The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-20
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War Oilicials Think Maleking is
BeI ey, d.

LONDON, MARCH 2O.--4;OO a. m. The
Awar office has had no newr up to tha
hour confirming the report Of the relief
OF MaseSing but George Wynadham, par
limangarv under secretary OF war. repyr
irg ~ ~ ate inquiry In the lobby of
khe house OF commons about midnight
smillngly said:
II think II is all right"
The Free Staters seemingly have not
quite collapsed. They are In considerable
force around smithned though much dis
pirited.
British spy from Rouxvllle reports
that Commandant Olivier and comman.
do are going to Kroonstadt The agents
he left behind are using desperate means
to raise recruits, comandering British
Beers under penalty OF death.
Kroonstadt. where the Beers are con-
centrating. IS l87 miles from Bloemfon-
teln. II IS surrounded by a country cf
hills ard jungles.
General Gatacre Is now resting at
sprnefonteln, preliminary to Joining
Lord Roberts
General Buller's hiil work before Lazy
smith has given him an experience wh.ch
is about 20 be used IN forcing the Big
garsberg range. IL Is beheevd that $4,000
OF his 10000 menu are about TO engage
General Bothas force. and the next news
OF lighting will probably come fr IN Big-
garsberg range.
The leaders OF the Afrlkander buni a-e
circulating a petition in Cape Colony ask
ing the imperial government not to take
away the independence OF the Beers.
Thirty-two THOUSAND additional troops
for South Africa are now at sea.
LONDON MARCH 19.-2:15 p. m.--Ne.tf-
~ the advance by way OF Fourteen
streams nor Colonel Pumer's movement
has vet resulted In bringing news OF Mafe-
king s relief: from Bloemfonte'n ami Nat
al there are apparently no serious de
velopments and public interest remains
centered in Colonel Baden-PowelPs force
undistracted by events OF greater mill
tary Importance However. II appears
likely that the converging Of the rtoops
toward Mafeking indicates a much mre
serious purpose than mercy its RELIEF
Judgin gfrom Lord Methuen's presence
at Warrenstown and the caputre o. the
nearby passage OF the vaal al Fourteen
streams, ken observers believe that LORD
Roberts medates an advance IN force
on Pretoria by way Of Rustenburg. This
might starte ther from Fourteens streams
or Klerksdorp. and would probably coin
eide with an advance via Bloemfontesn
and Natal
Thus Lord Methuen may be given the
chance 10 redeem his reputation, as has
been done with General Gatacre.
Commandant olivier has accomplished
another step in his retVeat from North
ern Cape Colony raci,Ating Rouxevlle
and going towards Kroonstadt. where
President Steyn is.
LONDON, MARCH 2o.-The Lorcnz ,
Marques correspondent OF the Times, teie-
graphing Monday. March 10, says
Last night the Portuguese auth oSt'cs
hurriedly dispatched by special train a
force OF infantry to reinforce the garrison
on the Transvaai border
LONDON. MARCH D.--The Times.
commenting editorially upon the report
that Germany viii ask the belligsretns 70
guarantee the safety Of johannesburg,
says.
We decline TO believe that any respon-
slble German statesman would make suCh
a proposal. Certainly the government
will not make agreements at foreign in
stigation
LONDON. MARCH pa dispatch tc
the Daily Telegraph from Bloemfoatc'n,
says
In a speech which he made here Few
days ago before the British entered the
town, President Kruger admitted that
his men would be unable to keep in the
for another month.