Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-07
Seventy Big Ships to Take Troops
10 South Africa.
FIGURING B0ER STRENGTH.
Alaskan Settlement Coming utilizing
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AeAhAVhf w NH-ARNHNNNhHN'As AoaHf
by the Associated Prcss)-The scope
OF Great Britalns military propara-
lions can scarcely be graaped ~ tho
merc reading OF Individual Items as
these oppear from day to day. A fair
notion Of their immensely can be
gained from the semi-ofiiciai state
mcnt that for the transport Of the
army corps about seventy ships OF
from 1900 to 1000 tons burden arr re-
quired. not including a score or more
Of transports already on the way To
the Cape. II these vessels effectively
disembark their carEocs Of men. horses
ana equipment within ave weeks from
their date OF sailing. the program will
have funllsd the forecasts Of the
most opimihtic British military cx-
pcrta. n all the troops are able 10
take their places a. component parts
vemher they will have done. accord
ms . the hest available opinion, re-
mnrkahly well. The disombarkatiop Of
General Skaters army from ~ %
Transports y not forgotten by British
officers. Although the vessels to be
employed In III Cape service are Of
considerably larger average tonnage
than those which carried the Amcrt-
cans to Santiago de cuba, the admiral-
~, IN accordance with the existing reg
n,la'lons, = supplying them an and tax
lng complete charge from watcru'cdEc
TO waters edge. This means ire
mendous outlay OF capital.
Nor do tho arrangements escape
criticism. Letters begin TO appear In
the newspapers alleging favorltlsm and
declaring that some Of the transports
ace rotten huiks." The recent break
down OF two vessels with troops on
board ~ cited as substantiatlag the
charge, but there does not seed to be
any aerioua ground for auppoHing that
tho admiralty IL aetuatcd BY wrong mo-
tiyeA
Although the impending nrmy corps
T. matter OF prc-emlncnt military In
tcrert, the troops already on the scene
% probable action constitute no inslg-
nificant body. The original Cape gnrrt-
son was 1000 mon, aud thlr has been
At sea on the way 20 the Cane. and
their arrival win make the approximate
total OF British troops In South Africa,
prior TO the arrival Of the army corps.
$500, These troops do not Include tho
Irregular forces, the Cape mounted
| rifles. the Port Elizabeth and Grahams-
town volunteers. the Natal police. the
| Durham light Infantry, the Australian
force, and the regular naval brigade
The Cape squadron now Includes ten
| MllhullHf ull ntANllN tuAUNfla anu tnt
| British nrAt-clnna projected cruisers
Terrible and Powerful will soon arrive
enabling the navy to land a brigade Of
about 1000 men.
Against this array are opposed the
| rranavaal ana Its ally. the orange Free
| State, with perhaps n sprinkllng OF ma
tives. This is all that can be said re-
gnrding the Bocr forces, They are vir-
/ tually non-rcgulnfH, and attempts 20
estimate their nghting strength are
| hopeless, although various calculations
appear daily In the English newspapers
ranging from 10000 10 i2i co., the latter
nEure being obviously very cxtrava-
/ giant.
Tho whole question WIS summed up
today for the Associated Press by an
influential member OF the House OF
| Commons. who said: Before this In
ended Great Britain will have TO face
every Boer-man or boy-HtTOng enough
10 firo a gun for tho sake of his ooun-
try"
The part which the foreigners who are
volunteering under the Boar standard.
/ especially Americana, will take In the
expected conflict provokes much Huppo-
uitlon and comment
| Tho correHpondent OF tho st. James
Gazette at Pietermaritizburg says:
American civil and mechanical en-
glnoers have been engaged by the Beers
! to dibfnantle the Netherlands railway In
the event OF Bocr rotrogradc move
/ msnt upon Pretoria. They will certainly
not NEST with too consldernte treat
ment n taken prisoner. Something
! like a dozen OF these advcnturous YAM
kees arc professional railroad wreckers
now living In comparative clover In Pre-
torla-"
The Doer ranks will certainly include
n number OF Irishmen and former OIL
GERS OF the German army.
Il is said the Doers VIII adopt the
/ policy they adopted In 1881. when ten
sharpshooters were detailed out OF each
company TO pick on the British officers.
The Alaska negotiations proceed, all
| though Sir Louis II, Davies the Cana
dian minister OF marine and fisheries,
/ IN taking a short vacation In Scotland
| with Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal,
the Canadian high commissioner. The
Associated Press learns that there IL a
good prospect Of a tentative settlement
within fortnight. although a definite
arrangement apparently cannot be
reached until the Joint high commission
ratihes the pending modus vivendi. IL
| Is Understood that IN Sir Louis Davies
expresses satisfaction on behalf OF
Canada regarding the present PROPOSE
tons. the whole question viii be practi-
cally settled. All reports alleging to give
details OF the settlement are pronounced
by the authorities here premature and
| without any basis.
United States Ambassador Choate is
spending a few days at the Northum-
bertrand seat OF Sir George Otto Tire
veyan. nephew OF Maoauley. the his
torian. and Henry White. SECRETARY Of
the United States embassy, has re-
turned to London.
ALLIANCE AGAINST ENGLAND.