A W e ek ly TABLET. N ew sp a p er a n d R ev iew .
DOM VOBIS GRATDLAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMOS OT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEAT1S.’
From the B r i e f o j H is H o lin ess P iu s IX . to T h e T a b l e t , June 4, 1S70.
V ol. 87. No. 2908.
L ondon, F ebruary i , 1896. P e iCe 5d . b y p o s t & &
[R e g i s t e r e d a t t h e G e n e r a l P o st O f f i c e a s a N ew s pa p e r
.C hronicle o f t h e W e e k
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The Story of Jameson’s Fight— Letters from Johannesburg-Welsh Colliery Disaster— Death of Lord Leighton—The Chancellor of the Exchequer on Venezuela— The Government and Education—Mr. Chamberlain on Foreign Affairs — The End o f the Shipbuilding Strike—Autocars and the Law— Another Italian Reverse in Abyssinia— Utah Becomes a State—A World-Empire of 700 Men—Death o f Sir Joseph Barnby—The Popu
lation Question in France—The Armenian Outrages— Death of Mr. Childers ......................... 157 L eaders :
Criminality and Secular Educa
tion......................... # . . t6i Freedom o f Association in France 162 The “ Life of Cardinal Manning ” 163 St. Chrysostom and Dr. Farrar . . 164 N o t e s . . . . « — 166
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R ev iew s :
Life of Cardinal Manning . . i 63 The Rev. Mother^ Mary o f St.
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Euphrasia Pelletier . . . . 169 Napoleon III. . . . . . . 170 The Red Cockade _ _.. . . 170 Foreign Catholic Periodicals . . 171 A Pitiful P a s s i o n ......................... 171 Architecture.. . . .. . . 171 Montezuma’s Daughter . . . . 171 C orrespondence :
Rome :— (From Our Own Corre
spondent) . . . .
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News from Ireland ... — — 174 L f.t t e r s to t h e E d it or :
Purcell’s “ Life of Cardinal Man
ning” . . v....................... 175 Mr. Clarke on Anglicans . . . . 173 Mr. Lunn and Anglican Orders 176 Was Barlow a Bishop? . . . . 176 Father^ Sydney Smith and the
English Ordinal .. . . . . 176 The Catholic League o f South
London . . ......................... 176
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L e t t e r s to t h e E d it or (Con
tinued) : Lord Braye and “ In Partibus
Infidelium ”
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The End of the Century . . 177 Letters of Cardinal Manning . . 177 The Calendar . . . . . . 177 Pope Pius V. and Queen Elizabeth 177 The EducationalCampaign.. . . 177 Meeting at P r e s t o n ............................177 Catholic Reunion in Nottingham.. 178 The British Empire and the Catholic
Church . . . . . . . . 180 Sisters of Nazareth in Johannesburg 181 Books of the Week . . . . . . 184 F rom E v e r y w h e r e ........................184 A p p e a l to t h e C h a r it a b l e . . 185 O b it u a r y ...........................................185 So c ia l a n d P o l it ic a l . . . . 186
SU PPLEM ENT. N ew s from t h e S chools:
The Carlton School Board and
Infidelity . . . . . . . . 189 Warned S c h o o l s ......................189
N ew s from t h e S chools (Con
Page tinued): Petitions on Education . . . . 189 The Training of Pupil Teachers and the Federation of Voluntary Schools .. . . . . . . 189 “ Tne School Guardian” and Sir
John Gorst .. . . . . 150 Overloading the Code : Suitable
Occupations . . . . . . 190 Craze for Higher Grade Schools 190 Lord Halifax on the Education
Question.. . . . . . . 191 N ew s from t h e D io ceses : Westminster ............................192
Southwark . . . .
