The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-11-10
ENGLAND IS HQRR|F|Ev.
Shocking Mortality Among British
Officers.
REMAIN UNDER COVER
Labor Conditions in Great Br.ta n
Are Not Improved by tn.
Existing: War.

London. Oct. 2S.-Thc large number Of
British officers killed in the battles which
have already taken place in Natal has
brought out strenuous protests from
MANY quarters against the ancient GUS
tom of British officers in refusing to take
cover when under fire. From figures at
Glencoe it is apparent that one out of
every four men killed WAS an officer,
whereas. the organization exists upon the
principle that to every twenty-five men
there is one officer. 1t is evident that if
the same ratio Of mortality Is kept up
the British forces will become seriously
underotficered. Among the enlisted men
ut Glencoe the proportion of killed to
wounded was 80 to 1Jti. while 10 officers
| were killed to - officers wounded. The
difference i'll the percentage leads to the
conclusion that many of the officers We're
hit more than once and kept on leading
their men after the first wound. En-
peror Williams recent criticism of the
British officers refusal to take cover is
now frequently quoted. TIL" feeling in
the army itself is that though the reg,l
latiUl$ DO not say the officer must not
lie down it is such an old established
principle that it would take Il brave man
! to inaugurate a change and the adaSe Of
| the British soldier ''Follow wherever an
officer leads. is held still to be intensely
true, for though the officers believe the
personnel of the army is as good as ever
It has been the history Of Great Britain
that they at the same time maintain that
''Tonny Atkins needs more leading
than any man in the world, so the spill
ing of Great Britain's best blood is likely
to continue fer the present.
A Thrill of Horror.
The proportion of the casualties as Il
whole has caused thrill of horror and
sympathy throughout Great Britain for
the people now b4gin to realize what a
fight with il civilized enemy means. Old
so!.lierS point ont that at the Alma. one
of the bloodiest battles in Great Britain's
annals, the casualties totalrd only & per
| cent. whereas. in the recent Boer en-
sagcmcntS. they considerably exceed that
| figure.
| Gen. Whites strategy and the cxccu-
| ton Of his movements are warmly
praised and it is said ut the clubs that
Gen. Sir Kcdvrrs Butler will have to
hurry up or Con. White will set a peer
| age first. Gen. " hte represents the In
dian element in the British army and
those who have served in India hive al
ways maintained that the commander
there had more important post than
|
Gen. Lord Roberts was considered too
old for another campaign. Gems White.
| SymOnS and Hunter were sent sop
to the Indian faction. for Gen. Butler has
always been more or less antagonistic to
Gen Roberts and his partisans.
Keyardins European Intervention:
Geneve publishes Il dispatch from Con
stantinople saying that Russia intends
handing the Porte note ut an early
date demanding the opening of the R"S-
phoruS and Dar.lanelle>. Unless Great
| Britain is Il patty to sut II Il demand Rus
sia'S action will undoubtedly stir up IL
hornets nest. compared with which the
TranSvaal question will be quite inSi gniti-
cant. Such reports have depressing
effect on conSolS, and in spite of the
boom in South African securities there
is considerable uneaSlneSS on the stock
exchange regarding the future action Of
Russia and France. South African mine
| shares are no longer referred to as "kaf-
frs They are now called British
while South Africa is enthusiastically de-
scrihed as mineralized Egypt.
| Russia is reported to be enlCavoring to
raise Il loan of f2OOOO.OOO in Paris; but
so far, she has been unsuccessful.
Condition of Labor.
The conditions Of labor in England
have net been improved by the war.
About 1000 Welsh miners are likely to
| be thrown out of work November l by a
threatened strike Of the surface engineers
and other mechanics, who are claiming
shorter hours. The negotiations on the
subject have failed and the surface mei,
announce that the strike will begin on
the date mentioned. 1t will then he
practically impossible for the miners to
continue underground.
Miss Klumpkc of San Francisco. tc
whom Rosa Bonheur left all her large
fcrtune has decided to share half of it
with the deceased painters relatives, who
other valuables left by Rosa Bonheur
will consequently be sold.
The marriage Of Princess Marguerite
| of Orleans to her cousin. Prince Jean of
; Orleans, October 30. at Kingston. will
bring together several royaliStS. among
them Princess. Waldemar of Denmark.
the bridegroom's sister, and. perhaps, the
Prince of Joinville, grandfather of the
bride, who is 81 years old. 1t is reported
that the Duke of Orleans wishes the
| wedding to be as quiet as possible. be-
| cause he cannot be festive when so
many Of my friends are i'll prison.
| Theatrical Co.'s u.
The transfer of FL Captain to the
| Comedy theater will have additional i'll
tereSt in the fact that De Wolf Hopper
will have the opportunity to display his
comedy talents. For this purpose W. II.
Pest. whose travCsties are we'll known
ut the Lambs GamholS, has prepared a
,ravesty on The Degenerates," in which
Mar;cn (iiroux will take a Langtry part
and Hopper the leading male role. Miss
Giroux arrives here by the Lucania today
and the piece will be produced October
80. 1t is understood that Mr.. Hopper
will continue his series of travestieS on
current London successes.
Louis Parker's new play. Captain
Rirchall's Luck" will be produced ut
Terry's October 30.
| John Hare celebrates the two hun.
lret1th performance of 'Thc Gay Lord
Duck" tonight He anticipates an Amer
! lean tour next autumn.
! No Salmon in Than =.
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