The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-12
LONDON GOSSIP
Interesting Bits Of News Picked
ut the Old Worlds
Metropolis.

| Copyrighted. 1855, BY Associated Prsss)
London. June lO-when the secretary
OF state for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, In the houe OF commons.
on Thursday, summed up the result OF
the Bloemfontien conference by declaring
that a new situation has been oreatea
he used a pregnant phrase, open app,.c-
entity to a variety Of Interpretations, but
In reality only open to one. The polAc-
ians who have closely followed The IL
fairs of the Transvasi and Mr.. Chamber
ialns attitude with respect to them arr
fully satisfied that the colonial secretary
plainly meant to declare that means OF
these open negotiations IN which tho Brit
lsh high commissioner, Sir Alfred Miner.
had exhausted every diplomatic resource
to effect a reasonable settlement of the
matters in dispute. IL had been proved
definitely that President Kruger was ir-
reconclleabas and that Gh hope was
henccorth vain.
| The British are especially eXasperated
because they feel they have been triu q
with and thu question on evsrybodys lips
is what next7'
| CHAMBERLAIN IS FIRM.
Mr.. Chamberlain is not ths man to bs
diverted from his course. He has public
~ and deliberately espoused the cause Of
the Ultlanders and his next step viii 30 a
described as Teliefs. but those they were
tlon to support the demand 1t may be
regarded as certain that this conongency
has been fully foreseen for months past
Fresh troops and large quantities OF mu-
nitions of war hare gone to South Africa
| by every steamer. The troops have been
South Africa A steamer which sailed In
supposed to relieve have remained an
| South Africa. A steamer which sailed n
May took 600 of these reliefs and passen-
gers who had previously secured accom-
modations had TO yield their places TO the
officers and men. In Natal notably at
Lady Smith, a large force has been as
sembled, fully equipped and ready to
| march at a moments notice. Hundreds OF
mules from South Africa and Cypress are
on the spot, the store houses are full OF
| forage and the magazines are packed
with ammunition.
| TRANSVAAL FIGHTING FORCE.
| 1t il estimated that the Transvaaa
could muster a 1ghting force OF from 16 -
| 900 to 1900 men, while the British troops
there 1ready number n,00o men, COM
manded by the veteran Major General
Sir William Francis Butler. who has been
In command of the troops N South Africa
since 1898.
CANCER SOCIETY FORMED.
The alarming increase in the morality
in the cancer in Great Britain had led TO
the formation of a society to combat the
disease. Its inaugural meeting was held
on Wednesday. when Sir Charles Gamer
on M. p, dwelling upon the need of the
society, pointed out that the number Of
deaths from cancer In New York has al
most doubled during the past ten years
and that 1t is calculated that IL the in
crease is maintained there will be deaths
from cancer in 1903 than from consump-
ton, small pox and typhoid fever com
bined. In Great Britain during the same
period the ratio per million has risen from
1856 TO 7s7.
BERNIIARD1 WILL COME
A representative OF the Associated
Press has had an interview with Sarah
Barnhardt. The French tragedienne eX
, pressed herself as greatly shocked at th'
news Of the dearh OF Augustine DAILY. Sh
said:
} In common with every member Of TN
profession, We render tribute TO the grea
manager vino did so much for the prOfes
sion for ali time Sir Henry Irving El
len Terry and George Edward have al
expressed TO me their grief. In all trans
actions. social and business. Mr.. Day
was man quick 10 detect talent tht
friend of the strugglsr. with a great hear
and a great character"
Madame Bernhardt Is looking forwarl
to her presentation OF Hamlet on Mon
} day. She says she has never been bet
ter physically atted for work
Regarding her American plans, the ac
tress says: 1T Is my great desire To X
, TO the United States very soon. accom-
panied by Magnier and Calmette.
II saw M. Rostand just before ! lef
, Paris. He is In the best OF health an
writing a pray for me.
II cannot discuss the situation &
! France. except to say here always exist
novdty, change. unrest. We like II; W
: live on II. France is great; she right
b herself. We nS"er fear"
PADBREWsRI.
Advices from st. Petersburg Just re
ceiyed cont. n the report OF the marrlag
of Paderewsll 10 Miss Helen Rosen, a
: Warsaw. on May 81.
American missionaries In Morocco ar
|. again having trouble with the authorities
: It appears that owing to the Pasha @
Mequinez refusing to permit the missio
4 to live anywhere but In the Jewish quar-
= ter, and being unable to renew the leas
: OF the house they occupied there, th
Amrieans three weeks ago, were forced /
p camp outside the walls OF the town. tn
PaslIA Is quite indierent 10 prosp ,ctiy
Claims for indemnity. as the money Woul
q be levied from the lower classes III
9 missionary and his family were subjects
|, to all kinds Of offensive Insults
CONGRESS OF PUBLISHERS
The third international congress OF pul
{ hshers. which opened Wednesday at Dta
J. toner's hall, this city. has awakened gei
IS eral interest. The American delegat
were Messrs Putnam, Appleton. d.
Heath, r. Mcclure ana Herbert Stone,
= OhicaEo
At the banquet given by the Stauons
company on Wednesday Mr.. Putnam
toast 20 Literature" was the hit OF q
evening and was generally cknoW1edg
10 be the most learned Prof Lecky, 4
historian, In reply. paid a warm tribu
20 the literary activity OF the Unled Sat
and pointed out that the best history
British navy was written by Captain 4
fred T. Mahan.
r. r. Days address on Canadian ssp
right and the relations Of American a
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