Salt Lake Herald | 1900-01-02 | Page 2 | Rumors of Dutch Rising

OF DUTCH RISING BISING Object is i to Seize Set Cape CapeTown Town and Cap Op Capture ture tur tn Sir Str Alfred Ellner Cape Town Jan rumors are in circulation of o a Dutch rising r ing th the object of ot seizing Cape Cp Town and aDd the docks and capturing the governor of Cape Ca Colony Sir Alfred Miner Ji The center of the movement is ia said td id to be Purl a village about thirty miles from Cape Town where a meeting of the bund band waa was held yesterday A similar ar meeting was held at Rich Richmond Richmond Richmond mond on Dec 23 S and it is e reported that the members mem en of the head bund in these thele two towns are acting in concept concett Tle members of ot the bund hued at Willing Willington Willington ton and aDd the Dutch in 1 Clan dan William dis dJa district are said to be armed with and to be anxious to use ue them in behalf of the Boers Boeri Although Alth h the stories of ot a rising are discredited the police and military are taking ample precautions