The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-25
England Afflicted by a Plague of
Mosquitoes.
TOD SLOANE LIONTZED
PRONOUNCED a BETTER JOCKEY
THAN FRED ARCHER.
American officers Views On the
French Army-Lack the Intelli-'
gence and Smartness of American
Regulars-Titled Guinea Pigs
Backed Wildcat Companies.

Copyright 1895, by the Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 24-Great Britain con-
tinues to enjoy fine, though decidedly
cooler weather. The rainfall is still
practically nil. and the farmers are
bitterly complaining of the impossible
ity of commencing autumn operations,
owing to the state of the ground. The
recent hot s0ell Drought a plague of
mosquitoes to several counties, resulting
in the Introduction of American mos
quito nets The sheep fair at Loves
yesterday had to be SUSPENDED, owing
to The swarms of mosquitoes.
The Soudan war correspondents re-
turned to London yesterday evening.
They speak Indignantly of the cavalier
treatment they have been subjected ITO
by General Sir Herbert Kitchener.
They say they were kept in the dark
as to everything that was gong 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 Omdurm2n. He was riding
with his staff in front of a SOudaneSe
battalion, which was advancing, when
at least / dozen bullets WhizZed past
his head. General Kitchener galloped
as fast as he could. and 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
present Genera! Kitchener with the
freedom o. the city and a sword of
honor.
The event of the sporting week has
been the temperance of Tod Sloane,
the American jockey, on the Manches-
fer race course, where he carried the
Lorillard- Beresford stables cOlors with
great success. He met with a great
reception on his arrival at the paddock,
and crowds followed him everywhere.
His first victory aroused intense en-
thusiasm, and he was cheered to the
echo. \ comparison having been made
between the riding of the late Fred
Archer, the famous English jockey, and
Tod Sloane. Lord William BeresfOrd
has given the opinion that Sloane is a
distinctly better jockey than ever
Archer was.
Mr. Austin this week unveiled at
Whitby an Anglican cross, in memory
or England s -Irst poet, the CoWherd
Caodmiln.
VIEW OF FRENCH ARMY.
General Bates, the United States mil
itary attache here, has returned to
London. after following the French
army maneuVerS. He said, in an in
} {erview: 4 am profoundly impressed
BY all l saw. The French officers show
ed more interest in their profession than
any officers I have met elsewhere. The
men were perfectly trained and hardy;
but. as with all other European soldiers
I have seen, they lacked the intelligence
and smartness of the American regu-
lars.
Il was much struck with the perfect
conditions and the efficacy of the COM
issary arrangements and general or
ganization. I have never seen such
close attention paid to the smallest de-
tails. The infantry movements, too,
were equal to those of the best Ameri-
can regulars"
In conclusion, General Bates re-
marked: The European armies have
now solved the problems of the organi-
cation and management of armies, and
il would seem unwise for the United
States, in any contemplated experiences
in reorganization. not to take adVant-
age of European experiences in reOr-
ganizing our army 1t IS not so neces-
sary Cor the United States to invent
as il 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 threat
ened with judicial proceedings by no
less than seven money-lendePS.
The Earl Of Mimic, the new COVER
nor general of Canada, has appointed
Major Drummond OF the Scots Guards,
who has just returned from the Sou
dan, to be his military secretary, and
ne appointed Lieutenant w. f. Las
celIes of the Scots Guards, and Lieu
tenant ]. II. =. Graham of the Cold
stream Guards, to be his aides de
camp.
1t is announced that Rear Admiral
agent, a Shakespearean relic in the
shape Of & snuffboX made from a null
berry tree planted by Shakespeare in
his garden at Stratford. The box for
merly belonged to General Sir Denis
Fack, one of Wellington's comrades.
The first section of the electric rail-
road to the summit of the Jungfrau,
the famous mountain of the Swiss Alps,
has been opened as far as the Asoiger
glacier and it is expected the road will
be finished by the year 1904.
The reports which have reached here
saving the American cup defender viii
be built ready to cross the Atlantic are
warmly applauded in yachting circles
here The Yachting World says: This
is not bad policy. There are several in
ternational cups in those waters which
require looking after"
TITLED GUINEA PIGS.
More light has been thrown upon ii
tied Guinea Pigs" by an article in the
Critic, a financial organ, in which a list
is given of peers VINO have been made
directors of unsuccessful companies. 1t
includes IS peers, 100 companies and a
capital Of 1920. GOO, 900, on $271 069, 070 of
which no dividends have ever been
paid Many of the peers are directors
in several of the companies. The list
is headed by Lord Donoughmore, with
IA companies, and includes the Earl of
Essex and Lord Arthur Butler.
STAGE GOSSIP.
The return of Mr.. and Mrs Kendall
to the old St. James theatre, which
George Alexander has let them have
until his return was the chief event of
the theatrical week. The play selected
was 1.-The Elder Miss Blossom" with
which The Kendalls have been touring
the provinces. On the whole it was
well received and is likely to carry
then through their interim season.
On the same night, Thursday, the Sa-
voy theatre revived The Sorcerer.'
Lillian Russell, who is continuing her
successful career in Germany, denies
the report that she is going to Madrid
She says she would not consider such a
proposition for moment and adds that
she is going from Germany to Vienna
and from there TO England.
L. S. Willard has been ordered to take
p complete rest until the spring and he
a. enis70 to italy,