Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-26
NATIVE
REVOLT
Planned Against British
by Orange Free State
President.
BaSutos Offered Return OF
Their Lands as
Reward.
Steyn ProclaimS AnneXa-
ton of Part of Cape
Colony.

Cape Town, Oct. 25.--The following
advices dated Oct, %, have been re-
| ceiyed from Maseru, Basutoland; "A
reliable native lately visited the laagor
of the Orange Free State troops just
out OF Maseru and found ii To consist
of wagons surrounded by turf piled
three feet high. He noticed only n few
mausers The boer commandment Ques.
toned him regarding the feeling of
the different Basuto chiefs, principally
that of the paramount chief lrothodi,
and, in order to draw out the COM
mandant, the native replied that the
chiefs sided with the beers. Thereup-
ON the commandment said the two re-
publlcs wished to kin the Britishers
and to take over the government of
the Basutos, restoring to the latter
that part Of the country which the
Free State formerly took from them.
AS to the Britishers, those whom they
failed to Kill they would drive into the
sea. Ehe commandant wished a de-
cislon ON the part of Lro-
thodi and the other chiefs as
soon as possible whether they
would fight the beers or the
British, because his contingent was
anxious to help the beers elsewhere,
He acknowledged that his men We're
afraid Of the Basutos because their
wives and families as well as their
cattle were within reach of Busuto
incursion, and said he was prepared to
enter into an agreement with the
very substantial rccompense to the
tribesmeu for assisting the beers
Failing this, ii the Basutos would give
a written compact not to assist The
other side. the eommandant said his
force would withdraw from the Basu-
toland border and go to the assistance
Of their countrymen where the fight
ing was hottest. The beers on the
l}asutoland frontier, according to the
best information ubtainable at Maseru,
number about 900"
Confirmed in London.
London, Oct 81 The colonial If
flee Tuesday evening published cable
dispatch from the British high COM
missioner in South Africa, Sir AL
fred Miner communicating a slgniti-
cant dispatch from Sir Godfrey Lag
den, British resident commissioner N
Basutoand, calling his attention to the
says, he has been trying to calm. The
resident commander says:
Our policy has been made diff
fcrent by the clustering Of the beers,
who have freely threatened to attack
Maseru and other stations. These
threats, combined with intriguing,
have contributed to rouse excitement
among the natices. ! wish to place It
on record that the beers have unwisely
attempted to shake the allegiance Of the
Basutos and Illustrate our efforts to-
ward tranquility. The beers, there
fore, are responsible for any cOmmo-
tion and for the alarm regarding "A ma
tive invasion which now prevails"
Steyn Annexes Land.
London, Oct 25 colonial Of
fee has received a cablegram stating
that President Steyn of the Orange
Free State has issued a proclamation
anneXing that part Of Cape Colony
which is north Of the Vaal river. This
means Griqualand to the west and
Bachuanaland and the action is APP
parently taken in consequence of the
Free State forces having seized the
railway aud all stations north Of Kim
berley except Mafeking, unless Mafe-
king has fallen since the last news
from there, which is week old