Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02
!. ,,,, Of British Losses at the
Wsdder River Battle
!, cHANBERLAIN's SPEECH
!, p.,ssey Advises Colonial sec
W % Keep out OF the Gutter
lo,her Comments

e., Dec. IA dispatch 10 the
y. from London dated Dec p
remarkable absence OF
~ ANN South Africa this morning
,ss cables are working salts
4 IS clear that the continued
~ ~. Of the public concerning the
!, Nodder river Is not the re-
= accident. Nothing is yet IN
az to even the probable ex-
me damages received by the
,ooos. or Of that inflicted on
= BeH. .aoo ,as,
nn dispatches had been re-
,om Gen. Butler, but they were
- 10 the press. It was Incl.
IN, mentioned that the rank ana
smaltiss at Modder RIVER had
IA been received, -.
\. ,mlargO upon war news wheh
~, relief columns preparing Tor
Ivy hsttles beyond the Tugela and
~, has enabled Mr. Chamberlain
land the attention Of England
,ssrnoon papers took up their
n. Yesterday from the morning
"a the weekly journels today
~ changes upon his new render
tod Salisbury's simple theme
r,slands relations with both the
~ states and Germany were all
:. soa5 b, desired. Mr.. Chamber
neither a diplomatist nor a
~ but he knows what Is going on
| 4, World and how To make practi-
- Al he opportunities for influence
wblc opinion at home and abroad.
ss directed attention to the good
IA now existing between Anglo
Ia and Teutonic races as a fact OF
,-l.sle Importance, and thereby he
iaotd TO strengthen Il, He used
! Anse triple alliance" only to
h in the next breath by reduc
n h % an understanding based upor
rnmon interests 20 which Mr..
referred at the New York cham
fonmcrce dinner and Mr.. Choate
1sssnty IN London. The practical
"A 3 that everybody in England
jamany is talking about the era
mi feeling now opening in the re-
IL q the three great progressive
rs 10 the world. Mr.. Chamberlain
= NJ be a dlplomatist but in this
sis he has helped TO clear the at
gAis and bring the three countries
dsf and more helpful relations.
3. tsay IN the publication Of the
nsy ls and full details Of the bat
( Ndier river has not only pro.
~ aii deepened the anxiety Of the
iii-s q visitors 10 the war Offices,
rhhs also revived criticism OF the
Screenings Of the military staff re-
k1sse tW the organization OF the
~ .ofDs and the direction Of the
|1iir LCrd Methuens last battle
szis mystery, but Il Is plain that
s1li have been won more easily "
British army had been provided
2 tNt horse and field artillery and
fsl! with howitzer batteries ca
Z friAg lyddite shells.
ls1t |. much fault finding over the
y = sending out howitzer batteries
q neglect Of the admiralty to sup
ND sea transports for artillery
ny class, The war office has no
i-lldns 10 offer, and military writ
trse that this was a serious flaw
= lNlaraiions for the campaign.
~ q adequate force OF cavalry
ksasi Obvious point OF criticism.
y military STAFF win have a clear
g 'sense against this charge. Il
- that India could not be
~ o rs cavalry service, and that
S.iel was too small 10 meet the
~ q TIE war In South Africa.
q wy Be a strong effort made when
80 meets 10 add several regi-
"a 4 Aneers 20 the army and TO
y. some battallOns into mounted
~ instead OF having a single
~ % each regiment provided
~ Ne queen received an assur-
,Nn General Methuen Yesterday
~, ~ s0lnded were doing well. the
-. iS vas held back owing to
~ espie facilities. The impress
I. 'o s, at The war Office that the
.olia not be so serious as had
=. .,'.eaended Col. Sumner. the
II , aIsehe o. the American en-
Saiel that, apart from prison-
= sas1altes on the British side
!, I, NJ, IN 80 heavy In any engage
49,. w We're IN the Santiago bat
.1e ~" were killed or wounded
sIleen thousand engaged.
...l1lly Of the military situa-
.as hocder and the Tugela
I = ~, ..sslIlafkable Each relief coll
b.. Am a.l, twenty miles Of the be-
!, carson, and a river In each
y .Nleo The line of Boer de-
~ s ,acn quarter the military op-
,,Ge concealed from view bv
ar. I 80. censorship, but both garri-
l ,, angNn 70 be quite safe
s.s'lell Engllshman remarked
y = a.. We may lack confidence I'm
IN, generals neral, as tacticlans, but
y y, W. soldiers as fighting men
b, b. Su' battles and never dis
~ !, Is thought tha, ,ho,o
sany ~ W. many Of them, for Il il
h ,,s''ufVe1 that the two addi-
ky.. ln,n ~, y now going out Will be
=" a full army corps.
In -
p y. i e. :, 1890 a. m.-Absolu..
~ NJ 'a,leh over affairs In south |
n Il,S va, wsf Office has not yet re-
lsb,e s,s s'.auen's casualty lis.. !
h ~ aug aug NE Dress, hitherto pa. |
ents ,sas ug 70 murmur at the |
hSSlnasss . delay which keeps
IA state Of painful sus-
In y'., as practically certain
lkt,,i'os.' n NJ. has been reinforced |
lhsl,.s.s, VI Inc Gordon Highland |
-ls1 ssS a cavalry ard a battery |
Mrio,ssansd that De Aar is being |
ec,nrs..ll py troops TO hold Inc |
y g,,s,4 aiisSauon, 1, is supposed |
b H. advance has been de- |
+ necessity Of getting sup |
ss,s,slf l,naritzburg, but no, a
sis IRON any Of the various |
csri.' sta Sir charles Mars.
~ Ein n ~no as already an.
rs sen o''l''nand the sixth dlvi-
partIeni. much service in South
~, Vs,' afy IN the Zulu and |
q kI~h he has also held a
20 Is ts,, s'au appointments at
re-; '''u'ed to be a very cap.
"a !, Dec Dec i.-Lora Roso,orv
IA N, ~1Slhheurgh this evening,
- IA hi HlDerlain's reference
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