The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-30
BOERS
Taking Strong Position at Lady
brand.


fifteen miles north OF Bloemfonteiu. In the
reas Of Gien and Lord Roberts Ia send
ing forward troop TO engage them. The
Seventh infantry division and part OF
General Frenrh's cavalry have bee1 sent
up to Join the 18th brigade and two cav
airy regiments that are holding Glen and
its envirOns.
II does not seem probable thas the
Beers will give serious battle In the fair
iy open country north Of Glen. stfi
their evident strength indicates more than
IA corps OF observation
N small affairs the Beers are darspsly
aggressive In all parts OF the field OF war.
The johannesburg mounted police. es-
teemed by the Beers to be their Les-
mounted commando, are raiding the coun-
try near Bloemfontein, harrassing the
farmers who have given up their arms
to the British, and carrying of cattle.
There is a Boer report from Natal tina,
Russian soldier OF fortune. Colonel
Canotzki, with a hundred -horsemen. Is
operating close to the British oatposts
on the western border
The Beers have re-ocupied Campbell
and are in strength near Taungs and
Barkleywest.
They shelled tho British camp at War
renton Wednesday, but moved out %
range that night. Yesterday CThursday)
two British guns enhIidafed the Boer
trenches. quieting their Mausers
Lord Methuen and the force that had
been operating in the Barkley district
have been recalled to Kimberley by Lord
Roberts. No explanation has been given
FOR this. but the mounted troops 4ra dis
satisfied at having been ordered back
The Beers and disloyalists at Keahardt
have been dispersed and caused 20 retreat.
General Parsons Is about to enter the
town until opposed.
Lord Roberts is making extensive ar
rangements to police and safeguard all
the Free State towns In the territory oc-
cupied Dispatches from Mazeru assert
that the Beers who returned to Lady
brand from Clocolan have taken up
strong positions and sent picke.s far IN
every direction to watch Basutolald. In
the expectation that part OF General Bul
ler's army will invade the Free ;ta.e on
that side.
According to Pretoria dispatches Mafe-
king was bombarded for seven hours On
Tuesday. It is reported in London. In a
well informed quarter that Lord Kitchen
er will be offered the post Of commander
in-chief In India. The Indian newspapers
have been urging Kitcheners appoint
rnent.
LONDON. MARCH sO.--The Daily Mail
commenting upon the award at Berne.
says:
The boundless procrastinaAion Of the tri-
bunal It is difficult to explain. for not the
smallest trace OF equity can be discovered
- .,sflt
pounds awarded as compensation OF a
concession valued at s,OOOOOO pounds. We
fear the art rators allowed themselves
20 be prejudlcsd against British interests
by the irrational Anglophobia which has
seized upon the Swiss people. BY their
conduct the arbitrators have struck =
deadly blow at arbitration.
The Daily Chronicle says:
The award corresponds With the general
anticipation.
Portugal IS condemned to pay, includ.
ing interest, nearly "a million sterling
Probably the ingenuity OF Pretoria was
a fertile contributor TO the inex9lcarit
delay of the arbitration
AIIwALNoRTH. MARCH 2o.-Genera
Brabant and his stan have returned from
Rockville and are now actively engaged
IN holding the southern frontier Of tn'
Free state. Detachments are being sen
20 strengthen the positions which have
been occupied. 1t is evident that Com
mandant Olivier, now moving north. II
being CLOSELY watched by Sir Godfre!
Langdon, the Basatuland Commissioners
who is in communication with Genera
French
PRETORIA, MARCH 29.--General Jou
bert was taken m Sunday morning. u
was at his Office the previous day. u
suffered great pain but became uncon
scious before his death. the complain
was acute inflammation OF the bowels
The body will lie In state tomorrow
and will then be taken by special trai
to the farm at Rustfontein, near Wax
kerstroom, where It will be buried pule'
ly. as Joubert often requested, and with
out MILITARY honors.
Michael Davitt has gone TO Kroonstae
KIMBERLEY, MARCH as.-Lord Meif
uen has returned to Kimberley froi
the Barkley district The mounted trooI
under him are expected tomorrow. The
were at Llkatlong when they receive
the order from Lord Roberts to retur
here
1t Is reported the Beers have re-o'
cupied Campbell, and that they are
strong force near Warrenton, Barklel
west and Taungs.
LONDON, MARCH O.--A dispatch
the Daily Chronicle from Bloemfontel
dated March 20, says;
The Beers are active north OF Gle
about Is miles from here. II IS reror