The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-21
RAIN
Floods and Fighting in South
Africs

LONDON, April 2i--4.1O a. m.-Gen-
eral Chermside and General Rumble are
moving over the sodden roads Rain
was still falling when they went into
camp Thursday afternoon rs miles west
OF Dwetsdorp They hold the railway
and the southern frontier with 10000
men
How many are going with the gcner.
ais who VIII engage the Beers az Wep-
ener is not m,n toned in the latest dis
patches from Oorloqspoort, where the
British bivouacked Wednesday night
The field telegraph ends there.
on Thursday the Beers still had Col
Dalgety closely penned.
The governments reason Off pub
lishing Lord Roberts Spion Kop dis
patches was explained last evening at
Hull by Mr. Walter Hume Long. pres
ident Of the board OF agriculture who
said the country was entitled 10 receive
all the Information the government
could give.
"The government is told continued
MIR. Long, that having published the
dispatches, Il Is bound 90 deal Inn
mediately with the generals affected,
but, in following such a course, the
government might have to dlsmiss ev-
cry general the moment he made
mistake. Had such q policy been pur-
sued in the past many most glorious
deeds would not have been performed
4" The government used it's discretion
in publshng the dispatches From the
beginning Of the campaign her majes-
ty's ministers have not swerved from
the rule OF leaving the conduct Of the
operations to the discretion and judg-
ment OF the commander-in- chief"
! General White " not required IN
/ South Africa, viii go as governor Of
/ Gibralta toward the end " May.
BOERS AT WEPENER.
/ AIIAWI, NORTH, April 2O.-Captain
Little of Brabants horse Lieutenant
4 HolbeclS and Mr.. Milne. Reuter- cor
I respondent, fellinto the hands Of the
enemy whilethey were trying to reach
I Wepener a week ago. Everything was
taken from the prisoners who were sent
to Pretoria.
Their native servants who escaped
/ from the Beer laager, near Wepener,
say that there were four guns disabled
and that The Beers had lost 100 In killed
alone
IL is also ascertained that the Beers
made a night attack on April II, but
were discovered while creeping along a
deep ditch, by Cape mounted ines
with Maxlms who fired into them at
a distance Of 200 yards with the result
that the Beers lost five wagon loads
of killed and wounded
A simultaneou attack IN other quar-
tiers were repulsed by the British with
their bayonets.
The Beers stll surround Wepnor but
their has been little firing lately
ELANDSGAATE. April 19.- Yester-
day the British paruols discovered
another party of Beers on the British
left IN the same position from which the
enemy recently fired upon the South
African horses. In this instance, how
ever there Was no firing
Native deserters confirm previous
statements with respect TO the forth
cations and strength of the Beers along
the Biggarsbeg range The enemy hav-
ing recently established large hospi-
tai which Is already filed and similar
hospitals are being established by them
at various railway towns
The Beers are losing many horses.
The rank and hde are now allowed
TO forage for supplies Their sugar Is
exhausted and only bush tea Is avail
able.
The Beers are reported 20 wish 70
leave the Biggarsberg and 70 take up
"a position al Majuba but the COM
mandants refuse
BOERs ACTIVE.
AIAzURA. APRIL 2O-The Beers com
tinue 20 move freely around Wepener,
going in all directions from which relief
columns are expected. Desultory cannon
hre and shipping have been going on an
day with scarcely any reply from colo
mel Dalgetys force
The Caledon river rose considerably
during the night This made the Beers
uneasy, as they fear separation. Some
reinforcements have arrived fog the en-,
coming apparently from Thaba NChu. or
that direction.
Our casualties up 10 date are believed
10 have been % killed and 40 wounded.
owing TO the heavy rain and clouds.
iieliographing has been Impossible FOR the
last two days.
The Doors, who lately surrendered IN
the Wepener district, have been forced
again with violence 10 fight. Ten OF their
leaders have been arrested.