywhere Me trlumphnnt , the
Spaniards humiliated In every direction.
Well-to-do people from the districts around
Havana ore flocking Into this cltj. The price
of provisions has already begun to go up
alarmingly. In the streets the hurtle and
bustle of the military Is visible. Every man
or boy who can be placed under arms has
been called upon to shoulder a rlflo and the
war ships have- landed every man and gun
available for the defense of the city.
PREPARING FOR BATTLE.
In the face of thesis preparations to repel
the enemy from without the most vigorous
plans have bcsn laid out to battle with an
enemy within. The authorities recognize the
fact that when the Insurgent guns nre heard
In the dlstanco they may bo the signal for a
popular uprising which will divert attention
from th3 enemy nnd enable the latter to make
a daih Into Havana which Is expected to end
the war and enable Cuba to gain her Inde
pendence. Agents of the Insurgents arc
known to have slipped Into Havana recently ,
and from the sullenly , expectant attitude of
the populace It Is evident that the authorities
do not make a mistake In preparing for the
worst In this city It battling with the In
surgents commenced outside.
Many of the residents are nlreadly looking
about for means of leaving Havana In case of
emergency , and It Is said that orders have
been pent to the commanders of the Spanish
war shlpa off th > Island to concentrate In this
harbor , but If this Is the case the orders are
likely to reach them too late to enable them
to bo of any service to the government.
Late this afternoon It was reported that
Campos had font a special messenger to the
Insurgents with the object of bringing about
n conference with their leaders. Not only
was the reprt not confirmed , but the authori
ties ridiculed tbo Idea , claiming that the
enemy consisted of only a few flying bands
of rebels" and that the Spanish columns
pressing on after them had caught the
"rebels" In n trap from which their only
escape was death or unconditional surrender.
The Spanish commander Insists that there
Is no causa for alarm and that the Insurgent
column will shortly bo dispersed by the
Spanish troops.
CUTTING OFF COMMUNICATION.
Later In the afternoon It became known
thnt the body of Insurgents which had been
at San Fellpo had pushed on through
Qulvacan , and had moved westward on
Gabriel and Saltul , burning all ths fields as
they passed. Salud Is westward of Havana ,
and a little further on Is the last railroad
line In thnt direction leading Into Havana.
To reach Salud the Insurgents have already
crossed two lines of railroad leading Into
this city , and after crossing the. third they
will have extended the half moon formation
of their forces about the city , nnd will have
cut off communication by railway with the
province ct Plnar del Rio , as they are now
threatening to cut off communication with
the province of Matanzas. Through the
force they nre advancing from Tapasto It
looks as If Havana would soon be Isolated. As
this dispatch Is sent , however , communica
tion between Hnvnna nnd Jnruco la not
known to be cut off by the enemy. Jaruce
la the first town outside of Havana In thn di
rection of Matanzas.
Apparently the thro Insurgent columns
have been divided up Into smaller bodies
In order to facilitate rapidity of movement.
But this Is only a supposition , based on
the fact that the Insurgents nre lienrd
from In about half a dozen towns and
divisions In this vicinity today. Only one
of tlu Insurgents' columns has crossed the
railroad at Batabano , the extreme southerly
station near the Gulf of Batabano nnd al
most duo south ot Havana. This column Is
now nt or about Pozo Redondo , northward
of Batabano , and apparently moving In the
same direction as the column of Insurgents
previously reported as heading for Gulra
Meltna , which leads peopleto suppose that
It Is the regular guard of the body.
All the columns to the south of Havana
appear to bo circling northward nnd toward
Plnar del Rio , with the object either of
pushing Into that province or of completing
a circle around Havana. This evening In
formation was recelv.'d to the effect that the
Insurgents have burned the railroad sta
tions at Melena and Gulra Melena and the
fields about Morallto and Portu Galeto.
Thereis much distress among the In
habitants of the province of Matanzas , and
especially In the districts through which
the Insurgents have Just passed , and the
government of Matanzas has sent an urgent
request to General Campos for the sum
of $30,000 with which to relieve the suffering
of tlu country peoplo. U Is not believed
that the captain general will bo able to
grant this request.
The dally press of Madrid Insists that tha
desired reforms should now bo given to
Cuba. Senor Canovas del CaHIllo , presldint
of the Spanish council , saya that he Is not dis
posed to undertake the work of reform during
the tlnia ot war , because tills would only
result In Cuban Independence at the finish
of the war and that neither his nor any other
ministry can afford to be responsible for
the loss of Cuba to Spain. It Is claimed that
General Campoa now has tbo confidence of
all three parties In .Cuba , The positions
of tbo Insurgent armies are not precisely
known tonight.
11ISFI3ATI3D , SOIIU A Nil HUXGIIV.
Latent Word from tlie Army Coiu-
mmuled by Dr. JIIIIIVNUII.
