The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-23
LONDON WATCHES THE WAR.
Crowds About the War Omce All
Day Looking for News.

Crowds About the War Omce All
Day Looking for News.
London, Oct. 22.-Despite the fog. the
London newsboys to-day found a ready
sale for the newspaper extras announcing
the continued victories in South Africa.
The losses in killed and wounded We're the
subject of pulpit references in all of the
churches, especially the Catholic Churches,
owing to the disasters that befeu the
Irish Fusleers.
The vicinity of the war Office was crowd
ed all day by anxious inquirers for the
latest information, The greatest anxiety
and suspense existed regarding the losses
at Elands,aagte and as to the fate OF the
Hussars who pursued the Beers from
Glencoe. Among the callers at the war
Office were the Lord Chief Justice of Ire
land, Sir Peter O'Bren, who called TO in
quire for particulars as to the Irish troops.
Baron MacNaghton, Lord Stanley, Lord
George Hamilton, Secretary Of State for
India; Mrs Hammersley, whose husband
was wounded at Glencoe; Joseph Cham
berlain Arthur J. Balfour Lady Randolph
Churchill and other well known society
women.
Typewrtten copies OF the reports of
General Sir George Stewart White We're
posted on bulletin boards or read to The
crowd amid much enthusiasm, while the
additions to the list of killed and wound
ed at Glencoe were received with mani
festations of personal bereavement.
The stream of callers at the war office
showed little dimnution as the evening
advanced. Everybody was gratifed TO
read the kindly message from the Queen
"a.
from Glencoe, many arguing that COM
municauon must be cut off, as otherwise
there would be al least some further in
telligence as to the condition of Gen.
Symmons, who, according to an uncon-
>frmed report, died yesterday of his
wounds.
More Troops Depart.
The British transports Pacona ard Malta
sailed this afternoon from Southampton
with troops Of Sir Redvers Buffers army
corps There was a renewal of the scenes
of enthusiasm that marked the depar ure
Of the guards yesterday. Enormous crowds
gathered at the quay 10 witness the en-
barkation.
The transports that were due to sail last
evening and this evening fiom Woo wch
and Tilbury were detained in consequence
of the heavy fog that has enveloped the
London district for forty-eght hours, Sc
riously imped ng The embarkaton Of
troops. IT is expected that they viii leave
tomorrow The deracture of the last bat
| talions of the ColJstream Guards from
Waterloo staten to-day was attended hy
great crowds, although The fog was so
dense that from the sidewalks the troops
| could scarcely be seen.
Although the fund opened by the Lord
| Mayor, Sir John Moore, for the Transvaai
refugees has already reached 1885, 900, His
! Royal Highness, the Prince OF Wales. and
| His Royal Highness the Duke OF Cam
| bridge, chairman Of the patriotic relief
| fund, have addressed petitions 10 the Lord
| Mayor TO open a new fund for the widows
and orphans of the heroes of the war. Inis
| will be opened tomorrow.
The latest dispatches received to-day do
not Indicate any general incursion of
! Beers as yet into Buchuanaland Along
| ing Orange river every hing seems 10 be
| quiet. From Colesburg, Cape Colony, II
is reported that all the available burgh-
! ers of the Orange Free State have been
sent north and west.
on the other hand, a messenger from
Alwalnorth reports that a large body or
! Boers is advancing toward the Orange
| river. Refugees are leaving that town in
greater numbers daily The Beers have
mounted a Krupp gun on a bridge COM
manding the most thickly peopled part.
Advices from Cape Town say that
wholesome fear of a rising in BasutoianG
prevents tsle Beers invading Cape Colony,
and that on the other hand there is con~
siderable excitement az Maseru and other
Basuto stations arising from native ap~
prehensions Of Boer attacks.
1t appears that colonial news is in some
mysterious way supplied to the Beers. ana
that their movements depend largely on
intelligence communicated through ma
tives. Disqueting Information comes from
Herschel and other points in Cape Colony,
where tne natives are much excited.
London Press Comments.
1t is considered that all fears Of a Dutch
rising in the British colonies may be set
aside. Much admiration is extorted by the
bravery shown by the Beers. The Times
says:
They are honorable foes, and well wor-
thy our mettle. Their sterling qualities
ought to do much to facilitate the ulti-
mate pacification of South Africa. That
Is now the real end of the war. We have
to settle once for all the question of Brit
ish supremacy and to Danish forever the
phantom Of an Afrikander nation"
The Daily News, on me contrary, says:
III is not at all likely that the two vic.
tories portend a speedy end Of the war.
The Beers viii fight on, and our ormy of
occupation must be hurried forward The
appalling loss Of officers and men we have
sustained shows clearly that we have sGff
work before us. The army corps will have
ample work to do
Deductions From Victories.
The second British victory that at Ell
andslaagte, in which the British losses
though heavy, were not out of proportion
to it's Importance. may be regarded as hay
ing completely demoralized che well-lai3
but ineffectively, executed plans Of The
Beers In the opinion of military critics.
4 will tend TO bring the war to a speedy
conclusion.
Gen. White, II is hoped, may have been
able by this time to relieve Maj. Yule al
Glencoe, thus enabling him to deal with