The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-25


the swarms Of mosquitoes.
The soudan war correspondents re-
3 turned TO London yesterday evening
They speak Indignantly Of the cavalier
treatment they have been subjected to
/ by General Sir Herbert Kitchener. They
say they were kept In the dark as 70
everything that was going on and they
add that their messages were mutilated
I by the censor.
II leaked out this week that General
Kitchener had a narrow escape from
death through treachery during the battle
OF omdurman. He was riding with his
stan In front Of Soudanese battalion.
which was advancing. when at least a
dozen bullets whizzed past his head. Cen
eral Kitchener galloped as fast as ne
could aud word was sent TO the officer
commanding the battalion There Is no
doubt the perpetrators were some OF the
recently enlisted Dervishes.
The city corporation has decided to pre-
sent General Kitchener with the freedom
OF the city and a sword Of nonor.
The event Of the sporting week has been
the temperance Of Tod Sloane. the
American jockey, on the Manchester race
course. where he carried the Lorillard-
Beresford stables coiors with great sue
cess, He met with great reception on
his arrival al the paddock and crowds
followed him everywhere. His first vic
tory aroused intense enthusiasm and he
was cheered TO the echo.
comparison having been made be-
tween the riding OF the late Fred Archer,
the famous English jockey. and Tod
Sloane. Lord William Beresford has given
the opinion that Sloan is a distinctly bet
ter jockey than ever Archer was.
Mr.. Austin this week unveiled at Whit
by, an angelical cross In memory OF En-
glands first poet the Cowherd Caodmin.
General Bates, the United States mill
tary attache here, has returned to Lon
don, after following the French army
maneuvers. He said in an interview:
81 am profoundly impressed by all l.
saw. The French officers showed more
interest in their profession than any ofii-
GERS have met elswhere. The men were
perfectly trained and hardy, but as with
all other European soldiers l have seen,
they hack the intelligence and smartness
OF the American regulars. was struck
with the perfect condition of the troops
and the efficiency OF the commissary ar
rangements and general organization. II
have never seen such close attention paid
to the smallest details.
THE infantry movements. too were
equal to those Of the best American regu. :
lars.
In conclusion General Bates remarked: |
The European armies have never |
solved the problems OF the organization |
ana management'of armies and 1t would |
seem unwise for the United States, in any |
contemplated military reorganization, not I.
to take advantage Of European experi- !
enees in reorganiznlg our army. 1t is not
so necessary for the United States 10 in
vent as is for us to copy and adapt
what is best in the armies of Europe"
Milan the former king of Servia. is
again heavily In debt and Is threatened
with judicial proceedings by no less than
seven money lenders.
The Earl of Mimic, the new governor
general of Canada, has appointed Major
Drummond, of the Scots Guards, who has
lust returned from the Soudan. to be his
secretary and he appoints Lieu
tenant w, f, Lascelles, of the Scots
Guards, and Lieutenant ]. II. C. Graham,
ot the Coldstream Guards to be his aides
lie camp.
1t is announced that Rear Admiral
Dewey has purchased here, through an
agent, Shakespearian relic in the shape
OF a snuff box made from a mulberry tree !
planted by Shakespeare in his garden at |
Stratford The box formerly belonged to
General Sir Denis Fack of Welllngtons
The first section of the electrical rail-
road to the summit OF the Jungfrau, the
famous mountain Of the Swiss Alps, has |
been opened as far as Asolger glacier and
It is expected the road will be finished by |
the year 1904.
The reports which have reached here |
saying the American cup defender will be
built ready to cross the Atlantic are
warmly applauded in yachting circles
here. The Yachting World says: "This