LONDON , Jan. 4. The colonial ofilco
has Just received the following telegram
gramsent by Hon. Sir Walter
Francis Hely-Hutchlnson , K. C. M. G. , to
Mr. Chamberlain , secretary of state for the
colonies , and dated January 4 , 1S9C :
"Press accounts state that on the evening
of December 31 Dr. Jameson arrived In tlio
vicinity ot Krugersdorf. The next morning
ho attacked the Boers , who were entrenched
In a strong position. The Boers numbered
1COO. Dr. Jameson was repulsed , but tried to
move by Randfonte Into Roodeport , and was
stopped at Dorlnkop. On the afternoon of
January 2 heavy fighting took place , and the
artillery came up. Dr. Jameson was. out
numbered , and some of his men were nearly
starved , many of them having been without
food for nearly three days. Their horses
were exhausted , and they were forced to sur
render. Dr , Jameson lost eighty men killed ,
besides the wounded. It Is estimated tliat
Hie total loss will reach 240. The loss of the
Boers Is reported as four killed and a few
wounded. It Is claimed that a few Boers
were uuhoiscd by one volley fired by Dr.
Jameson's men. No offlc r w ro killed. "
Ill Will of Germans Against England
Again Made Prominent
NO FAITH IN CHAMBERLAIN'S ' DENIAL
Emperor's ' Message to President Kraogor Not
Dictated by Sudden Impulse ,
DECIDED ON BY A MINISTERIAL COUNCIL
British Ambassador Given a Cool Eecoption
by the Kaiser ,
ESPECIALLY GRACIOUS TO MR. RUNYON
lllNiunrok Iluiiieinlicrcil on New Yonr'n
ln > CoiiHisrvnUvcH Wnrlteil Vy
Over ( lie Capture of Unroll
Hit in i
( Copyright , 1S98 , by the Associated Press. )
BERLIN , Jan. 4. The Invasion of the
Transvaal by Dr. Jameson and the forces of
the British South Africa company has
brought up all the latent feeling ot hostility
to England , and has evoked an outburst sim
ilar to that produced by President Cleve
land's message In America. The general be
lief that the duplicity of the British states
men Is deliberate and In pursuance of their
policy to keep Ruropo divided Into two camps
to facilitate English aggressions nnd en
croachments In Africa and elsewhere has re
ceived confirmation In the news of Dr. Jame
son's venture. In splto of the de
nial of. the British secretary of
state for the -colonies , Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain , of any knowledge or responsi
bility for the stop taken by Dr. Jameson , llt
tlo doubt Is felt here that It was prompted In
high quarters , nnd the free terms of the em
peror's message nro Interpreted as Indicating
the same mistrust of the English protesta
tions which Is felt In government circles.
Everybody understands that the emperor's
message to President Krueger wns not due
to mere Impulse , but wns decided upon nnd
drafted after a grave council of ministers ,
and It must therefore ba regarded as an
open pronouncement of a change In German
policy toward Great Britain.
The Immediate news ot the invasion of the
Transvaal was received on Tuesday evening
and the emperor summoned the minister for
foreign affairs , Marsclml von Blebersteln , and
Dr. Kaiser , director of the colonial ofilce , to
Potsdam and spoke to them In strong terms
of the breach of International law. Later
an offlcial note was sent to the British gov
ernment asking curtly the meaning of Dr.
Jameson's raid nnd what steps would betaken
take-n to neutralize It. Moreover , It Is as
serted on good authority that the Intention to
land German sailors nt Delagoa Bay was only
abandoned on the receipt of news of Dr.
Jameson's defeat.
The Cologne Gazette says tonight that
the remarks of the British press
In regard to the telegram sent
by Emperor William to President
Krueger of the Transvaal need not nfarm
the Germans. All Germany upholds Emperor
William. Just as three weaks ago Europ ?
upheld England In her position regarding
Venezuela , now Europe upholds the Boers.
It Is to bo hoped that the British papers
do not Imagine that their threats will exercise
Boo slightest Influence upon the nttltude of
the Germnn government.
PREPARATIONS FOR TROUBLE.
The consent ot Portugal has been asked for
the transit of troops across Portuguese terri
tory. Another statement made on good au
thority Is that Germany has already come to
an agreement with Franco to oppose the
British advance In South Africa , and that
l.COO German volunteers , well equipped , will
start on board a North German Lloyd
steamer during the coming week for Delagoa
Bay In order to assist the Boors.
At the New Year's reception at the palace
Emperor William was frigid In his treatment
of the British ambassador , Sir Francis C.
Lascelles. It wan remarked that his majesty
barely addressed a few words to him and
eyed him ste-rnly. On the other hand , the
emperor's reception of the United States
ambassador , Mr. Theodore Runyon , was most
cordial. Besides the usual .csngratulattons
his majesty took pains to manifest tlje un
disturbed relations of intimacy betwee-n Ger
many and" the United States , taking with
Mr. Runyon most pleas'antly and amicably for
some time.
