Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-02

snpech of King Carlos in the Cortes to-
Morrow Tuesday, WILL refer at some
length TO thu situation in South Africa,
bu, il is doub full wheth anything will
be said more friendly to England than
10 the Transvaal.
1.-The public is with the Beers, and the
PAPERS generally fear English designs
undn IOelnSoa Bay The Portuguese
Government asserts that it has done
everything to preserve neutrality.
fEGNFORCEMENTS ARRIVE.
pnrban. Jan. THE imperial mail
stedmer Bunde@rath, of the German
East African Line, which was seized
by he British cruiser Maglcienne on
the ground that she was carrying con-
uabpnd or war, in Delagoa Bay. has
beem brought 10 wharf here and Is now
puak led by marines and bluejackets
TN Gnited States, German. Russian
and austrian military attaches, who
snent the holidays in Durham, return
ed toS the trout this evening,
IND White star Line steamship Ma
ie.,tics which left Liverpool December
n With zoe troops arrived here to-
day.
AN UPRISING RUMoRED.
Cant Town, Jan. 1.-Ueiy rumors are
in Giro lulation OF a Dutch uprising, with
HE Object Oh seiZlns cape iown ana
tie docks and capturing the Governor
Of Cnpls colony Sir Alfred Miner. The
center Oh the movement Is said to he
Paarl. Il village about thirty miles from
Cape gown. where a meeting OF the
Afrlka,h der bund was held yesterday
4 sjlll'lar meeting was held at Rich
inond nm DEcembcr IS. and 1t Is re-
ported That the members of the bund in
these I vo towns arc acting in concert.
The nhembers of the bund at " Hing
Ton and the Dutch in Clan william dis
trict ard said to be armed with Mauseis
and toihe anxious 10 use them in be-
half of{1the Beers.
Alth#igh the stories of rising arc
dscredated, the police and military are
taking Example precautions.
BuA LER's COMING BATTLE.
Lond,Sn, Jan. 1.-The Standards cor
Respondent at Frerc Camp, telegraph
ing on January l, says;
i"Sir CHarles Warren's division is now
nearly cfmpiete. Its headquarters will
be at r,sfcourt- II is rumored here that
the gunE which were captured from
General kBulier at Colenso have been
mounted in the hills commanding the
drift oveS the TugeIa river at Spring
field. ThE Beers, it appears, captured
six hundred and twenty rounds of
shrapnal when they took The guns
General Buffers difficulties have
b on immAa surably mere sed by thNen-
reed delbly since the la onsng ement.
He nov n tsfiefo him sarl. Of wall
cd ana foErtified hils, running sixteen
miles alo,A the line OF the Tueela.
,rhnsa n,c Eswarming with the enemy,
n stei in Epostions of great strength
ma brist1Hig with guns. while the rver
IN front u in fun food tn coming
IN ia Wi Hcertainly he the stiffcst and
probablv We most momentous, of the
sntire can,@aign."
AT, eyed BoER SPIES.
ropdo. an. alleged Beer spies,
t hos discov red. rave EMIL ted in
tl,o y. Try. y Representatives of
/ .or1 m. VINO is in command OF
the :s9S ~ y forces says that the Of
Il h (s39 5 arm OF the service are
,e;n by agents OF DR.. Leyts.
he nlenipotcntiary OF the
scn 81 Government.
Z, 81 lat two OF them were act
ii d. but that they were aft
., r. 31vered He declares that
& ~ : ig occurred In Tnorny-
~ HI seven spies being discoy-
y, BODY. He says, contin-
fBe3 s ven word to all our COM
n g rs 10 keep snarp look