The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-11
THIRD
rims within a Week the British
Meet y, frat.

i@ known In London. But that the war
office has issued no news from Lord Rob.
erts the last few days.
Dispatches from Pretoria, az late as
Monday, dld not mention any further
Boer victory on the contrary they said
LONDON, April. h.--5 a. m4-No hing
all the commanders were uulet and, as
Lord Roberts had hitherto never failed
promptly to report mischances as wen as
successes, or 20 allow me newspapers cor
respondents to report them, until some
confirmation Is received there is justin
cation Tor regarding the Meerketsfontein
rum0r as only an exaggerated account OF
the Reddersberg affair.
The Boer peace commissioners at Ma
pies DO not conceal the fact that they
have no hope OF obtaining peace with IN
dependence for the republics out they viii
endavor to say their armor proper or TO
secure q turce for further negotiations.
Mr. Fischer says the present Boer
strength az the front ls $500.
! GABERONES. Tuesday APRIL g.
Saturdays fight in the environs OF Mafe-
king was conducted ON Colonel Plumer's
side under great difficulties, being IN the
/ proximity Oh the 1Oti iAAktINt MntIft
reinforcements could be promptly sent 60
t othe Burghers and there was little COW
er available for the British when rhe
I fight began, the plain heing but sparsely
/ voc ded and the railroad embankment.
the chief protection being only two feet
high The men behaved CALAMITY how
ever and officers were unexceptionally
conspicuous In their affairs
with the exception OF a few rounds
fred BY the British Maxim gun at Rama
thlabama, the FIRE on both sides was en-
tirely by rifles Half Of the British Of
hcers were more or less seriously wound
ed.
Colonel Plumers wound was IN yhe
right arm. HIS horse was shot Colonel
Bodle and Colonel Rolt were wounded
Colonel PlumerS orderly is missing
Sergeant Major Manning OF the nth dra.
goon guards, who took up the duties oi
orderly did excellent work
Captain Fred Crewe while covering IN,
ref reat OF others
Captain McLaren was severely wound.
ed and Lieutenant MnIigan, the famous
Yorkshire cricketer, fatally, while tenac
iously holding an assigned position
Lieutenant Miligan rode unassisted 1,
Ramathlabnma
LONDON, APRIL 1.-THE Bloemfon
tein correspondent OF the Times teIe
} graphing Monday, says:
The enemy is making a desperate at
tempt TO discover stragetic opening
Their numbers are unknown 70 us, bu
are any where between three and ST.
thousand TSey are moving cautiously
lsemoungs are arriving. but the Argen
tine animals are little liked by the cav
airy Among the valuable documents dis
covered belonging 10 Messrs Steyn an
Fischer Is some correspondence provni
+ that the fall OF Ladysmfh was 10 be tn
signal OF q general Dutch rising.
LONDON, APRIL 1.-THE Berlin cor
respondent OF the Daily News assert
that the Reichnau who Is credited wit
having led the Beers at Crouspruit
certainly the America military attach,
Captain Carl Reichman.
J LONDON. APRIL liza dispatch 10 IN
D Daily Mail from Brandfort. dated sunda
! says:
2 Yesterday General DcWet innic.ed IN
4 third defeat on the British within d wee
4 az Merkatsfontein killing and woundln
> COZ. lie captured 900 with twelve wagons
= losing five Beers killed ard nine wout
!, ed.
PRETORIA. APRIL 9-The Brtds
|, casualties ia the night at Dewetsdor
y were one hundred a.ed and wounde
9 and four hundred and 8fty-Gipe captul
i ed.
r The TrBnsvaal Volksraad has been sun
:. moned 20 meet in or-inary session Q
e May 10
o LONDON. APRIL 1.-THE Daily Ma
has the fo.-owing fro Lady Sarah WI
son. dared Mefelling, March 90:
10 Colonel Plumers column Is now With
I twenty miles OF as but It's advent Is vi
desirable unless accompanied 10y food sul
plies
ine opinion prevails here that YOU
Cronje has returned 70 the ranks OF q
e Investing Beers and ls trying oayea,
W Paardeberg.
ID AIAWALNORTH. AfsRJL lO.-Hea,
% fghtirg was continued a. Wepener m
D. morning The result is unknown. m
Boer commandoes arc attacking q
l town