The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-12
Gen. Sir William LOCkhart'S Campaign in
India a Dismal Failure.
MANY OFFICERS AND MEN KILLED
Some Changes of Ministers Handed Outlay
Dimes With Her Majesty-Lieutenant
Peary the "Lon of London"
Some Plain Truths.


comment, but 1T must be- admitted that
the Marquis of Salisbury and his col
leagues have a municipality of matters,
more or less urgently calling for settle
ment. What with France trying to filch
slices of African territory, which Great
Britain is in the habit of calling her own,
and Germany loosening iyhe "cinch AL
bion has always claimed to have in
China, while Great Britain herself is
irving to grab little more country ait
var ,us other points. and with the pre-
sell.ation of the Legislative programme,
the ministry has no lack of worries.
France Continues Aggressive.
The announcement which the St.
James Gazette made on Wednesday last
"authoritatively'' that ahe British gov
ernment does not expect any further
trouble with France regarding the Upper
Nile region, France agreeing to accept
the situation, is unconfirmed and proba-
bly, unfounded as there is no lack of evil
dence that France is deliberately pur-
suing the task of seizing the upper wa
ters of the Nile above Khar .oum thus
cutting the British line of communica-
ton between Capt Town and Suez and
the powerful colonial party in France
threatens TO upset the Meline cabinet
should 1T recede from these enterprises.
An Ignominious Failure.
All the forces of Gen. Sir William
Dockhart, the British commander-on the
Indian frontier, have been withdrawn
to she Thebar valley for the winter
Thus the largest and best equipped force
ever assembled in India has failed and
the whole work will have to be repeated
in the spring. About 1,400 officers and
men killed and wounded, 35,000000 of
rupees spent in loss and British prestige
weakened on the frontier, are the debts
against which few mud huts and
Sangars blown up and probably several
thousand natives killed are the only ap-
parent credits.
Mooted Ministry .Changes.
Rumors, too precise to be guessworl,
are current to the effect that the earl
of Elgln early next year will retire from
the viceroyalty of India and be succeed
ed by Lord George Hamilton, whose In
dian secreitaryship Will be filed by Lord
Landsdowne, the present secretary of
state for war. This would be a good
party move, as it would enable the Mar
quiS VI OdilSDuFy " pldCt dt uHe Ibe4u OI
the war a skilled man of business, who
would satisfy the Taxpayer as we'll as
the army and materially smooth the
path for The intended proposals for mill
tary reform. 1t is fntimated that JOS
eph Chamberlain may be transferred
from the colonial to the war office, his
place being given as sop to the Mar
quis of Londonderry, whose Kicking"
quai1ies are not appreciated by the
ministry.
Peary the Lion of London.
Lieutenant R. E. Peary the American
explorer, has taken the town by storm,
though he arrived here unhera,ded.
The newspapers, geographers and scien-
fists are at his disposal. AS leading
geographer said to a representative of
the Associated Press, Lieutenant Peary
has won all our hearts by his modesty,
courtesy and learning. We put him on
the same plane as Dr. Nansen, and have
the utmost confidence i'm his plans"
On Tuesday last Lieutenant Peary dn-
ed with Lord Harnsworth, and on
Wednesday Colonel and Mrs. Hay gave
a dinner i'm his honor.
The lieutenant lectured at Newcastle
on Thursday, and on Friday he lectured
alt Edinburgh. There he met an en-
thusiastic reception from the Royal
Scotch Geographical society, and was
presented with its medal. Sir Clement
Markham, president of the Royal Geo.
graphical society, will give banquet
in Lieutenant Peary's honor ON Decem-
ber Ia.
On Friday afternoon Colonel Hay had
long conference with the Marquis of
Salisbury at the foreign office on the
subject of the Behring sea The confer
ence was amicable ON both sides, but
nothing definite was arrived at.
Ambassa dor Hay Dimes With the Queen.
LaIts- iarn the aftsrnron Col. and Mrs.
HAY proceeded TO Windsor, where they
received special marks of attention. The
United Staites ambassador and ilis wife
dined ait THE queens table, Col. Hay tsit-
ting next to her majes She was kind
and cordial the conversation lasting an
hour
Outspoken Truths.
At Ithla Christmas dinner of the New
vae,abori5g' club on FriGhy, R.an' Adj
miraa CEhlaaaes Bere esferd was the gust
of the evening, ard he Great d a ssnsa-
ti1n by his plain speaking om social ques-
tfons.
l"Momey," he Declared, 'aS now every
thing among us. Amy vuqga riam, of
whatever nationality, whether he has
gained money honDrably or disgraeefulay,
could buy his way among those who are
described as the be,st and proudsst in
this larld,' butt Worship THE golden catf.''
Continuing, Lord Berssfcrd said: Our