The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-19


' cipated In the vicinity OF Ladysmit
today. The combined advance Of Boei
: and Free state troops in this directio
has been executed with not inconsidei
able skill and shows a clear apprecis
tion Of the British position. Gen. 81
George Stewart White has 1900 me
and forty.six guns available beside
, a considerable number OF volunteers {
hold Ladysmith, and no anxiety Is fel
on his account. for the Natal countr
where the engagement is expected, /
fairly open and although the work q
moving them will be difficult. the gun
are likely to do good work
The country Is not favorable for tn
Boer tactics and It will be very difficult
for them to avoid the exposure OF thei
flank to attack by vicious and mo
bile enemy already occupying usefu
positions that is, suppoSng they really
mean to fight and not merely to at
tempt 10 draw Gen. White farther ou
with n view OF surrounding him.
Cen. White has a large body of ex
eellent cavalry. whlch will be put tC
good use.
BRITISH SUBJECTS MUST LEAVE
respondent OF the Daily Mail says.
The authorities at johannesburg have
announced that they will make house
70 house search on Monday and will
compel every British subject to leave
the town.
! The imperial authorities have i'm
pounded 10000 sovereigns which ar
rived by steamer today for the Trans
vaal The money will be kept here un-
81 the war is ended
Conaham Greene and Lady Greene
| sailed for England today An enthus-
| iastic crowd assembled to bid them
| farewell. Dispatches from Beura dated
Saturday, state that the Beers advanc-
| ing northward were repulsed at :
atsl station. This doubtless means nat
Col Plumbers force. advancing to the
the relief OF Mafekng had encountered
the Beers.
London. Oct l9--The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at Ladysmlth
says that no newspaper representatives
are allowed 10 proceed from there, eth
er to Besters station or Acton Homes
and adds that Gen. Joubert's forces are
moving against Glencoe and Besters
station on the Harris smith Lynch
line.
According TO the same authority some
volunteers who had Just come into
Ladysmith from Besters station and
Acton Homes before the dispatch was
sent reported that 300 Beers tried inef-
fectually to cut off small parties of
British troops, but the Natal men were
too wary to be caught and retired FIR
ing. The enemy, as usual. hid them
selves behind hills and rocks and in
gullies. but were unable to advance.
They used cannon against the British
rifemen. who nevertheless maintained
a stout resistance. The firing was very
heavy. The country about Acton
Homes being more open the British
mounted volunteers are retiring upon
Dewdrop. Two thousand Beers were
engaged at Acton Homes and rather
fewer at Desters station. 1t is report
ed that the enemy there Is hemmed In
and suffering severely
PRESS coz MENTs.
The Daily Telegraph com entlng on
the foregoing dispatch says Il ls diff
cult to understand the references 10
Glencoe and Besters stat on. except on
the theory that General Joubtrt is d.
viding his forces
The Times Iobatsi correspondent
telegraphing under date OF October a,
says:
Tho Beers were around us ali day
and broke the line in several places be-
tween Pltsani and Mafek.ng. They were
attacked and defeated by party OF our
men from Mafeklng. Thirty Beers were
killed during the night Anothe lot
broke up the line mile north Of La
batsi, cutting the wires The station mas
ter and all OF us here set TO work and
have Just restored communication.
A runner has arrived bringing news Of
Colonel Baden Powells success IN keep
| ing the enemy 1T bay
The Capetwon correspondent Of the
Times. under da;e OF Tuesday says;
| 'tAll is well at KgAperly. yhouse com
munlcation Is almost entirely cut off
There Is n5 means Of learaing anything
that happens north OF the Orange river
unless perhaps by way OF Rhodes and
Bera."
The paay News Ihdysmith CORES
pondent, telegraphing on Tuesday. says
he learns that the discontent in Swazi-
land is taking a form hostile TO the Boers
who acquitted Bremersdorf precipltate-
| ly. According TO this correspondent the
Beers dread Swat rising and most OF
tho Dutch settlers In that country are
preparing 20 leave, having already sent
their wives ana families IA the Trans
vaal.
The CapetOwn correspondent OF tie
Daily Nal says IN a dispatch aatei
Tuesday that large numbers OF Ba2utea
smployed on various works IN the Cape.
town district are returning q Basliand
| NATIVE UPRISING FERRED
London. oc-.. ls.-Tha foregoing nb0ui
exhausts the actual war news rhs morn,
ing. The active features OF the situa.
tion are regsr ted TO be the probability
Of native risinss wa ch. whether on bc
half OF or against the Beers are GER
tain to proi zee seri)us complications
besides danger to tire few hundred whites
IA these Districts
The havoc the Beers are making will
the railway and telegraph lines u ser
iously impede the movements Of Genera
Buffers army corps. There are con
hicting reports as 70 whethar tho Boer
have or have not occupied Helpmakoar
According 10 the best accounts the rumo
that they have zone so Is untrue bu
II rhe Beers have succeeded IN this the
are completely around the right Of Bcn
eral Wnite's position and will Ds ab,
e.the TO attack bim at an advantag
or to move down into Natal behind MIN