The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-03
KITCHENER
is WORRIED
Tries TO Stir Up the LoyaIists in
Cape Colony.
Dutch in Sympathy With Their
Northern Brothers.
WILL LAND MORE GUNS
Beers Extending Their Raids
Far to Southwark.
A General Rising of Cape Dutch
Is Looked For.

Cape Town, Jan. s-Gen. Kitchener
has sent a dispatch to Gen Forester
Walker in command of the British
forces at Cape Town. saying:
II am Elad to hear Of the ministers
action Give them all the assistance in
your power. Use trains to get these
colonists south Of the enemy. Ask the
premier to inform me if can help in
any way. Inform him that the enemy
are few but very mobile. Well mounted
men are most required to surround
them or to drive them north'
The action of the ministers of Cape
Colony referred to by Gen. Kitchener, is
the calling on the Loyalists to assist the
military by the formation of a paid de-
The British battleship Monarch viii
land guns tomorrow as a precautionary
measure. The situation is undoubtedly
serious. It is true that the Dutch have
not Joined the invaders in any consider
able numbers, but a lack of arrange
ment is believed the true reason for abb
stenation. In many places horses are
freely offered and information readily
supplied 20 the Beers
The early proclamation of martial law
in the Cape Town division is expected,
this division does not include Cape
The latest reports show the situation
to be generally az follows:
Thurman, if still uninvested, proba-
bly, soon will be- Griqualand wese is fill
ed with small parties of Beers who are
working south toward Prieska, for the
purpose of cooperating with or sup
porting Commandant HertZOg, whose
advance parties are in the neighborhood
Of Fraserburg-
The Beers are closed to Graafreinet
where Of late the Dutch have given
many demonstrations of extreme sym
pathy-
In eastern part of the colony the ad-
vance guard of the Beers Is close to
harrisburg, about % miles northwest Of
Cradock.
The general opinion here is that the
position is not properly appreciated in
England The Worcester conference ex-
cited the Dutch throughout the colony
Many old residents who are by no
means alarmists regard a general upris-
ing of the Dutch as quite likely
BURNING AND LOOTING.
London. Jan. Sowing to burning
and looting a few miles from town,
Lord Methuen is concentrating a force
at Vryburg, whittier a thousand troops
have been sent from Kimberley and
others from more northern towns to deal
with a commando that is raiding
around Kuruman.
The Beers have reoccupied Jagers-
fontefn, which together with Faller
Smith the British evacuated on Christ
mas day. The convoy of retiring inhab-
itants, with hundreds of wagons, ex-
tended for seven miles 1T was mourn
full spectacle. Camp was pitched at
Edenburg. 1t is gathered that the rea-
son for the evacuation was the diff
Guilty of maintaining food supplies so far
from the railway.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
the Worcestershire, Ceres, Prince Al
bert, Frazerburg and Sutherland di-
visions" says the Cape Town correspon-
dent of the Daily Mail wiring yesterday.
A great deal of trouble is the scarcity
OF horses
Seven hundred Beers have broken
through the Gordon at Zurburg and are
advancing upon Richmond. The magis-
trate there reports that they are burn
ing and looting a few miles from the
town
BOERS MARCHING ON FRAZER
BURG.
Carnavon, Jan 3--The Beers com
manded by Hertzog, Vessels Pretoriaus
and Nieuwenhaut are continuing their
march on ETazerburg. Tt is reported
that they have arrived at Spionburg.
Looting continues. The Beers horses
are footsore. and there is great want of
FODDER as the country IS barren
Communication with Frazerburg is
suspended, and it is doubtful when this
will be restored, inaSmuch as the Beers
are travelling along the line. General
Thorneycroft and Col DeLisle are con-
tinuing the chase, but their horses and
mules are very tired.
Many Dutch residents attended the
funeral of a Boer killed in action, and
placed wreaths upon his coffin.
The Beers captured and destroyed the
mails due December 30.
AMMUNITION SHIPPED AS MILK.
Cape Town, Jan. "a station master
number of cases marked condensed
milk addressed to Frazerburg, which
contained 5000 split bullets, 500 deton-
ators and $50 pounds Of dynamite.