The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-05
DOUBT
Aud Uncertainty Prevails
erning BOer War.

LONDON. JUNE 5.-3:45 a. m.--Of Of
fetal intelligence of what is transprins
outside Pretoria there is little or moth ne
today. Lord Roberts is silent. Never
theless, 10y piecing together items from
Lord Roberts immediate army is all en-
ployel north of johannesburg. except one
one brigade, which it at Johunnesburg.
and that six columns are covering oD
Pretoria.
An undated news ag tucy mes age from
Pretoria, via Lorerzo Marques, jane a.,
says
Pretoria is now invested 10y the Brit
ish. No resistance will be Offered Th
city will be surrendered by the Burso-
master as soon as an informal d d.man
is made"
This messaga purports to come in sph-
er. President Kruger commands the te
graph eastward from Pretoria and tele-
graphic news from Pre- toria to Lorenzo
Marques has ceased but the messengers
cf newspaper core pondentS continue to
pass to and fro on the railway. The lat
est to arrive at Lorenzo Marues, bring
events at the Boer capital down to a late
hour Friday night. At that time, ac-
cording to these sources of inormation,
the military leaders had quite recovered
from the panic and had determined to
defend the town. one message, dated
June l, says:
Pretoria is full Of strange Burghers,
but most of the commandoes are laagered
outside A great war council If gen rails
has just concluded its deliberations. The
decision as to the future military course
has not been made known. LoLuis Botha
and Delarey sat in the council"
Another dispatch brought to Lorenzo
Marques by messenger and dated Pretor-
ia Friday at midnight. says
THE war council assumes the powers
of the governments. It's members declare
that the capital may still be successful ly
defended. One commander declared
With the help of God the hour will still
come when Great Britain will be ack-
nowlwedged of the two republics. a
tremendous change will yet come over
the situation"
Gen. Delarey, said that Pretoria woul
be defended to the utmosts, adding:
There is every chance that we will yet
beat the enemy out of the country"
President Kruger is somewhere to the
eastward, but is in constant wire com
munication with the leaders here There
is, however, a deep feeling of anger
against him on account of what is now
called his necessary flight and be cause
he and his officials took all the gold lefr
their subordinates unpaid The latas
| phaes Of public opinion, is a marvellous
revival of courage"
From Lorenzo Marques comes a di So
patch dated June 4. saying:
1T is known that some great British
movement is in progress outside Pretoria
The mysterious movement sof Presiden
Kruger's secretary and physician, partic
ularly their visit to the Dutch warshi.
! Friesland, which is in the harbor here
has aroused suspicious that importan
pers onages are expected"
The news from the minor theatres O
| hostilities is less cryptic. Boer operation
to break Lord Roberts communications
have been baffled and the Boer column
are in danger of being surrounded by tn
British.
General Baden-Powell is still at Mafe
king. General Hunters column i
marching unopposed into the Transvaa
| beyond Lychtenburg.
A new phase OF the Anglo-Dutch con
hict is opening in Cape Colony. TIL
leaders of the Afrikander bund propose
1t is asserted to block business in tn
Cape parliament until the British govern
ments acts on the resolutions adopted b