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Newport and Menevia . . . . 193 Nottingham.. . . . . . . 193 Portsmouth . . ......................... 193 Salford . . . . . . . . 193 The Vicariate . . . . . . 103 St. Andrews and Edinburgh . . 194 | The South African Bishops oh the
School Question . . . . . . 194
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OF JAMESON’S FIGHT. C
THE STORY
A P T A IN T H A T C H E R is the first o f those who rode with Jameson to give a direct account o f the fight with the Boers. Speaking to a representative of The Cape Times he described the long ride and then the final attack at Krugersdorp. “ We could see nobody, and were simply fighting puffs o f smoke.” Whenever the enemy showed, the tired troopers charged ; but only to find the enemy dispersing before them. They had been riding three days and were in want of water, but rest and delay were alike out of the question. “ We could not afford to give the Boers time to mass. Our one chance was to push on right through, without stopping anywhere. For the same reason there was never any idea of stopping to find a position and get cover. W e simply rode on, affording a good mark for bullets and were shot as we rode. My horse was shot under me, but we had plenty of led horses.” The fighting became more fatal in the outskirts of Krugersdorp, and men were tumbling out of their saddles on all sides. Jameson then tried to ride round by the south side of the town. A t Doornhop they found themselves in front o f a really strong position held by a force which Captain Thatcher put at 4,000 men. “ We were absolutely in the open without cover of any sort, and our fighting strength was by this time reduced to only two or three hundred ■ men. We were dragging our wounded with us in waggons, and the rest o f the force was either looking after these waggons or wounded themselves, or so knocked up with fatigue as to be incapable of firing. Under these circumstances, o f course, it was simply impossible to try to outflank them. They had every man o f us completely at their mercy unless a diversion had been made from the other side.” Then the men began to curse Johannesburg, and to feel that the end was not far. Yet for one moment hope revived. T h e sudden roar of artillery was heard, and was answered by the shout, “ Thank God ! Here are these Johannesburg fellows at last.” The guns had been sent from Pretoria, and when the truth was known, Jameson decided not to risk further loss, and a shirt was held up as a flag of truce. “ Jameson first asked that we should be
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conducted over the border, but of course they scouted the idea. Then he asked that our lives should be spared. They said they would not promise to spare his life ; that would depend on the authorities at Pretoria. Jameson said he did not care about his own l i fe ; he would accept those terms for the men. On that understanding he surrendered.” The prisoners, though believing that they would probably be shot at once, rolled themselves up on the ground and gave way to their overmastering desire for sleep.
O f all the letters and diaries w'hich have l e t t e r s f r o m come to hand from Johannesburg describj o h a n n e s b u r g . jng the state of the town during the eventful days o f Jameson’s raid, the most interesting are the letters published in The Tim es of Wednesday. Under date December 31 the correspondent, who appears to be a manager of a mine, tells how 2,000 Boers have gone to meet Jameson, and calculates that “ if business is really meant” a fight must take place at Krugersdorp within a few hours. Thus it was known in Johannesburg that the struggle would take place at Krugersdorp, within 20 miles, and yet not a word is said o f any attempt at co-operation. The next day he writes: “ We took possession o f the town yesterday. Our forces number 10,000 men.” It was a short-lived triumph and the Boers could apparently have shelled the city at any time. Three days later we find a curious entry. After describing the excitement and tension, he says : “ Jameson’s surrendering to the Queen’s Proclamation was a great blow to us. H e was only 10 miles from here, and we heard the firing.” A t the last moment the writer and a friend volunteered to lead a relief column, but the “ heads ” would not allow it, so the two men rode out alone and got within two miles of the fight, but as the country was alive with armed Boers they had to go back. “ Next day we went out and saw the ground. It was a splendid position, and must have been a hard fight. There were a good many horses shot to pieces, and the ground torn up in every direction. We expect Sir H . Robinson up to-day, but whether he will settle anything remains to be seen. Meanwhile the Boers are closing all round the town in large bodies, and all the Orange Free State Boers are massing on the border. Anyhow I think our fellows will fight, as we are like rats in a trap. Jameson only had 500 men, and if it had not been for that Proclamation I believe he would be here now.” The following day he writes: “ I suppose people at home think us 1 curs ’ for not relieving Jameson, but the authorities say that ‘ owing to the armistice being on they could do nothing.’ We volunteered