The anti-English feeling has been all along
fed by the Blsmarcklan press , which has reproached
preached the government for "trucking to
English Insolence , DUl me emperur nuu IUB
government hava hitherto withstood these
taunts. Now , however , a vigorous anti-Eng
lish policy may be anticipated.
Incidentally nhls has helped Germany to
view the British-American dlfficulty with dlf-
ferent eyes. The anxiety to take part In the
American loan shows this. The bankers of
Berlin , Cologne and Frankfort fell over each
other In their haste to have a share In It , nnd
the United States embaisy wa overwhelmed
throughout the week with Inquiries as to the
pre-cUo terms of the loan , proving conclusively
that American credit Is unimpaired In the
money market here.
Prince Bismarck quietly passed New Year's
day at Frledrlchsruh , nbero ho received
many distinguished callers , Including Baron
von Stumm , Count von Kardorff , Baron von
Manteuffol , Count von Kanitz , Count von
Mlrbach and Prince Alexander von Hohen-
'
GOOD WISHES TO BISMARCK.
The emperor on New Year's day tele
graphed to Prlnca. Bismarck as follows :
"Many more years of strength and wisdom
to the bulldcr-up of tbo empire. "
To this Prince Bismarck replied : "My deep-
felt thanks to your majesty for your kind
wishes , which I fully reciprocate. "
The capture of thofugltlve , Baron Von Ham-
mersteln , formerly editor of the conservative
Kreuz ZItung , at Athens , continues to cause
much anxUty In the ranks of the conserva
tive ? , where It Is feared the baron may di
vulge unpleasant truths about his party , now
that he Is at bay , and a first rate scandal Is
expected. Among the witnesses at his trial
will be ths most powerful and wealthy mem
bers ot the Prussian aristocracy , and Von
Hammersteln Is Eald to possess documents
showing that during the height of tbo
agrarian agitations they themselves have
been guilty of lesa majeito.
Fritz Friedman , the fugitive Berlin lawyer ,
ono of the ablest In Germany , who was coun
sel for Von Koetze , tbo court chamberlain
who was accused ot writing a series ot anony
mous communications which cused EO
much trouble for a long time In aristocratic
circles , left debts to the amount of 1,000,000
marks behind him. Although It has been
slid that ho wa In London , and threatening
to publish a book on tbi Von Koetz scandals ,
It Is now believed ho Is In the United States.
There have been lew ' '
N'ew Year's calls and
receptions than usual In Berlin and In the
American colony , which held aloof from
them. Count von Octonsncken , the Russian
minister to Germany , gave * t < dinner on Tues
day to the Russian minister at Washington ,
M. E. De Kotzebur.
Count Von Rottenbtirg the
, son-in-law of
the late William Walter rhslps , It has been
finally decided , Is to leave the government
ssrvlce on account of 111 health , ami will
accept the office ot curator of the University
of Bonn.
Prince Alexander of Prussia , who has been
suffering from Inflammation of the lungs , Is
dead. Ho was a general of Infantry In the
Prussian army , and was 76 yrars old. .
JAMHSO.VS LOSS WAS 1II3A.VV.
Hroclvcil < lif Vivo of < lic llotr.M In
Until Krout nnd KlmiU.
LONDON , Jan. I. The colonial office re
ceived n dispatch from Johannesburg nt 4
o'clock this morning saying that oil is now
quiet there.
An official dispatch recclvfd nt the colonial
office from Sir Hercules Robinson , the gov
ernor of Capo Colony , says : "Sir Jacob
Dswcll , the British agent'at Pretoria , wires :
'Everything Is quiet and no further serious
disturbances will occur. A deputation from
the Johann'sburg
reform committee came
over yesterday evening , giving guarantees to
keep the peace and maintain order. I
waited upon President Krueger and Informed
him of the guarantees. 'lie gave mo the ns-
suranco thnt pending your arrival , If the
Johannesburg people keep quiet nnd commit
no hostile nets or In nny wny brenk the
laws of the country , Johannesburg will not
bo molested or surrounded by the burgher
forcrs. The deputation was highly grateful
for this assurance and pledged the- committee
to preserve peace and order.
"I take this opportunity of testifying In the
strongest manner to the great moderation
nnd forbearance of the government of the
Transvnnl under exceptlonnlly trying circum
stances. Its attitude townrd myself was
everything I could wish. The prisoners hnvo
Just arrived. The casualties on their side
ore said to be severs and on the- side of the
burghers very slight. "
Later In the day a dispatch was received
at the colonial office from Capetown , dated
noon today , giving the following details of
the Invasion of the Transvnnl by Dr. Jameson
nnd his followers , as gathreJ from the local
press : "There Is no doubt that Dr. Jameson
yielded after he had lost rat lenst twenty-
eight men. The battle lasted from 3 o'clock
In the afternoon until after 10 In the cvn-
ing. Dr. Jameson led' the ? three principal at
tacks nnd his irien distinguished themselves
with great gallantry. "
"BOER POSITION UNASSAILABLE.
