The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27

wards thsf be hsd TO keep resrvasins
most of the time.
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/ Nschsei Grcecrcsitch Tehernaied
the great Russian general who h&l
charge Of the Servizns in the late war
although sixty years old, is perhaps Tn
risoSs conspicuous figure now ausussg
Russian Warriors He served through
the Crimea and vas promoted a. Int
ermAnn. He proved himself . gres,
commander in the expeditions against
the khivsns and IN Central Asia. csT.s-
cislly as Tashkend. Tshcrnaiefi is tall.
thin and distinguished s-looking. He
wears gray whiskers and mustache in
the field.
Gen. Dorsourod Is one of the finest
ssrategisfs and tartcisns in the Russian
service, md he Snifs the hattie from
afar. He would undoubtedly come
% the front
Gen. Pierre de Monseversie would
probably come conspirucusiy 20 the
front in the next war He i q good
sharp soldier. asiruis and assidrous. an
admirable ,tiscipiinarian and hand
some man Gen de Monseversie has
the advantage Of youth He i not
mach more than forty -shree years of
age. is \ small, compact figure, has a
merry. twinklins eve and hig dark
mustache.
The Csar Is good fighter and has
experience But rs crowned heads
never 80 into action in these modern
times, but content themselves with re
naming near or az the base of opera
tons. the Nihi.ists viii probably not
be robhsri of him very soon by hos
tile bullet,
THE wsRIrKE PAsHas OF TURKEY.
The generals OF Turkey, especially
those who are young and powerful
enough TO have important commands.
are nearly all stout and rather short.
Meilib Pssha Is brave and skilful He
was educated in France and Germany,
is exceptionally tail for Turkish gen
erad and heavily built Medjib is a
fine-looking. fair man, now about sixty
years OF age.
Ayoab Pasha is small. dark, and
very stout Ayoub is ferocious 10 a
degree, and the very devil in the fAld-
He is about sixty-tlve years old and n
thorough Turk
Suleinan Pasha, the youngest of the
three, is about fifty. He is tall, fair
and thin. Suleiman is n thorough
Turk in all except bravery, for the
Turks are brave or nothing He was
too powerful at court 20 be disgraced
in the Russo-Turkish war for his fss-
grant disobeiicnce 10 Mehemet Ali
That able general had ordered Sulei-
man TO leave Shipka Pass, join Ne
hemet, take the enemy's base al Biela
and sweep the Russians into the Dan
uhe. Mehemet did his part Of il, but
Suieiman stubbornly and stupidity re-
mained ut Shipka Pass. and as con-
sequence lost q, 90 men killed and .. :
90 wounded.
The present Sultan is shrewd enough
but is laxy-looking man. He is OF
medium size, dark, has good features,
and appears TO be about forty-fiye
years old.
THE GREAT GENERALS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
In case OF a war into which England
would be drawn. Adjutant-General Sir
Garnet wolseley would undoubtedly be
in command Of field operations. An
ANALYSIS Of his character and record
was given in last sunday 5 World. Al
ter him Sir Frederick Roberts is best
worthy of consideration.
Gen. Sir Frederics Roberts proved
himself hero in Afghanistan. He
led that famous quick march from Ca
bul to Candahar. In Burmah he won
more laurels, quelling decisiyeiy and
thoroughly those brave and bigoted
outlaws, the Dacoits. Gen. Roberts is
small man, with heavy dark mustaehe
and grixzled hair. He IL about fifty
five years old, keen-eyed and impress
sive. Gen. Roberts is very fond Of Ia
dies society.
OF Gen. Roberts it is to he said that
he, as well as nearly every one OF the
British generals hereafter mentioned.
is at that ripe age of discreet activity
which commander reaches between
fifty and sixty years Of age.
Major-Gen. Brackenbury was Lord
Wolscley's military secretary. He
served gallantly in the Ashantee war
and wherever Wolseley commanded.
When Gen. Earle was killed. up the
Nile, Gen. Brackenbury brought Earle .
column safely back through the perils
OF the cataracts. He is "A big. stout
man. stern, very solemn and reserved.
Gen. Brackenbury looks every inch a
soldier. and has black beard and mus
I tache.
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood is a little man
who won his Victoria Cross in the Cri-
mea. He has the misfortune To be
very deaf, and has several times come
near losing his life from that infirmity.
Al AtSlobane. Just before Clundi. in south
Africa. Gen. Wood didn't hear the Zu-
| lus behind him, and would have been
massacred but for his aid-de-camp.
/ He has, however, q very observapt eye
and a merry disposition, and is very
keen soldier. He has light mustache
and beard, gray hair, and Is what may
be called stumpy in figure.
Gen. Archibald Allison has only one
arm left. Mr.. Prior has seen him in
battle al Amoafou and Rainleh, with
his good arm wounded and riding like
a demon. his bride reins between his
teeth. Gen. Allison is red-haircd, tall
apd thin. and wears red whiskers and
mustaehe-
General Sam Brown is another one
armed commander He distinguished
himself in the Afghan war. He is
quite gray and wears long beard and
mustache.
Gen. Willis is a tall, thin blond, OF
CHEEKY disposition and great gallant
~. He was conspicuous at Tei-ei.
Kebir,. and, like most commanders,
wears mustache and whiskcrs in the
field
Prendergast, the great Indian gen
eral. is very tall and brown. He wears
long dark beard and mustaehe, and
was highly commended for his fam
ously rapid march up the irrawaddy
10 Nandaiay. He 30 confused the
| burmese BY his rapid movements that
/ he got 10 the capital before they had
had time TO Kill their European pris-
onsrs.
Msior-Gen. Sir Redvers Butler Is a
big. tall. suriy fellow, very stern and
rssiceut. He wears dark besrd and
mustache. and was in charge OF the
volunteer cavalry ~ colonel during the
Zuiu var. Gen. Butler went up the
Nile and brought back Gen. stewart s
/ eolrtmn in safety. through severe fight
ing. after that gallant officer met his
death.
These are all tried and gallant com
manders. xho have won their spnrs
ana are sure 20 come 10 the front OF the
British armies in their next war.
rar PRIVATE soLnfrK. or EUROPE.
Tommy Atkins" the British pri-
va,e. knows only one thing. obedience.
So long a. he Is well led he always
shows pluck, daring and endurance.
He Is nsys asked nor even allowed 20
thins. The average British private i
small in size, though rot 50 small as
the French. He tights xsii under diff
ssr,l;le<. In the Sondan war bis msis-
-, - f-s.ss,entfv rendered useless hy