The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-26
HER REIGN )F PEACE
Of Victoria's 62 Years So
Have Been Years of War
COSTING $4,000 LIVES
Besides Money Passing the
BiIIiOn-DOIIar Mark.

-S10-r lrsL sikh war.
IS4-Second Sikh war.
I253-1Es}-Kahir war.
ls52-BUrmese war.
1S53-I s55-Crimean war
1S53-lS57-War with Persia
IS56-lS57-Indiau mutIny.
-IsSO-Sec0nd Chinese war.
iS62-Maori war
lS63-Ashantee expedition
i5s7-1s6s-Abyssinian war
Is--Ashantee war.
ls7S-Isso-Second Afghan war.
1S7&Zulu war
lSSe- First Transvaal war.
1gs2-Soudan war.
IsS5-Burmah annexed.
lSe5-lsss-Kitchener in the Soudan.
Isss-Second Transvaal war
Years Of Victoria's reign-................s s.
Of these England was at peace in...... .
A. war in.................-..... g
And in many years two and even three
wars 'overlaDred" one another,
Queen Victoria has been assured repeat
edly BY poetieal persons that Peace has
marked her reign a dove-white page in
English history.
This makes excellent poetry. but it is
poor fact. Her Majesty knows something
about history herself. and she must be
aware how largely her amiable panegyr-
lists have drawn on their imaginations
in shutting their eyes TO the uninter-
mittent bIoodshed that has marked the
Victorian era
II has been estimated that since Vic
ta-ia came - the throne no fever than
= 900 soldiers have given W their lives
In defense # her expanding empire. and
that the amount ~ money spent by Eng
land in warfare passes the billion marx
Wnen j IS traasg.a1ted into dollars 70
0a precise. the figure named is s.. 395 go
- These formidable totals arr the re
sat 81 twenty-five distinct wars and in
Vulnerable little raids. punitive expedi-
u5Es and The ike which being mere
police work. are not worth recording.
II the CIR Queen hal been superstitious
she might have deemed Il 0min0us that
England was on the eve IF war and
in The act Of SURPRISING a rebellion when
In ISIS. she cams to tte thr ne
This conflict arose from the desire o.
the Emperor Of China to prevent his sub
5ects from smoking opium-their favorite
Vice-5y closing his ports to the drug.
English traders u9.if-e5 their voices in
protest against the tyran.. and he fight
Ing forces OF The British Empire were
hurried 10 the front 10 save the tottering
ooiuH industry
They saved H. The ba-tarians fought
with rh-I+sophic courage. but they did
no- have the right kind Of guns One
Chinese General after Sir Hugh Cough
had captured the city that hewas de-
Tending retired to his house. commanded
his servants 10 set fire to the building
took MS seat calmly and was burned
alive with all his POSSESSIONS. At the end
q IL all. when the victorious English
troops were in front Of Nankin the En-
reror bought peace with the island Of
Hoask1ng S22.5l4t91 war Indemnity. s.
c)3.f15 for a quantity Of English opium
that he had destroyed and The opening
% fve ports
The rebellion was in Canada. where
Papineau and Mackenzie were leading
their forces against the British soldiery.
on Dec. u OF the year Of assession Pa
n-0eauwas defeated at ST Eustace. and
on Jan. ), Mackenzie attacked Toronto.
bur was reDulsed by Sir Francis Head
The union OF Upper and Lower Canada
followed two years later. after much ex-
element and roiting
What keuCucSiau would call "a 1T
tla fuss" with the Pasha OF Egypt. arose
In 1870. II amounted 70 nothing a: all
rea.ly-just the Commandment Of Beyr5ut
ci-rant Pasha threw uo the sponge.
Very different was the outcome OF the
first Afgan wy. which began 20 brew
before the rejoi-ing over the opium VIC
tory had died away. and which reached
lis disastrous elimination in 1872 Fear
Ing that the Amer Dest Mah0mmed
would fan under Russian influence. the
English dethroaed him and elevated a
dummy in his place.
In due time Cabul arose in revolt. there
was tumUIt ana tceachsry. Sir AsexarIe-
Burns and Slr ". Macnaughten were
murdered. and the litrle English force Of
$50 soldiers and 12.oea native camp fol
lowers. commanded by Na5or-Genersl FL
phiastore. was placed az che mercy -
Aklar Khan. the son ~ DCst Nahor-
med. He spared ,her lives -ha, they
might retreat 10 British re--itory-but
che story of that retreat Is more harrow
ms than a tale Of defeat on the battle
field. The women win the party aud the
Invalid, Gen. EIphinst5ne. su--cu5 e-ed
themselves as Akhar Kahu.s prisoners %
protest themselves from the fe-oeI7us
trjhesmen. OF the others only one DR..
Brydon. survived The terrible journey
and reached Jeu3-abad
For three months the British Empire
was at peace Then. in January ISIS VIZ
Vas declared an the Auleer Of Sil5r. who
had broken treaty 81 Charles VA
pier whipped the Be.ooche1s very thor
ourhlv ln several engagements. cag-ur-
e6 Hysershad. annexed The country aad
Raz appointed governor.
Insignificant as wars of this character
may seem. il should BE- remeno5-sd taat
1ae. sr,aued the sacrifice = British
lives TIE skins. fer instance. s-auys1-
tered many ~ Queen NictoTsss soldiers
during t-z two years cf SIS sna ISIS,
WI resulted n the annexation OF the
Pun5sub.
Another ~ peaceful, EnE,auIs '',ittle
wars ragged IA CzErar1a from lS5a % 80
and ove-lapre3 ch~oa8l -r5~slIy The Bur
nlese war ~ iS1 as result = which
The province 81 PeEu. C nrainlng The
towns OF Ransoon and Ma-taban, was
annexed
It cost England ss=.oao1o q, fight Rus
sia IN me Crimean war which broke out
IL Is52. In prestige she vas enriched by
the charge q the Light Brigade. but
poetry has not enshriued the suTeriugs
-af he- soldiers who were Condemned BY