Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
!, ism by tl,o Assoclntei Press.

|rhtad, lSNe, Dy the Assuciiteu FteSS.
|don, Eng, Nov. 1S. The milf
Emsor which has seized hold of
|aiion shows no signs of abate-
This Is scarcely to be wondered
Ihen it is realized how many
shoIds Of all degrees throughout
inited Kingdom arc affected. and
6eeuv tho iron OF war has entered
Ina happiness of the people. For,
had, q Mrs. Pechell had three sons,
4, ordered to the Cape, and two
IAN arc now dead. Sir Anthony
In Of kildare, when ths war COM
bl had four sons, three brothers
I6ye nephews in the service. The
now one less. since Capt. Weldon
KILLED at Dundee. Lord George
tun, the Secretary of State for
! has one son and IL nephews in
nd. The Duke OF Atholl has three
N the war, including Lord Tulli
ble. his heir, while three brothers
Duchess of York, Princes Adolf
Francis and Alexander of Teck,
Nj bound for OF are in South
Thus it will be seen that the
/ the widow Of the Irish sergeant,
seven Sons are serving in tho
at the Cape, which Queen Vic
has recognized by a kindly letter
sift, has parellels in tho highest
of society. Tho calling out of
hiitia also takes many distin.
I'd mon from ihoir regular duties.
prominent part being played by
nOred trains in the war has set
iylce critics at work surmising
bee in the warfare of the future.
cism of the Intelligence Depat t.
Of the War Office continues to
in publications OF al, kinds.
the conservative Times makes i,
joct Of scatching denunciations,
/: I'VE hope the War Office,
1 Iealned by expei ience what
have been learned from cheaper
b, will not omit to provide cul
with artillery heavier and oi
range than our excellent fielo
1t appears that Ladysmith wal
at least two years ago as ar
1t in case of war, and it is pointed
bat the omission to provide i
guns Of equal calibre to those O
ors cannot be charged to the un
ny and political conditions
Immediately preceded the pres
ostilities. There is also consid
fear in British circles that th'
bnition of the naval guns at Lady
will soon give out, il it is no
i exhausted. Only 10 gddit,
per gun are carried on eacl
Il, and, though it is believed tn
took an extra supply, secured
other ships, it is felt that the.
husband their resources in orde
bblo them to make the artiller,
ye until the place is relieved.
special preparations which ar
made for fitting out the battle
bow building Mt Birkenhead hay
rise to the belief that the Duk
NIX will hoist his flag ON her fo
pCcial purpose of greeting tn
lean squadion which is expecte
it Spit Head next summer.
wds continue to frequent the Wa
in search of news. 1t is relate
is connection that one woman
asked nervously for news of he
Ind, was bluntly told that ther
no news of him, except that h
d." Lord Salisbury, tits added
fered special facilities for heal
pws of his son, who is at Maj,
but declined, saying he wishe
treated in the same manner 1
eneral public.
rreparations to receive the En-
Of Germany have been completed
attleships, four cruisers and eigi
lobOat destroyers, under Admir-
pur will assemble at Spit Hea
et the imperial yacht Hohenzo
and the new battlsship Kaisl
erich III. The streets of Winds,
ready gay with arches and decor
in honor of Queen Victoria al
andson.