The Boer position was a right-
angled one , and Dr. Jameson attacked
It at ono point , nnd In entering the nnglo
had theflro of the Boers on his front nnd
flanks. The Boers were much superior In
numbero nnd their position was unassailable.
Dr. Jameson nnd 550 msn were taken pris
oners at" Krugersdorp , and were afterward
sent to Pretoria. Dr. tifameson was "not "
wounded. The Capo Tlmcj tates thnt elghty *
of the men of the , .Brltlia Chartered com
pany wen killed. ' '
The St. Jnmea GnzetU this afternoon
thinks that '
Emperor William's
msssage to
President Krueger , Ilka President Cleve
land's message to congress , Is a warning
which should not bo disregarded , nnd fur
nishes evidence of a combination of the powers
against Great Britain. Continuing , the St.
James Gazette urges the British government
to "drop the Armenian
nonsense , make an
alliance with Russia , close- the understanding
with the Drilbund , and. In any case , push on
with the armaments with unsleeping energy. "
The Globe says : "It is an Insult from the
German government collectively , and not
from the emperor alone. "
Continuing , the Globe dwells upon the
fense ? , and remarks "
: "Thero la no wnr
necessity of strengthening Great Britain's de-
party here ; Clevelnnd and _ Emperor William
attempted to to followed 'by deeds. "
A private and reliable telegram received
here this afternoon from Pretoria rays that
Prisldent Krueger has ( Jcclared that be IB
willing to make satisfactory concessions to
the Ulttlandsrs , or foreign population of the
Transvaal , whoso demands for represanta-
tlonIn view of the ffict that they con
tribute practically the I whole revenue of
the republic , led to tl/e / III feeling which
resulted In Dr. Jameson's ' raid.
NO MORR TROUBEE EXPECTED.
A large deputation of merchants nnd
others Interested In Soijth African matters
called at the colonial ofilce thla evening
for -the purpose of urgl | ng the government
to take stps providing for the protection
of their friends and r. Natives. Rt. Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain , secretary of state for
tbo colonies , replied to the representations
mauo by tha members of the delegations ,
saying , that so far as cduld bo seen , further
disturbances were Impr Jbable. The British
government , he said , &y mpathlzcd with the
undoubted grievances of the Ulttland-
< rs. Regarding the nctlon taken bye
the government In t o matter of the
sudden advance of Dr Jameson , ho said
that the government ha done Its full duty.
Moro than this It could not be claimed that
the government should have done. Before
U was possible for any representations to
have been made to them from , any quarter ,
they acted" In the mo t energetic fashion
Imaginable , trying to atop , the advances and
to avert further mischief. Mr , Chamberlain
culd In conclusion that the mlntcters of the
government proposed to , adhere to their ob
ligations under the convention of 1884 , and
they would continue to uphold ' that convention
and all Its provisions , 'From this position
nothing that haa occurred could possibly
Induce them to recede.
DENIES A RBPORT'OF TORTURE.
NEW YORK , Jan. * . A dispatch from
Borll.n quotes Dr. O'Leld , the European
ngnt ot the Transvaal .republic , as denying
that Jamescn had been burned alive , aa one
report had It , but declared that the doctor
and some others surelyi-would. be shot or
hangd as a result of the Transvaal trouble.
The Central Cable office of the Western
Union Telegraph esmpany this morning sent
out the following : .
"JOHANNESBURG , Transvaal , Jan. 4.
The government llne a glvo notice that tliey
must refuse to accept code telegrams from
tho' public. Messages In code should not ,
therefore , be accepted. "
HELENA , Mont. , Jon. 4. Dr. Jameson ,
the leader of the South African British com
pany , achieving such notoriety In and
around Johannesburg , Africa , la well known
here , having made this city hla tieadquarUrs
on numerous occasions ( rom W5 to 1SSC
Inclusive. He came to Montana with part lee
ot friends and would spend wveral weeks
hunting and fishing on Mussel Shell creek
and In the Judith basin. When a young
man he met with an accld nt , causing cur
vature of the pplne , necessitating his walk
ing considerably one sided *
ALONE IN THE WORLD
England Finds All Nations Arrayed in
Hostility Against Her Policy.
CONTINENTAL FRIENDS DESERT HER
Momhars of the Triple Alliance Openly
Flout the British People.
EXPECT TO HEAR OF RIIOADES' SECESSION
London People Await a Diclaration of In
dependence from South Africa.
