Show HOOTED THE BURGHERS new york jan 1 18 8 the worlds copyrighted cable from cape town says A thousand armed burghers in in johannesburg were hooted booted by the Uit landers the burg burghers bers having prepared a bistrong 0 petition for the abrogation of the treaty of 1881 under tinder which great er ertain britain tain claims the right to control the transvaal foreich relations and for the annulling of the british and south africa company 3 charter the boer givern government ment refuses to allow cape train guards to cross the transvaal all the goods are opened and inspected at the border traffic is thereby greatly delayed |