The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-21

of plugged shells we're used
Although the enemy's position was
carried soon after / O'clock, scartere i
firing went on almost all afternoon.
The British losses are very severe.
| but those of the Beers are -ryeh
heavier.
The final rush was made with D. t-.-
umphant yell and as the British troops
| charged to close quarters the enemy
turned and fed, leaving all their TN
pediments and guns behind them IN
| their precipitate flight.
While this was going on. one bat
| terry OF artillery the 18th hussars and
the mounted infantry, with a part Of
the Leicester regiment, got on the en-
emy's flank, and as the Beers stream
ed wildly down the hills. making for
the main road, they found their "a
treat had been cut off but they rallied
Tor a while and there was severe fight
ing with considerable loss to each side
Many of the enemy surrendered A
rough estimate places the British loss
at 25O killed or wounded and that Of
the Boer at 500
A newspaper CORES pondent states
that through his glasses during -he
hghting NE noticed how much the
Beers seemed TO be nonpusse-i BY the
tactics OF the imperial troops. espec-
lally OF the well drilled. swift rnov.-e
horsemen. The enemy are s-lI as Of
old mob. They are without horsas
and forage and many Of them rely for
food upon what they car obtain by
iooting. Their animals are mostly n
a wretched condition
Ii IS understood that beaor,. -o.ia,.s
battle several Beers had left th4-- co-,-
mandoes and gone home 70 thar farms
and many others are noa likely %
leave.
REJOICING AT CAPEToWN.
Capetown. oct. eO-The town = de-
lirious over the victory at GIeucoz.
The streets are filed with O. cheering.
hat-waving crowd. singing patriotic
airs and Now We shan't be ,ong.'
The newspaper offices are bes..-ged.
BOERs BLOWN UP
CapetoWn, oct 20-Even.ug-D.
patches dated Mafekirg. saturday
night and carried by dispatch -.ders
via Kuruman and Danclskul % Hook
town state that Col. Baden Powell IN
hicted a tremendous blow on the Boars
nine miles north Of AIafeang
Two trucks, laden with dynamite.
which 1t was judged unsafe 10 keep 4
Mateklng on account OF the risk Of ex-
plosion should the Gown De sheIIei.
We're sent by Col. Baden Powell nine
miles out in the hope that The 8o--s
would shell and explode thcIp And
so III happened. When the eng ne had
uncoupled from The trucks ami 70.
treated about a mile, the ar -ry she'll
ed and exploded the trucks kI,ag. bal
is estimated, 100 Beers
Durham. oct. 2O-It is osdc,iuy AZ.
nounced that the Beers retf--t FROM
Iiatungspruit This morning
ANXIETY IN LONDON.
London. Oct. 20-The absence of de-
tails regarding the British losses in the
engagement at Glencoe carD causes
O@e deepest anxiety and the war Of
flee Is again besieged by relatives and
friJnds of those making up the forces,
than took part in the fight Among
Ihe callers was the Duke or Arercran.
who made anxious inquiries
1t is reported that Great Britain's
great military preparations against
two insignificant republics ara viewed
with considerable curiosity IN some of
the European capitals, notable Paris
and St. Petersburg. Notes nave been
exchanged on the subject and il IS ev.
en- hinted in unofficial quarters. that
Inquiries Will he addressed 10 the
British empire
The press association tonight an
nounces that the governments plan
ds u etrminate the war in the speed
lest manner possible after the forts at
Pretoria and Johannesburg have been
razed and then to promulgate by or
der OF the queen in council "a ueF con-
st!tution for a group OF five federal
states-cape Colony the TrausvaaI.
Natal, the Orange FIRE. state and
RhOdesia-under the title ot thu dom.