The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-04
Gen. French Unable TO
Hold COIesberg.


london, jan 4,-4:SO a. m.-Thero is
complete absence OF anything new from
the seat OF war. The report OF the Boer
attack on Molteno is not yet ssonhrmed.
Apparently Gen. French holds nothing
within five miles of colesberg junction.
His request for reinforcements dlspels
any present hope that he will be able tc
seize one OF the crossings Of the Orange
river.
az Is probable that when Lord Roberts
arrives Gen French win be ordered to
quit his present unsupportea position and
90 concentrate his command at Deaar
or Orange river. AS the Daily Telegraph
says, Cen French seems TO DO In the
position OF a man having a tiger cat In
a trap and unable to Aill it forwant of
stick"
"A dispatch from Dover farm annouaces
that Lieut.. Col Pitcher has, returned
there safely from Douglass.
Since Commander Cen. Joubrets "a
turn to the front the'c cannonade Of Lady
smiih'.. ResFs has been much lIvelier.
Betgeon Dec, Is and % four shells killed
one officer ana 10 men AMI wounded
officers and II men.
The war office acknowledges the in
feriority OF the regular artillery by
authorizing the equipmept OF the new
battery attached to the London volunteer
corps with vlckers and Maxms some Of
which the Beers use, and by ordering
100 OF those 12h FOUNDER quick nrers built
Immediately The Officers and men OF the
now battery will be supplied from the
honorable artillery company.
Eight additional militia regiments have
been called out. Seven OF these viii
serve in Ireland replacing tho regulars
sent to South Africa.
Hon. Sidney Robert has obtained the
Prince of Wales commission 20 go to the
front
Among the announcements OF those wht
volunteered yesterday appear the names
OF hundred or moro sons OF gentlemen
hsssIIy 0f these are Scotch.
SITUATION AT KIMBERLEY.
Kimberley, Dec. a.-Tne Beers last
nignt yyinood considerable interest in the
Premier mine using their soarchlights.
This morning they actively shelled the
fort. The royal ARTILLERY replied Our
shells were well placed, ana dropped amid
the smoke of tho enemies guns.
Last mghts storm ignlted some OF our
mdlnary miHes but there we're no
casualtics.
Cecil Rhodes has supplied the Boer
prisoners with now clothing
New York. jan S.--dn tho trial OF Ro-
Land b. Molineux, the most interestinG
testimony today was that OF John n
NCcunl, a chemist ana a warm friend oi
Harry Cornish, He said that any
chemist could make cyanide OF mercury
lhe poison which is alleged 90 hav'
caused the death of Mrs Adams. He hae
made II himself He took Prussian blue
and yellow oxide ofrnercury. boiled them
together, uttered tho mass and the pre-
clpitate contained cyanioe OF mercury
sill other drugs would yield cyanide o
mercury All OF the drugs required were
what Is known ~ dry oolors, Molineux
Il win be- remembered was superintend-
emit OF dry color factory in Newark
Yocum ses,iaed that any man know as d
chemlss can procure the Ingredients OF
cyanide Of mercury even without regis.
terinR HIS name,
Alvin A. Harpstor. who has figured
the case az friend OF Cornish ana an
object Of Molmeux's hate, had been ex
peclea ~ givt Important testimony ae y