Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-28
ATTACK is EXPECTED.
British Looking for a Boer In.
vasion of Natal and Pre-.
pairing Therefor.
BRITISH CABINET CALLED TO MEET.

Parliament May He Reassembled to Vote
Var SuPplies-Opinion of the Beers
Held by n Man Who says He Knows
Them. and Who Is Apparently DESTROYS
of War, Which He Says Will Bring
Peace in Two Months.
London, Sept. 2S-M. de BlowitZ. the
Paris correspondent of The Times.
mentions a rumor in circulation there
that hostilities have already broken
out in South Africa.
London, Sept. 2S.-The Johannesburg
correspondent of The Morning Post
says: Twenty trucks filed with armed
burghers and fifty horses left johann
neshurgh for the border yesterday by
way of Elandsfontein."
London. Sept. 2S-The Cape Town
correspondent of The Daily News says:
The pass of Laings Mex. will be oc-
cupied today with sufficient strength
FOR present needs, under the belief that
the Beers will attack Natal immediate
ly, hoping to forestall the landing of
the Indian contingent.
London. Sept. 2S.-NoticeS for the adj
jOurned cabinet council We're forwarded
yesterday afternoon. and the chief gov
ernment whip will be on hand To give
immediate effect TO any decision az
rived Ut regarding the reassembling of
parliament.
London. Sept. ga few days now
should witness Il definite development
i'll the crisis in the Transvaal The
vOlkSraad was sitting i'll secret SEES
sion last evening, and the burghers
doubtless had the result of the DELHI
cratiOnS of the Orange Free State
vOlksraad to guide them in making Il
decision as TO the reply to Chamber
lain's latest dispatch. which will prob
ably be handed to the British dip
lomatic agent ut Pretoria, Conyngham
Greene. today, and be discussed by the
British cabinet tomorrow. The secre-
tary OF state for war. the Marquis of
lanSdowne. was busy until IL late hour
last evening at the war office. y tele-
gram from Naples shows that the Brit
iSh government is buying mules there.
as well as i'll the United States.
Tenor of the Next British Note.
1t is understood that the next Brit
iSh note will virtually demand the alb
soIute fulfillment of the conventions of
1881 and 1854. which have been VIC
lated in numerous points. but will ac-
cept five years limit for the fran
chiSe. Dispatches from Pretoria and
speak of the probability
of hoStilities within Il week. One cor
says: -Four thousand rifles
and quantity of ammunition have
just arrived at Johannesburg and are
being distributed by the field comets
The burghers of Pretoria, 1000 i'll num-
Der. are equipped and awaiting the or
der to advance"
Everybody Expects War.
The Daily Telegraph publishes the |
following from its correspondent in
Cape Town: - | regret to note Il uni
versal opinion that war is very near |
Everywhere the Beers are active and
bellicose. They are arming. equipping
and storing supplies for Il protracted
struggle. Proof accumulateS
of the existence of Il great Dutch CON
spiracy against British supremacy in |
South Africa. Many Beers /
in the northern districts of Cape Col |
ony are Joining our probable enemy.
The Dutch republics will together he |
able to muster $1,000 men, nearly all /
| learn that the Free State /
has decided TO put 10000 into the /
field"
Lack of Preparation Charged.
The Cape Town correspondent of |
The Daily Mail says: The Beers. | be- |
lieve. will conStruc the occupation of |
Laings Mex as an act of hostility. Brit |
ish members of the Cape house of as
Sembly freely criticise England's I'M
and predict serious re-
verse, followed by grave riSings of |
cOlOnists in the adjoining republics
AT Albert. Aliwal North. |
BurChersdrop. COlesberg. Hanover and |
other places TO the northward which /
have been well armed by the republics.
This is no fairy tale, but an honest |
opinion of members of parliament
here.