HAVE NO LATE NEWS FROM CAPETOWN
Five Dnyn Since Any Coiiiiiiunlontlim
HUH llooit Hud nnil TliotiHiinda
AVnlt wltlt Grout Anxiety
Wuril from Tliurc.
( Copyright , 1S9G. by Press Publishing Company. ]
LONDON , Jan. 4. ( Nsw York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) As night's
darkness comes down upon London this even
ing It seems Indeed the blackest hour for
England In nil her eventful history. The
hand of the whole civilized world Is against
her at this moment. Tomorrow , the day
after , next week , or even before this cable
Is published , It may bo that the nrmd hand
of Germany or of Russia may strike.
These are not the mere words of a news
paper correspondent. What I have Is the
quotation In brief of every morning and after
noon newspaper In London , of earnest and
urgent conversation on the streets , at the
clubs , In every gathering , and It Is Impossible
for an American descendant of this people
not to sympathize with them In this day cf
their great travail nor to fall to admire their
dogged acceptance of Isolation and danger.
The Dally Telegraph , the organ of the masses ,
thus blankly phrases their determination , re
ferring to this morning's chorus of virulent
threats from Berlin , Paris Vienna and St.
Petersburg :
"It may prove In the long run a dangerous
sport to bait John Bull too hard and too
unanimously. "
That Is the dlspisltlon of all England
today. It Is a baited bull , forc3d to the
wall , dying In his tracks , but furiously
lighting to the. last. Even Italy , counted upon
as steadfast In any crisis , turns upon her
ally. ' "The English policy. " telegraphs the
Times correspondent from Rome today , dis
cussing Crlspl's known friendship for Eng
land , "Is nt this moment at discount , and If
ajEierloug disaster In Africa should , obtain nnd
can be traced by public opinion to the In
difference of England , where she might have
helped Italy , that policy will go overboarc ]
Completely""aricTBarOn Blaiic'wlllhavo to
retire , ; ' . . , „ . . . , . ,
WILLIAM EQUALS CLEVELAND.
President Cleveland's message two weeks
ago wns called everywhere "a bolt from
the blue , " Jjut it came no more suddenly
nor unexpectedly to England than the
kaiser's telegram to Oem Paulya. It is
not one of his Impulsive utterance's , but
a deliberate message framed at a meeting
of the cabinet. It is everywhere accepted
by the press today as a definite and In
sulting challenge to England. "It is , " says
the Times , "an unqualified recognition of
the Ind'pendenco of the Transvaal repub
lic. " And thus It flouts nt the- suzerainty
of Great Britain. It Imitates the German
readiness to respond to the appeal of the
Boer republic for help.
This evening's St. James Gazette- , the
staunchest of Lord Salisbury's newspaper
supporters , says of It : "Tho emperor's mes
sage Is nothing but a bitter Insult to this
country. After a naval council of war let
us understand that , and understand also that
the dispatch In which the kaloJr exults
over the defeat and death of Englishmen
was absolutely uncalled for and gratuitous ,
and wo shall conclude that there Is matter
hero which may well glvo evsry English
man something to ponder over In the- Sab
bath lull of the next forty-eight hours. "
Austria again has plainly Intimated her
hostility to any dismemberment of Turkey ,
which seems only the logical result of Lord
Salisbury's policy. If carrisd out , Russia's
readiness to seize upon any favorable op
portunity to make her way to the sea by
way of Port Arthur , tho' Persian gulf or
the Dardanelles is EO thoroughly recognized
*
as being her definite- purport that England
has armed herself against It for half a
century.
Thus , wl'llo six months ago England
seemed safe In. her secret understanding with
the triple alliance , Its most powerful member
today opsnly flouts her and the other two
members are lukewarm , If. not hostile , to
ler. The enmity of Franco Is avowed , and
obviously Is restless of restraint ,
EXPECT RHOADES TO SECEDE.
But , threatening as Is this Isolation In an
almost venomous hostility of Europe , Eng-
and Is tonight confronted with a possibility
which she dreads , perhaps , moro than any
other. It U not talked about In the press ,
jut it Is discussed everywhere else In Lon
don. This Is the fear that Cecil Rhoadcs
nay have declared the United States of South
*
Africa Independent of the mother country.
