The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-21
CROWN
COLONIES
To Succeed the Demolition Of
The IsHtch African
Republics.


erations the present surroundings OF the /
war, show interesting deveo opments. The !
colonial Office has telegr39 9hed 70 Cape /
Town the text OF the proc 'amatlon con-
cernAng the destruction OF property This /
will not be published In London until ar /
ter its PRONUNCIATION IN South Africa. but |
Il is known Il will convey an intimation |
that any want0n destruction Of British |
property during the war VIII De regard |
ed as warranting a claim Tor compensa- |
ton and as justifying levy upon prl- |
vate property, should the resources Of the /
Transvaal republic prove lnadeauate
The fact that the proclamation rs issued |
By the colonial office fs regarded as a sig |
naficant Indication that the republics will
he administered as crown colonies. In
this connection IL Is understood that the
Readers OF opposition now admit thai no
other settlement Is possible. since the re-
puDlcs insist upon their demand for alb
solute independence. In view os this the
efforts Of the liberals Will lie confined to
securing In the settlement the best treat
merlt for the Dutch population, il cludng
security against their dlsfranchsement.
LONDON. MARCH 20-The war office
has received the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfontein, on
Tuesday. March 20:
Kitchener occupied Prieska yesterday.
unopposed The rebels surrendered their
arms. The Transvaalers escaped across
the river.
Mr. steyn Is circulating n notice lty
means OF dispatch riders, IN reply TO my
Will not fight against us again VIII lie
branded as a traitor and shot
THE Bloemfontein people are affordirg
us every assistance In the matter OF hos
pital accommodations. We have conse-
quently been able to arrange for 600 beds
'Trhirty-three prisoners were taken at
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plies and explosives
The Beers have begun to surrender on
proclamation to the effect that any
the Basotuland frontier"
Burgher who signs a declaration that he
LONDON. MARCH 20--At a nationalist
banquet at ahe Hotel Cecil in London,
this evening, John Redmond leader Of
the nationalist party, who presided snid
he regarded the last nine years OF pub
lie life IN Ireland as a hdeous night
mare.
Our reunion is sincere" he continued,
land there Is nothing humancly speak
ing, which the eighty-six irish members
OF parliament cannot obtain from he cxi-
gencies OF the British parties 1t Is in
credible that English statesmen can be
so blind TO the teaching OF history as to
imagine that serious political grievances
can be mitigated by a royal visit TO ire
land or by British celebration OF St.
Patrick's day
LONDON, MARCH 2i.--Winston Church
I'll. IN a dispatch from PlStermaritzourg
warmly reBists the contention that the
relief OF Ladysmith rose out oi Lord Rob-
ert's operations
''On the contrary" ne says "the opera
tions OF Lord Roberts were assisted by
the fact that General Butler Kept ls COO
Beers occupied. It would be 9 cruel and
unworthy thing to deprive the Natal army
OF their hard won laurels o M none would
more vigorously repudiate such n sug-
gestion than Lord Roberts. himself.
LONDON, MARCH A--spencsr WI
kinson, writing in the Morning Post JUS
tihes Winston Churchill's argument res
pecting the relief OF Iadysmith
He thinks that Sir Alfred Miner has
gone to BloemfoIitein TO arrange for the
permanent administration OF the pro-
vince and perhaps to decide about the
captured and surrendered rebels.
LONDON, MARCH ALA dispatch to
the Daily Nah from Donkerspor,. dated
on Monday. March 10, says;
A reconnoisance toward Phiippoiis, q
males west OF Springfontsin. found the
farms all flying white flags. The British
troops were cordially received
1t is reported that Afr steyn Is trying
TO rally the Beers, but the latter Say
they have had enough.
BERLIN. MARCH 2O--A committee, cor
slsting OF ladies' and gentlemen belong,
ing 10 the highest classes has beer
formed here for the benefit OF wounded
Germans surviving the South African
war. The president OF the business boar,
Is Countess Won Brocloendors first lao.
in waiting to the empress.
LONDON. MARCH 21-A correspondent
OF the Daily News at BoemfOntein, tel
egraphing Monday, March 70. says;
learn from johannesburg that II Is no
true that the mines have been hoode
or otherwise damaged beyonE the fac
that the machinery Is sun srlng from dis
use My Informant declares that the en-
tire story was Fabricated 10 court sym
pathy.
LONDON. MARCH A.-Mr. Chamber
lain has received the following telegrar
from the governor and commandcr 4
chief OF New Zealand, the Earl OF Ranfuy
ly:
''The people OF New Zealand wishes I
express their endorsement OF the posit. o
taken up by the imperial government.
declaring TO allow the Intervention OF an
foreign power in the settlement with IN
Transvaal and the Free State, and IN d,
cIining 70 assent TO enther state being u
dependent.
my government assures her majesty
government that New Zealand will SUI
porl to the last the mother country. so n
as Il lies In her power, in maintainir
that position. which has been taken pl
Irrespective OF consequences.
II am desired e add that that there al
large numbers Of men volunteering WI
are good riders and shots. willing % 20
south Africa for the reief OF the imper'
forces, n the services or tho latter will
required elsewhere
LONDON, MARCH 2i.--rhe constant
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