Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-01

curtain has again descened upon affairs
in Natal No dispatch, except the Off
cial kilograms of Gen. SIR George Stew
art White has thus far been permitted
to mention the disaster and no telegram
from Ladysmith has been received in
London since the adyices from the
British commander. This gives rise to
a belief that communications have al
ready been cut, in which event some
time must elapse before details regard
ing British losses are received.
If the war Office officials have re-
ceived information on this point they
have refrained from publishing it.
Gen. Whites estimate that the British
losses were about ninety is evidently
quite separate from the probable losses
in killed and wounded among the cap
tured battalions.
On this point there is the greatest
suspense among the relatives of the
prisoners. 1t Is supposed that the
stampeding of mules meant the carry
ing away of the reserves of ammunition
and that the troops capitulated after
ried
In the absence of news the morning
papers are reduced to speculation as
to how the disaster occurred. The
general opinion is that misuse of the
cavalry was the real reason for the fall
into the Boer trap. Apparently there
was no cavalry to watch over the safe
ty of the missing column. The Morn
ing Post says:
"The lesson has been a severe one
1t is humiliating to find nation of
farmers beating soldiers at their own
game but the sooner proper respect
is had for Boer strategy and tactics,
the better will be our fortunes in Ma
tal."
This SOLDERING note is struck by all
the morning papers to-day, together
with the expression of a determination
to carry the matter through at what
ever cost.
The Chronicle says: "The empire
is face to face with a repulse compar-
able only to the surrender of Burgoyne
to the embattled farmers of our Amer
lean colonies. If the catastrophe calls
forth something better than music hall
patriotism, we may come to reckon il
| as timely lesson we'll earned for the
good CT our souls"
The morning Post calls attention to
Sir George Whites use of the word
"capftulation" remarking that it sus-
poets the word was used carelessly 1t
says:
I'VE prefer to assume that the col
umn fought until it was cut to pieces
and all the ammunition fwas gene.
Capitulation is a word of shame.
Troops in the field cannot capitulate
without disgrace, and disaster is not
necessarily dishonor."
The Times says:
I'VE have met with a considerable
reverse. 1t is for the nation to show
that it can bear ill-fortune with cour-
age and dignity"
There is no general desire evinced
on the part of the morning papers to
eiticize Sir George White harshly pend
ing the arrival of further details On
the contrary, the disposition is to adj
mire his manly courage in assuming
full responsibility
Abroad, especially in France, no
pains is taken to disguise the satisfac-
ton felt in consequence of the British
rebuff.
ROME, November with the excep-
ton of the organs of the Vatican, the
Italian newspapers sympathize with Eng
land in her misfortune.
VIENNA, November 1.-The general
public throughout Austria, so far as can
be judged from the utterances of the
press, seems rather glad that the British
have met with reverse.
LONDON, November 1.-The Irish Ma
tionalist papers are quite gleeful The
Dublin Evening Telegraph. John Diilon's
paper says:
"A big bully triumphant is no lovely
spectacle, but a big bully beaten is the
very acme CT disgrace"
The Dublin Evening Herald ridicules the
idea of Great Britain menacing Russia
after Sir George Whites message.
BERLIN, November 1.-The Berlin
papers have had very little to say so far
regarding the British disaster at Lady
smith, but they show disposition to
magnify it and to criticise Sir George
Whites tactics severely. particularly what
one paper styles This endeavor TO deceive
the British public