The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-05
From the Times-Herald.

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London, Sept. 3O.-The announcement
that General Lord Wolseley had been
chosen to succeed the Duke Of Cam
bridge as commander-in-chief OF the
British army causes the greatest pos
sible qualification among the govern
ment's friends and supporters. For
many years Wolseley has been to Tory
minds the ideal soldler-the greatest
living master of the art of war. Gem
eral Lord Roberts. for many years COM
mander-in-chief of the forces In India,
and who for the past two years has
been In Great Britian receiving the ad-
miratiOn to which his prowess In Asia
entitled him. Is his only rival. but he
has never filled the public mind as has
the man who boldly sat In Judgment on
the deeds OF Wellington and Bonaparte
and on the campaigns Of General
Ulysses s. Grant.
His popularity Is due almost entirely
TO his military prOwess. There Is MOTH
ing imposing or magnetic about his ap-
pearance. He has not the fine ply
sique Of Lord "BObs." Slim, small
statured, with q ruddy face, firmly
lined, searching blue eyes and a droop-
Ing mustaehe. his general bearing il
by no means that OF the typical soldier
or romance. Although 50 years Of age,
ne looks at least a decade younger, and
MS Irish birth shows itself in q marked
brogue, which he would be glad to re-
move from his voice. as ne has no
sympathy whatever with the cause Of
Parnell. Redmond and Mccarthy. The
lrishman in his constitution also shows
lpself IN a suave manner and q not al
together suppressed tendency to blar-
ney his friends. although during the
last score years of his life he has sue
ceeded In getting rid of that Irish trait.
HIS boast Is THAT he always says ex-
actly what he thinks of friend or foe
ana to their faces. Often ne excoriat tes
ms contemporaries in quite unprofes-
sional style In the magazines and re-
views, paying no more respect to liv-
ing generals such as Lord Roberts than
ne does to NapOlean. Wellington,
Grant, Caeser or Hannibal,
Is an Actual Fighter.
Ut must not be supposed, however.
that Lord Wellesley Is one of those sol,
dlers who do most of their fighting with
pen ana Ink. He has had many more
IMAM MS share of hard campaigns since
ne entered the army as an ensign in
March, ls52 From that time he has
peen In the most notable battles in
which the British army has been en-
gagged; He was an ensign during the
second burmese war. At the siege of
Sebastopol he was a lieutenant, and
rose on that field to the rank of cap
tain In the first month of 1856 On his
way to China in 1857 he endured The
haGdships Of the sea, being wrecked
near Singapore. He took part in the
suppression or the Indian mutiny in
that year receiving a commission as
ma jor In March, 1858. and the next wear
gaining a lieutenant colonelcy at the
age OF 26 years. In 1860 ne served on
the staff of the uuartermaster general
throughout the Chinese campaign, for
which he received the honor Of a medal
with two clasps. He was appointed
deputy quartermaster general In Cana
da in October. 1867. and commanded the
expedition to the Red river. His GAL
lantry on the field and his services as
an executive officer won him nomina-
ton as knight commander Of the Order
of SIS. Michael and George in 1870, and
upon his return to England he was
made assistant adjutant general at the
war office in 1871. When the Ashantee
war began in August, 1873. ne was
chosen to command the British troops,
with the local rank of major general
The african campaign was a brilliant
one. the natives being defeated at ev-
cry turn, General WOlSeIey entering
Coomassie on Feb. 5. 1874. and receiving
the submission of the king. His return
to England was great popular tri-
umph. Like second Sc.pio Africanus,
he was the hero OF the day. Parlia-
ment passed resolution thanking him
for his services to the British crown and
granting him $685. 900 as a partial re-
ward for his courage. energy and per-
severance" The queen made him a
Knight Commander of the Bath. while
the city of London, not to be outdone in