The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-10
ACROSS AFRICA
Railroad to be BHllded From
Egypt to the Heart OF
the Deseat.

Copyrighted 1899 by Associated Press)
London. April SIN view Of the cabled
reports that many OF the American soi
diers from Cuba have been attacked by
cebro spinal mengingltis, representa-
tive Of the Associated Press saw the meA-
ical authorities OF the war office with
reference to the dispatch from Cairo to
the Daily Telegraph, saying that an te
Anglo-Egyptian troops have been removed
from Omdurman owing TO the persistence
of cebebrc spinal meningitis due To- tao
former unsanitary condition of the town
Surgeon Major Muir. who has isut re-
turned RON the soudan said:
"The position there is extremely ser
iods We had less trouble from the frs.
"l'n tie Egyp .'5n troops, but the Br
ism ldiers dd al' suffer because th3N
Wa surrounded by the utmos ..,,
tisas. The disst-s Is due Co unrs1Jary
conditions. such as probably prevailed m
the case of the hastily organized cuban
campaign our campaign ON the upper
Nile was planned with time in our faycr
and thus the best sanitary arrangements
could be made for the British soldiers,
who escaped"
The report of Baron Cromer the Bri,
lrn agent anu CONSUL kEltiNt IN IkNHf
ls looked upon as being a wonderful story
of progress ana the triumph OF admiuls
trative forethought and military Wgor
Tie advocates extending the ranrpasI
from Khartoum through Abu-Haraz TO-
Goedarif ana Massal8 10 suakim and thus
tap the territory about The upper Nile.
which Sir samuel Baker called tho
"Granary Of the soudan" Geodarlf is the
center OF the grain producing rcgior.
Lord Cramer says that hitherto. grain at
Khartoum has at times been sold at far-
inc prices. while at Goedarlf &c can te.
had I'm such qt1hutics that &c ls unsafe
able. The railroad will chance AN ihiH
The British agent also makes signi-
ncant remark that school statistics show
that French dying out as the language
of the middle classes ana English has al.
ready largely taken It's place.
DREYFUS REVELATIONS.
The Figaros revelations I'm the puhli-
cation Of the evidence presented TO the
court OF cessation I'm the Dreyfus case
IS the sensation of Paris and has roviewod
the keenest interest I'm the preyfus M
fair Tho Dreyrusites are highly pleas %
with the publications Of the dcposiupps
which. I'm fact are apparently approved
| by the whole mass of sober opinion in
France. The Figaros bold step IS pa.-
ticularly interesting as. last year its ed-
itor unexpectedly championed Drcyfua
with the result that the paper lost y
great number of subscribers and tho pro-
prietors removed the editor from his post
The Firago has now taken a step Wilton
has drawn upon ~ the Formidable Ao--
| tlity OF the general stam of the war of
fee, which desired secrecy and whose O."
putation is aggrleved and damaged by 'hs
publication Of the dispositions. I'm which
/ there are evidences that the war depart
ment engineered different trials innueu-
ced witnesses and had the Intentions OF
preventing the cNculpauon Of Drcyfus,
though the motive OF the war department
In so doing stl1 remains obscure.
The deposltions show that both NJ. Cav
iagnac, the former minister of war ana
| General Roget who restated the VIII BE
Of the general staff case failed TO pros
duce any dirct evidence against Dreyfu7.
The testimony OF examining magis-
trate Bertulus was very damaging. lie
declared plainly his opinion that Lour
Du Patty De clam and Maiir Count Es-
terhazy are the guilty men.
WANT IRISH POPULARITY
The Duke and Duchess of York novl
week will pay their second visit 10 res
land within two years. Ii Is evident hiu
they desire TO become popular with lie
Irish people. They Intend 60 attend 1ey
eral public functions. on their arrival 40
Dublin. on Monday they viii become ho
guests of the Lord Lieut.. OF Ireland, Eau
Cadogan and VIII attend the Punches
town ana Leopardstowu races, the Ice
! regal bail at Dublin castle; The Duoln
/ society's cattle show ana Will also pay
short visit to the Marquis of Omoo1.
al Kilkenny castle.
E The government has decided to rcioas,
, the three Irish political prisoners, Mul
; let. FItz Harris and OHanlon, now un
dergolng M, sentence in Maryborougl
ian for participating in the Phoenl'
park murders A deputation from the cor
porati0n OF Dublin headed by tho lore
b mayor went 10 Dublin castle IN state on
Friday and presented "a petition for th'
release Of the prisoners
; The lord lieutenant replied that ha ha'
. decided 20 release them, but could not %
date for their release. II IS gncrally eN
pected that the prisoners Will be set al
liberty in a short time.
A so-calld up 10 date rector Of city
church Of 81. Mary al liill IN the cente
lof BWlngsgate. announces that hH scr
, mon tomorrow night will De- milliouair
! marriages with particular reference Co Oh
= vanderbilt wedding. accompanied by som
hight Views of the Vanderbilt New 'r
a mansion and the interior of Amcr-a
millonairc's residences. The rector p
. tends To- dwell upon the woldrine-
j. worldly goods. contrasting the R'fEe'n
A | surroundings OF the Vanderbilts ana pth
d. or mlnionaires with the liuea oi tn" hr
n The visit of the king and queen
O italy 10 Sardinia next week VIII oe
/. Interesting occasion and from some i.3h
"a points significant The event win snap
the naval reunion at Cagari, capital
a the island OF ardui3 Of tho neetf
3 Great Britain and France and it is h'i
ed the opportunity viii be seized 'p'
10 emphasize tho better undersi'' iin
now existing between tine two eoih-t'
Altogether there will be nfy war lin
= IN the harbor.
90 II h announced that The Prince
p Wales has succeeded in definitely ati'n1
70 ing for the queen 10 open in May or Jui
ie the roval college OF science, i1 ~hic1 tf
n- .olepcs collection OF tie South kusiogio
p museum viii be housed The 'oVcc' on
y present D. lodged iu the part OF me A
,n scum known, from its hideous shape.
the "Brompton boilers The cereW'i
- of openine the college will be on tAe san
- scale as Imperial institute inausuf9t'cH
u tbo route will be lined with troops ai
80 tbere will be a PROCESSION wnlcn hj'