The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-20
ARMY is ACTIVE
England viii Wage War with
Beers.

Ioudon Sept -summouses were is-
sued late this aftcnoon for cabinet
council. which Il ls understood. win b,
held Friday. This REGARDED ee the result
Of tho visit cf tEa rr-mtr Llrl sails
bury. 90 Lo0doa Lcther De cane mis-
afternoon rem7 riug at ino roisu ri-
| dce from 420 TO G.3O p. M Mr. Chamber
latin was en- the building 1l the same
/ time and as "a private doorway connects
the two officers G IS presumed that tho
summouses We're the result of thplr joint
deliberations
/ Tho lack Of all excitement in Official
circles bears evidence OF the deliberate
manner m which the highest officials are
/ Handling the crisis nor by any means
certain that the cabinet council will ad-
Iopt extreme measures. ia spite Of the
uncompromising nature OF the Boer re
Ipy This deliheret'on on the part OF the
government o. interpreted not only in
London. but in other European capitals,
as a desire on the part of Great Britain
10 gain time while the troops are hur-
hying TO cape colony.
The Berliner Neuste Nnchrichten, com
mentlng on this today says;
THE present calm Is only meant to de-
ceive Beers when England feels equ-
al to teh task Of facing the Beers this
peaceful tone win give way to n blatan:
cry for war"
Even rumors of movement OF the
Beers across the Natal border apparantly
fall TO excite tho military authorities here
who profess at least not 10 fear such a
contingency for the present
In The meantime tho movement Of the
troops proceeds. The royal west Sussex
regiment left today for Malta here II
VIII replace the erst border regiment
which goes by the same steamer 10 Ma
tai
II is announced this afternoon that the
first class protected cruiser Terrible and
Powerful have both been ordered TO tse
cape They have reliefs on board cap.
able OF forming naval brigade OF
thousand men
The steamer Jelunoa VIII take 500 troop
bound for tho Natal tomorrow, and shi
VIII embark a rning brig8rr- ~ the fslan(
of Crete for the cape
According 10 n dispatch from Durbal
Natal, the premier of NE colony say
the alarm o. the people OF Natal at IN
unprotected condition Of the horde
towns Is quite unwarranted. and that al
lenorts 10 incite the Zulus have failed
KRUGER SEEKS HELP
London, Sept 2O-The lull In the crisi
- gives opportunity for abe continuance o
unofficial negotiations. rae governmen
OF the Netherlands is prl yately exertin
tts influence I'm favor OF O. peaceful 81
luton and Il ls understood that Pres
ldent Kruger has unoficlally approache
three powers with vew 10 their inter
ventlon.
From Capetown comes the report tina
& the government Of the colony oontem
{ plates introducing motion iiglng n
T'ransvaal 20 accept the demands
q lGreat Britain
. Sir Alfred Miner has addressed furthe
inquiries % President steyne Of the OI
ange Free state. Watever the offlcla. a
tltude OF the Orange Free state may 10
the temper OF the Burghers. Judging frol
meetings held, Is TO assist the Transvai
T. actively
A rumor ls spreading In the lower ranl
OF the army that Great Britain win D
r. Involved with Afghanlstan as well ~ u
s. Trausvaal.
& The spondent OF the Daily Mail,
.r Petermarttzburg telegIaphs that n
.e military authorities there have receiv,
s, warning that the Beers have purchas,
lr Considerable quantities OF cynanide
* potassium. f0r the purpose Of poisonir
'e the streams IN the Transvaal likely 10
IS used by the British troops.
l- Other special dispatches report variol
e. details OF preparations for war on bO
Y sides. Boer troops now control both Il
= Beira and Newcastle railways as tn,
~ enter Transvaal territory.
&c The British authorities are ahippil
troops daily TO South Africa