The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-12
REVERSES
Seems to Pile NJ on the b itish
in south Africa

1<ONDOEs AItNllslI.-0.lO a. f.-IhCre
is little fresh intelligence from the seat
Of war in South Africa II looks AS
though Lord Roberts may De preparing
TO take strong force to clear the Beers
from behind him. A Cape Town dispatch
says he will not move for another week,
owing to the necessity Of gathering
stores and supplies.
Sir William Gatacres sudden removal
Is the theme OF much speculation. The
curt manner in which 1t Is announced
causes much comment. The general inn
preston IS that it is connected with the
Reddersburg AFFAIR, although there are
many who consider that there must be
something much more serious. as other
tained in command after biunders more
formidable than Gatacres'
The war office has received no news II
the death Of Colonel Baden Powell and
utterly discredits the rumor
The operations In Natal have not yet
been fully explained. There appears 70
have been an ATTEMPT TO outfiank the
British at EHandslaagte and to sever
them from their base at Ladysmith.
The Duke of Marlborough has arrived
at Bloemfontein.
There are now Is g1andsons Of the
Duchess Of Abercorn serving with the
British forces.
LONDON. APRIL 12.--The correspond
ent Of the Daily Mail at Lourenzo Mar
ques, telegraphing wednesday, says:
The departure OF the Chicago ambu-
lance corps for Pretoria was delayed on
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left by special train this afternoon. ac-
companied by motley following OF
French and Germans. one hundred I'M ALL
The departure only occurred after many
stormy interviews with the Portuguese
authorities.
The members have no passports and
no credentials beyond letter from Miss
Clara Barton TO the effect that she
knows some OF them personally and be.
lieves them to be genuine. but may have
openly expressed their intention OF fight
ing The Beers are paying from 80 to n
mounds per north for such recruits.
Thirty-hve thousand Beers with sC
| guns. are concentrated on the range OF
hils between Kroonstad and winburg
The whole line is fortified and Is almost
impregnable.
LONDON. APRIL 1.-THE Bloeunfon,
tein correspondent Of the Daily Tele
graph, in a dispatch dated Tuesday
says:
The permanent defenses are nearini
completion, so that the town can b.
held by a comparatively small garri
son.
British scout who has visited tn
Bloemfontein water works reports tina
the machinery and dams are intact
Only a few Beers remain In the neigh
borhood The enemy have trekked si'
mills north and formed a Iaager nea
Waterfall.
News from Gen Brabant at Wepene
shows THAT all is going satisfactOril,
there. The troops are getting new serg
uniforms and boots.
LONDN. APRIL 12.-The Bloemfon
tein correspondent Of the Times, tele
graphing Wednesday. says:
II Is ANNOUNCED In general orders tina
Gen. Sir Herbert Chermside has bee
appointed TO the command Of the Thir
division. vice Gen. Sir William Gatacr
ordered home 70 England.
Gen. Brabanfs force is confident 4
being able TO hold out, The Beers. afte
showing considerable dash. have waveI
ed when It came to the final issue an
have struck az least tine vital poin
where they are greatly Handicapped b
: thir proximity no the BasutO border.
LONDON, APRIL 12-The c0rresponc
ent OF the Times at Mafeking. comment
upon the hopeless confusion In the gal
i, rison as to the chances OF relief sine
Tuesdays terrible bombardment, and ul
on the variety Of rumors regarding n
location Of the relief forces, rumors II
D voving, so far as the southern colum
: IS concerned. Discrepancies OF hundrs
miles.
LONDON, APRIL I2--The Durham co
respondent OF the STANDARD TELEGRAPH
}. ing Wednesday. SAYS;
!, A brigade Is being sent from here
" Join the main army under Lord Robert
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