The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-15

london. Dec. is-f.E o. m.-rho wal
office O. sun without news from Iaay-
smith other than already Published. The
sonorai belief chat the large Boer forces
lord Nethuen encountered were partly
drawn from Natal and that Gcs Butler
viii strife blow before these have fine
To- retufn.
The newspaper are calling upon the
government TO employ the cunarders as
we'll as che white Star rcamers az trunf-
ports .seins the urgent necessity for get-
ung more men 90 the cape as Jpocdny ss
possible Forty thousand men could be-
CHURCHILL ESCAPES
Lorenao Marqucf. Denroa nay. Doc
~ Winston Churchill. the Newspaper ,or-
respondent iud former office of the
Fourth Hussars. Who was capiur, ai the
thine % the arnorod train disaster near
Esicou-. November is has escaped from
Pretoria.
STILL rlGHT1Ng
1.ondol. Dec if-The war Office has rc.
'e.ved fhe following dispatch from For.
estlcr- walker
'Gcntral French wires under date pc.
ia. reporting "a eklrmish with ,oo Boors.
who were advancing fouthwari toward
Naauuoort The skirml mlrnnr continued
scut Without calling upon the militia for
f0rclrn service Tho militia effective le
200 oo and from thie body 5000 carefully
selected could easily bc spared for sou,h
Africa Moreover tho colonies are again
profcrrinr assistance
The greatest need. therefore. b. speeds
transports Sir Charles Warren. Who ar.
rived cd Capciown yesterday viii plssI-
biy Join lord Mothuen and take command
of Che combined forces.
The puH. Chronicles Moldc- river dlr.
patton phrh o. at Variance with an ths
other reports represents LORD Methuen'
force. ar reurinr Tucsiay on the camr
80 MoIdef river .I the result uf renewed
artillery trims that dly. I'm. correspond.
enf ay
"rueIay forenoon .he r-sr brought
heavy SUNS .rto action
"Tt. British ar uery replied bui aUc
to .I'.n.a ihew lord Mcfhucn thersgnor
withdrew hs troops out of range
order. have been issued Bt WooIWioh I
prepare another eeIro train fo r0 uu.
with thy seventh division.
BOEBs ENCOURAGED
London Dec it-'L0rd Mcihucn't
check following Gen Gcacrc's rcrulsc.
says the capetown correspondent of tha
Daily Nswa "has had most depro.slnr
cnoci upon enc loyalisis. who are by no
means a growing body They are nlted
with dark forebooinrs Dutch dlsanect-
ion ie rapidly growing a large secttou
in restless and would need but little per.
suasi1n 90 Join the Beers
There are disturbing rcports from the
eastern districts OF cape Colony. whore
many secret meetings have been held
"The imperial authorities are arrninE
the loyal farmers in che stutterheim a1d
Kciroi dlerlctf."
WILD RUMORs
London. Dec lf-Ou the stock exchange
today at o'clock Rand mines suddenly
Jumped up ci on mo rumors that General
Clery hat entered IhdyEmith ana thai
General Butler had captured 800 Bosrf.
London. Dec. 1850 o. "A specia
dispatch from pietermaritsburg says
| Gonerala Butler and Ciery have entered
| I.aJy ysmlih and have captured 1000 Boers
London. Doe 1.-THE Brueh var orlc'
has nothing of Uhe etory of The relief OF
/ Iadysmirh Tho officials 40 nor crodi
| the report. af they add. relief % tho plao'
at such an early date is believed 90 b'
practically impossible
| nu tho morning thc Beers hghtinr on
| front ~ "a miles The enemy retired wlti
"A loss OF forty killed and wounded on
casualtiee were O killed. seven wound