Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-29
GOVERNMENT CRITICIZED.
Know-ail Newspapers Think they Could
DO u nsiieI.

London. Dec. 29.--Durlng tho contln-
ued lull In the military operations In
South Africa the papers are filled with
letters and articles criticlzing the gov
ernment and campaign, ana suggesting
remedies and improvements, alterations
In the plans and the like.
The Times complains OF needless
censorship and conceaimenL" II cites
the fact that nothing has yet trans
pired to show how Gen. Gatncre came
TO lose COO men at StormbcrR.
The dispatches from the front all rcp-
resent the Beers ns In u nervous condi-
tlon and constant dread OF the British
advance, but this Is probably an exag-
geration.
The Moddcr river correspondent OF
the Daily Chronicle gives an eNplana-
tion OF a sudden rifle fire incxplicably
opened from the Boer trenches. lie
says; "Thc Beers have wires stretched
along the entire front OF the trenches
and connected with lamps. II wire
be touched lamp is eNtingulshed, thus
giving warning. onc night u high wind
extngulshed lamp. which resulted In
false warning. The rrc ceased when
the Beers discovered that the alarm
was false"
a correspondent OF the Daily News
at Frcer camp announces that a tram
way Is being constructed from the rail-
way TO hill commanding the Boer POI
sltlon. and that along this the British
win convey heavy guns.
According TO u dispatch from Lady
smith. dated Wednesday. December
Goth. the heat then was intense. being
l0i degrees In the shade. There We're
many cases OF enteric fever In the town.
at that time. but not enough to cause
alarm. On the other hand, reports
from Boer sources on the continent as
sert that typhoid fever IL epidemic In
Lsadysmith.
The Transvaai government, accord
Ing to information supplied by Boer
sympathizers, threatens to reduce the
rations OF British prisoners II Great
Britain stops the entry OF food by
Dclagoa bay"
The British government now evlnces
a marked change from it's attitude In
the early stages OF the war. and shows
disposition to accept assistance from
any quarter. The imperial yeomnnry
committee has Issued statement to
the effect that the government consld-
ers tho formation and dispatch OF yco-
many us one OF the most pressing
needs OF the situation. and has lntl-
mated that II IL now prepared to accept
from 5000 to 10000 yeomen, instead OF
the 5000 originally asked for II is cx-
peoted that the first contingent OF 1000
VIII sal about the middle of January.
The government has announced that
It Will accept the services Of IA battery
from the honorable artillery corps.
When these services We're first offered
they were declined on the ground that
the corps was not affiliated with any
regiments OF regulars. II VIII now be
attached to the city imperial corps.
Lady Chesham and Lady Georgiana
Curzon have issued an appeal for public
funds TO establish II field hospital for
the yeomanry.
Capetown dispatches complain OF the
inadequacy OF the hospital arrange
ments,
II is now estimated that the war will
cost at least eco. 900, 900 ts300, 900, 0OO) and
II In suggested that the sinking fund OF
the national debt should be suspended
for Ave or six years in order to defray
the cost.