The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-08


receive s number of invaiids at Arundel
castle, and among others who have glv-
en- up their country residences for the use
of the wounded are Lady Wolseley. the
Duke Of Somerset ana Lady Loder.
Princess Christians elaborate hospital
train. built at q cost Of 1900 pounds was
shipped to South Africa today.
The queen, not forgetful Of those at
home has presented a hood and comfort
err knitted with her own hands, to the
royal bucks hospital.
DR. A. Conan Doyle's offer to go with
the Langan field hospital has been ac-
cepted.
Conigsby Ralph Disraeli. son OF the late
Lord Beaconsdeld and conservative
member Of parliament for the Nltrlchan
division Of Cheshire. has caused amuse-
ment by remarkable offer to take a COM
mission in the royal buck hussars, on
account Of this regiments depletion by
calls to the front; but saying he regrets
that his parliamentary duties must keep
him home
The Field says:
Never had the English turf experience
ed q more sever shock than that admlnis-
terede lash year by q handful of trans
Atlantic thoroughbrcds and Jockeys At
this moment people are trembling I'm Their
shroes lest the derby Ae subjected TO in
eradlcable contamination by being won
by gelding We don't mind an Amer
lean colt. but a geldipg."
The writer refers to the coming over OF
Mr.. Corrigan's string and adds:
Whether the American animal and
training are adapted to the ideal of Eng
lish racing is what we are waiting to
see proven. We have yet to learn wheth-
er The American animal Is Of this stamp
The secretary Of the imperial maritime
customs announces that American cotton
fabrics are gradually ousting British fab
rics from the Chinese markets.
The Globe commenting on the bad news
from Lancashire. thinks, 1.-The high tariff
American manufacturer virtually monop-
olizes the home and is thds able to reap
large profits in spite of labor being COM
paratvely cheaper IN England"
Correspondence of the Associated Press)
London, Dec. 90.-IThe men were crowd
ing around the engines In line Offering
the drivers fabulous prices for a cup Of
water. writes the Globe correspondent. de-
scribing the battle at Enslin. "it was USE
less The drivers had been threatened
with court mortials n they supplied any.
as there was great difficulty in keeping
supply for the engines. saw one soldier
lying fiat on the line under an engine
catching a few drops In his mouth from
pipe"
Such extracts as this from the mailed
descriptions OF the fighting in South Afri-
ca give some faint idea OF the conditions
under which IL is being carried on. Be
lated. as the letters are by the time they
appear In English papers they throw much
needed light upon the condition so barren
ly reported over the censored cables The
heat than drove British soldiers TO drink
gratefully from the exhaust pipe OF on en-
gine. seven hours fighting at Enslin where
they lost 17s killed and wounded Surgeon
Makins, formerly Of st. Thomas writes
under date OF the field hospital at Orange
river:
During an eight days stay some 600
wounded men have passed through the
hands OF the royal medicinal corps"
MAGNIFICENT BRAVERY.
Those In the first trenches seemed to
have been petrihed with fright knocked
senseless with the rife butt or shot dead.
Captain Fitzclarance himself, with mag
nihcent gallantry and swordsmanship,
killed four OF the enemy with his sword,
his men playing their bayonets strenuous
ly the while This was the first trench.
and az the fighting grew hotter some lit
tie memory of their earlier boasts In
spired the Beers 10 make a stand. They
fought well. Commandant Botha told
Lieutenant Moncrleff. who had charge OF
the flag party that arranged for an arms
tice this morning. that he Thought that
at least thousand men had been moveu
against his position.
after the first fury had been expended,
our men charged at the bayOnet point
right across the line OF trenches IN was
In this charge that the Beers lost most
heavily. So soon as the squadron reaches
the extremity OF the Boer position, their
movement was covered by the Ranking
fire OF the cope police, which added still
further TO the perpleX!ties OF the enemy
The CALLING fire Of the police disturbed
them for some time longer than was re-
Qured In the actual retirement OF the
forces.
BOERS TNNERVED.
"The Beers had been unnerved by the
onslaught Of the Profectorate men and a
feature OF the hours which elapsed be-
tween the final withdrawal of our force
from the scene OF conhlct and the adven
OF dawn was the heavy firing Of the enc
nay, who stnl confined discharging USE
less volleys into space. The loss 10 as
~ thn nt,nnrrnlnr hnh hnnn elv killed. ia.n