Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-03-16
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Ffedertrk ktiiiers.
Frederick Villiers. the noted war All.
NJ Of the London GrapLic. has ls.en Ia.
turing "a New York City. Yilliers h n
splendid fellow, writes a CORE ,I,ondent.
lts has been 10 more EfSlish c;t,npaigns
than ANY other English war Correspond.
cot, tells less lies about them than most
OF his colleagues, though il must IL
SAID l'c y siill young, certainly not over
thirly. lie - q handsome man, modest
~ hs y courageous, speaks with MUIR
mdFing sweetness, and only occasionally
attempts 10 thrill his audience with
tales Of terrible danger BIZ flood and
Held. Yet probably no man has seen
more Beld work or been Ia tighter places
ilHn he. lie IL known by MANY Ameri.
cnn war correspondents, and all agree
That be - the prince Of good English.
men, ~ much No that on one campaign
AZ least be had 10 pass himself OF as
citizen Of the United States ia order
10 gcs 70 the front
have kn6Mu Niiliers ever since the
Russo.Bulgarinn war. where he was out
on hts scr0nl war expedition FOR the
lotS0u 6Faphlr. when he was always
10 be found near the front. and where
nothing disturbed his gcniality except
Tho thought that an artist % rival
paEer could Nj quietiy In Bucharest
and make the most thrilling war pic.
turcN, charges with tayunet and lance
and cavalry, while he had 70 follow
Few days Atrr with his sketches taken
on iltc ground. Tho first time | got 10
know him we'll was at P0wshim. few
miles away from Plevna, where we
dweit together under the porch OF a
Bulgarian PEASANTS house. for many
weeks. quietly waiting for the expected
battle. II Was drsary work. this watch.
ing and waiting. with few incidents Of
81 note 90 call Tor hard work, 50 much
~ that one day. when we had exhausted
al our provisions and had 20 make our
IDor food tialaiahle with the remnants
81 a bottle ~ Worcester sauce, we, with
two other correspondents, came 20 the
conclusion. as nothing APPEARED likely
10 llapfcu. that We would leave Por.
ashim and pas visit 20 the Cars head.
quarter, thirty miles away, AZ Gornf
strudin. where We might possibly pick
up some noWR. and, what certainly had
most weight with us, get a good square
meal al The imperial restaurant and
atun a bottle or two 81 good Caucasian
mi wins.
so We started early one afternoon, and
nj o'clock We were Supping rcgally and
ENJOYING ourselves as men can do after
ioing on poor Tptious for three weeks.
Tho officers found nice quarters for US.
and next morning We were about 70 20
at,d ts,y our respects TO the Grand Duke
when We were suddenly confronted by
the Grand nucal Commnndcr.in'chief,
who. "a we stood greeting hun ~ mill
tary fashion, said: "Gentlemen, sup
rosa YOU know that a battle Is being
fought near picvuay The Turks have
made a sortie aud there is q great en-
papnnrnt on. We thanked the
Grand bake with heavy hearts, knowing
that we were away from our posts, even
further of from the Geld than was Sher'
sdan in his famous ride.
Hat we determined 20 make the jour.
new tack again with all speed, nag
onc wagon. and 10 this we hitched nine
splcndid little horses. thinking we could
make better time II driven than by rid'
inc But We found that the wagon
wouid not hold all and so we had to
ride. and Villers concluded that he would
iake the saddle Some went out, ana,
,,,,ie after mile, paSsed over hill and val
~, ~ snlondid rate, villers keeping
M well, uHtil suddenly we heard q com
motion behind us, found that the artist
horse had stumbled going down steep
Mn and that villers lay PROSTATE on the
ground. We halted, picked nun up
discovered a great cash in his iorelieau'
hound h up with a handkerchief put
him In the wagon and drove ahead at a
rattling pace again. - .n,
81 Ne went till about IN the alter
NOM. still hearing disultory firing IN the
defiance Then 20 our chargln we saw
I soIitarv rider coming towards US ~
80 MactIahnn, who had seen the battle
n,,d was tl,en on his way to the Danupe
,sith bis dispatches We knew that we
Ia h,,cn beaten, and we were heavy
t, ,' "a lot of correspondents when we
~, hark 10 our old headauarters VIZ
- sonn recovered. however, but the
and ~ The story is not yet, You re-
,,,sunber The striking picture IN me Ny
,astcharin gallery, showing the 1reeN
1000 performing the last rellgloes
i.,,,i,,es over the dead OF the battlehSlu.
NJ morning we all went 10 WISH
~, nSHV yerv plnee of carnage, and for
. .naS watched the Russians burylng
,heir dead in the big trenches Sudden = s"an
y, H. Russian soldiers, who had been
" t ,uS,ng ms suspiciously, came up ana
N1.o.tads three Of us-Grant OF the
aynss, Milet, of the Daily Nt ,, o oaa
r,yself We were taken before tlle on, -
ny 10y ~ n neighboring camp, where o.
Ger c,,,s ~ we soon succeeded IN proving
e .Se, ~. were neutrals and that we were
not Bashi- Basouks. 49, ,nol,ng good
~ hinnSer Of the arrest by treating W
the DlunuS a,other prisoner was brought
70 , sIaoin ciyilian'sdress, but with sus'
M li.i n,s look about him caused by my
P a M head bound up in handkercn ,,bn