The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-20

train went out to bring in train re-
ported to have been captured by the
Beers near the spruitfonten siding 4
party Of Beers who were camncd nearby
lowered the railway signs ana displayed
n white hag, apparently with .ne dca
Of inducing the train to proceed
The driver suspected the Beers were In
possession and stopped the train, where
upon the Beers issued IN large force and
opened fire bat without any effect. The
soldiers replied from the train and about
a half dozen Beers were killed. The
British were unschratched.
Seven hundred Beers surprised a party
OF l3 Capecolony police who were guard
Ing the railway at Rivertou road eigh-
teen miles north of Kimberly. on SUNDAY
morning. The police retired. A terr nc
explosion was heard later and it Is be-
lleved the Beers blew up tho station A
relief party of twenty-five police sent out
from Kimberly met the Bocrs near River
ton. The eremy displayed white nag u
induce the troops to fall into their trap.
but the police were ordered TO retire.
Then the Beers opened a he 10y fire upon
them, dischargIng about four hundred
rounds. A bullet struck the horse of Sur
geon Major Sullivan. who. with trooper
whose horse had stumbled and dismount-
ed him, was captured.
PoER BoAsTINGs
London. Oc,.. 0.--The Capetown cores
2ondent Of the Daily NAL saws:
The Beers are boasting that they will
hold fancy dress balls and masquerade
n British uniforms in Capetown and Dur
ban by the end of October
Another 5000 pounds OF Transvlal gold
has been seized aboard the steamer Avon
dale Castle at Telagoe hay
VICTORIA CHEERS SOLDIERS
London. Oct. 2O.-The queen drove from
Balmoral castle TO the ball al the bar
racks yesterday to bid farewell to the
Gordon Highlanders who are going to the
cape After reviewing the troopa the
queen addressed them "a follow:
'T am pleased to see you looking 30
well and III for duty. You re going GA
t9sssg" r"6SBe S5S &ii &'r'' return safe az ana and
weII.''
The officers were then presented 10 her
majesty. the men cheering and .he queen
bowlng
It Is rumored that the channel squadron
has been ordered 10 Queenstown.
REPORTED MINE EXPLOSION.
London, Oct 20.-The Daily News cor
respondent SAYS;
II f. rumored that news has reached
Beaax Junction that the Beers attacked
Mafeking In force but were repulsed The
defenders, seeing the enemy retrea ting
pursued them for some distance.
Then a felnt was made. and they com
menced to retire on the town, allowing
themselve 10 be driven in by the Roers.
who, eager to retrieve their position,
again advanced to the attack and were
drawn over Lyddte mines laid for the de-
fense OF the town. II Is reported that Loo
Beers wers killed by the explosion.
II Is reported from Delagoa bay that the
Swat king. Bunu. is collecting his forces.
with the object presumably, OF attacking
the Boars. IL is stated chat the Portu-
guese forces at Delagoa bay win be raised
to war strength.
BoERS CAPTURE VRlBURG.
London, Oct. 2O-The Capetown corres-
pondent to the Daily Mail telegraphing at
10 o'clock Thursday night says:
Vryburg surrendered Sunday. Tonight .
dispatches from Kuruman, ten miles east
by south CT Vryburg, state that the po-
lice have Withdrawn from Vryburg, the
town surrendered to the Beers. the !nhth-
ltants fleeing In all directions mostly to-
ward Kurukman. When the police with
drew the Cape Beers notified the fact to
inc enemy thus inviting them 10 take
| arfn a
Tho British are wildly indignant at this
scuttllng.
Ladysmlth. Oct. l9-This morning a
patrol under Major Adye penetrated the
Boer outpost at Bcs,ers sia0itn and was
fired upqp. but retired without loss.
WAR OFFICE BULLETIN.
]. ,ndon, oct ie.-The wa onca this
evening issued the following 5u'otiu:
No ows OF Importance mas been recev
ed fr,a N.tal tjuay rhs eavn-y a..
| tacEed TO our forces at Ladysmith ana
Dnudee are engaged in observing the
enem es movements
steps have been taken to secure Piter-
harrisburg and Durham agapsi raids
on the western rontier
IN PARLIAMENT
London Oct. is-In parliament Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain defended the course
ef lae government IN South Africa.
Mr. Chamberlain thep proeeeaed p
DISCUSS the question Of racial animos-
lity, denying that this feeling, which h'
said was based in soath Africa on con
tempt. would be increased by hoatil.'
ties. lie declared that racial anlmos.iy
isad not been created by anything ths
present gOyernmeglt had done. but tha'
it existed before her malestys present
advisers assumed responsibility
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman' In
terpOsed with the remark: What
Wish 20 pQipt out is that the feeling o
animosity viii be increased hHndret
fold when the Dutch ana English ar'
slaughteFinS each ether.
Mr.. Chamberlain retoned: Il SAY
again that the racial animOsity whici
has been the curse Of south Africa j
based on contempt. Hate Is bad enougi
but would rather have q mans hat
than his contempt There win ncyel
be an end Of racial animoslty nor vii
there ever be peace Ia South Africa un
al both sides haye learned 10 respect
each other"
4 Referring 20 the relations OF IN