The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-12

an opinion on the merits Of the case,
though my own feeling is that General
White has done difficult duty well. OF
one thing, APPARENTLY, there can be no
doubt, namely that Sir George White has
proved himself to be a gallant and chival-
rous gentleman This bluff tribute
voices, perhaps better than any export
criticism, the feeling of the nation The
generally accepted feeling is that Lady
smith is not in so great peril as last
week, which emanates entirely from the
partially renewed confidence in General
/ White and the lack Of bad news. This
applies equally to Mafeking, Kimberly
and other oints. The popular and ex-
pert expression now is that these places
and Ladysmith will not fall into the
hands of the Beers, though, some people
add, it is hard to see any grounds for
making definite prognostication to that
effect for. to the impartial observer, it
seems to be a toss-up.
The Duke of Newcastle's offer to bear
the cost of fitting out a hospital ship, to
be known as the Princess of Wales, has
been accepted by the Red Cross society.
A private donor has undertaken TO provide
another Red Cross ship with a complete
j
fund for the American hospital ship,
though bidding fair to be successful, has
been marked by some division of feeling
In the American colony. 1t has been
learned by a report of the ASSOciat ted
Press that several Americans have de-
clined to contribute. for while indOrsing
the object they said they believed the
methods of raising the subscription had
resulted in much obnoxious social, busi-
ness and advertising. An American
official in London said to representative
Of the Associated Press: "It is an excel
lent idea but many of these American
women who are doing so much for En-
gland were among those who last year
even sympathiZed with poor SPAIN
openly declaring they hoped she would
whip US, Just because that feeling was
fashionable among certain London set
at that time In my mind their effort
would have much more point if they got
up a subscription fer a Philippines hos
pital ship, where our. own poor fellows
are getting wounded
Commenting upon the United States
elections which are generally taken by
the Weeklies to indicate triumph OF i'm
perialism, the Saturday Review says:
Every one is well aware that election
eering in the United States has become
fine art Seldom, however, have we had
the good fortune to discover more auda-
ciOus attempt to eVade the law of 1883
than is revealed by the circular issued
by the Ohio Republican state executive
committee, which has come into our
posed to be Republicans, and which
states that to avoid violating any provis-
ions of the law, the committee in charge
of the financial branch of the campaign
work is made up of persons in no wise
connected with the federal service and
subscriptions may therefore safely be paid
to them President Mckinley may well
be proud of his victory"
ATTACK OPENS ON KIMBERLEY
Barkeley West, Monday, Nov. Ga dis
patch received from Kimberley says:
The Beers, it was added, surrounded Kim
berley in great force, with heavy artil-
lery''
London, Nov 1.-THE day has brought
forth no great news and little change
has taken place either in Natal or on the
north and northeastern frontiers of Cape
Colony. The chief fact is the opening of
the bombardment of Kimberley on Tues
day by Free State artillery, which prov
ed according to an official statement
utterly ineffective. The Boer investment
of the town, however, is said to be tight
ening.
Skirmishing between the Kimberley
mounted troops and the Beers early in
the week resulted in severe Boer losses.
the British force losing one killed and one
wounded.
Advices from Orange river confirm the
report of the Free State troops advance
upon the north of Cape Colony, but ow-
ing to the retirement of the British forces
from the borderland, no serious collision
has vet occurred. The coming week,
however. is certain to see important de-
velopments in this district.
Dispatches from Mafeling show that
Colonel Baden-PowelTs little force is still
not merely holding its own, but is daily
inficting more or less severe punis hment
upon the Beers, whose artillery has ap-
parently proved valueless.
Nothing has filtered through today from
I,advsmith. which everybody expects to
be the theatre Of thrilling events during
the coming weeks. Transports carrying
5000 British troops are already enroute
to Durham. having passed Cape Town
and the Beers must strike decisive blow
at I.adysmith now or never.
RORDER Beers INACTIVE
Cane Town, Wednesday, Nov. S-The
movements of the Beers north Of Cape
Colony appear to be half-hearted- Al|ai
North is entirely at their mercy. 1t is
nrohablo that they will shortly occupy
Rethulie. one Of the points of railway en-
trance into the Free State. They have
occupied Burehersdrop. where the lines
5iverre. but Rethulie and Aliwll North
are still unoccupied. Most of the refu-
gees from Alwal North have gone to
jamestown. east o the railway, near the
montains. There are indications tina tthe
Beers are making a determined bid Tor
the active support of the colonial Dutch,