The herald., 1898-09-25

before setting her on fire and sinking her.
The result was considered very satisfac-
tory.
The Cretan question has taken a step
toward final solution in the acceptance by
the four great powers of Italy's proposals,
which include the dismissal of the Turkish
troops and functionaries The admirals of
the powers in Cretan waters have de-
cided that the ringleaders of the recent
massacres are to be tried before court
martial composed of British officers.
Minor Matters
The recent hot spell brought plague OF
MOSQUITOES to several counties, resulting IN
the introduction of American mosquito
nets. The sheep fair at loves yesterday
had to be suspended owing to the swarms
of mosquitoes.
The Soudan war correspondents returned
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 to everything that was
going on and they add that their messages
were mutilated by the censor.
1t 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 staff
in front of n Soudanese battalion, which
was advancing, when at least dozen bull
lets whis tied past his head. General Kitch-
ener galloped as fast as he could and word
was sent to the officer commanding the
battalion. There is no doubt the perpe-
traitors 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 honor.
The event Of the sporting week has been
the temperance of Tod Sloan, the Ameri.
can jockey. on the Manchester race course.
where he carried the Lorillard-Beresford
stables colors with great success He met
with a great reception on his arrival nj
the paddocks and crowds followed him
everywhere. His first victory aroused in
tense esthusiesm and he was cheered 10
the echo.
A comparis on having been made between
the riding of the late Fred Archer, the
famous English jockey and Tod Sloan,
Lord William Beresford has given the
opinion that Sloan is a distinctly better
jockey than ever Archer was.
Mr.. Austin this week unveiled at Whitby
an Anglican cross in memory of England's
first poet the Cowherd Caodmin.
General Bates the United States military
attache here, has returned to London, after
following the French army maneuvers. He
said in an interview:
II am profoundly impressed by all saw.
The French officers showed more interest
In their profession than any officers
have met elsewhere The men We're per-
fectly trained and hardy, but as with all
other soldiers 1 have seen, they lacked the
intelligence and smartness Of the Ameri-
can regulars.
81 was much struck with the perfect con-
dition of the troops and the efficiency of
the commissary arrangements and general
organiza ton. / have never seen such close
attention paid to the smallest details. The
Infantry regiments too, were equal TO
those of the best American regulars"
In conclusion, General Bates remarked ::
1.-THE European armies have now solved
the problem of the organization and man.
agement of armies and 1t would seem I'M
wise for the United States, in any con-
templated military reorganization not to
take advantage of European experience in
reorganizing our army. 1t is not so neces-
sary for the United States to invent as II
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
Military Secretary, and he appointed
Lieut.. w. +. Lascelles of the Scots Guards
and Lieut.. J. II. c. Graham of the Cold
stream Guards to be his aides de camp.
It is announced that Rear-Admiral Dew
ey has purchased here through an agent
a. Shakespearian relic in the shape of a
snuffbox made from mulberry tree
planted by Shakespeare in his garden at
Stratford. The box formerly belonged to
ST. Denis Fack. one of Wel!ngton's COM
rades.
| The first section of the electric railroad
to the summit of the Jungfrau, the famous
mountain of the Swiss Alps has been
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