The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-15
KRUGER pHREATENs
TO sheet SIX officers " Marks
moi deleaepa

esther af he ntr Office COZ the colonial
ufnsc h.ie iexardng fhc alleged of-
ucial sfsffWen cibled from Cape Town
FtyinE that Secretary Uchz, in behalf
~ go TmnstaaI government. has da-
nEindcd ths' Genera white mmedi-
akelY rclfafc nathan Marks sun
fsss-i epy who a confined ni Lady
smiih che dispatch stating that presi-
d,Tn Kruger threatens f Marks H exc
cfrisl 60 realate hy shooting sh
iirflah officers in fhe hands of the
fioefs ! is further asserted from Cape
Itryn. that Marks -utered ladysm th
afer iho investment Df thmt place with
she supposed ohlecf pf Obtaining iu-
fafmatIe "a fni fhe hoers and ono version
81 the STORY is that fhe Tnnsvnal
r,ir hor-les have Threatened fo execute
s.x Ry1tifl officers if the supposed Hpy
ia nuf released to whlch General Butler
-i .ali so have replied THAT the British
werc cnatled 90 rrnm thc man until
he should render satisfactory account
- himseif
Tloah STORIES lt is asserted bear the
fmp1nt of imprahb1Hy a there is
no nzA,on % think ne Boerf would be
guilty ~ such complete chanrr from
their previous correct attitude and
uu.nner of conducting the hoaulities
Ncvouhelcss. the sensational after
oDpn papers are alr,0dy demanding
tisti President Kruger and al the mcm-
ls,1,i of she council bc ruthlcssiy hang
~. as the only htting rcprisai In the
'-vwyw 81 the secretary threat being
svegrse,l oug
rSsWusI.L TNIsTGHTESs CRONJE
Ionsbsn. Nov. is-t.ao a M -Thcrc D. ~
~hiilionai news regarding the progress of
tf,atnnles ln South Africa thh morning
ssccets r. lEpatch from Mafcklng for
wss,icd hy q runner dated DOT n. which
aayrl that during tae afternoon Cen.
Cronic. tho Bocr commander. sent an
1nvoy to Col Baden Powell under nag
~ trice. 90 tcciarc thNt be- did not con-
skLr ihe Geneva convention authorised
30 hag 81 the R'-l cgys. Society 10 hy
nvsn several bulidinscl az once in tho
to~n and that in his opinion the en-
piosmcnt 90 natives against whites md
fba Use of dynamite niinev we're both op-
l-sscsi 80 the rules ~ war
CDl. Badcn-Powcu replied that the
Csenc,r, convention snd not stipulaie aa 90
thAe number 90 Red Cross stations por-
nkxrhlc ans that the Beers we're only
ruauirci TO respect rhe conw-nt. the hos
pprl ond the womens Iaggcr. az -
ushtssh were bsyond the town limits The
nrstnah commander also pointei out shat
uanea wcre recognized adiuncts OF civil
izf-l warfare ana the defensea VI Pre-
tafa wore extensively minei Morcovcr.
"a, rcmsnd,.d cen. Cronic that tho Beers
ir,d nred upon natives burned their
i.ruals ard released their cattle and that
IN. natives only dcfcn,fed their lives and
propcrtv
Dexpltc throe warnings from CO..
TFries,-PowcI thc Boers continued dclib-
crae,ly % shell thc hospital and The wo-
mu.n's Tnagrr Tho sending OF thc Boor
envoy Wna rcrardod tlie dspntch SAYS as
"a mere protest. for pencir'tInr tho brhfn
Nn- Manking
Accnriinr to the latest roport tne
own D. confident ~ itH ability to holh
lts urtu the eul of rhc campaign
80 nr a. Kimberley 81 concerned thc
ruentai conHuon of enc british thcre
nusi b. good from che fact that three
wedding have taken place since tho rirEc
lvfun
tn she absence of fresh news the morn.
ing papers are driven 90 diaoufs i'ord
7allmury's letter regarding mieintcrpre-
taiiona 10 his umwanca at the lord
Ylaoaor'a banquet ard President krugor'f q
thr,ui 20 execute British onlccrs now ln
hla hanls uulcss nathan Nurkf sup
rsaAsi Boer spy. O. reieasci hy Str George
whita q,he prcmiers deilverancc meets
W-sh universal approval. although thc ex-
uiannlion vas In no way necessary, as
owslAe she Daily Chroulclo uo ore had
gupsoss~i his words could bsar the mean
ing which n0cr sympalh'fers had teen
.fuAetvOring 10 read into them
President Krug,r's Glrcot has excited
widespread indignanon
The nany News demands that his
tric1.is should promptly Inform him that
nss own neck ana shat of pr RcfiE. he
'TS',navia stats sc,'ortar9l viii he held
rvuf-ynable fpr any such violation OF the
rieussltary rules of civilized warfare
f,or once the censorship o. blamed on
acco,lnt ~ iaxity. u ia asserted that tho
.ena,r ought 10 have suppressed the story
nf Tr8hcr Matthew rngsriing ihc eur
r,aadsr al Nicholson Sex The feeling
as tilaf. until tho facts can ho ascertained,
~ would have been wiser not 90 circulate
uvsro Fssssip
The grcat DELAY on south African cables.
nos amounting practically 90 Eve days
'srei che lack of sn~ definite neNs from
Iosiynmith givc riae % some apprchcn
al0r. which o. only relieved hy the fact