Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-05

in Natal have led the Military Journal to sug
gest that the sword be abolished, not only
on account OF it's uselessness, but also be-
cause its glitter attracts the aim OF an
enemy and indicates the offcer.
Her majesty, 1t is reported has personally
conveyed to Field Marshal Lord Garnet
Wolseley an expression OF her qualification
at the manner in which the whole military
machine has worked since II was first set
In motion by the Boer ultimatum, especially
in the matter OF mobilization. Apparently
the queen has not forgotten the existence OF
the commander chief, lapse OF memory
to which the public Is now rather prone,
and which, so 1t is said, the marquis OF
Lansdown committed intentionally.
waiting for Further Tests.
Although agreeing that the mobilization,
so far as it has been carried, is well done.
the foreign military attaches are anxious to
see the effect of a more severe test. Said
one of them to the correspondent Of the AS
sociated Press today: when England
calls out second and third army corps, as
believe is quite possible, 1t will be time to
say whether the mobilization system is ex-
cellent, as at present seems to be the case.
Should third corps ever be wanted, l
think you will find the percentages OF re-
servists who answered the first call reduced
by nearly so per cent
Although no orders have yet been received
for the commission OF additional war ships
there is little doubt, Judging from the act
ivity on board them that the first-class pro-
tected cruisers Amphitrite, Ariadne, Argo-
naut and Blake and the second-class pro-
tected cruiser Charybdis will soon hoist the
flag. In addition to this there Is now at
Chatham powerful reserve fleet, consist
ing of two battleships, three first class
cruisers, six second-class cruisers, two
third-cass cruisers, six torpedo boat de-
stroyers and seven torpedo boats ready for
all eventualities.
|, The efforts of his constituents to induce
DR.. Gavin Brown Clark, liberal member OF
Parliament for Caithnesshire. to resign on
account of his pro-Boer attitude, have thus
far been fruitless. Meanwhile DR.. Clark
publishes letter received from the Trans
vaal secretary of state, written the day be-
fore the Boer ultimatum was presented, In
the course of which Mr. Reitz says that Dr.
Clarks protests against the British action
has been like "the voice Of one crying In
wilderness of jingoism, race hatred and
militarism.'
Talks on Gold Production.
Lord Hillingdon of the banking house ol
Glyn, Mills & Co., in a recent address be-
fore the Institute of Bankers said that the
increase in the Transvaal gold output fol
the year ended August 81, amounted tc
more than G3,000,0OO. He said he believed
the worlds gold production during the pres.
| ent year would be nearly thrice as great as
| it was ten years ago. Referring to the
| enormous proportion of the gold fields Of the
| world now under British control he con
graduated the bankers upon the fact thai
the Venezuela boundary award had added
to Great Britain's share almost the whole O.
| the extensive gold fields of that region.
Mrs. Langtry, on learning of the circula
| tion of reports representing that she and he
husband, Hugo de Battle, had separated, sen
the following dispatch to the Associated
Press: Such rumors are preposterous
Please contradict in both our names. M!
| husband is taking the cure at AK and will
return to London in fortnight. We arr
looking forward to my American tour
Just previous to the close of nomination.
for the lord rectorship of the University o
Aberdeen the students persuaded Sir Edwar'
Grey, liberal member of Parliament TO
Berwick on Tweed and former under-secre
tary Of state for foreign affairs, to oppos
Royal, the Canadian high commissioner, 81
Edward now announces his withdrawal o.
the ground that the contest should not b
conducted on political lines.
Rain of Silver Coin.
Mrs. Beerbohm Tree is nightly recitin
Rudyard Kipling's poem, "The Absent
Minded Beggar," at the Palace Music hal
receiving e10O per week for her service
and contributing this to the soldiers funt
On Thursday night her play, PAY, Pay
Pay!" met with such warm response tina
she was almost driven from the stage b
the hail of silver thrown by the enthusiast
audience
The place OF honor in the Grafton Caller
les is now devoted to a decorative paintin
by Puyis de Chavannes for the Boston pub
lie library. 1t represents the muses. raisin
a hymn of praise to Genius, all the figure
being of life-size. The work is favorabl
criticised.
The prince of Monaco has issued an ordt
forbidding the lending of money on jewe
except by the ordinary licensed bankers ar
pawnbrokers. His aim is to rid the Nom
Carlo gambling rooms OF the shoals of usur,
sharps who have long been accustomed
take advantage of half-crazed losers by lent
ing sums. utterly inadequate, upon jewell
: pledged with them and often unredeemed