Jp to this hour nothing has been heard for
five days from Rhoades at Capo Town. A
week ago the London mining market was re
ceiving hundreds of telegrams dally from
Fohannesburg. For five days not a single
ncssago has come to the millionaire opera-
ors , nor any one of their followers , from
anywhere In the Rand country or from the
Cape , Barney Barnnto eald this afternoon
that he has not heard ono word from South
Africa In that period. Ills rival and enemy ,
J , t B , Robinson , protests a like
absolute Ignorance. The latest cdl-
lens of the afternoon newspapers ,
Ike the great morning dallies , have
lot a scrap of news from the troubled conn-
ry , except meager Items from the colonial
olllco or through Berlin , yet there Is a cable
at Cape Town , where Rhoades Is supreme ,
The Bllcnco seems Inexplicable , unless It Is
ndccd a part of a settled plan of the South
African dictator , whose hand Is everywhere
'rom ' the Cape to the Zambesi , and whose
ntlmato friend and trusted agent U Dr ,
Jameson , now reported to be In danger of the
gallows at Krugersdorf. Of course another
tour may bring the fullest news of what liaa
lappened since Jameson's force left Mafeklng
and prove all thld to bo merest phantasy. I
only report It as being a universal topic In
iVostend London at this moment. ,
Two years ago , when the Gladstone gov
ernment showed a disposition to check the
plans of Rhoades and Jameson In Matabelo-
and , Rhoadcs threatened to establish this
eceJed government of all the South African
colonies , and to bring Into the confederation
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather rorccnst for Ncbrnfkn
Cloudy ! Warmer ! Probable Snow.
1. ltrl > el < la Sight of Itnrnnn ,
Urrmuny A\vnUc mi Old DlMlko.
I.tiRluml Alone ARiituU tlin World.
London Knllroi the Situation.
8. llnnd Inmio Alt Arr.uiRnl Tor.
JiHlloo llrmrer for Clmlrmiui.
Nine Caught In n Cm Ing 'Mine.
3. Seiisiitlon In Lincoln Court.
To 1'oroo tlin Diinlutii-lli-n.
It Sin- Yet llo n . Murder.
4 , I.-Mt AVcrk In Ittu-nl Society.
0. Itnlln'B ShortitKH Oxer 8100,000 ,
Wlmt it Mun Mrc ut Crlpnlo Creek.
0 , Council lllnrM I.onit .Muttorn.
7. Storlci Told of "Tuff" Wilton.
Aniiinciiu'iit Nnt " nnd ( lo lp.
Among tliu Omiih.i MtMlcliut * .
8. I.lceiiiics ( Ir.inlPil to I. uv llrenkcrs.
atri. lull Out on Hull.
0. For the Girls nnd ltt > y .
10. Itliick II curt nnd Wlittn llrnrt.
JtcmliilsucncvA of Mr. ( lliuMone.
11. Woniiuli llrr WIIJK nnd Her World.
12. l.MUorliil und Comment.
13. Cnrrrr ot Ciiptiiln duck Crawford.
Wlirn Mark WIIH 1'lnlii Sum my.
14. Coninirrrlnl nnd V'limneliil.
1C. AVlnit the Whorlim-n Are Doing.
10. Weekly ( Jrlst of Spurting Gossip.
two Dutch countries. I cabled the fact to
Iho World then , upon the authority of a per
son who wns In a full position to know the
situation. With far greater power now than
then with which do execute his threat ,
Rhoadcs Is the same , except that ho may
now bo fighting for his very existence. It Is
Incrcdlblo that his agent could have mnssci !
a force on the Transvaal frontier without his
knowledge.
ROBINSON MUST HAVE KNOWN.
It seems Incredible that It could have as
sembled thcro without tiic knowledge of Sir
Hercules Robinson. If ho did not communl-
cata the fact to the government hero , It gives
point to much gossip at the time of his ap
pointment as high commissioner that ho had
personal nnd extensive financial relations with
Rhoadcs. Ho was , Indeed , at that time a di
rector In the Do Bors company , nnd was
appointed at Rhoadcs' request.
A later account given out by the colonial
office of the battle and capture of Jameson
still leaves the mystery of Rhoades' ex
traordinary silence unsolved. We have no
Intimation why ho leaves Jameson to his
fate , why , Indeed , ho permlttol this near
domrade. and lieutenant to embark upon so
dangerous and disastrous an enterprlsa. Up
to midnight wo have no knowledge of the
Capo dictator's plans , or even It ho knows
what has happened In the Transvaal. Lon
don still thinks the next few days may be
epoch-making In South Africa. If not , the
raid of Jamesn will bo the sorriest trago-
comedy In all recent British history.
Meanwhile many hundred families In Great
Britain are frantic for news from the Trans
vaal. In Jameson's country are scores of
young English officers who obtained leave of
absence from their regiments for service with
the Chartered company. Sir John Wll-
Jpughby , commJjsjpiner ln cj ojf. JB reported
among the ca ptUMJ Therolif IsohuBd.reds
of sons of notabla English'families In Johan
nesburg and Rand , of whoso fnto no ono
knows. There are several prominent Ameri
cans there , of wfoom I have the following
partial llst : Hennen Jennings , formerly of
Kentucky , and his brother , Sidney , nephew of
the late John Morris of Wcstchcster ; Henry
Perkins , John Hammond and II. Mcln ,
formerly prominent mining engineers In Cali
fornia ; Robert Chapln , a brother of Llndlcy
Chopin of Now York , and Jefferson Clark ,
formerly of St. Louis , nnd the brother of
Colonel Lewis Clark , president of the Louis
ville Jockey club. All these gentlemen hold
responsible positions under the various great
mining companies of Rand. There are doubt
less thousands of other American adventurers
In Rand , and In case of a conflict with the
Boers , they would doubtless throw In their
lot with the English.
