The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-19

ton, sent the following dispatch to Col.
Baden -Powell "The tense Of London Is
relieved. They rejoice in the good news.
Your gallant defense will long live in
British annals. Gable me what money is
wanted for the needs of the garrison and
inhabitants after long privations.'
In unrestrained jubilations the pro-
vinces were not behind the metropolis.
Although London had the start by a few
minutes the great industrial and sur
rounding towns soon burst into partlot-
ic demonstrations. Bells clashed in their
steepes; village bands turned out and
people gathered in the squares to chant
fervidly God save the queen"
THE EMPIRE JUBILATES.
From all parts of the empire comes the
same story. Bombay, Hong Kong, Col
ombia and the Australian cities are re-
joicing. Continental cities, as the press
kilograms abundanty testify, received
the news sadly
Under the head of "How the news was
received" the Daily Chronicle says:
"The telegram to the Associated Press
from Pretoria, the historic dispatch an
nouncing the relief of Mafeking was sent
from the capital of the Transvaal at II :35
a. m, May Is. 1t reached the London or
flee at 9:17 p. m. and was instantly dis
patched to every quarter of the globe
BY 1890 p. m. had come a response from
far off Toronto describing the reception
of the news there.
"This is not surprising in view of the
fact that four minutes after the receipt
h.. in, h. Ac-
sociated Press office, in New York, when
it was forwarded to the furtherest limits
of the NOrh American continent"
OVATION TO CIAMBERLAIN.
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain called at the
war office after midnight and received a
tremendous ovation.
The relief of Mafeking has had the eff
feet of suspending for a moment interest
fn the operations elsewhere in the field
of war. Nevertheless yestrday brought
important official announcements. Lord
Methuen entered Hoopstad Thursday. He
is now seventy miles from Kroonstad and
fifty from Bothaville. Gen. Butler en-
tered Newcastle Thursday evening. Lord
Roberts is not idle. While waiting for
stores at Kroonstad he is using his
mounted men to search a wide tract Of
country Col. Broadwood occupied Lind
ley on Thursday and the same day Col.
Hutton captured one of the Bothas, thir-
ty miles from Kroonstad. Gen. Rumble,
on Thursday, encan ped at Clocolan Brit
ish successes are thus reported at every
point from which news came yesterday.
NEW PEACE PROPOSALS.
l,,,t t.I
egraphing yesterday, says:
New peace proposals will probably be
put forward by the Boer government.
The recent reverses are causing despon-
dency. There was a prolonged meeting
of the Transvaal executivs at Pretoria
Thursday and the destruction of the
mines was again considered. 1t is under
stood that the government does not in
tend to destroy the mines"
According to other advices from the
same point, President Kruger and the
other officials purpose leaving almost im-
medlately for Lydemburg. The British
prisoners will be conveyed there and the
foreign consul at Pretoria, are leaving
for Lyndenburg.
In Kroonstad it is said that President
Kruger will surrender when Lord Rob-
erts crosses the Transvaal frontier.
Lord Roberts is accommodating immense
quantities of supplies and the prepara-
tions for another movement are well ad-
vanced. The next stop will be Johannes
burg. Two thousand men are working
on the railway deviation at Valsch river
There are 1900 Beers at Rhenoster
spruit. accommodating parties are sight
ed daily by the British patrols.
Commandant Mel with the Johannes
burg "Zarps' is actually communicating
fifteen miles northwest of Kroonstad
Desperate efforts are being made by the
Transvaalers to get every available uni
on the fighting line. All exemptions have