The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-11
ONLY
Feature of any Consequence now
is The Capture Of Kruger.

LONDON, JUNE p.-To all interests ana
purposes the South African war, so far
as the average Britisher is concerned, |
is over with the exception of the pos
sible capture of President Kruger and
the home coming of Lord Roberts his
calender Of of probabilities contains moth
ing Of vital interest. Already China is
becoming a keen rival of South Africa
as the buring question of the day.
The capture of 500 members of the inn
perial yeomanry, which a few months
ago would have thrown the nation into
a fit of dependency, self analysis and
furious abuse of its own officers, has
passed comparatively unnoticed. The
work of stamping out the rebellion for
SUCH according to the English point of
view is the nature of the opposition now
encountered is too prosiac and too COM
mon in the annals of the British army
to merit the absorbing attention hith-
erto bestowed on each detail of the san
culinary struggle.
what shall we do with it?'is far
more the topic of the hour than specula
tion regarding the expenditure in lives
and money that seem likely to ensue
before the pacifcauon of the Beers is
accomplished. Large numbers Of in
quiries daily made in London anent the
prospects of the undeveloped crown lands
of Natal while the rich resources of the
Transvaal and Orange River colony, form
the basis of frequent articles. Before
many months have passed the steamship
companies plying to and from South AT
rica, the companies connected with the
development Of that portion of the globe
and other equally interested and well
informed look to a large ard steady en-
igration of trained British aericulturalists
and others to fields (which the blood
of Briton and Boer is scarcely every dry.
All the letters from the front indicate
an increasing desire on the part of
large proportion of the irregular and CO.
lonial forces to settle down in this fer
tils land won with such cost to themsel-
YES. The British high commissioner, Sir
Alfred Miner, it is learned, is devoting
his whole attention to evolving a scheme
of civil government applicable to the
Orange River Colony and the Transvaal
and replying to no little extent upon the
influence of the British settler to eXer-
els it. The commissioner is in constant
communication with the secretary OF state
for the colonies, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain,
who has got the forces of the colonial Of
! flee hard at work on the problem, thoush
the keen-sighted officials believe the day
is far distant when the military admins
traitors will be able to hand over the reins
of government in safety to the civil au-
thorities Providing the progress OF the
victorious army in the Transvaal Is toler-
ably similar to its operations In the Or
ange River colony. Subsequent happen
ings and interest in civil and commer-
cial possibilities is likely to gain such Il
quick hold that soon the war will almost
be forgotten. The contingency OF PreSl-
dent Krugers s still undefeated forces scor-
ing any victory of consequence over LORD
Roberts is generally regarded as so re-
mote as to 5e scarcely worth menticn
The occupat or Of Pretoria, accordtn 10
the man IN tnS street, settled the whole
matter.
In view of the premature rejoicES5
which Lord Rosslyn's incorrect press dis
patches caused last week, it is interesting
to note that the aristocratic young jour
nalist is chihy remembered In London Tor
his diverting appearance in Hyde park al
the period when he had given up the
stage to edit Scottish Life. At the height
of the season at the most fashionable
hour of the day, he was always to be
seen, Immediately dressed and bejeweled
seated under tree, ostentatiously cor
recting a mass of proof sheets. AS each
one was furnished he covered 1t with
four pebbles and laid II beside him unit
he was surrounded for yards around hin
with white slips, which never ceased tC
be a source of huge amusement to the
passer-by, and, apparently, of Immense
satisfaction to himself. Yet when cab
led from Pretoria every paper in England
including the Times believed him implicit
ly.
LONDON, JUNE 9.-General Forester
Walker cabled to the war office from
Capetown, under date of June 8, as fol
lows:
"Kelly-Kenney, at Bloemfontein, report
that the telegraph has beel cut OF Rood
val. north of Kroonstad, by body o
Beers. estimated to be 1000 strong, wit
six field guns . ell is sending strong re
Inducements to Kroonstad and I am re
inforcing from Cope Colony. I hope tn
interruption will be only tempory."
I A Life And Death Fight.