The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

I ANW - W. AhWA " ANWMFN IN
LONDON. FEB. ie-4.6 a. m.-As the
vines are clossc to correspondents with
Yord Roberts, and as nothing further
/ from him has been communicated TO tho
pubic, the military adopts spend their
time in studying maps ,topogaphs. and
figuring od, the possibilities Of Lord Rob
erts communication and what there Is
LEFT for the Beers to do.
| General Cronte's communications with
Bloemfontein have already been cut. The
best news Lng.and could hear would be
that ho elects to give battle among the
low hills and ranges west OF Kimberley.
Should he Determine not TO DO this. he
must raiss the seige Of Kimberley and re-
treat to pcint where he would pre-
fer to fight
This retirement could be long detour
around the head OF the British advance
20 Bloemfontein, or as seems to military
students more practicable, ne cou u with
draw to the north, using the railroad eor
his guns and heavy baggage, moving 70
Fourteen Streams station, and thence in
to the Transvaal territory
The Beers have made no prepare ;ious
TO defend Blocmfontein and there is no
particular reason why General Cronie
should risk a battle TO protect the capt
tai Of the Free state Operations else
whore are apparently suspended.
A correspondent writing from Chlevelov.
f. bruary 10, says:
I'VE are still hopeful Of relieving Lady
smith"
Col Baden-Powell, in dispatch from
Mafeking, dated January %, after men
tioning matters already sent out by corr
respondents gives hi stotal casualties up
TO January % a sfollows:
Killed, five officers and sixty men
wounded eight officers and l23 men; and
missing thirty-four men.
No word has been received regarding
General Gatacre's 1900 men at Storm
berg The impression is that these forces
are ON the way TO Lord Roberts
Mr.. Chaembrlain's announcement in the
house OF commons of the intention of the
government to encourage the Zulus to
defend themselves from the Beers in a
contingency the Beers seem TO have az
ticipated as they have been doing every
thing In their power to win the good will
Of the Basutos who have thousands Of
good rifles. The Beers gave 1900 Basutos
a safe conduct II Britain let's loose one
tribe the Beers will probably let Mloose
another.
The war office has issued orders for The
formation OF twenty-one new batteries
and three battalions OF inftnary.
The cabinet council was in session yester
day for two hours. II will meet again to-
day This is quite unusual.
TO FLOOD LADYSMITH.
| LONDON, FJEB. 1.-THE Daily Mail has
ques, dated Wednesday:
A prominent Pretoria citizen just from
Lady smith Informs me that the Beers
are rapidly dammlng Kip river Two
thousand Kaffirs are employed in the
work and they have deposited 10 OOO sand
bags already. They are only able to work
at night as they would be under British
FIRE This citizen, however, believes that
the operation would be futile.
PREPARING NAVY.
LONDON, FEB. 1G.-spencer Wilkinson
I III Ail' AhNllAAilh ARnA Abu"g dtNNtAttH Aut
advisability Of forming tenth, eleventh
and twelfth divisions and sending them
20 the Cape 10 be ready for emergency
as well as the formation and training at
home OF as many additional battalions as
possible. He says:
Lord Roseberrys speech IN the house
Of Lords last evening probably expresses
the universal fee. ing and tho universal
! temper and II will DO great good in arous-
ing the country Lord Roseberry is 70 be
congratulated upon urging the necessity
of preparing the navy
MUNITIONS STILL PASSING.
LONDON, FEB. 1.-THE correspondent
OF the Times at Lorenzo Marques, tele-
graphing ednesday, says
| The republics are now obtaining sub
s'antial supplies OF sugar coffee and -four
throurt a Delagoa Bay firm and further
heavy cons. rnments are expected within
la fortnight II Is believed also that num-
/ tions are sull passing.
/ BOER IIAAGER. NEAR LADY
/ SMITH, TUESDAY, FEB l3.-Yester-
| day General Botha, with "a small force
/ crtssed me TuEela 20 a deserted Brit
ish camp, where DE encountered hf,y
/ I.ancers, of whom thirteen we're killed
/ FIVE wounded and nine taken prisoners
! One ~ the prisoners was sent 20 tell
| the British 90 fetch Their wounded
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