Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-21

PROBLEMS OF ALARGE ARMY
Other Engagement. In the way Of
Royal Beirothais w hat Thea.
ter. are Doing.


don ~ tceming with people notable Ho-
cluliy, but what car'a London for 500
clcty when troops are pllinE into trans. |
ports ana when everybody from her
majesty down la saying "Nuod bye"
God bless yOu.' ana "0oud luck TO |
you The nown boys are fairly ruvcl- |
ms In their "Orrihlc HlaughtOra.' and |
the ordinarily pacific stock brokers talk |
lnccsauntly of strategic and military |
tactics.
There H. nothing OF the traditional
nhoukcepcr element visible in British |
character since the first shot was fired.
a multitude OF military details flood /
all cluHsca OF publications, and almost
everybody who has ever been ln South
africa takes the frat opportunity TO
air hia views nu TO the lighting Capn-
bllltlca OF the beers. the result being a
marvellous mass ~ conflicting theories.
Tho news N yesterday nEhting IN
Natal made tremendous sensation.
ana the pluck ana dash OF the King
royal rlnea and the Dublin fuailocrs
greatly stimulated the universal ca.
thuHiasm. The total british force az
Camp Glencoe. ucurdinr 90 reports, im-
madintcly preceding the announcement
uf the engagement, included che Eigh-
totuth iIuaHnrH. tho Natal mounted vol
uuterrH. the First battalion nj the Lei
CcHtvrshirc regiment. the Flint Kings
royal rifles. the second Dublin fusilcufH,
the Drynnshirc regiment the nouet-
shire regiment, several companies VI
mounted Infantry ana thrcc Held bat
trrloH. total OF about 1000 mrn, OPP
posed 90 % noor force estimated at twice
that number and possibly reaching
higher nFure. This very disparity be-
tween the combatnnta gives an addi-
tlonnl element OF Fascination 10 the hia-
tory OF the day.
Probably no other officer In the Brit.
ish army has seen more fighting than
Gen. Sir william Penn symona. the
commander Of the Fourth division un-
der Gen. Sir George STOW urt White
Certainly none has seen more In India
and the campaigns In burma and Zulu
land. revealed his splendid qualities
ln the most brilliant fashion.
Gen. Fymuna was one ~ the few who
escaped on that memorable January
morning al lnnndulh. when urhrN Tue
whole u hla regiment. li' inllant
Twenty fourth. rcrlnhtd. ihle there u
| "a traredy cumpiotoucsr NJ bio Hetnry
near the scene Of that maiHacrr.
The operations thus fnr seem 10 SHOW
| that the Orange Free state liuera have
"a strong Discrimination 10 hghi at close
quarters. This was anticipated, The
'runavunl iIocr Il d rough farmer ac-
custuncd to live In the open ulr. ana
10 hlvounc The frve State burrher
| lives IN a comfortable brick house ANA
is much morc civilized.
I
/ dictcd that only me younger burEhera
VI thp Free state have responded 60
the call TO arms.
There % considerable speculation re-
| rardlnr the numerous naval move
| wsnts The admiralty has ordered the
paying IN uf the crews N four ship
| ~ the training squadron. tho Raleigh.
] voltage. Champion aud Cleopatra This
/ De- supposed Co hr because tho crows
| win be- required Tor the special Hrf.
| vice squadron. which VIII br utilized
| FOR the defense of home waters.
| The officers Uf the channel squadron,
| which ls under orders Go proceed 90
| Gibraltar next Tuesday. believe 70 o.
| going there for guard duty ns the gat-
! Hson ot the Rock is weak 90 present,
According to the outlook u BE- re-
! ported President Kruger has issued LETT
| tora ~ mnruur 90 French prlNatecrt 90
| prry upon the British transports ON the
| way 10 IT, cape. Although France ~
officially friendly there ls no Eunrau.
| Tee that cupidity viii not tempt pflvu-
tocr owners to No out ships
This Is snid 90 explain the dispatch
| OF tho British first class protected
| cruisers piudrm and NiQhe, very fast
| vossois. To LnH pnlmas, which IL an adj
| mrnhls place or observation.
The forthcoming parliamentary by
| election in Tower liumlets London, n
being fought strictly ON Bner and anti
/ Uosr lines. The liberal candidate, ilar-
| old Spencer. declares that the war was
was brought about ua much by the
laundering of thr secretary OF state ior
| the colonies. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain,
| a. hy tho obstinncy NJ the Transyunl
government. on the other hand. the
! conservative candidate, william Guth-
/ rle. asserts that the scandalous nftu-
| gnncc of the Boorr WAS alone response
| BILE Tor the hoatilitioa, Both join IN
/ "a wish that victory may attend the
| Britlsh arms. hut this does not deter
the electors from creating a little war
| uf their own.
one of tho most curious features of
| the mobilization has been the inuculat-
| ing of the troops against enterlc fever,
| This was not made cor lulsory. hut the
company commanders Were instructed
/ to urge the men 60 allow themselves
| 10 be- inoculuted. nud most OF them have
| undergone the ordeal
Although medical men diner greatly
| M 10 the utility ~ the virus the per-
| contnrc of ontoric fever IN the British
/ ranks viii be eagerly watched by for
| clgu military experts. should Il turn
! out 10 be- remarkably small, II a. moro
| than likely that nll the European
troops win be luocuated before going
to countries Infested by the cnterio
| germs.
THE war office continues 10 receive Of
| fer FOR volunteer service from an PARTS
| on tho country Col, Sir Charles Ed
| ward Howard vincent mas uiholully re-
| poated hia proposal 90 raise ~ thousand
! mnrksmtn for service In South Africa
| nt his own expense Col. Vincent Is
| 10 command one Of the queens West
! minister volunteer, one ~ the crack
| regiments. ana ever since his onfer was
| fr8t published DC has been Inundated
! with rcqucats from those anxious 20
/ serve. Many nf the applicants arc on
| good social position, Including several
! cleruymon They hail from points as
] far npart na Bombay Halifax and San
] Francisco. A Canadian offered col
| Vincent To bear the cntirc expense OF
! ono hundred men throughout the cam
| pulHn.
one VI the problems left entirely 10
| General Sin Wrdv0rH Butler, In auprcme
! commands the punishment Of non-con-
| hntnntH who take part In the hostiilties.
Tho task Of distinguishing their status
| IA very difficult. nH comparatively few
Beers wear uniform. IL Is said that