SALISBURY STILL STUBBORN.
As to the Venezuela controversy , It Is In fie
background todiy , except that the Times
glvoa In an editorial , with a letter from Mr.
Snfalley as a text , describing the propositions
for arbitration of Carl Schurz and the New
York Chamber of Commerce. The Times , It
Is truethews no such howtlllty to any fuggca-
tlon for arbitration .ia hitherto , but does rot
cndtree or even spjak with approval of ory
definite Idea so far Eiiggosled. What the
Times rays Is generally accepted as dlMctly
Inspired by Lord Salisbury , and If.po the same
Irreconcilable temper , to give It no worse
term , which haa always apparently Intplred
the foreign policy of England's preflcnt j > 3er
premier may animate him to the stubborn end
; his dealing * with us. In four short months
It has embroiled EnglattJ with all Kurnpe , his
provoked vast bitterness In the United Stales
and may have alienate * ! thrca colonies In
South Africa. If the ueccaslon of England's
colonies once uegino no man Knows wiiere it
will stop. The Chronicle's startling cable
grams from Washington have made a great
Impression among -those who have read them.
Norman's relations have , too although ho lo
recognized In England as one of the most
careful and accurate ot observers , Ills book
on the far cast Is easily accepted a.3 the pres
ent authority on social and political questions
there Involved.
WORRYING ABOUT THE LOAN.
As to the proposed now loan of the United
States , London bankers and leading Investors
frankly say , but under rigid promise that
: hclr names shall not bo made public , that
under thn present circumstances they will In
vest In It only for speculative purposes , and
with the solo expectation of selling back
again at enhanced prices to the American
market , until the Venezuelan question Is
definitely settled , and above all until there Is
really a definite assurance , not dependent
upon the Ufa or official terms of the presi
dent , that the bonds will be paid In gold.
They cannot place further bonds for Invest
ment hero or on the continent. They Insist ,
ndccd , as did the London Times the other
day , that all of the last Issue has found its
way back to the United States , and that for
eign gold paid for It Is likewise back In Lon
don. Thcro Is no concealment of the general
opinion that RotliBhllds refuses to have any
lart In the new syndicate because the firm
would not risk the unpopularity of lending
nancy to the United States to be possibly
used In war against England. The same rea
son Is given for the absence of Belmont ,
iothschllds' New York agent , at the firm's
nstanco here , from the American syndicate- ,
ndeed , this reason Is also freely quoted In
Inanclal circles as explaining the fact that
lerpont Morgan's London house Is not , as
on the occasion of the last loan , at all
dcntlfied with the present Issue. Telegrams
rom the Cunard and American line agents
say their respective ships today took out
11,000 In silver and fC42,500 In gold.
Lord Dunraven's new cruiser , Carlad
Cyrlc , named for his sneetheart , Is entered
'or ' the Riviera races this winter , She U
bought to be fast.
The Umbrla found such bed \\eatlu-r out-
Continued on Second Pace. )
LONDON SOBERS UP
Recent Foreign Complications Have a
Depressing Effect ,
- *
JINGO-MINDED HAVE TO CURB THEIR WORDS
Britons Not So Certain They Can Whip
the World.
MAY HAVE TO INCREASE ARMY AND NAVY
Admit that England May Have to Observe
"Common Sonso. "
VICTORIA'S ' INTEREST IN THE SITUATION
llNimU'lu < N CovprltiK Kvory I'lirnna
of ( lie KorulKii Complications
Trims nil tlril Dully to Her
tit OxlMiriio lluimc. |
( CopjrlRht , 1S9G. by the Associated Prrss. )
LONDON , Jan. i , Nearly nil the spark ! *
and gaiety seemed to have been driven out
of London this week by the serious foreign
complications growing out of the Transvaal
Invasion and Venezuelan dispute , assisted by ,
the warm , wet , cloggy weather and occa
sional p3a soup fogs peculiar to this metropo
lis. There 19 no doubt that recent events
have had a decidedly sobering effect upon
the Inhabitants not only of those Islands but
of the Urltlsli empire generally. The stand
taken by President Cleveland regarding the
Venezuelan boundary dispute , the excitement
which followed ths appointment of the United
States boundary commission , the evidences
furnished In Europe of the Isolation of Great
Britain and the trouble In the Transvaal have
caused even the most Jingo-minded Briton
hero to curb his words nnd reflect seriously , I
upon the possibilities of the future.
