The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-22
Interesting Events OF the Week
at the English Capitol.

urally regarded here as a matter of great
Importance and the various rumors and
reports ON the subject attract much at
tention A dispatch from Washington 10
the effect that the resumption of the
commissions labors depends upon sct-
tlcmcnt OF the Alaskan boundary dispute
has been prominently published In this
city. and representative of the Asso-
ciated Press made inquiries From an un-
impeachable source he ohta usd thu fol-
lowing statement.
"The thorny nature OF the Alaskan
question makes d probable that ON The
resumption OF the stttings Of the commit
tee it will be Withdrawn 90 be taken up
later should circumstances be favorable.
The Alaskan question In fact has prac-
tically been dropped out Of the discus
sion and settlement will be made the
sine qua non OF the resumption of the
sittings OF the commission Is Inaccurate" ."
The Globe commenting or the dlspatcn
os American troops to Alaska says:
Pending the meeting OF the conference
the first step to be taken aftor the pre-
ilminaries will be 70 arrange a modus
viyindi and no time must be lost In do
ing this u the situation is not 90 be la
mentally complicated by conflict which
will make the nnai settlement moro dif-
Gcult chan ever"
TRANSVAAL FAKE.
The great Johanncsburr plot agaist the
rransvaal Is classed as having nzzlod out
like a damp nrecracksr lt IS claimed that
the Boer organs first tried To- magnify
the affair into another Jameson raid but
now have abandoned their attempt in des
pair 1T Is further asserted that the mon
arrest I'd comprised a couple OF agents,
who. some people claim. probably engi-
neercd the whole scheme. The remainder
of the prisoners are described by a Tim g
correspondent as a set of "honest. hut
drunken wastrels' whose intention w@s
only 60 prepare for The defense ct the
town against possnhlp Boer violence In
case of war. The police arc believed 10
be responsible for the discovery of the
conspiracy. Nobody thinks that President
Kruger knows anything Of the Matching
OF tn, afrair as he la looked upon as be-
ing too shrewd not to see a fasco.
An interesting insight into Boer meta
ods was given I'm a report that most of
the bar maids at Johannesburg receive
handsome rewards from the Boer secret
service fund for spying upon customers.
Much Importance o. attached TO the
coming meeting between Sir Alfred Mn
ner, the British high commiss1'ner md
Governor OF Cape Colony aud Preside At
| Kruger There Is general anticipation
that Sir Alfred Miner has been instructed
Iby Joyeph Chamberlain, secretary oi
state for the colonies. TO put forth Ger
| tain demands in the shape of concession.
to the Outlandsrs I'm a form nrac 'cflll
| amounting to an untmatum and tina
the Beers VIII be required to accept anC
carry out tho British demands within Z
specified period or the Transvaal will p'
occupied by British troops.
| Outlanders who have just returned from
the Transvaal are strongly OF the opin
ion that Prcsldet Kruger Will now give
In II Great Britain takes the bull by tn
lhorns They add that the Boors will arm
and that there will be a rattle OF sword
and scabbards, but that they VIII nnall
yield without bloodshed
IDEA FAILED.
| The attempt TO make the anniversary q
Mr. Gladstone's death. May 10. the oo
casion for a party demonstration, simila
to the conservative Primrose day, mus
be written down as failure The libcra
lorgan urged the wearing of a white ros
Ghe white flower OF blameless NE "a
IL was christened by the part ypapers
but the idea did not become popular an
hardly q citizen in london was see
wearing one, while even in the liberia
and radical clubs adopted the idea.
Tho fund for a national memorial Q
| Mr. Gladstone was not tho success ant
cipated The fund has been opened 70
T, nearly a year and has secured only 800.
pounds instead OF the anlnus 5000
pounds needed to carry out the propose
scheme. This failure was in spite of th
I fact that the Prince OF Wales acted a
, the president OF the committee. Tho af
/, niversary Of Mr.. Gladstone yesterda
was poorly celebrated. The family an
the villagers attended memorial service
, at IIawarden church Canon Scott 10
Iand ofholatsd az tha service at NJ
Gladstones London church ST. Peter
IN the presence of large congregati1I
? In addition there were several smali-
meetings IN PROVING "a towps
woMAN's TEMPERANCE.
The national womens' temperance %
r. sociation held a successful g3rd lnaiyei
sary IN London this week. Lh1y henT
( Somerset as president was the ch'
1 y
G fact that the late Miss Francis Wllal
a viii have statue IN tho capitol
r Washington ana attacked the cleric
share owners Of brewery stock DurI
the course Of her remarks she said th
. American experience had shown he- no
= the drink interest dominates poliuc
parties and urged the banding t9g th'
] Of the best interests Of the commuu
o against such a power. She also as lail'
I SIR Thomas Lpton's now departure 70
= plying for drink license for mis- esta
7. hshments, but Sir Thomar pretdsi 80
J. meeting Of shareholders this week aI
d There was no opposition from the 81
r man shareholders 20 the drint liaens
e though a clergyman entered protest
J. The first result OF the divorce OF Lac
= ROseeigh a daughter OF the Mara u.s.
AberRaveny. who was found guilty
d adultery with the young earl OF Coffin
" nam. from her husband, Mr. John Blu
l. del Leigh, ls that the earl has re8g1
% the mastershlp Of the BlccstOr hun. q
D. has advertised the sale of an MA n0rf
q at auction. The divorce adds nothing d
y savory item 10 the list Of misfortunes
tched 10 the Neville family. The III
'r outs OF Abergayenny Is one of the al
-. est land owners in tho south OF Eng,a
: His eldest son. the earl OF Lewen Is
a mad house, his fourth son. Lord rs
= liamm Neville, is IN prison undergoing
~ sentence for forgery his second dau'
i. ter, Lady Alice VINO married MAJ. He'
-. Court Morland. formerly of the ni'
y lancers. died last year under distreH
o. circumstances. Lady Rose who was