The sun., 1900-12-07
FEAR NOW IN CAPE COLONY
TNrASIOv nv BOFRs AND REVOLT
nv fOLONIsTS THREATENED.
Loyal Inhabitsnts of Aiiwsi North Cnder
Arms to Resist Probable Attack BY Gen.
DE Wet Ills Force Not Turned North
Kitchener Now at Bioemfont etn.


IoSDON. Dec. There are several EVIL
dences that the Government OF the Care
Colony realizes that tho condition Of the
country Is far from satisfactory. although
II refrains, for various reasons, from pro-
claiming martial law. Probably the greatest
source OF anxiety Is the unrest prevailing IN
the districts Immediately south Of the Orange
River Colony There are a large number OF
Dutch colonists there and they are excited
by the near presence OF Gen De Vets force
After many days fighting with Gen Knox.
and after being turned north and appar-
emily frustrated In his design to enter the
Cape Colony. Gen. De Wet has again escaped
has pursuers and was last heard OF moving
south for Odendaal Drift. Tho Orange
River is now In food and troops are holding
the drifts. but nothing short OF impossible
ties will stop Gen. De Wet. and there is anxiety
lest he be neIt heard Of ms in possession or
some British town. On the other hand. he
is presumably hampered by the $50 prisoners
he cartured at Dewetsdorp. besides his own
wounded. while his supplies must be dwln-
ding.
The military authorities at Aliwal North.
however. are sufficiently spprehensive Of
attack to summon the loyalist inhabitants
OF the town and neghborhood to take up
arms to defend the place Seventy i'm
nediately responded and many more OF all
classes have since enrolled themselves All
Of them have received rifles and ammunition.
Besides these there IS q town guard OF 100
men.
According TO the Pretoria correspondent
Of the Standard the refugee burghers there
are firmly convinced that the Cape Colony
Is on the verge OF rebellion. They say there
are still 20 coo Beers In the field and that
large proportion OF them are sharing In
concerted movement southwark. One of the
Bothas, with Gen. VilJoen, Is engaging the
British force. north for the purpose OF keep
Ing as many troops as possible from being
sent south while the Cape Colony is being
invaded
II is regarded as proof Of the seriousness
Of the situation that Gen. Kitchener haa been
ut Bloemfonten for the last few days.
The Beers do not relinduish their con-
vlction that war between France and Great
Britain is bound 10 come and they are there
fore making desperate efforts to prolong
their resistance.
Meanwhile tho great Afrikander Congress
at Worcester. Cape Colony. has passed In
an orderly manner. owing. perhaps to the
presence of n garrison Of 1900 Canadians
and Australians In tho town and ten guns
on the hills commanding It. Several thou
sand persons attended the congress, coming
from q radius OF sixty miles.
The weather was extremely warm and
the people assembled in grove OF blue gum
trees. Considering the strong feeling the
general tone OF the speeches was moderate.
though occasionally some OF the speakers
were furiously bitter. especially against
Gov Sir Alfred Miner. The Government
sought 20 counteract tho influence Of the
Congress by distributing memoranda In
English and Dutch denying such credited
stories as Gen. Buffers surrender with sew
ersl thousand troops in the Transvaal. and
stating the actual military situation.