Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-03

Manchester Rcrimcnt-Nonc killed.
six wounded one missing
Irish FusIicors-Tcn killed. thifty-one
wounded. missing unknown
Gloucester Regiment Thirty killed.
nfty-thrce wounded $50 missing.
EnFinccrH and naval ana colonial
fofcca-Nonc killed. wounded, none
missing.
Revised total-Ffty-scyon killed.
20 wounded. 90 missing
The inHt mentioned ala not Include
tho Irish fuHllcerH.
a Significant fact Indicating the husty
character uf Con, Whlten retreat to
Labyrinth, l1 the number OF men cap
turcd. apart from tho members Of tho
Gloucester ami Irish usileera taken
prisoners. While Yesterday tu-
morH 0f iaor aud British victories
arr taken here To indicate that some
serious operations have been carried out
~ ia generally recognized TINT most %
the news ut present d. lurT0ly HurmlHc
and must BE- accepted with great cau-
tiun.
The rumnrn Of continental anti
British coalition continue To occupy the
French papers. 10 fCrrinW 20 the alleged
nFlp-AmoriCuu understanding. said to
be an outcome Of the approximation
war. the Figaro FnyH.
The Washington cabinet ~ convinced
that had % not been Tor the resulutc
attitude " grult britain the Mckinley
administration would have had to face
European coalition In SPANS behalf
TO deprive the United states % victory
The English played 10 well on this
string that az the present moment "
Europe ala not remain Ia position u
strict neutrality. u would not be- long
before "a United States fleet showed it,
fnF on the eastern ana southern coast
81 Africa. That IA the cmpcrur'l nlEht-
mare and lt VIII be- used an an urgu-
mont Ia favor Of an Increase Of the Ger
man navy.
''rho English hope that the Increase
VIII be made with the View Of % con-
cuaion OF an alliance between Great
britain, Germany aud the United
States"
Lorenzo Marques. Nov. - Delayed In
trauamlaslon.- Five bodies OF Boera
totalllng four thousand men, with ncld
guns. are concentrated al uethcluo
bridge. They have collected much
food
A. a matter Of fact the rumors Of
the capture on the huHHurH the occupn-
tlon of Dundee and uie disaster NJ Mon
! day came first from Berlin, from which
city also came the nrBt news ns the
Jameson raid. SO the ildlnWH of any
| British reverse are us likoly 90 come
| FROM there uH from anywhere. Con.
Whites position IL acknowledged 60 Dc
0
| bic naval brigade TO go 60 his assistance
~ being advocated.
Plymouth. Eng, Nov. 8.-Rear Ad-
miral Lord Charles hcreaford has ac-
cepted the port ~ second ln command
/ OF the British Mediterranean squadron
| IN succession tn Rear Admiral Henry
| Noel whose time expires IN January
next Lord noroaford has already elect
| ed his stan
The press association which was re-
| fponaihlo for the announcement OF Lord
| tercHford'a appointment said later To
/ the day that the admiral 10 an intor-
| We'd AZ sheffield denied having been
| appointed second IN command Of the
| mediterranean squadron,
This ~ thought however, only 10 indi-
cate that the admiral regards the pub.
! licatlon az premature for, NJ announced
| By the Associated Press when the adj
/ miral returned TO England from the
| United States. n WIS believed IN we'll
| Informed quarters then that his APP
| polntment 70 the post mentioned was
| imminent II Il was not already an OH
/ clal fact
! ottawa, Nov 3-sr Wllfrid Lnurler.
/ the premier, was seen today regarding
! a second contingent Tor the Trnusvaul.
An that he would say was that the
| matter was under consideration and
that correspondence was going on be-
tween the government ana Imperial nu-
thoritles. respecting tho matter II ~.
however, wen understood that an offor
of troops has been made aud tho do
mlnlun government ls now waiting
! fnH "a rnulW