Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
5000 AMERICANS
SIDE WITH Beers
-Four Thousand Now Under Arms
and 1000 on the Way
ENGLAND'S RUSH OF TROOPS
Thousands More VIII be Landed
In south Africa During January
War Topics.


Chicago, Dec. sO-A special TO the
Tribune from Cincinnati, Ohio, says
At a meeting Of the Transvaal SYM
pathizers held in Weimer's Hall last
night a toast TO the United states OF
South Africa" was proposed by the
chairman, who mentioned the members
OF the future government Natal, cape
Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal
and Swaziland. Mr.. Won Alitow, a
cousin Of President Kruger, arrived
from New York in time TO make a
speech. in the course Of which he SAID
I'VE have now 1000 Americans Wen
drilled in Pretoria, with 1900 more on
the way. Funds are coming from all
parts Of this broad land. We may need
$1,000 men, but we are satisfied that we
can have them on time, even with the
English blockade"
Contributions to the amount OF sew
eral thousand dollars were made In Sc
cret session. A badge was adopted with
the motto, United States Of South
Africa" in the shape Of Maltese
cross the names Of the different states
inscribed In red, orange and blue.
New York, Dec. 30.-A dispatch TO the
Tribune from London SAYS:
As the transport Albanian, on arrlV-
ing at Capetown yesterday with TWO
battalions OF field artillery and an am
munition column for the fifth division,
was dispatched for Durham, Gen. Bull
lers next battle is likely TO be deferred
until the middle Of next week. He VIII
virtually have under his direct COM
mand three out of the five divisions
sent to the Cane, with four division
locked W under White in Ladysmith.
The remaining division Is distributed
along the western and northern from
tiers. With 1000 men OF the original
garrison and considerable cavalry
added. he has called three divisions In
TO Natal Cor the relief Of a fourth in
stead Of carrying them into the Free
State IN accordance with his own plan
formed before he left London.
Failure to relieve Ladysmlth after so
complete an abandonment of his origin
al plan of campaign will be ruinous TO
his reputation. He Is evidently
STRENGTHENING his army by all means
in his power, and will make a deter
/ mined effort to crush Joubert's force
and rescue the garrison before the ar
! rival Of Gen Roberts, who VIII be que
! In Capetown in twelve days.
No record has yet been received or the
! disposition made Of the siege Tram
! which arrived at Capetown on Tuesday,
| but the news may have been suppressed
! for military reasons. These IL heavy
guns will be a great addition TO the
/ British line OF attack, II there are mer
trained in their use ! have been IN
formed on good authority that the new
howltzer batteries are a recent ADDITION
10 the British artillery and that there
are few officers and gunners capable
of handling them effectively. There wa:
a short period Of practice with naya
guns on Whale Island before the how'll
ger batteries were sent 10 South Africa
and similar training Is now in prog
ress.
Much has been written about the neg
lect OF the war Office TO send long range
guns 10 the front during the early per
iod of the campaign. The truth is tina
the guns were not In service, and whei
found. men had to be trained for serV
Ing them. -
After the arrival OF the Majestic a
the Cane. where she is due today, Wit
2. 900 infantry, there will be only on
transport the Victorian, with 400 caval
nv. 10 enter the port for a week.
The sixth division will begin TO arriv
about the time Lord Roberts assume
command. so that he viii have lei
thousand fresh troops by the middle o
January. Five battalions OF the sew
enth division will start from Englan,
next Thursday, and by the second wee
I'm February he will have ten thousan
additional men. The eighth diylsio
will be m1bllized early in January, an
the reinforcsments will be Increased b
ten thousand imperial yeomanry an
volunteers during the next two months
There will be a steady movement Q
achievements week after week 10 IN
seat OF war. George Wyndham VIII nav
a strong case to present In defense {
the war Office when parliament meet
for there has been no lack OF energ
and toll In carrying out the mobiliZauo
) scheme and despatchlng the large'
British army ever organized Tor iol
eign campaign.
Veteran officials smile grimly whe
they read Winston Churchili's frdnt
call for three British soldiers for even
Boerand suggest that the vultufe whl'
he met the woods is stll on n
nerves. His ouiburst In the Mornir
Posts second edition yesterday has u
vigorated the alarmists like Mr.Harmi
worth's journal, and they are reneWlr
their warfare upon Lord LansdoWn
Sir Michael Hicks-Bcach and Gener
Wolseley. and seem determined TO dri'
them from their posts. These ants
contrast strangely with the coolnes
presence OF mind and unflnching iall
in the army which the nation continu'
TO display.
The most stirring bit Of war news y
was a report through Reuter- that heaN
firing had been heard on Thursday
the direction OF Stormberg, but the WI
, Office failed 10 confirm II, since a bull
lin from Gen. Forester Walker, una
the same date, announced that tne
was no change In the situation OF Ga
acre and French, with the excepuI
, that the Indwe railway was again
I operation.
New York. Dec SO.-A special to 9
{ Times from Montreal says. Within q
I course OF another two weeks the secoi
contingent Of 1000 troops which Cana'
Is sending to South Africa will sail fro
= Halifax for Capetown. II VIII be cor
! posed OF cavalry, or mounted infantr
and field artillery.
b The first Canadian contingent, whi
: sailed about eight weeks ago and nc
forms a part OF Gen. Lord Methuet
/, column, consisted entirely OF infant
] and was made UP OF volunteers.
r The second contingent viii be diffs
c emit Mounted rifles will be compos
: OF four attachments. Two VIII be
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