The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-28
Shocked by the Fearful Loss of
Life in Africa.
Russia Is Planning Trouble
Around the BOsphOrus.
MARKETS AFFECTED
By RumOrs of Possible Euro
pean Intervention.
War Has Not Improved Con-
ditiOn of Labor.

CConvright. 1899. by Associated Press
Tandon Oct. 2S.-Che large number
Of r2rftisb officers killed in the battles
which have already taken place III
Natal has brought out strenuous pro
tests from many quarters against the
ancient custom of British officers IN re
fusfne to take cover when unoer hIe.
From figures at Glencoe it is apparent
that one out of every four men kllleU
was an officer. whereas the organlza-
+ion exists upon the principle thaI To
every q. men there is an officer II Is
evident that if the same ratio OF NOR
talitv is kept up the British forces VIII
become seriously under oHlceIeU'
Among the enlisted men at Glencoe the
nroDortion of killed to wounded was
30 - 15e while ten officers were killed
10 % officers wounded. The dlneIehcS
in the percentage leads TO the Ll CO..
clusion that many of the ohcerS We're
hit more than once and kept on ledO-
ing their men after the first wound,
Emperor Williams recent criticism OF
the British officers refusal 70 tahe
cover is now frequently quoted.
The feeling in the army 1tsen Is tndI
though regulations do not say the ON
GERS must not lie down, 1t IS Such an
old established principle that 1t Would
take a brave man to 1nauguraIe
change and the adage of the Brush
soldier Follow wherever an OTHcef
leads" is held still to be intensely true,
for though the officers believe the per
sOnnel of the army is as good as ever
it has been in the history of Great Brit
ain they at the same time MAINTAIN
that Tommy Atkins needs more lead
ing than any man in thes world. SO the
spilling of Great Britain's best blood
is likely to continue for the present
A THRILL OF HORROR
The proportion of the casualties as a
whole has caused a thrill of horror and
~ fAr1TT
for the people now begin to realize
what a fight with a civilized enemy
means Old soldiers point out that at
the Alma, one of the bloOdiest battles
in Great Britains annals, the casual
ties tOtalled only per cent, whereas,
in the recent BOer engagements they
considerably exceed that figure.
Gen. Whites strategy and the eXecu-
tiOn of his movements are warmly
praised and it is said at the clubs that
Gen. Sir Redvers Butler will have to
hurry up or Gen. White Will get
peerage first. Gen. White represents
the Indian element in the British army
and those who have served in India
have always maintained that the COM
mander there had a more important
post than the cOmmander-in-ch him
self As Gen Lord Roberts was con-
sidered too old for another campaign,
Generals White, SymOns and Hunter
were sent as a sop to the Indian fac
tfon, for Gen Butler has always been
more or less antagOnistic 10 Gen. Rob
erts and his partisans-
EUROPEAN INTERVENTION.
Regarding European Intervention,
Great Britain's plans to meet such an
emergency continue. The Journal de
Geneve publishes a dispatch from Con
stanunOple saying that Russia intends
handing the porte a note at an early
date demanding the opening of the
BOsphOrus and DardaneIles Unless
Great Britain is a party to such de
mand Russia's action will undoubtedly
HrTn 49,
which the Transvaal question will be
quite Insignificant
Such reports have a depressing effect
on consols and in spite of the boom in
south African securities, there is con-
siderable uneasiness on the stock ev-
change regarding the future action Of
Russia and France. South African
mine shares are no longer referred TO
as "Kafffrs." They are nov called
British while South Africa is oDtirnis-
tlcally described as mineralized
Egypt g
Russia is reported to be endeavoriney
70 raise loan of 20 600 600 mounds IN
Paris, but so far she has been unsuc-
cessful. N-i9
LABOR CONDITIONS.
The conditions of labor in England
have not been improved nv +ba -
About 1000 Welsh miners are likely ~
De thrown out of work November / nv
rt.1-1 urea aIened strike of the surface en-
Blhsers and other mechanics who 90
claiming shorter hours. The nepotis0
Ilohs on the subject will begin on the
date mentioned. 1t will then he nrec0
ucally impossible for the miners. ., -
continue underground -
MISS hIumpJe of San Francisco 70
whom Rosa Bonheur left ali ba7- 10 -
1oIJuhe' mas decided to share half of If
win the deceased painters rela tf1-a.e
VINO were diSinherited All the r7of~9t
lgs ana other valuables left bv Rosa
D1nheur VIII consequently be sold
me marriage of Princess Mare11ari+s
OF orleans to her cousin Prince -
OF orleans, October 80 at Kingston T.-iiI
oIlhs together several royalties. aTnone
t4eIn Pr1ncess Waldemar of Denmark
me bridegroOm's sister and Derbans AZ
LHIce OF JolnViHe, grandfather Of the
oIAue VINO Is 81 years old. 1t is renort =
ed that the Duke of Orleans r-ist,,5 ~
Wedolng to be as quiet as possfbIe be
cause he cannot be festive VIZ, =
many OF my friends are in prison -
THE RACES.
st. Luke's summer" corresnon7;,-
Win the American Indian summer = -
HoEeo Newmarket this week where ~,
iIaSe OF W aIes, the Duke and Duchess
~ X, the duke of CAMBRIDGE mr.
leopold De Rothschild I.adv Ce0reia,,
oI1oh' Baron Russell of KilIovven ev5
!-auy Russell and many LINGERING
-1.i 1-.sS1 - rs watched the phenomenal re.
SupeIatlon OF American iocxevsbir rTba
Iact that on Wednesday the 4 T1s,-i[.,,9 ne
Jockeys Won four out of saI-ar, -
6ao secured places in four aven+e a,9
1hursoay Won four out of five races bs,s,
gwen GREAT Britain another sllrnYise
Curloesly enough this success comes
@1ter Riley Grammar and other Amen
Sans nave returned TO the United states