It Is doubtful If such a crisis In the recant
history of Great Britain was ever reached ,
oven In the most troublesome times , nnd
therefore It Is beginning to dawn upon people
hero that they have an Insignificant army )
compared with those of the Europsan powers ,
or with the forces the United States could ;
easily place under arms , and that the British
fleet , powerful as It Is , could not begin to
successfully meet the combined fleets ot
Russia , Franco and Germany , even If the
United States were only threatening trouble.
However , It Is In this very feollng of sober
ness that the outlook Is brightest , for It
may Induce the British government to adopt
the "common scnro" policy advocated by Mr.
*
Gladstone and * BO avoid most serious con-
scqueness.
scqueness.QUEEN
QUEEN KEEPS INFORMED.
Queen Victoria has been kept fully In *
formed concerning the most Important ( idea
tions agitating the foreign and colonial offices
a h nTTmb'eF'Sf'aiSliTtcti'boxes sent to hei ;
has .been doubled.- These boxes are sent by ,
the various departments of the government
to Buckingham palace , the London residence *
of the queen , nnd from there they nre for
warded by special messenger to Osborno
house. Isle of Wight , where her majesty ;
lias been spending the holidays. The royal
dispatch boxes are black , and have cmbosssd
on their lids the letters "V. 0. " In addition
to the official Information received by her
majesty , Queen Victoria has been regularly ,
supplied with the service of Reutcr'a Tele
gram company , and that of ths Associated
press , and will bo so supplied wherever sha
goes , to Windsor , London or the southern ,
part of Europe.
New Year's day brought the anniversary of
the proclamation of Queen Victoria ns cm-
press ot India. That day Is always obssrved :
with considerable ceremony. The usual trib
ute of Indian shawls arrived opportunely on
Thursday , with other presents of Indian ,
character.
The prince of Wales on Monday next Is to >
visit Lowther castle , where Lord Lonsdalo
.133 made magnificent preparations to re-
cclvo him. The party will go out shooting
dally.
NEW YEAR'S HONOR LIST.
The Now Year honoc list contained two
surprises , Sir Frederick Lelghton , Bart , presl- .
lent of the Royal academy , being elevated to
the peerage , and Alfred Austin being made ,
poet laureate of England. But both were-
well received. The elevation of Mr. Honrr
ilucks-Glbbs , director of the Bank of Eng-
and , and president of the British BImetallla
association , to the peerage , had long been
expected. Ho was for many years proprietor
ot the St. James Gazette. Two of his sons ,
are members of Parliament , and ono'Of them
married a niece of the marquis of Salisbury.
Among the baronets created in honor or
the new year are two distillers , two colliery
owners and ono cotton spinner. Science Is
recognized by the knighthood of Prof , Jo-
icph Prestwyth , the celebrated Oxford geolo
gist. But this honor la somewhat belated ,
as ho is 91 years'of ago. The list Is also
remarkable , as for the flrct time a pure
iloodcd negro hau been knighted. Ho U Sir
S. Lewis , was horn In Slerre Lsone , was ad-
nltted to the bar hero In 1871 , and became
chief Justice of Sierra Leone In 1892.
The now act for the protection of married1
vomen went Into eft'ct on Wednesday lait
and on the Thursday following there were *
six applications under Its provisions. The
ustlco to whom the applications were mado.
explained that wives could Icava the bus-
lands and claim alimony , but , ho added ,
ho act afforded no remedy for women llr-
ng with their husbands. Among the appll- 1 I
cations was a married man seeking relief
i cm a dissipated wlf ? . The magistrate ex-
ilalned that the act was not passed for the
> uiposo of relieving husbands.
TREASURY IN GOOD SHAPE.
Great Britain's only comfort lately ha *
iccn the treasury report , wlich estimates
hat the mirplus at the < nd of the- financial
year , In March , will exceed 5,000,000.
It , Is learned on good authority that the
first purposs to which the overflowing' rv-
r.uo will bo devot'd will bo a great Incrcas *
n the strength of the British navy.
Thcro were two successful novelties at
he theatres during the wo'k , Sydney ,
' "The Late Mr. Castcllo "
Grundy's . , at the
Comedy , and "A Woman's Reason , " bjr
Charles Brookfield and F. 0. Phillips , at the
Shaftsbury. The crltlca unanimously praise *
ho latter , and Truth pronounces It the best
> > ay produced In 1895 ,
The Dulo ; of York's theater Is dozed ,
'Tommy Atkins" having proved a comuleto
allure ,
"Realm , " the weekly newspaper of which.
, ady Colon Campb 11 was editor , Is dead.
Murderer tiliorllN tu Montreal.
MONTREAL , Ont. , Jan < . Shortls , the
Vulley Field murderer , was brought to
Icntreal early today. Ho was drlvtn In a
arilago all the way ( rum Beauhsrnols.
'herew.is nc trouble , 01 tlio exclt-d mob ,
Id not know of the move.