The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-10
ROBERTS
VIII spend the Winter ia Souih
Affica.

BONDoN( APRIL 10--5 a. m.-Brrons
are now beginning. though reluctantly, 10
realize that Lord Roberts Is in for a win
ter campaign, lasting several months.
This is the end. IN few words. Of the
high hopes BIASED upon Lord Roberts
brilliant dash d, Kimberley ad Bioem-
fontein.
Preparations are being made to hold
Bloenfontein against surprises. Lord
Kitchener has been given an important
duty, being responsible for the protec-
ton OF the railway. while Lord Roberts s
Is waiting for remounts and winter CLOTH
ing for the troops whose thin cotton un-
iforms and boot are worn out.
General Brabant and Gsnerai Gafacre
are both at standsill. Lord Roberts
viii probably 80 sometime conhne his
operations to clearing the Free state be-
hind him OF raiders and 20 relieving Nrafe-
king, for which purpose apparently the
eighth division, now arriving at Cape
Town, has been ordered TO Kimberley.
Lady Sarah wilson. and other Mafeking
correspondents send diaries OF doings
there, shrowins that the Beers have tried
abandoning their trenches, TO lure the
besieged out into a mined ambush. For
tunately the British engineers discovered
the mine, cut the wire communication
and unearthed go pounds OF dynamite
and war gelatine.
What the chances are for an Advance
to Pretoria may be judge from the fact
that only from ST to ten thousand horses
are on their way % the Cape and from
the further fact that the military tall
oring departments only within the last
three weeks began maxim gwoolen khadl
uniforms. 1t Is said It will take at least
two months to provide 10000 uniforms
Mr.. Steyns address to ahe Free State
raad at Kroonstad is confirmed. The
Fischer Wolmarens deputation has full
power to negotiate for peace, subject to
the raad's sanction.
Lady Roberts will remain at Cape
Town. The Duke Of Westminster the
Duke OF Marlborough and Lord Henry
Cavendish Bentinck have gone to the
front
LONDO. APRI L1O.-rhe Bloemfontein
correspondent Of the Daily Telegraph,
selegraphing Sunday. says;
The air is thick with runors OF large
forces of Beers to the southwark but
there Is no positive official Information
on the subject. On the other hand, the
railway is s6id TO be well guarded.
ALIwALNORTH, APRIL s.-Small
bodies Of the enemy have ben seen across
the river, near the town OF Odendoal-
strom. The pont has been destroyed.
There Is a BOer commando OF COO at
Rouxville. A larger one has left Smith
field for Wopener. Thert are two COM
mandoes around Wopener, but thus far
there has onl yGoeen outpost firing.
lieutenant has been captured at
Rouxville by Beers who had previously
surrendered. The landrot is also said 10
have broken his oath.
"A detachment Of Cape artillery with
three guns and squadron OF Queens
town mount ed volunteers arrived today.
Many Beers, who have alread ytahen
the non-conbatant's oath. are reclining
their old commandos.
LONDON, APRIL l0-Irhe Times pub
fishes the following from Wepener, dat
ed, April S;
The Wepener garrison is practically iso-
lated. However, the lines are enormous
" strong and the force Is fully provis-
ioned
Desultory firing between outposts con-
tfnues. A commando estimated at 200c.
with foar guns, went into Laager last
night five miles from here. IN the direc-
tion Of Dwetsdorp.
LONDON. APRIL lO-The Bloemfon-
tein correspondent of the Times. tele-
graphing Sunday says:
The captured Beers agree that only
nfty men remained unwounded out of the
whole British column CAPTURED at Red
dersburg.
General Gatacre and his star werefired
on from enclosures while they tempor-
arily occupied Reddersburg.
Considerable movement OF troops have
occurred here with the object Of prevent
ing a SURPRISE
ANsTIN, TEX, APRIL s--The food
situation here is improling somewhat
but the reports from points below in
dicate that the full effect Of The inn
mense volume OF water is bedng felt
in wharton and Lafayette everything
being inudaled and much loss OF prop
euty and livestock being reported.
In Bastrop county the food has
caused much damage and something
like fifty washouta and losses Of
bridges are reported by the railways.
Advlcee from the area surrounding
the county seat at Bastrop are to the
effect that there Is some loss OF life
among the farm classes as their homes
,.yat1 iu,tntafad Hvithoalt warning by