The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-22
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NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
There is considerable speculation regard
Ing the numerous naval The
Admiralty has ordered the paying off Of the
crews Of four ships Of the training squad
ron-the Raleigh, Voltage, Champion and
Cleopatra. This Is supposed TO be because
the crews will be required for the special
service squadron which 1t is assumed will
be utilized for the defense of home waters.
The officers Of the channel squadron, which
is under orders 10 proceed to Gibraltar next
Tuesday. believe II is going there for guard
duty. as the garrison at the rock is very
weak at present.
According to the Outlook IT is reported
that President Kruge has issued letters OF
marque to French privateers to prey upon
British transports on the way to the Cape.
Although France Is orhciaily friendly, there
IS no guarantee that cupidity win not tempt
private owners to fit out ships. This is said
10 explain the dispatch of the British first
class protected cruisers Diadem and Niobe,
very fast vessels. to Las Palmas. which IS
ar admirable. place OF observation.
The bitter feeling that exists
among many Frenchmen is voiced, in It's
extreme manifestation. by the Echo de
Paris. which says: I'VE shall join in the
whispered prayer that out there, beyond the
seas and beyond immense Africa, General
Joubert. a good old ound-shouldered gen.
eral. whose ancestors were Frenchmen, will
give US our revenge, our heroic revenge Tor
Fashoda-"
The dockyard authorities at Dovonport
have been ordered TO promptly prepare the
second-class cruiser Hyacinth, the second
class cruiser Highfiyer, the second-class
cruiser Juno and the second-class cruiser
Charybdis TO join the special service squad
ron. which was about 20 be commissioned.
To-day being the anniversary of the battle
of Trafalgar. Lord Nelson's column in Ira
falgar Square was richly garlanded. while
the Victory. lying in Portsmouth harbor.
for the first time since the battle flew Nell
sons famous signal: England expects
every man to do his duty"
The New Zealand contingent, numbering
s13 men, with $50 horses. sailed from Well
1ington for South Africa to-day amid scenes
OF u~nbounded enthusiasm An enormous
crowd said goodbye to the troops, includ-
Ing members OF the Legislative Council and
House of Representatives. mayors and
Judges. The governor of New Zealand.
the Earl Of Ranfurty. the premier. the
Right Hon r. p. Seldom. and the leader OF
the opposition in the House of Representa-
tives addressed the troops on the quay.
William Waldorf Astor has donated f5.0O
10 the British Red Cross fund for the South
African war.
The weekly papers and all serious minded
publications voice the general abuse of the
daily press. especially the London afternoon
journals. The Speaker. after devoting a
long summary TO the numerous fakes per-
petrated. says: And all this Is from an
organ OF British opinion which last year
stood aghast at the erudities OF American
Journalism. and which this year poured con-
tempt on the deceit OF the Paris press"