Show 10 OfiR THROW ROLE boer leader er arrested for plotting against german rule in southwest africa tg is accused of having apanged with rebel natives to make common cause with boers who are organizing and arming berlin andrew dewet nephew of the famous boer christian dewet has been arrested at his residence in a suburb ot of Wind hoek german germs n south west africa with four other boers ac aused of plotting the overthrow ot of german rule in southwest africa to create a boer republic this news purporting to come from an excellent authority was distributed to the ger in man an press by the press bu reau and Is incepted as true by other journals andrew dewet who is a merchant of Wind hoek is described as having ar ranged with the rebel natives to make common caule with them about 15 boers are said to be in german southwest africa one quarter of whom are organized considerable ties of arms were seized at dewet s house although the arrest occurred august 23 nothing was reported by cable to the newspapers doubtless on account of the censorship andrew dewet married a daughter of a prussian army officer |