Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-11-17

ions under orders for South Africa, LETT
England Saturday and the last of the
Hussars also sailed, leaving the House
hold Guards regiment the only caval-
ry still to be dispatched and last, but
by no means least, the first battery
OF the Howitzer 'sArtilery has..started.
Great things are expected OF the
Howitzsr Battery, OF which there are
only three in the British army.
These five inch breech leaders are
claimed to be of superior charac-
ter, and are expected to particular
ly serviceable in removing the Bsors
from the hills.
Sunshine so brilliant that it COM
PEELED Queen Victoria to resort to
sunshade for protection, areeted her
maJesty's return to Windsor Saturday
morning when she inspected three
detachments Of the household cavalry
bound for South Africa. The Royal
Horse Guards and the Second Life
Guards had journeyed up from London
joining the First Life Guards. Amid
scenes OF great enthusiasm, the troops
formed in two lines, unmounted in
khaki uniform. An immense crowd Of
people witnessed the assembly. Brig.
Gen Trotter, the district commander,
with his full staff conducted the in
spection After the march past, the
officers were ordered to the front and
the men were formed in mass close
to the royal carriage. Then, address
ing Col. Neeled, in voice plainly au-
dible to the officers, the queen made
speech.
The queen s farewell to the soldiers
was as follows:
Il have called you here today. my
soldiers, who are always near me, to
say farewell before you cross the seas
to distant part of my empire to assist
your comrades who are fighting so
bravely for your sovereign and coun
try. know you will always do your
duty as heretofore and / pray God to
bless you and give you safe return. "
After the speech her majesty beck
oned to Col. Neeled and when he ad.
vanced the queen shook hands heartily
with him, The colonel assured her
majesty that she could depend upon
the guards to uphold the honor Of tho
queen and ths country. Col Neeled
then led three cheers for the queen
and 500 helmets were raised on the
points Of swords and csrbines. The
cheers were repeated again and again
and the band struck up God Save the
Queen y Her majesty drove off amid
the cheers of the spectators and troops
present
Lord Aberdeen, speaking at Scar
borough, referred to Canada as the
brightest jewel in the British crown,
desteiud to take still higher part In
the imperial government and proph-
ecied an increase in the brotherhood
not only between Canada and Great
Britain, but between Canada and the
United States.
The curious spectacle of a roysl
duchess spending every day from II
to in unpacking and sorting garments
for the poor was provided last wesk
when the Duchess of York, attended
by two titled ladies in waiting. was
spending the whole time in helping
to arrange the exhibits OF needle
work for the guild of which she is
the head.
The public is beginning with some
anxiety to wonder what would happen
should any great power take the oppor-
tunity to attack Great Britain. The
kioahAC5S VA taC GQht VI StuDIlu2e,
Lord Salisbury and Gen. Wolseley
regarding the unpreparedness to meet
the Beers promises some lively times
for the government when parliament
reassemb bles Altogether nothing could
be more welcome under the present
circumstances to the British public
than the evidences that the United
States Great Britain and Germany are
working amicably together in the in
terests of peace.
Courtmartiai ed Men Have ~ Chance.
Washington. The four men who
were sentenced to death at Manila now
stand an excellent chance to save their