The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-22
He WAS AI |SANDULA
Which Makes Symons' Vic
tory TragicaIIy Complete.
ENGLAND IS WILD OVER IT
RumOr That Kruger Will Use
French PrivateerS.


teeming with people notable socially, but
what cares London for society when
troops are piling into transports, and
when everybody from Her Majesty down
Is saying Goodbye" God bless you
and Good luck to you" The newsboys
are fairly revealing in their terrible
slaughters." and the ordinarily pacific
stock brokers talk necessarily of STRAIT
egic and military tactics. There is moth
ing Of the traditional shopkeeper element
visible in British character since the first
shot was fired. A multitude of military
details flood all classes Of publications,
and almost everybody who has ever been
IN South Africa takes the first opportuni-
" to air his views as to the fighting ca
pabiities Of the Beers, the result being
marvellous mass of conflicting theories.
Inc news Of yesterdays fighting in Ma
TAI made tremendous sensation, and the
DUCK and dash Of the Kings ROYAL Ri
"eS ana the Dublin usileers greatly slim
Wated the universal enthusiasm. The
LolaI British force at Camp Glencoe. ac-
cordlng to reports Immediately preceding
the announcement Of the engagement. in
Guide the Eighteenth Hussars. the Natal
mounted volunteers, the irst Kings Row
a Rifles, the Second Dublin Fusileers.
the DeYonshire regiment. several coppan-
les Of mounted infantry and three field
batteries, a total of about 40 men. op-
p"Sed TO a Boer force, estimated a twice
that number and possibly reaching a
higher figure. This very disparity be.
tween the combatants gives an additional
element Of fascination to the history of
the day.
PROBABLY no other officer in the British
army has seen more fighting than Cen
eral Sir William Penn Symons. the COM
mander Of the Fourth divisionAunder Cen
cral Sir George Stewart White. Certain !
~ none has seen more in India, and the |
campaigns in Burmah and ZZululand re-
Vealed his splendid qualities in the most
brilliant fashion.
General Symons was one Of the few |
men who escaped on that memorable
anuary morning at IsanduIa. when nearly
the whole of his regiment. the gallant |
IWenty-fourth, persisted Thus there is
tragic completeness in his victory near
the scene of that massacre.
Inc operations thus far seem to show
mat the Orange Free State Beers have a |
strong dissemination to fight at close
quarters. This was ANTICIPATED. The
Iransvaal Boer is a rough farmer. accus-
toned to life in the open air. and to BIZ
Vouac. The Free State burgher lives in
comfortable brick house, and is much
more civilized. It would also appear. as
was predicted, that only the Younger
hurghers Of the Free State have respond
ed TO the call to arms. There is consider
able speculation regarding the numerous
naval movements The admiralty has or
dered the paying off of the crews of four
ships of the training squadron. the Raj
elgh Volgage, Champion and Cleopatra.
This is supposed to be because the crews
will be required for the special service
squadron, which viii be utilized for the
defense of home waters The oficerA of
the Channel squadron, which is under or
ders to proceed to Gibralter next Tues
day believe it is going there for Guadau.
aS the garrison at the Rock is weak at
present. According to the outlook. it Is
reported that President Kruger has is
sued letters of marQue TO French Driva-
feers to prey upon British transports on
che way to the Cape Although France
Is officially friendly, there is no guarantee
that cupldity viii not tempt private
owners to fight our ships This is said to
explain the dispatch of the British first
class protected cruisers laden and Niobe.
very fast vessels. the Las Ialmas which
Is an admirable place of observation.
The forthcoming parliamentary bi-elec-
ton in Tower Hamlets London. is being
fought strictly on Beer and anti-Boer
lines. The Liberal candidate. Harold
Spender, declares that the war was
brought about as much by the laundering
OF the secretary of state for the colonies
Mr.. oseph Chamberlain as by the OBJ
stinacy of the Transvaal government.
On the other hand. the Conservative can
diGate William Guthrie. asserts that the
scandalous arrogance of the Beers was
alone responsible for the hostili-ies Roth
join in a Wish that victory may attend
the British arms. but this does not deter
the electors from creating a little war of
their own.
one Of the most curious features Of the
mobilization has been the inoculating of
the troops against entertc fever This
was not made compulsory. but the COM
pany commanders were instructed to
urge the men 10 allow themselves to be
inoculated. and most of them have under
gone the ordeal Although medical men
differ greatly as to the utility of the
virus. the percentage Of enteric fever in
the British ranks will he carefully watch
cd by foreign military experts should it
turn out TO be remarkably small. Il is
more than likely that all the European
troops viii be inocUlated before going 10
countries infested by the enteric germs.
The war office continues to receive Of
fers for volunteer service from all parts
Of the country. olonel Charles Edward
Vincent has officially repeated his pro-
p0sal to raise thousand msrksuen. for
service in South Africa at his own ex-
pense. Colonel Vincent is commandant
of the Queens Westminster Volunteers.
one OF the crack regiments. and ever
since his OFFER was first published. he
has been inundated with requests from
those anxious 10 serve. MANY Of The an
phcans are Of good social position in
GLIDING several clergymen. They hail
from parts as FAR apart as Bombay Hal
lax and San Francisco. A Canadian Of
Tered Colonel Vincent To bear the expense o.
o. 10 men throughout the campaign.
one Of the problems left entirely to
General Sir Redvers Butler. in supreme
command. is the punishment OF non-com-
batants who take part in the hostilities
The task OF distinguishing their status is
very difficult. as comparatively few Beers
wear uniform L is said that the treat
ment he VIII administer to the German
and Irish volunteers under the Transvaal
flag VIII not be more merciful than were
Won Moltke's dealing with the Franco
Ti-aileurs
The hitter apti-Britisb feeling 10. ~