Show r EolBnd d Little War I London 20 The2scws san A telegram tele-gram from bcierm zirg disclores the fact that a state of war exists in Transvaal Trans-vaal and that the res urces of England are now apparently pierced to the task ofsubjuzatinjj the Dutch Boers There are only 8000 whites capable of bearing arms in Transvaal and of these 500u have ranged themselves under the banner of the republic at Heidelberg We may dismiss as altogether uncorroborated the rumor of the defeat of the Burgers by tho Pondos The rebellion of the Boers can hardly fail to encourage the Basutos to greater resilance Governor Sir George Colley will go to Transvaal ea the 21st int to see to the state of affairs there The Natal mounted police have been ordered to Newcastle to protect pro-tect the border Durbar 24A large force of Boers occupied Heidelberg on the 16th inet and established a government under Kruger The inhabitants were forbidden to quit the town without a pass The loiees of the Basutos in their fight with a patrolling column from ilafeteng were the beavcit yet inflicted London 2L Times editorial Beside dragging the war in Basutoland to which the colonial government may have at any moment to confess itself unequil we are now confronted with the danger of organized disaffection among the Boers It is probable however that the app ap-p arance of British troops at Heidelberg will oe followed by the dispersion of the I Boers to their homes The present garrison gar-rison in Transvaal is composed of two regiments of foot and a batUlion of rifles At Natal there is 11 fine trustworthy trust-worthy force of Natal mooned rifles There are two troops drtgoons alto at Natal Transvaal and Natal have alto a force of artillery Vo understand Sir George Pomeroy Col ley is advancing into Transvaal with a force of artillery and infantry from Natal We believe there is no reason to doubt the government govern-ment ol Transvaal is provided with sufficient suf-ficient force to encounter the opposition The Capo government has not yet made any application for impeial tro pa New York 20 Worlds London The London clubs and m > re especially tIre military club are boiling over witn excitement ex-citement tonigbt in consequence of the report of colonial auhoritie of a telegram tele-gram from Colonel sir George Pomeroy Colloy announcing that a furce of 5 000 Transvaal Boers had captured the town of Heidelburg and founded a new republic repub-lic with H Boer Mr Kruger as president presi-dent This the most sen us news we have yet had Irom Africa has finally awakened government which has si fur turned a deal ear to the appeals made from time to time by the Cope government govern-ment and I understand that the prouri ety sending a force imperial troops to South Africa is under consideration Beers have never been reconciled to the summary annexation in ls7 of their Transvaal republic to Cape Cobny by Sir Thtophilus Shepstone and their mutterings of revolt have pore than once caued tre greatest uneasiness to thu govermoat Uf COLIEO tnis new uprising will put an end to responsible government govern-ment in that particular portioi 1 of the Queens dom iiion und ntceariy brings 1 down Lord Kimberly scheme with it Another war in South Africa meets with great favor in military circles for honors would naturally b easier obtained in a conflict with the civilized Boers than with the savage Zulus or Afghans Towards air Garnet Wolsely now all eyes are turned as all eyes were turned in 73 during the Afhanteo wr and in 75 during the Zulu War and if the rumor is correct ho alit be sent out to bring the Boers to their sense and restore order 1 know though that strong pressure will be necessary before he consents con-sents to go becaufo ho prefers to leave the settlement of the matt r to iiis trend Sir George Golly who cords the dispatch announcing the Beers action |